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Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap 8/17: Schrader Homers Twice, Newcomb Pitches Well

The Mississippi Braves continued their hot streak with a nice start from Sean Newcomb, who continued his string of good starts.

(55-69) Gwinnett Braves 9, (55-75) Charlotte Knights 4

Rio Ruiz, 3B: 0-3, 2 BB, .268/.355/.378

Matt Lipka, CF: 1-5, 2B, .238/.295/.377

Chris Ellis, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 6.27 ERA

After dropping 2 straight to the Knights to fall back to second place, Gwinnett rode a 5 run 7th inning to a win in this one to move half a game up with 2 more games remaining between the teams this season (Thursday/Friday in Gwinnett).