Braves Minor League Recap: Homers everywhere on Saturday

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Lucas Braun turned in five solid innings of one-run baseball, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out six, to go with a game-high 10 whiffs. He was excellent in this one, prior to getting removed after the fifth with a pitch count of 82. Dylan Dodd came in and went the next inning and two thirds, and though he was mostly good – he did make a pair of mistakes that went for solo homers. Tayler Scott finished off the seventh inning with the final out, before Daysbel Hernandez and Joel Payamps pitched scoreless innings to finish this game off.

The Stripers offense was also quite the story, as six guys reached base multiple times in an 11-run effort. Rowdy Tellez was once again a star, as he went three for five with a double, homer, and three runs batted in. Brewer Hicklen went three for four with a walk, triple, steal, and scored three runs. Rehabbing Ha-Seong Kim played the full game at short, and was two for four with a walk, double, and run scored. Brett Wisley (2-5), Nacho Alvarez (3 walks), and Jair Camargo (2-4) were the other three Stripers to reach multiple times in a game where eight of the nine starters reached base safely.

Columbus Clingstones at Biloxi Shuckers – PPD, Rain – Game 1

Columbus Clingstones at Biloxi Shuckers – PPD, Rain – Game 2

Both ends of the doubleheader were rained out pretty early in the day. One of them is being rescheduled for tomorrow, while the other has yet to have a date set.

Rome Emperors 17, Asheville Tourists 13

• Logan Braunschweig, RF: 2-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, .301/.420/.470
• Isaiah Drake, LF: 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB, .288/.355/.480
• Colby Jones, 3B: 2-3, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 RBI, .277/.452/.404
• Cam Caminti, SP: 3 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 5.34 ERA

Box Score

Cam Caminiti didn’t have his best day here, as he was charged with seven runs (four earned) in three innings. Caminiti allowed six hits and two walks, while striking out three and picking up seven whiffs. Caminiti was mostly throwing strikes, but his stuff proved quite hittable, including a pair of homers allowed. He was followed by Jacob Kroeger, who would allow five runs in just an inning and two thirds. Logan Samuels got charged with one additional run over his two and a third innings, while Drew Christo was responsible for two scoreless frames.

Despite a rough day from the Rome pitching staff, they were able to pick up the win thanks to a huge day from their offense. Both Logan Braunschweig and Colby Jones hit a pair of homers, while Isaiah Drake added one of his own for the second day in a row. Drake went three for four with the homer, double, two walks, a stolen base, and was responsible for three runs scored plus two batted in. Braunschweig got credited with four batted in, while Jones scored four during his two for three game that also included two walks. Those weren’t the only guys in the lineup with big days however, as John Gil was three for six with three runs scored, Dixon Williams was two for three with a double, two walks, two stolen bases, a run scored, and two batted in, and Eric Hartman went two for five with a walk, two runs, and one batted in.

Augusta GreenJackets 7, Charleston RiverDogs 6

• Tate Southisene, SS: 1-4, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 SB, .265/.420/.470
• Alex Lodise, DH: 2-5, HR, R, 2 RBI, .254/.322/.410
• Luis Guanipa, CF: 3-4, HR, BB, R, RBI, 3 SB, .299/.336/.504
• Zach Royse, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 5.08 ERA

Box Score

Zach Royse had some ups and downs in this one. On one hand he allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks over his five innings of work. On the other hand he struck out five, and also recorded 15 whiffs in his 80 pitches. He was relieved by Mathieu Curtis, who pitched two and two thirds scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Adiel Melendez went the final inning and a third without giving up a run, and picked up the win as the Jackets came back from a 6-2 deficit and scored the winning run on a walk-off single in the ninth.

This was another game with prospect homers, as Luis Guanipa and Alex Lodise both went yard. Guanipa went three for four with the homer, a walk, and three stolen bases – with the homer being his career-high sixth of the season. Lodise was two for five and batted in a pair of runs. A day after his on base streak ended, Tate Southisene was back to getting on base frequently. Southisene doubled in four at bats, walked, stole two bases, and scored two runs. Those weren’t the only homers, as Cooper McMurray also added one. Nick Montgomery added a double and a walk in the win, while it was Junior Garcia who came through with the walk-off single, for his second hit of the night.

FCL Braves 4, FCL Rays 3

• Manuel Campos, SS: 1-3, BB, 2 R, 2 SB
• Gabriel Cesa, CF: 2-4, 2 RBI
• Gensi Angeles, SP: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

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Gensi Angeles got the start, and pitched a very strong outing. Angeles was charged with just one unearned run on five hits and a pair of walks over five and two thirds innings. He struck out four batters, and picked up seven whiffs. While Angeles didn’t average 90 MPH with any pitch, he did pick up at least one whiff with four different pitches and had quality spin on them – and the curveball was responsible for three of his four strikeouts. Daniel Brooks followed for the next inning and a third, and was charged with a pair of runs. The final two innings came from Yander Pinero, who didn’t allow any further damage to come across.

Manuel Campos was the star on offense, as he was one for three with a walk, two stolen bases, and two runs scored. Campos also recorded one exit velocity of 105.3 MPH, the top mark in the game and another at 98.4 MPH. Gabriel Cesa went two for four and batted in a pair of runs, while a rehabbing Will Verdung was one for two with a pair of walks. Juan Espinal (2-4) and Johan Rodriguez (1-3, BB) also reached base multiple times.