Sean Murphy began his road back to the Braves’ roster Tuesday night
The Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates were stuck in their fair share of close games with three of them being decided by two runs or fewer. The most notable thing to happen across their five games though was the start of the rehab assignment of Sean Murphy.
(19-27) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3, (22-24) Gwinnett Stripers 4 F/10
- Sean Murphy 1-3, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- Yuli Gurriel 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
- Zach Logue, SP, 6 ⅔ IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Despite not having an at bat at any level in nearly two months, Murphy was able to pick up a homer and a walk. Behind the dish, Murphy was also able to remind Braves fans what they’re missing as he threw out a base stealer at second. He was lifted after the seventh inning, but there is nothing that indicates it was due to re-aggravation of his oblique injury.
Zach Logue has been flat out dominant this season. He is not working too deep into starts as this is only his third game in which he worked into the fifth inning. However, the results are more than impressive. He has allowed three or fewer runs in every single appearance and has not allowed a run in five of nine games. After last night’s game his ERA sits at a 2.48.
(17-23) Mississippi Braves 5, (12-28) Chattanooga Lookouts 3
- Nacho Alvarez 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB
- Drake Baldwin 1-4, 1 K
- Hunter Waldrep, SP, 6 ⅓ IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
The Mississippi Braves did all of their damage early with all five of their runs coming across the first five frames. The Braves offense wasn’t dominant as they picked up two extra base hits and seven hits. However, they were opportunistic going 2 for 6 with runners in scoring position. After three consecutive hit-less games, Drake Baldwin is starting to show some signs of life at the dish. He is currently riding a three game hitting streak where he is 5 for 12 with a homer.
Waldrep allowed a ghastly 10 earned runs across his first two starts of the season. Since then, he has been lights out. He’s gone 5 ⅓ or more innings in each of his last six starts and has allowed one earned run or fewer in each outing. His eight punch outs was his second consecutive start with as many strikeouts. The pen was shaky in relief of Waldrep with Jorge Juan and Anthony Vizcaya allowing all three runs.
(19-19) Rome Emperors 4, (20-18) Wilmington Blue Rocks 5
- Sabin Ceballos 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- Stephen Paolini 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB
- Jhancarlos Lara, SP, 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
After picking up two hits and three runs in the first inning, the Emperor bats went relatively silent. They were able to scratch across an additional run in the third on a Paolini single. They were very aggressive on the base paths with four stolen base attempts, three of which were successful. Overall though, Rome hitters were wasteful going just 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine men on base.
The Emperor defense put Lara in an immediate hole with E.J Exposito registering a fielding error which allowed the first batter of the game to reach. Lara didn’t do himself any favors after that, allowing five of the next six batters to reach safely, including one walk and a hit by pitch. As a result of the 29 pitch first, he was only able to throw two more innings before being lifted. Tyree Thompson, who came on in relief, was straddled with the loss allowing one run across four frames.
(22-17) Kannapolis Cannon Baller 5, (17-22) Augusta GreenJackets 0
- Diego Benitez 0-3, 3 K
- Jace Grady 1-3, 2 K
- Didier Fuentes, SP, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 11 K
There’s not a single positive that can be said about the GreenJackets offensive performance. They went 2 for 27 as a team, struck out 14 times, grounded into a double play and didn’t walk once.
Fuentes picked up the loss, but had his A stuff as he registered 11 strikeouts and just as many swinging strikes. 11 punch outs is far and away his career with his best highest total being seven, which he did three times all the way back in 2022.
(8-4) FCL Twins 4, (3-10) FCL Braves 13
- Douglas Glod 2-4, 1 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
- John Gil 3-5, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 K
- Jhonly Tavares, SP, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K
Glod had far and away his best game of the season as he hit his first home run and registered just his second multi hit effort of the year. He did unfortunately have his sixth multi strikeout game of the season. Gil’s three hit game raised his batting average from .143 to .191.
After registering just 3 ⅓ combined innings in his first two starts, Tavares dialed it in delivering five innings of one run ball. His seven punch outs were three more than he had in his first two starts combined.