Drury, Gattis, La Stella And Simmons Extend Hitting Streaks And Jones Has a 4 Hit Day To Highlight Sunday's Atlanta Braves Minor League Action

Brandon Drury, Evan Gattis, Tommy La Stella, and Andrelton Simmons all continued their impressive hitting streaks, Myke Jones had a 4 hit day, and Caleb Brewer and JR Grahm had great starts.

Gwinnett Braves 2, Charlotte Knights 13

• Diory Hernandez 3B 1-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, .202 AVG
• Randall Delgado 3.2 IP, 8 ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 5 K, 4.32 ERA
• JJ Hoover 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 5.40 ERA

Randall Delgado didn't allow a run in his first 13 AAA innings, but he coughed up 8 runs in just 3.2 innings tonight. Walks did him in, as he allowed 4, and that's been an issue for him all year, as he's giveng up 3.7 walks per 9 innings this season after allowing 2.9 walks per 9 last year. JJ Hoover made his fifth consecutive scoreless relief appearanace for Gwinnett, striking out 3 in the process. He has an 18.9 K/9 rate in those appearances. Diory Hernandez hit his 5th homer of the year, and in his last 3 games he's gone 5-11 with 4 RBI.

Julio Teheran will face the Knights tomorrow as the teams move their series down to Gwinnett.

Mississippi Braves 5, Montgomery Biscuits 4, 10 innings

• Myke Jones CF 4-4, 2 2B, RBI, BB, .256 AVG
• Cory Harrilchak RF 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, .254 AVG
• Chris Cody 7 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 3.00 ERA
• Richard Sullivan 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K, 4.34 ERA

Myke Jones had a perfect day, reaching all 5 times he came to the plate, rapping out 4 hits including 2 doubles. He extended his hitting streak to 5 games, and has gone 11-20 with 3 doubles, a homer, 5 RBI, and 2 steals in those games. Cory Harrilchak hit a game winning 2 run double in the 10th inning, extending his own hitting streak to 4 games, going 7-18 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI in those games. Richard Sullivan tossed 2 scoreless innings, and after giving up a 6.62 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP in 35.1 first half innings, he's put up a 1.55 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP in 29 second half innings. Cutting down on his walks has certainly helped, as he's gone from a 4.6 BB/9 rate in the first half to a 1.9 BB/9 rate in the second half.

Zeke Spruill will face the Biscuits tomorrow.

Lynchburg Hillcats 12, Frederick Keys 1

• Andrelton Simmons SS 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, .309 AVG
• Todd Cunningham CF 2-5, HR (4), 3 RBI, .282 AVG
• Joey Terdoslavich 1B 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, .280 AVG
• Joe Leonard 3B 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, .266 AVG
• Christian Bethancourt DH 2-4, RBI, BB, .255 AVG
• Caleb Brewer 8 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 BB, 4 K, W (1), 2.84 ERA

Andrelton Simmons continued his torrid hitting with a 3 hit, 2 double day. The game extended his hitting streak to 6 games, and over that span he's gone 12-25 with 3 doubles, a triple, a homer, and 3 RBI. Joe Loenard also has a 6 game hitting streak going, and he's gone 10-27 with 3 doubles and 7 RBI. Todd Cunningham broke a 2-17 skid with a 2 hit day that included his 4th homer of the year. After allowing 4 runs in just 4.2 innings in his first start with Lynchburg, Caleb Brewer came back strong, shutting out the Keys over 8 innings, despite allowing 6 walks. Walks have been an issue his entire career, and in 12.2 innings so far with the Hillcats he's allowed 10 walks compared to 7 strikeouts.

The Hillcats are off tomorrow before starting a series in Myrtle Beach on Tuesday.

Rome Braves 5, Asheville Tourists 13

• Tommy La Stella 2B 2-4, 2B, RBI, .322 AVG
• Evan Gattis C 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, E (13), .324 AVG
• Chris Garcia 1B 1-4, HR (16), RBI, .322 AVG
• David Rohm RF 2-4, 2B, .269 AVG
• Sean Gilmartin 4 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 2.53 ERA
• Matt Chaffee 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 2.41 ERA

Tommy La Stella had his sixth straight multi-hit game, and in that span he's gone 17-26 with 4 doubles, 2 homers, and 10 RBI. Evan Gattis extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and in that span he's hit .487 with a 1.530 OPS, 5 doubles, a triple, 4 homers, and 17 RBI. Chris Garcia homered for the third straight game, and he has a 5 game hitting streak that has seen him go 10-23 with 4 doubles, 3 homers, and 9 RBI. David Rohm also has a 5 game hitting streak, and he's gone 11-23 with 4 doubles, a homer, and 2 RBI in those games. Sean Gilmartin had a rough game, allowing 3 runs in only 4 innings. The 21 year old lefty has shown great control so far in his career, with 14 striketous and only 2 walks in 12.2 innings between Rome and the GCL.

Carlos Perez is scheduled to pitch for Rome on Monday.

Danville Braves 16, Johnson City Cardinals 7

• Nick Ahmed SS 2-4, RBI, BB, SB (16), .273 AVG
• Kyle Kubitza DH 3-5, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, .316 AVG
• Brandon Drury 3B 1-6, RBI, .350 AVG
• William Beckwith 1B 3-4, 2B, .307 AVG
• Fernando de los Santos PR-2B 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, .324 AVG
• Sam Munson RF 2-5, 2B, HR (4), 3 RBI, .256 AVG
• Kurt Fleming CF 2-5, 2 RBI, .241 AVG
• Kenny Fleming 2-4, BB, .221 AVG
• JR Graham 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K, W (2), 1.92 ERA

Nick Ahmed had his third straight multi-hit game, and in his last 10 games he's hitting .413 with a 1.079 OPS, 2 doubles, 2 triples, a homer, 6 RBI, and 4 steals. Kyle Kubitza also had his third straight multi-hit game, and extended his hitting streak to 5 games, giong 11-23 with 2 doubles and 9 RBI in that span. Brandon Drury celebrated his 19th birthday by extending his hitting streak to 10 games. During that span, he's hit .447 with a 1.065 OPS, 4 doubles, a homer, and 8 RBI. William Beckwith rapped out 3 hits, including a double, and in his last 4 games he's gone 7-16 with 2 doubles. In his last 10 games, Fernando de los Santos has hit .379 with a .958 OPS. JR Graham had a great start, striking out 8 and only allowing 1 run over 6 innings. He's pitched at least 6 innings in each of  his last 4 starts, posting a 1.09 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in those games.

The D-Braves head to Kingsport tomorrow, where Rafael Bricenio will take on the Mets.

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