Rangel gave up another hit and a run in the inning before a walk would cut his outing short and bring in the bullpen. Neslony led off with his second hit of the game, and after allowing a walk Rangel gave up a go-ahead two run double. The single for Valdes extended his hitting streak to eight games and his on base streak to 19 and he has been the best bat in the Southern League by wRC+ this season.Īlan Rangel was well in control of this game for three innings, the only baserunner coming on a single from our old pal Tyler Neslony, but things got out of hand quickly in the fourth inning. Ultimately in the ninth the Braves got another run on hits from Stephens and Justin Dean, but went down 5-3 in the game. Mississippi wasted a leadoff double from Stephens in the seventh inning, then in the eighth struck out three times in a row after the first two batters of the inning reached base. Valdes and Lugbauer singled consecutively in the sixth inning to give the Braves a chance to tie it, but Valdes was thrown out trying to swipe third base on a double steal and the rally fizzled from there.

Drew Lugbauer brought him home with an RBI single for Mississippi’s first run, and Landon Stephens would end up driving in Lugbauer to get the Braves within a run of the Barons. The Braves got only one runner on base in the first four innings, finally getting their break when Javier Valdes reached via error to lead off the fifth inning. Mississippi’s pitching staff only allowed six hits in this game, but they came in bunches along with walks and it led to them allowing five runs in a loss to the Southern League’s worst offense and pitching staff. Victor Vodnik, RP: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 4.50 ERA.(21-26) Mississippi Braves 3, (17-31) Birmingham Barons 5 As long as he can start games well his fastball and slider are good enough to land him a low-leverage major league role. Gordon’s changeup is a distant third pitch for him so he projects more in a middle relief role anyways, so those third time through the order struggles are expected and I don’t think they really impact how I value him. Back to Gordon, he has been mostly bad since moving to Triple-A but in his recent starts has begun to show more competitive performances. Ty Tice took over in the eighth inning, and he allowed two runs in his lone inning of relief which provided the cushion Norfolk needed to easily seal the victory. Gordon got a 1-2-3 seventh inning from the bottom half of the order to finish off one of his better Triple-A starts. After allowing a walk in the sixth inning to flip the lineup over he gave up a double to the leadoff man which led to two runs following a sacrifice fly and another double.

His best inning was his two strikeout fourth, but things started to get hairy once he went the third time through the order. Through five innings he allowed only one more hit and a walk, but erased both of those runners via pickoff and double play, respectively. Tanner Gordon allowed a home run to the first batter he faced in this game, but he caught fire soon after and mowed through the Tides lineup. Braden Shewmake drew two walks in this game and after starting the season with an abysmal 3.3% walk rate has maintained a 15.4% walk rate along with an 18.5% strikeout rate over his 15 games. Joe Hudson added a run on with a solo home run in the fifth inning to take the lead in the game, but ultimately the Stripers pitching would falter late and the offense couldn’t support them. Forrest Wall singled to score one run and tie the game up, but three strikeouts in the inning stranded the bases loaded and wasted Gwinnett’s only strong rally. Early the Stripers had a major scoring opportunity, as they loaded the bases in the third inning with no outs. Gwinnett has run into Triple-A’s best team this series, and tonight was a rough one for them. Bryson Worrell produced the most impactful offensive showing in Augusta’s win, while Tanner Gordon showed signs of improvement for Gwinnett.

There was not a whole lot of greatness going down on the farm system for the Atlanta Braves, with a handful of solid performances dotted across an otherwise rough day.

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