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Workinger drove in six runs and doubled in the win. The bright spot on the day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates happened in Rome as the Emperors shutout Winston-Salem while scoring a whopping 13 runs. There was plenty of action on Friday, so let us dive in.
(36-43) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (41-38) Memphis Redbirds 8
Luke Waddell, 3B: 2-4, 3B, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Nacho Alvarez Jr., SS: 1-4, RBI, BB
Andrew Velazquez, 2B: 1-2, RBI, R, BB
Dylan Dodd, SP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Box Score
Gwinnett was doubled up on Friday, losing by an 8-4 final against Memphis.
The first frame went scoreless for both squads, but the Stripers scored first in the bottom of the second frame. Andrew Velazquez singled prior to Sandy Leon and Skye Bolt working back-to-back walks to load the bases. Nacho Alvarez Jr. followed that up with a walk of his own, scoring Velazquez to make it 1-0.
However, Memphis tagged Gwinnett starter Dylan Dodd for three runs in the top of the third to make it a 3-1 game. The Stripers were able to get one of those runs back in the home half of the inning. Luke Waddell laced a one-out double before Velazquez worked a walk and both stole second and third base. Leon followed that up with a groundout, scoring Waddell to make it 3-2.
Things went from bad to worse for the Stripers as the Redbirds scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth to extend their lead to 6-2. Memphis tacked on in the top of the seventh, scoring an additional run to make it 7-2.
The Stripers attempted to mount somewhat of a comeback in the bottom of the eighth. Eli White drew a one-out walk before Luke Waddell tripled him home to cut the deficit to 7-3. Velazquez then scored Waddell on a sac fly to make it a 7-4 game.
While Memphis scored once more in the top of the ninth to make it 8-4 and that would prove to be enough to keep the Stripers at bay in the loss.
(34-38) Mississippi Braves 1, (41-32) Montgomery Biscuits 2
Cal Conley, SS: 2-3, R, BB
Cody Milligan, CF: 2-4, 2B
Yolmer Sanchez, 2B: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Luis De Avila, SP: 7 IP, 2 H, 7 K
Box Score
Despite getting a masterful performance on the mound by starter Luis De Avila and outhitting Montgomery, the Braves fell to the Biscuits by one run.
De Avila was simply phenomenal, tossing seven scoreless frames while only allowing two hits. The lefty also did not walk a single batter while sitting down seven on strikes on the night.
While their starter was doing his thing on the bump, his offense gave him some run support — albeit minimal. In the bottom of the fifth with one out, Cal Conley singled before moving up to second base on a balk. With Conley in scoring position, Yolmer Sanchez doubled into right field to score him and give De Avila and the Braves a 1-0 lead.
While De Avila was able to hold things for a majority of the game, the Biscuits tagged reliever Jake McSteen for two runs in the top of the ninth to take a 2-1 lead over Mississippi.
Things didn’t work out in the bottom of the ninth, as the Braves went down in order to cap off the loss.
(41-30) Rome Emperors 13, (33-40) Winston-Salem Dash 0
Ethan Workinger, LF: 3-5, 2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB
Sabin Ceballos, DH: 4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
Stephen Paolini, RF: 3-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
Cory Wall, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K
Box Score
It was a banner game for Rome on Friday as the Emperors thoroughly routed Winston-Salem by 13 runs in the shutout victory.
Rome wasted no time scoring in this one. In the top of the first, Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. and Sabin Ceballos laced back-to-back singles to open things up. After an Ethan Workinger groundout moved both runners up, Kilpatrick Jr. scored on an E.J. Exposito sac fly to make it 1-0. Then, Stephen Paolini singled into right field to score Ceballos to extend the lead to 2-0.
Rome continued to pile on shortly thereafter. In the top of the third, Ceballos singled as Workinger and Exposito drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Carlos Arroyo then drew a one-out walk to score Workinger, making it a 3-0 game.
In the top of the fourth, Dawson Dimon worked a one-out single before scoring on a Ceballos double to extend the Rome lead to 4-0. Then, Workinger launched a two-run homer — his first of two on the day — to make it a 6-0 game. But the Emperors didn’t stop there.
Stephen Paolini led off the top of the fifth with a solo homer to make it 7-0. Arroyo drew a walk before Justin Janas singled him to third to put runners on the corner. Nick Ward then singled Arroyo home to extend the dominant lead to 8-0. Later in the inning, with the bases full, Workinger homered yet again — this time a grand slam — to put the Emperors in front by a 12-0 tally.
While all of the scoring was going on, Rome starter Cory Wall tossed five scoreless innings, scattering just two hits and a walk while striking out a pair on the night.
The Emperors got one additional run to cap things off at a baker’s dozen on the night. In the top of the seventh, as Kilpatrick Jr. led off with a single, Ceballos doubled him home to give Rome a 13-0 lead which held as the final.
(29-43) Augusta GreenJackets 3, (31-41) Charleston RiverDogs 8
Robert Gonzalez, RF: 1-4, 3B, RBI, R
Harry Owen, C: 2-4, RBI
Kadon Morton ,SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Box Score
Augusta fell short on Friday, losing to Charleston by an 8-3 final.
The RiverDogs scored first, tagging starter Kadon Morton for three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.
After being held scoreless in the first two frames, the GreenJackets jumped on the scoreboard in the home half of the third. Joe Olsavsky walked and shortly thereafter, Robert Gonzalez tripled him home to make it 3-1. Two batters later, Luis Sanchez singled Gonzalez across to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Charleston got both of those runs back in the top of the fourth, extending their lead to 5-2 on the night. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Will Verdung walked before Jeremy Celdonio moved him up to second on a single. Then, the final run for Augusta crossed the plate as Harry Owen singled into center field to score Verdung and make it a 5-3 game.
However, GreenJacket relievers Giomar Diaz and Anthony Garcia allowed one run in each of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to take an 8-3 lead which was too much for Augusta to overcome.
(12-26) FCL Braves 8, (24-14) FCL Rays 4
Luis Parababire, C: 2-4, 2B, R
John Gil, SS: 1-4, 2 RBI, 3 R
Mario Baez, 2B: 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
Jhonly Taveras, SP: 4 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Box Score
The Braves’ FCL squad came away with a victory as they got multiple significant offensive contributions on the night.
Things got off to a very good start for the Braves. In the bottom of the first inning, John Gil was hit by a pitch and later stole second base. Following a Mario Baez walk, John Estevez singled home Gil to make it 1-0.
To follow that up in the bottom of the second, the Braves scored five times in the frame. Diego Benitez singled to lead off the frame and Luis Parababire followed that up with a single of his own to move him up to second. After Roiber Niazoa walked to load the bases, Luis Guanipa singled into left field to score Benitez and make it 2-0. After Parababire scored on a forceout, Niazoa would later score on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 4-0. Then, Mario Baez singled home John Gil and Junior Garcia to make it a 6-0 lead for the Braves.
Meanwhile, starter Jhonly Taveras tossed a pair of scoreless innings before running into trouble. The Rays tagged Taveras for two runs in the top of the third and one run in the top of the fourth to cut the Braves lead in half at 6-3. The Rays scored once again in the top of the seventh inning to make it 6-4.
The Braves pulled away once again in the bottom of the seventh as John Estevez singled to score Baez to make it 7-4. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, John Gil provided an additional insurance run, homering over the left center field wall to extend the lead to 8-4 which would hold as the final as the Braves won.
(5-12) DSL Braves 5, (6-12) DSL A’s 4
Michael Martinez, CF: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Nixson Cueche, 3B: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Sebastian Estiven, SP: 4 IP, H, BB, 5 K
Box Score
The DSL squad was firing on all cylinders on Friday, getting a great outing from their starter on the mound while the offense provided ample firepower.
After both squads were held scoreless in the first inning, the Braves got on the board in the top of the second. Hojans Hernandez walked to start the frame and subsequently stole second and third bases to put himself 90-feet away from scoring. After Isaac Osorio drew a walk of his own, Joan Acevedo singled to score Hernandez, making it 1-0. Later in the inning, Michael Martinez doubled to score Osorio and Acevedo to extend the lead to 3-0.
Starter Sebastian Estiven was dealing on the mound for the Braves. Across four innings, Estiven allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out five without allowing a single run on the day.
The A’s finally scored in the bottom of the fifth, scoring two runs to make it 3-2. In the top of the sixth, the Braves got one run back as a Nixson Cueche double scored Elio Campos to make it a 4-2 lead.
The A’s ultimately tied the game up after scoring one run in each of the sixth and seventh innings to knot things up at 4-4.
In the top of the eighth, the Braves took the lead for good as Osorio singled home Campos to take a 5-4 lead which would hold as the final, as the game was called in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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Workinger drove in six runs and doubled in the win. The bright spot on the day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates happened in Rome as the Emperors shutout Winston-Salem while scoring a whopping 13 runs. There was plenty of action on Friday, so let us dive in.
(36-43) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (41-38) Memphis Redbirds 8
Luke Waddell, 3B: 2-4, 3B, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Nacho Alvarez Jr., SS: 1-4, RBI, BB
Andrew Velazquez, 2B: 1-2, RBI, R, BB
Dylan Dodd, SP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Box Score
Gwinnett was doubled up on Friday, losing by an 8-4 final against Memphis.
The first frame went scoreless for both squads, but the Stripers scored first in the bottom of the second frame. Andrew Velazquez singled prior to Sandy Leon and Skye Bolt working back-to-back walks to load the bases. Nacho Alvarez Jr. followed that up with a walk of his own, scoring Velazquez to make it 1-0.
However, Memphis tagged Gwinnett starter Dylan Dodd for three runs in the top of the third to make it a 3-1 game. The Stripers were able to get one of those runs back in the home half of the inning. Luke Waddell laced a one-out double before Velazquez worked a walk and both stole second and third base. Leon followed that up with a groundout, scoring Waddell to make it 3-2.
Things went from bad to worse for the Stripers as the Redbirds scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth to extend their lead to 6-2. Memphis tacked on in the top of the seventh, scoring an additional run to make it 7-2.
The Stripers attempted to mount somewhat of a comeback in the bottom of the eighth. Eli White drew a one-out walk before Luke Waddell tripled him home to cut the deficit to 7-3. Velazquez then scored Waddell on a sac fly to make it a 7-4 game.
While Memphis scored once more in the top of the ninth to make it 8-4 and that would prove to be enough to keep the Stripers at bay in the loss.
(34-38) Mississippi Braves 1, (41-32) Montgomery Biscuits 2
Cal Conley, SS: 2-3, R, BB
Cody Milligan, CF: 2-4, 2B
Yolmer Sanchez, 2B: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Luis De Avila, SP: 7 IP, 2 H, 7 K
Box Score
Despite getting a masterful performance on the mound by starter Luis De Avila and outhitting Montgomery, the Braves fell to the Biscuits by one run.
De Avila was simply phenomenal, tossing seven scoreless frames while only allowing two hits. The lefty also did not walk a single batter while sitting down seven on strikes on the night.
While their starter was doing his thing on the bump, his offense gave him some run support — albeit minimal. In the bottom of the fifth with one out, Cal Conley singled before moving up to second base on a balk. With Conley in scoring position, Yolmer Sanchez doubled into right field to score him and give De Avila and the Braves a 1-0 lead.
While De Avila was able to hold things for a majority of the game, the Biscuits tagged reliever Jake McSteen for two runs in the top of the ninth to take a 2-1 lead over Mississippi.
Things didn’t work out in the bottom of the ninth, as the Braves went down in order to cap off the loss.
(41-30) Rome Emperors 13, (33-40) Winston-Salem Dash 0
Ethan Workinger, LF: 3-5, 2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB
Sabin Ceballos, DH: 4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
Stephen Paolini, RF: 3-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
Cory Wall, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K
Box Score
It was a banner game for Rome on Friday as the Emperors thoroughly routed Winston-Salem by 13 runs in the shutout victory.
Rome wasted no time scoring in this one. In the top of the first, Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. and Sabin Ceballos laced back-to-back singles to open things up. After an Ethan Workinger groundout moved both runners up, Kilpatrick Jr. scored on an E.J. Exposito sac fly to make it 1-0. Then, Stephen Paolini singled into right field to score Ceballos to extend the lead to 2-0.
Rome continued to pile on shortly thereafter. In the top of the third, Ceballos singled as Workinger and Exposito drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Carlos Arroyo then drew a one-out walk to score Workinger, making it a 3-0 game.
In the top of the fourth, Dawson Dimon worked a one-out single before scoring on a Ceballos double to extend the Rome lead to 4-0. Then, Workinger launched a two-run homer — his first of two on the day — to make it a 6-0 game. But the Emperors didn’t stop there.
Stephen Paolini led off the top of the fifth with a solo homer to make it 7-0. Arroyo drew a walk before Justin Janas singled him to third to put runners on the corner. Nick Ward then singled Arroyo home to extend the dominant lead to 8-0. Later in the inning, with the bases full, Workinger homered yet again — this time a grand slam — to put the Emperors in front by a 12-0 tally.
While all of the scoring was going on, Rome starter Cory Wall tossed five scoreless innings, scattering just two hits and a walk while striking out a pair on the night.
The Emperors got one additional run to cap things off at a baker’s dozen on the night. In the top of the seventh, as Kilpatrick Jr. led off with a single, Ceballos doubled him home to give Rome a 13-0 lead which held as the final.
(29-43) Augusta GreenJackets 3, (31-41) Charleston RiverDogs 8
Robert Gonzalez, RF: 1-4, 3B, RBI, R
Harry Owen, C: 2-4, RBI
Kadon Morton ,SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Box Score
Augusta fell short on Friday, losing to Charleston by an 8-3 final.
The RiverDogs scored first, tagging starter Kadon Morton for three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.
After being held scoreless in the first two frames, the GreenJackets jumped on the scoreboard in the home half of the third. Joe Olsavsky walked and shortly thereafter, Robert Gonzalez tripled him home to make it 3-1. Two batters later, Luis Sanchez singled Gonzalez across to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Charleston got both of those runs back in the top of the fourth, extending their lead to 5-2 on the night. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Will Verdung walked before Jeremy Celdonio moved him up to second on a single. Then, the final run for Augusta crossed the plate as Harry Owen singled into center field to score Verdung and make it a 5-3 game.
However, GreenJacket relievers Giomar Diaz and Anthony Garcia allowed one run in each of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to take an 8-3 lead which was too much for Augusta to overcome.
(12-26) FCL Braves 8, (24-14) FCL Rays 4
Luis Parababire, C: 2-4, 2B, R
John Gil, SS: 1-4, 2 RBI, 3 R
Mario Baez, 2B: 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
Jhonly Taveras, SP: 4 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Box Score
The Braves’ FCL squad came away with a victory as they got multiple significant offensive contributions on the night.
Things got off to a very good start for the Braves. In the bottom of the first inning, John Gil was hit by a pitch and later stole second base. Following a Mario Baez walk, John Estevez singled home Gil to make it 1-0.
To follow that up in the bottom of the second, the Braves scored five times in the frame. Diego Benitez singled to lead off the frame and Luis Parababire followed that up with a single of his own to move him up to second. After Roiber Niazoa walked to load the bases, Luis Guanipa singled into left field to score Benitez and make it 2-0. After Parababire scored on a forceout, Niazoa would later score on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 4-0. Then, Mario Baez singled home John Gil and Junior Garcia to make it a 6-0 lead for the Braves.
Meanwhile, starter Jhonly Taveras tossed a pair of scoreless innings before running into trouble. The Rays tagged Taveras for two runs in the top of the third and one run in the top of the fourth to cut the Braves lead in half at 6-3. The Rays scored once again in the top of the seventh inning to make it 6-4.
The Braves pulled away once again in the bottom of the seventh as John Estevez singled to score Baez to make it 7-4. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, John Gil provided an additional insurance run, homering over the left center field wall to extend the lead to 8-4 which would hold as the final as the Braves won.
(5-12) DSL Braves 5, (6-12) DSL A’s 4
Michael Martinez, CF: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Nixson Cueche, 3B: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Sebastian Estiven, SP: 4 IP, H, BB, 5 K
Box Score
The DSL squad was firing on all cylinders on Friday, getting a great outing from their starter on the mound while the offense provided ample firepower.
After both squads were held scoreless in the first inning, the Braves got on the board in the top of the second. Hojans Hernandez walked to start the frame and subsequently stole second and third bases to put himself 90-feet away from scoring. After Isaac Osorio drew a walk of his own, Joan Acevedo singled to score Hernandez, making it 1-0. Later in the inning, Michael Martinez doubled to score Osorio and Acevedo to extend the lead to 3-0.
Starter Sebastian Estiven was dealing on the mound for the Braves. Across four innings, Estiven allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out five without allowing a single run on the day.
The A’s finally scored in the bottom of the fifth, scoring two runs to make it 3-2. In the top of the sixth, the Braves got one run back as a Nixson Cueche double scored Elio Campos to make it a 4-2 lead.
The A’s ultimately tied the game up after scoring one run in each of the sixth and seventh innings to knot things up at 4-4.
In the top of the eighth, the Braves took the lead for good as Osorio singled home Campos to take a 5-4 lead which would hold as the final, as the game was called in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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