Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/18

by cbwilk on Jul 19, 2010 12:09 AM EDT in Braves Minor League Recaps

Light hitting infielder Matt Weaver has a .882 OPS in his last 10 games.

Gwinnett 1, Buffalo 2

N. McLouth 0-4, .258 AVG

M. Young 1-3, 2B, BB, .304 AVG

D. Hernandez 2-3, RBI, CS (1), E (4), .315 AVG

J. Ortegano 5 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 6.12 ERA

L. Hyde 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 0.00 ERA

Jose Ortegano picked up his 7th loss, but pitched well with a 5th inning Brandon HIcks error leading to an unearned run that was the difference maker. In his 3 games since coming back from Atlanta, Hicks has gone 1-13 with 7 strikeouts. The complete lack of playing time during his time in the Majors this season has been a true hinderance to his ability to get any kind of rhythm going.

Mississippi - Postponed, Rain

Myrtle Beach - Off

Rome 2, Hagerstown 7

P. Gosselin 2-5, 2B, RBI, .329 AVG

M. Weaver 2-5, HR (1), RBI, .243 AVG

J. Leonard 2-4, 2B, 3B, .353 AVG

J. Whitmer 2-4, .295 AVG

R. Lopez 2.2 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 4.28 ERA

S. Kent 2.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 0.84 ERA

In his last 2 starts, Robinson Lopez has allowed 10 earned runs in 7.2 innings. June and July have been rough for him overall, as he's given up a 5.74 ERA and a 1.44 ERA. After playing right field last night, Matt Weaver got to play his natural shortstop tonight, and while he hasn't found much succes witht he bat as a pro, he's on a hot streak right now, hitting .351 with a .882 OPS in his last 10 games. Phil Gosselin has been hot over his last 10 as well, hitting .359 with a .919 OPS. And Joe Leonard has hit the cover off the ball in his 4 games with Rome, going 6-17 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers, and 6 RBI.

Danville 13, Pulaski 7

D. Rohm 2-6, 2B, SB (1), .385 AVG

J. Dalfonso 2-3, HR (1), RBI, SB (1), E (1), .304 AVG

E. Gattis 2-5, HR (1), 2 RBI, .333 AVG

J. Terdoslavich 2-3, 3B, RBI, 2 BB, .261 AVG

B. Rauh 4-5, 2B, HR (1), 2 RBI, .366 AVG

R. Pacheco 4 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 6.62 ERA

T. Stovall 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 3 K, W (1), 1.35 ERA

The D-Braves got all over the P-Mariners, pounding out 15 hits, 7 of them for extra bases including homers by Jakob Dalfonso, Evan Gattis, and Bobby Rauh, the first of the year for all of them. Rauh had a great day, rapping out 4 hits and scoring 4 runs, and he's been great in limited time, hitting .366 with a .959 OPS in 41 at bats. David Rohm just keeps on hitting, getting 2 more hits, giving him 5 in 3 games with Danville. Last year Tyler Stovall allowed a walk for each batter he struck out; this year he's improved slightly, averaging 1.6 K/BB. If he can continue to cut down on his walks, and keep striking out more than a batter an inning, he could develop into a real weapon out of the bullpen.

GCL Braves - Off

DSL Braves - Off

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