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Drake Baldwin | Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images
Sunday saw Drake Baldwin hit another homer as he continues his surge up both prospect lists and towards the big leagues. Sunday’s biggest event had to be another home run from Drake Baldwin, as he continues his tear ever since being promoted to Triple-A at midseason. We also saw Darius Vines pitch a great outing, Adam Maier turned in a strong performance, and Daysbel Hernandez light up the radar guns during his inning of work.
Norfolk Tides 8, Gwinnett Stripers 7
Box Score
Statcast
Drake Baldwin, C: 2-5, HR, R, 3 RBI, .311/.429/.492
Allan Winans, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 3.19 ERA
Hayden Harris, RP: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 8.31 ERA
Daysbel Hernandez, RP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3.03 ERA
Allan Winans turned in five solid innings out of his starting role, giving up a pair of runs in both the second and fifth innings, while striking out six. He was followed by Brian Moran, who let in three runs in an inning and a third, before Domingo Gonzalez was brought on to get the final two outs in the seventh. Hayden Harris pitched the eighth and allowed a run on three hits, and finally Daysbel Hernandez lit up the radar gun in the ninth. Daysbel recorded the five fastest velocities in this game, all between 99.4 MPH and 99.7 MPH during his one inning, picking up a pair of strikeouts.
Offensively the big story was Drake Baldwin, who went two for five with three RBI - two of which came on a ninth inning homer. Baldwin hit one 408 feet to center with a 101.5 MPH exit velocity for his eighth homer in Gwinnett and 12th overall. He would also add a single and another RBI earlier in this one. Yuli Gurriel also added a homer in the loss, to go with a walk, and Alejo Lopez was two for four with a triple and three of his own RBI. Nacho Alvarez remained out of the lineup again for the Stripers.
Mississippi Braves 11, Biloxi Shuckers 1
Box Score
Cal Conley, SS: 2-5, 2B, BB, 3 R, SB, .250/.322/.319
David McCabe, DH: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB, .143/.280/.214
Darius Vines, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 1.65 ERA
Darius Vines was brilliant in this one, going six innings and allowing just one run on only two hits and two walks. In fact that run came on a solo homer in the fourth inning, and Vines was mostly unhittable all day. After Vines the trio of Jorge Juan, Patrick Halligan, and Trey Riley each came out of the bullpen to pitch a scoreless frame, and they combined to allow three hits and one walk with four strikeouts. When you put that together with what Vines did, that’s a run on five hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts in a shutdown performance.
At the plate the biggest games came from Cal Conley, David McCabe, Ethan Workinger, and Adam Zebrowski, who all reached base three times in this win. Conley was two for five with a walk, including a double, and scored three runs while McCabe was one for three with a pair or walks and scored two runs himself - and each one stole a base. Zebrowski was three for five with a pair of runs batted in, and Workinger was two for four with a walk. The well balanced offensive output only continued from there as Keshawn Ogans added a three-run homer, and Bryson Horne tried in four at bats and drove in three runs.
Rome Emperors 4, Asheville Tourists 1
Box Score
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., CF: 1-3, BB, R, RBI, 2 SB, .241/.322/.348
Jace Grady, RF: 0-1, BB, RBI, .200/.313/.304
Adam Maier, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 2.31 ERA
In the first game of a doubleheader Adam Maier made the start, and in his third start since coming up from Augusta he turned in his best start. Maier pitched five scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks while picking up three strikeouts. Shay Schanaman followed and allowed the lone Asheville run to score during his inning, and then a clean inning from Ryan Bourassa put the Emperors in good position heading into the second game of the day.
The Rome offense struggled to get going in this one, even more than the final score would indicate. Rome scored its four runs on four hits, all of them being singles, and only five walks. Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. was the star, going one for three with a walk, two steals, and added both a run scored and one batted in. He was joined in the single and a walk group by both Jacob Godman and Joe Olsavsky, while Jace Grady was hitless in one at bat with a walk and one RBI.
Rome Emperors 8, Asheville Tourists 7
Box Score
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., CF: 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, .241/.322/.348
Jace Grady, RF: 2-4, 2B, BB, R, RBI, .200/.313/.304
Luis Vargas, SP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 3.98 ERA
Jared Johnson, RP: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2.33 ERA
Luis Vargas got the ball in the second game and looked like he was having a great day. Vargas allowed a run in the first inning, and then kept Asheville off the board for the next three innings. Then coming back out in the fifth he allowed four additional runs while recording just two more outs and ended up with five runs allowed. Samuel Strickland came in and got the final out of the inning, and then Isaac Gallegos came in to pitch a solid sixth. Jared Johnson was next and pitched two innings, allowing two runs - which did include the inherited extra-innings runner in the seventh.
Offensively game two had a bit more offense, but some of the same stars as both Kilpatrick and Grady had solid second games as well, with Kilpatrick going one for four with a double and adding a run scored and another batted in, while Grady was two for four with a double, walk, run and RBI. Drew Compton and EJ Esposito each added two-hit days, with Mac Guscette and Carlos Arroyo picking up doubles to join Grady and Kilpatrick with extra base hits.
Fayetteville Woodpeckers 5, Augusta GreenJackets 4
Box Score
Luis Guanipa, CF: 1-4, BB, RBI, .165/.228/.188
John Gil, SS: 2-4, 2B, BB, R, RBI, .228/.300/.304
Jacob Shafer, SP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 3.18 ERA
This Augusta game was bookended by a pair of recent draftees. Jacob Shafer started and made it through three and two third scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out six. However that was as far as he was able to last one a very limited pitch count that almost all Braves draftees are put on to start their professional careers. David Rodriguez pitched the middle innings, and he allowed four runs (three earned), on six hits and two walks over three innings. The last two and a third innings were pitched by 10th round pick Jacob Kroger, who went on to allow a run on a hit and a walk.
The surprising thing about this game is that although Augusta only managed nine hits as a team, eight different starters recorded a base knock in this game - though all were singles except for a John Gil double. Gil was the lone starter with two hits, though he was joined by four other GreenJackets in reaching base multiple times - including Luis Guanipa and Junior Garcia, who all combined a walk with their singles.
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Drake Baldwin | Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images
Sunday saw Drake Baldwin hit another homer as he continues his surge up both prospect lists and towards the big leagues. Sunday’s biggest event had to be another home run from Drake Baldwin, as he continues his tear ever since being promoted to Triple-A at midseason. We also saw Darius Vines pitch a great outing, Adam Maier turned in a strong performance, and Daysbel Hernandez light up the radar guns during his inning of work.
Norfolk Tides 8, Gwinnett Stripers 7
Box Score
Statcast
Drake Baldwin, C: 2-5, HR, R, 3 RBI, .311/.429/.492
Allan Winans, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 3.19 ERA
Hayden Harris, RP: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 8.31 ERA
Daysbel Hernandez, RP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3.03 ERA
Allan Winans turned in five solid innings out of his starting role, giving up a pair of runs in both the second and fifth innings, while striking out six. He was followed by Brian Moran, who let in three runs in an inning and a third, before Domingo Gonzalez was brought on to get the final two outs in the seventh. Hayden Harris pitched the eighth and allowed a run on three hits, and finally Daysbel Hernandez lit up the radar gun in the ninth. Daysbel recorded the five fastest velocities in this game, all between 99.4 MPH and 99.7 MPH during his one inning, picking up a pair of strikeouts.
Offensively the big story was Drake Baldwin, who went two for five with three RBI - two of which came on a ninth inning homer. Baldwin hit one 408 feet to center with a 101.5 MPH exit velocity for his eighth homer in Gwinnett and 12th overall. He would also add a single and another RBI earlier in this one. Yuli Gurriel also added a homer in the loss, to go with a walk, and Alejo Lopez was two for four with a triple and three of his own RBI. Nacho Alvarez remained out of the lineup again for the Stripers.
Mississippi Braves 11, Biloxi Shuckers 1
Box Score
Cal Conley, SS: 2-5, 2B, BB, 3 R, SB, .250/.322/.319
David McCabe, DH: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB, .143/.280/.214
Darius Vines, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 1.65 ERA
Darius Vines was brilliant in this one, going six innings and allowing just one run on only two hits and two walks. In fact that run came on a solo homer in the fourth inning, and Vines was mostly unhittable all day. After Vines the trio of Jorge Juan, Patrick Halligan, and Trey Riley each came out of the bullpen to pitch a scoreless frame, and they combined to allow three hits and one walk with four strikeouts. When you put that together with what Vines did, that’s a run on five hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts in a shutdown performance.
At the plate the biggest games came from Cal Conley, David McCabe, Ethan Workinger, and Adam Zebrowski, who all reached base three times in this win. Conley was two for five with a walk, including a double, and scored three runs while McCabe was one for three with a pair or walks and scored two runs himself - and each one stole a base. Zebrowski was three for five with a pair of runs batted in, and Workinger was two for four with a walk. The well balanced offensive output only continued from there as Keshawn Ogans added a three-run homer, and Bryson Horne tried in four at bats and drove in three runs.
Rome Emperors 4, Asheville Tourists 1
Box Score
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., CF: 1-3, BB, R, RBI, 2 SB, .241/.322/.348
Jace Grady, RF: 0-1, BB, RBI, .200/.313/.304
Adam Maier, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 2.31 ERA
In the first game of a doubleheader Adam Maier made the start, and in his third start since coming up from Augusta he turned in his best start. Maier pitched five scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks while picking up three strikeouts. Shay Schanaman followed and allowed the lone Asheville run to score during his inning, and then a clean inning from Ryan Bourassa put the Emperors in good position heading into the second game of the day.
The Rome offense struggled to get going in this one, even more than the final score would indicate. Rome scored its four runs on four hits, all of them being singles, and only five walks. Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. was the star, going one for three with a walk, two steals, and added both a run scored and one batted in. He was joined in the single and a walk group by both Jacob Godman and Joe Olsavsky, while Jace Grady was hitless in one at bat with a walk and one RBI.
Rome Emperors 8, Asheville Tourists 7
Box Score
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., CF: 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, .241/.322/.348
Jace Grady, RF: 2-4, 2B, BB, R, RBI, .200/.313/.304
Luis Vargas, SP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 3.98 ERA
Jared Johnson, RP: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2.33 ERA
Luis Vargas got the ball in the second game and looked like he was having a great day. Vargas allowed a run in the first inning, and then kept Asheville off the board for the next three innings. Then coming back out in the fifth he allowed four additional runs while recording just two more outs and ended up with five runs allowed. Samuel Strickland came in and got the final out of the inning, and then Isaac Gallegos came in to pitch a solid sixth. Jared Johnson was next and pitched two innings, allowing two runs - which did include the inherited extra-innings runner in the seventh.
Offensively game two had a bit more offense, but some of the same stars as both Kilpatrick and Grady had solid second games as well, with Kilpatrick going one for four with a double and adding a run scored and another batted in, while Grady was two for four with a double, walk, run and RBI. Drew Compton and EJ Esposito each added two-hit days, with Mac Guscette and Carlos Arroyo picking up doubles to join Grady and Kilpatrick with extra base hits.
Fayetteville Woodpeckers 5, Augusta GreenJackets 4
Box Score
Luis Guanipa, CF: 1-4, BB, RBI, .165/.228/.188
John Gil, SS: 2-4, 2B, BB, R, RBI, .228/.300/.304
Jacob Shafer, SP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 3.18 ERA
This Augusta game was bookended by a pair of recent draftees. Jacob Shafer started and made it through three and two third scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out six. However that was as far as he was able to last one a very limited pitch count that almost all Braves draftees are put on to start their professional careers. David Rodriguez pitched the middle innings, and he allowed four runs (three earned), on six hits and two walks over three innings. The last two and a third innings were pitched by 10th round pick Jacob Kroger, who went on to allow a run on a hit and a walk.
The surprising thing about this game is that although Augusta only managed nine hits as a team, eight different starters recorded a base knock in this game - though all were singles except for a John Gil double. Gil was the lone starter with two hits, though he was joined by four other GreenJackets in reaching base multiple times - including Luis Guanipa and Junior Garcia, who all combined a walk with their singles.
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