Charlotte @ Richmond - Rain

Mobile 2, Mississippi 7

• J. Holt 4-5 2B, 2 RBI
• J. Guzman 4-4 2 RBI
• W. Cabrera 2-4 3B, BB, K
• K. Medlen 6IP 5H 1R 1BB 8K

Mississippi got offense from some unusual spots tonight including the new guy, Willie Cabrera. There was an insider article about clubs using relievers as starters in the minors in order to up their learning curve and Kris Medlen was the main focus of the article. I can't post the whole article but I can give a little snipet here:

And so now the Braves, two years after drafting Medlen in the 10th round out of Santa Ana (Calif.) JC, are kicking the tires on whether he could evolve into a starter. They've asked him to add a two-seam fastball, work on hitters, learn situations and so forth.

The article goes on to say that the Braves aren't really sure where his future is right now and Medlen himself waivers back and forth on whether or not he wants to start or relieve. Medlen doesn't necessarily have front of the rotation or back of the bullpen stuff, but he will be hard to ignore if he keeps putting up these stats as a starter.

Wilmington 11, Myrtle Beach 6

• T. Flowers 2-4 2B, 4 RBI, BB
• J. Heyward 0-3 BB

It looks like the Pelicans have gone into 'prepare for the playoffs' mode as they had 7 pitchers in this game. Heyward is now 0-Carolina League, but he did get on base. With the AFL rosters being announced a couple Braves guys were mentioned in their recaps of the teams. Tyler Flowers got the most attention with this tidbit:

X-Factor: Braves catcher Tyler Flowers might be the high Class A Carolina League MVP. Flowers, 22, hit .285/.427/.485 while playing his home games a difficult park for hitters at Myrtle Beach, showing power and the patience to draw walks, with 96 of them to go with 98 strikeouts. It looks like Flowers' bat would play at any position, but the Braves want him to stick at catcher. Of course, with Brian McCann under contract through 2012 with a club option for 2013, they certainly have the luxury to be patient with Flowers.

High praise for our young catcher. This is a reminder too that if Flowers moves off catcher it isn't because he can't catch, it's because we have Brian McCann.

Rome 12, Columbus 3 Game 1 (7 Innings)

• A. Coe 3-4 2 HR(7), 3 RBI
• C. Ludahl 3-4 2B
• F. Freeman 0-4 K
• E. Osuna 7IP 6H 3R 1BB 4K

Edgar Osuna  gets his 10th win of the season and has been very solid for the entire season. I haven't seen him play, does anyone know what his velocity is like and what he throws? I feel like he is going to be getting some publicity in the offseason and I'd like to know what to expect.

Rome 5, Columbus 13

• F. Freeman 2-4 RBI
• C. Johnson 3-4 HR(25), 4 RBI, K
  
• C. Kimbrel 1IP 1H 0R 2BB 3K

Kimbrel likes to live dangerously I guess. He allowed the bases to get loaded but struck out the side in process. He figures if it isn't a real save situation he'll find some way to make it interesting for himself. Cody Johnson ticks me off so much because he has so much talent but he really is boom or bust. Even from game to game. I bet his number of multi hit games rivals Freeman or Heyward simply because he gets them in bunches when he does get them.

Danville - Season Over

This was the first time since 2003 that Danville didn't participate in the Appy League playoffs. We'll have to see if there is any trickle up effect to Rome. Maybe a couple guys will get some ABs in the last few games.

Yankees 2, Braves 1

I wrote about this one on last nights recap because I'm dumb. Ok I didn't really write anything, mostly because nothing worthwhile happened.