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Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up September 5th

By Benjamin Chase

Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up

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9/1 – RHP Kanekoa Texeira placed on DL by Gwinnett
9/1 – RHP Williams Perez sent on rehab to Gwinnett
9/1 – LHP Jed Bradley promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
9/1 – 2B Emerson Landoni activated from DL by Gwinnett
9/1 – RHP David Peterson activated from DL by Mississippi
9/1 – LHP Steve Kent promoted from Mississippi to Gwinnett
9/1 – OF Mallex Smith sent on rehab to Mississippi
9/2 – RHP Wilfredo Boscan sent outright to Gwinnett
9/2 – RHP Madison Younginer sent outright to Gwinnett
9/2 – IF Kyle Kubitza sent outright to Gwinnett
9/3 – RHP Brandon Cunniff promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
9/3 – RHP Carlos Portuondo promoted from Carolina to Gwinnett

Hitter of the week: Austin Riley was on point all week with a monster power display for Rome, going .474/.524/1.105/1.629 with 5 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 6 RBI, and a 2/3 BB/K ratio as they finished out their season by clinching the South Atlantic South Division.

Honorable mention: With the Braves likely done in Carolina, they sure sent their affiliation out with the Mudcats out with a bang offensively, and Travis Demeritte led off all the scoring. He hit .389/.565/.667/1.232 with 7 runs scored, 3 doubles, a triple, an RBI, a 5/6 BB/K ratio and even stole a base.

Pitcher of the week: All season long, the Braves have been waiting for Sean Newcomb to take that next step. He’d worked with the team to approach the game with smarts and work over hitters, but that extra step of dominating those hitters hadn’t taken hold until this week. Newcomb’s start this week was pure dominance, as he threw 7 scoreless innings with only a hit and a walk allowed, striking out 8.

Honorable mention: Throughout the season, Patrick Weigel‘s been part of a tremendous rotation in Rome, and now he’s part of another tremendous rotation in Mississippi. This week, he took a no-hitter all the way to the 7th inning in his start as he ended up throwing 8 1/3 innings, allowing only an unearned run on two hits and two walks, striking out 4. It was a perfect tune up for the playoffs.

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