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Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 8/19 - Dustin Peterson hits a grand slam

The Carolina offense had a huge night on Wednesday highlighted by a Dustin Peterson grand slam and Keith Curcio stealing home.

(61-58) Mississippi Braves 4, (62-58) Birmingham Barons 5

A 4-1 lead heading into the 7th inning wasn't enough for the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday. Mauricio Cabrera continued his dreadful season allowing 3 runs in 0.2 innings to take the loss. John Gant had another great outing on the mound allowing just 1 unearned run in 5.2 innings with 6 strikeouts. Steve Rodriguez completely paced the offense with 4 RBI's and 2 hits.

The Carolina offense had it going in this one with 13 runs scored on 16 hits.