Talking Chop

Lehigh Valley 1, Gwinnett 4

• J. Schafer 1-4 K, .250 Avg
• W. Timmons 2-3 RBI, BB, SB(7), CS(2), .286 Avg
• F. Freeman 2-4 3B, .275 Avg
• C. Resop 7IP 1H 0R 1BB 8K 1.90 ERA

Chris Resop came out and pitched his most dominant start of the season allowing just baserunners in 7 innings. I wonder what the Braves plan to do with Resop dominating like he is. You would think if another starter goes down they would have to take a long hard look at Resop. Meanwhile, Freddie Freeman busted out of his mini slump with his second triple of the season. I'd rather see him hit homers but triples are always fun.

West Tennessee 8, Mississippi 7

• A. Romero 1-4 2B, RBI, BB, .285 Avg
• M. Gomez 4-5 2B, 2 RBI,  .244 Avg
• C. Johnson 103 HR(10), 3 RBI, 2BB, 2K, .263 Avg

Cody Johnson homered in the 8th time for the third straight game and the Braves added another 3 runs in the 9th but it was too little too late after Richard Sullivan dug an early hole and the offense couldn't dig all the way out of it. Johnson now has 6 HR in May and has an OPS over 1.100 since the month started and he currently ranks third in the league in HR and RBI. Cody is starting to make the case that he is truly a unique player who may not fit into any previous paradigms. Also for those of you who love rate stats here are Cody's BB and K %'s for the first two months: April - 3.9% BB & 44.3% K; May - 12.2% BB & 28.6% . (These are not updated as of tonight).

Salem 9, Myrtle Beach 1

• G. Rodriguez 2-4 2B, K, .254 Avg
• M. Kennelly 1-4 2B, RBI, .239 Avg

Myrtle Beach was didn't have a hitter reach base until the 8th inning when Gerardo Rodriguez and Matt Kennelly hit back to back doubles to lead of the inning and score the only run of the game for the Pelicans. This offense is pretty terrible and a lot of nights the pitching staff isn't much help. Brett Oberholtzer has been getting shelled in the Carolina league so far with opponents hitting .385 against him in his first 5 games. He needs to make some serious adjustments if he plans on sticking.

Rome 0, Savannah 3

• K. Rose 1-3 BB, CS(15), .301 Avg
• C. Rasmus 6IP 6H 3R 2BB 4K 2.42 ERA

Cory Rasmus continues to be a big surprise for me, even if this wasn't one of his better starts. He generated a lot of groundballs tonights (11 vs 3 FB) and easily pitched well enough to win this ballgame. Unfortunately the Braves organization is plagued with a disease that saps all offensive ability of anyone that picks up a bat.