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Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Austin Riley and Lucas Herbert Homer

Despite a 1-4 record in the system, many of the prospects for Atlanta hit well. Lucas Herbert and Tanner Murphy each hit their first home runs of the season, with Joseph Odom and Austin Riley also providing a long ball.

(15-15) Gwinnett Braves 2, (13-16) Charlotte Knights 12

Gwinnett had cruised out to an early 2-1 lead after 3 in this one, but allowed 11 unanswered runs to get beat down by Charlotte. Half of the team's hits went to Gordon Beckham, and two of those were doubles. Rio Ruiz struggled in this one with 3 strikeouts, and Ozzie Albies also went hitless with a strikeout.