Talking Chop

Gwinnett 5, Syracuse 9

Wes Timmons and Freddie Freeman both extend their hit streaks to 6 games. Gregor Blanco stays hot despite the off day yesterday, with 5 hits and a walk in his last 9 plate appearances. This may have been Todd Redmond's worst start as a member of the Braves organization as the typically reliable workhorse got knocked around and only lasted 3 innings.

Mississippi 3, Birmingham 5

Mike Minor reached double digits in strikeout for the second game in a row, fanning 10 Barons hitters, but still gets mixed results, allowing 4 runs in 5 innings and making another throwing error. Still, he striking out 13.9 per 9 innings and striking out 2.42 per walk. With those kind of crazy good numbers things will eventually turn very positive for him. Willie Cabrera stays hot with a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI and he's now 9 for his last 17 with 3 doubles, a home run, and 6 RBI in that span. He's a talented player, and still just 23, so it's great to see him making the adjustments that seemed to elude him last season.

Myrtle Beach 0, Potomac 4

The Pelicans get shut out for the second night in a row, collecting their 5th loss in their last 6 games. The team actually outhit the P-Nats, but all 7 of their hits were singles. Juan Abreu might have figured something out; in his last 2 appearances he's thrown 3.1 innings and struck out 5 while walking 2. Pelicans outfielder Adam Milligan was placed on the disabled list with a sore left shoulder. He injured the shoulder making a dive for a ball in the outfield and after letting him try to play through the pain the Braves decided it would be best to rest him for a bit. The injury greatly affected his swing and had a lot to do with the severe dropoff in his production after the first week of the season.

Rome 9, Hagerstown 5

At least one Braves team won tonight, even if the game actually started at 10:35 AM. Myke Jones may be turning things around as he hits a pair of doubles and is now 8 for his last 23, with 4 doubles, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI, raising his average from .118 to .172 in that 6 game span. Robby Hefflinger continues his great start after missing the first part of the year with mono, driving in 6 runs, 4 of them coming on a grand slam. The right fielder is an absolutely massive hulk of a human being and could become one of the team's better outfield prospects. On the negative side, Christian Bethancourt is really fighting it, going hitless in his last 21 at bats. Arodys Vizcaino is one of the few pitchers in the entire sport who has recieved a decision in each of his starts, collecting his 4th win in a relatively average appearance.