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Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Austin Riley has a big day, Newcomb and Soroka are good at baseball

Talking Chop | August 12, 2016

Related Topics: Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves, Mississippi Braves, Jacksonville Suns, Winston-Salem Dash, Base on balls, Innings pitched, Sean Newcomb, Scoring position, Earned run average

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Mississippi Braves 2, Jacksonville Suns 0

  • Dansby Swanson, SS: 0-2, 2 BB, run, .261/.341/.404
  • Dustin Peterson, LF: 1-4, .296/.356/.446
  • Sean Newcomb, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 4.04 ERA

The surging Mississippi Braves continued extended their winning streak to 7 games thanks to a brilliantly pitched game by Sean Newcomb, and some big hits by Willians Astudillo. Newcomb’s last 5 outings have been outstanding and he’s done a lot of it by really limiting hits off of him.

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