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• Braves Minor League Recap: Sale turns in strong rehab outing

Chris Sale turned in a strong four inning start in a rehab outing with Gwinnett to headline Sunday’s action in the Atlanta Braves system. We also saw big days from Alex Lodise, Cody Miller, and John Gil down in the lower minors. Gwinnett Stripers 6, Louisville Bats 5 Box Score Statcast Making a rehab start […]...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ethan Workinger drives in six for Columbus

Aside from Gwinnett and the DSL squad, it was an overall successful day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates, as the remaining three teams came away with wins. There was plenty of action, so let’s jump into it. (48-69) Gwinnett Stripers 0, (52-66) Louisville Bats 3 Box Score Gwinnett’s matchup with Louisville was ultimately called after […]...2025
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Surging GreenJackets Continue Winning Ways, Emperors Sweep DH, Ritchie Shines

(51-66) Louisville Bats 0, (48-68) Gwinnett Stripers 1 •Jesús Bastidas, 2B: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, .429/.500/.857 •Luke Waddell, SS: 2-for-3, BB, .295/.403/.385 •Matthew Batten, 1B: 2-for3, .193/.264/.331 •JR Ritchie, SP: 6IP 2H 0R 1BB 6K, 3.21 ERA •Connor Seabold, RP: 2IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K, 6.29 ERA Box Score The trio of arms that the […]...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe homers twice for Columbus

Aside from Gwinnett, it was an all-around great day for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates, as Augusta and Columbus’ offense broke out, while Rome lost a tight one, but still had some standout performers on the day. Let’s dive into it all. (47-68) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (51-65) Louisville Bats 14 Box Score As the score suggests, […]...2025
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Preview – 8/14

(51-65) Louisville Bats @ (47-68) Gwinnett Stripers – 7:05 PM ET Pitching Probables LOU: Charlie Barnes (0-0) GWI: JR Ritchie (1-0, 4.09 ERA) The Stripers turn to JR Ritchie to come back from some horrible losses – including last night’s horrible blowout 14-2 loss. This will be JR’s first start against the Bats, and he […]...2025
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Preview – 8/12

(50-65) Louisville Bats @ (47-67) Gwinnett Stripers – 7:05 PM ET Pitching Probables LOU: Adam Plutko (4-6, 5.23 ERA) GWI: Davis Daniels (5-9, 4.52 ERA) Davis Daniels looks to right the ship after three straight torturous appearances where he’s allowed at least five earned runs. His last appearance he lasted five innings and gave up […]...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies drop seventh-straight, 5-1 to Blue Wahoos

Grant Kipp | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Just Myrtle Beach won tonight. The Smokies are in a funk. The Cubs announced the signing of nine more draft picks, which includes every unsigned draft pick except 19th-round pick infielder Caleb Barnett, who has said that he still intends to attend Alabama in the fall. If you want to start the tongues waggi...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Ariel Armas leads South Bend past Dayton, 9-2

Ariel Armas | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Wins for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. Miguel Amaya starts his rehab. Lots of draftees sign. Right-hander Chris Kachmar was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Knoxville. Left-hander Chase Watkins was promoted to Knoxville from High-A South Bend. The Cubs signed a ton of draft picks and assigned them all to the ACL ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans beat Crawdads, 3-2

Ty Southisene | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images South Bend and Tennessee were rained out. Myrtle Beach wins and Iowa loses. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were battered by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 9-6. Starter Jake Woodford took the loss after allowing four runs on ten hits over five innings. Two of those hits were solo home runs. Woodford struck out two and walked no one, although he did hit on...2025
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Drew Compton Homers Twice

Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images With Georgia Tech hitting seven homers in their win over Cal, it’s only fitting that Drew Compton homered twice in a Clingstones sweep (21-27) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (21-26) Louisville Bats 5 Jarred Kelenic, CF: 0-for-3, BB, .278/.387/.418 James McCann, C: 0-for-4, .293/.330/.457 Cade Bunnell, 1B: 1-for-3 HR, RBI, R, .179/.337/.359 ...2025
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• Rhett Lowder exits his Reds rehab start with injury
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rhett Lowder injured himself on Thursday night while making a rehab start in Triple-A with the Louisville Bats. The post Rhett Lowder exits his Reds rehab start with injury appeared first on Redleg Nation....2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 5/22

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Ronald Acuña Jr. looks to continue his rehabbing with back-to-back starts in the Stripers outfield. Gwinnett Stripers at Louisville Bats - 6:35 PM ET Pitching Probables GWI: Nathan Wiles, 1-3 2.23 ERA LOU: Rhett Lowder, 0-1 108.00 ERA The Stripers, fresh off the heels of a come from behind victory, scoring 3 in the 9th inning of yesterday’s game....2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Acuna singles in latest rehab start

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Acuna had a hit in a shortened game, and down in Rome Ambioris Tavarez has hit a home run in two straight games. It was a full day of action on the Atlanta Braves farm system, with a handful of wins and some key pieces of news. Of course the eyes all fall on Ronald Acuna Jr. in Gwinnett, who had to kept out of right field due to the weather but o...2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 5/21

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Hurston Waldrep aims to extend his streak of well pitches games to 3 after overhauling his mechanics. Gwinnett Stripers at Louisville Bats - 12:05 PM ET Probable Starters GWI: Hurston Waldrep, 4-2 5.77 ERA LOU: Randy Wynne, 1-4 5.18 ERA The Stripers will be looking for revenge after a rain shortened loss to the Bats yesterday. Key player to watch remain...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Javier Assad suffers setback in rehab start for Iowa

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Bad injury news out of Iowa. Knoxville wins and South Bend snaps their losing streak. Lots of transactions today. Starting out, left-hander Evan Aschenbeck was promoted to South Bend from Myrtle Beach. It was clear that Low-A wasn’t challenging Aschenbeck, so it’s good to see the Cubs make the move sooner rather than later. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was promot...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Manager and Coaching Staff

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Bud Black will be back for his 9th season as the Colorado manager Despite six-straight losing seasons, including a pair of 100-plus loss seasons, the Rockies are sticking with their coaching staff, but just in a smaller form in 2025. For the third-straight season, the Rockies coaching staff looks much like it did the year before. While manager Bud Black, bench co...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Mason Guerra walks off Augusta win

Photo by Kate Woolson/Texas Rangers/Getty Images Guerra’s two home run game helped lead a stunning ninth-inning comeback Sunday saw some exciting performances on the Atlanta Braves farm system, and the fantastic Augusta GreenJackets have started to get hot and taken over first place in the division. Then in Double-A Didier Fuentes may have had to leave his start early, but he also left us ...2025
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"Cornelius is now the pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds Triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats, while Pilittere will now be the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants Triple-A Sacramento River Cats."

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"Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were swept in a doubleheader by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 9-6 and 4-1."

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"The Iowa Cubs play the Louisville Bats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, at 12:08 p."

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"Motter has been assigned to the Louisville Bats, the club’s Triple-A team."

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"He will now report to the Triple-A Louisville Bats and attempt to earn his way back up the show."

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"On Saturday night as the Norfolk Tides, a Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, hosted the Louisville Bats, the game was put on pause as a couple of ducklings invaded the diamond."

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"LOOK: The Louisville Bats will wear Muhammad Ali jerseys in June"

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"Gwinnett trio combines to no-hit Louisville Bats"

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"Yorman Rodriguez, OF The Louisville Bats are just seven games into the season, so treat the following sample size with the reverence it deserves."

• Minor League Wrap: Smokies drop seventh-straight, 5-1 to Blue Wahoos
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• Minor League Wrap: Ariel Armas leads South Bend past Dayton, 9-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Tyler Schlaffer and South Bend shut out Ft. Wayne, 5-0

Tyler Schlaffer | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images South Bend shuts out Ft. Wayne. Iowa and Myrtle Beach also win. The Cubs signed catcher Sammy Sass and assigned him to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Sass last played for Wright State in 2024. Right-hander Tyson Miller has cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Iowa Cubs. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs br...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend rallies past Ft. Wayne, 11-9

Jozhan Oquendo | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images South Bend was the only winner tonight. Moisés Ballesteros and Owen Caissie homer in Iowa’s loss. The big news is that the City of Myrtle Beach and the Pelicans came to an agreement on a new lease that will keep the Pelicans in Myrtle Beach for another 30 years. An open letter from Myrtle Beach Pelic...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Brett Sears Dominates in Double-A Debut

Brett Sears | Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK After moving up from Low-A bullpen to open the season, Brett Sears didn’t miss a beat in his first start with Columbus. Sunday in the Atlanta Braves system saw Brett Sears make his Double-A debut, continuing his domination of the minor leagues at a third level in the first two months of the 2025 season. We also got a ho...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Mason Guerra walks off Augusta win
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Drew Compton Homers Twice
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Preview 5/20

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Bryce Elder returns to the minor leagues as a group of new series sets to start. Tuesday is a full slate in the Atlanta Braves system, as all five teams in action are set to be playing. Although the pitchers are mostly listed as TBD’s so far, we know we will get a chance to watch Bryce Elder and Top 30 prospect Luis Arestigueta. Gwin...2025
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• TWitM: Jac Caglianone goes deeeeeep!

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The lower minors begin the season. This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (4-4) The Storm Chasers had a chance to take the s...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Manager and Coaching Staff
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Acuna singles in latest rehab start
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 5/21
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa falls to Louisville, 17-10

Kevin Alcántara | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The I-Cubs lose a run-fest. The Smokies close out their regular season. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost by a touchdown to the Louisville Bats (Reds), 17-10. Or maybe that was the Cardinals and the Cyclones. Starter Brandon Birdsell was battered for five runs on seven hits over 3.2 innings. Birdsell walked two, hit one bat...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Nacho Alvarez homers for second straight game

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Pneumonia, new me? Alvarez has turned up the power since coming back to the Stripers lineup The Gwinnett Stripers are the hottest team in the International League, with a five game win streak and the league’s best run differential in the second half. Nacho Alvarez and Drake Baldwin have been a huge part of that, with Alvarez carrying Gwinnett’s offense in ...2024
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• Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 5

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Jacob Misioroski strikes out 13 batters, cuts walk rate across eight innings of work Each week, I’ll be bringing you a roundup of the Brewers minor league affiliates, including score updates, key players, and more. Here is the week five roundup. Triple-A Nashville The Sounds went 2-4 against the Louisville Bats (13-14) this week, falling to 13-14 and into a tie...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3

Matt Mervis | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa blast by Louisville. Tennessee quiets Montgomery. South Bend and Myrtle Beach win in extras. Left-hander Mitchell Tyranski and right-hander Gabriel Agrazal were added to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans roster. Right-hander Mason McGwire went on the temporarily inactive list. Everybody wins! Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs broke the Louisvi...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie leads Iowa past Bats, 3-0

Owen Caissie | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Iowa shuts out Louisville. Knoxville powers past Columbus. The Pelicans split a doubleheader. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was demoted from Triple-A Iowa to Double-A Knoxville. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs silenced the Louisville Bats (Reds), 3-0. Connor Noland started and got the win with six strong innings. Nola...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans beat Crawdads, 3-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Louisville

Owen Caissie | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Everyone wins! Iowa wins twice. Everyone wins! Even the major league team and the ACL team! The Cubs system was 7-0 tonight. (The two Dominican Summer League teams went 1-1 if you want to be pedantic about it.) Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Louisville Bats (Reds), 10-2 and 5-4 in nine in...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Tyler Schlaffer and South Bend shut out Ft. Wayne, 5-0
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend rallies past Ft. Wayne, 11-9
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 5/22
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach make season debuts

Hurston Waldrep | Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two of the Braves top overall prospects made their season debuts on Sunday, with Waldrep in Double-A and Schwellenbach in High-A. Sunday looked to be a promising day with both Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach making their season debuts, though one was excellent and the other struggled. A pair of guys in c...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Adam Maier makes pro debut

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sometimes dreams really do come true It’s been more than two years since Adam Maier threw a pitch in a competitive game, but finally fans of Atlanta Braves baseball got the chance to see him make his long-awaited professional debut. Maier may have run into trouble early but settled into a fine outing as Augusta took another win. (5-3) Gwin...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Emperors opener

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Murphy pitched into the seventh as Rome won their first ever game as the Emperors It was a glorious Friday for Atlanta Braves fans, as up at the big league level they won an exciting home opener. Then down at the minor league level the final three affiliates had their opening days, giving us our first full slate of baseball of 2024. There we...2024
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• Elly De La Cruz, Reds super prospect who plays like a video game character, has to be seen to be believed
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Get to know Elly De La Cruz now because EVERYONE is going to be talking about him “He’s just ... different.” That was me, Wednesday night, over and over again as I tried to explain Elly De La Cruz, the Cincinnati Reds phenom who over the course of just two games in the majors has taken the baseball world by storm. I found myself talking about launch angles,...2023
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• Kyle Hendricks will make a rehab start for Iowa this Thursday
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The righthander is on the road to return to the Cubs. Cubs righthander Kyle Hendricks, the last remaining active Cub who played for the team in the 2016 World Series, had two rough years in 2021 and 2022 and has not pitched in a game at all since a three-inning outing at Milwaukee July 5, 2022. Diagnosed with a shoulder injury, Hendricks chose rehabbing i...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Kyle Wright makes rehab start
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Wright will be eligible to return from the injured list on Tuesday The big news of the day on the minor league side was Kyle Wright making his first, and perhaps last, rehab start for Gwinnett. Despite this the Stripers took a loss to Norfolk on the final day that they will have all of the attention this spring. The minor league schedule fully opens up tonight ...2023
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• Reds Sign Ender Inciarte To Minor League Deal
The Reds signed Ender Inciarte to a minor league deal, according to a club announcement. The outfielder was recently designated for assignment and then released by the Braves. He will now report to the Triple-A Louisville Bats and attempt to earn his way back up the show. That seems to be a somewhat unlikely scenario…...2021
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• Reds Sign Taylor Motter To Minor League Deal
The Reds have signed infielder Taylor Motter to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. Motter has been assigned to the Louisville Bats, the club’s Triple-A team. Motter, 32, played in 143 total games over the 2016-2018 seasons, spending time with the Rays, Mariners and Twins. He brought some speed and…...2022
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• Reds Sign Derek Law To Minor League Deal
The Reds have signed right-hander Derek Law to a minor league contract, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats. Law, 31, has previously pitched for the Giants, Blue Jays and Twins, before joining the Tigers this year. He was signed to a minor league contract in…...2022
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• Nick Loftin hitting everything super hard
This Week in the Minors: Columbia dominance continues, Nick Loftin heating back up ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, May 2 to Sunday, May 7 AAA Omaha Storm Chasers (12-19) schedule ...2023
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• Elly De La Cruz, Reds super prospect who plays like a video game character, has to be seen to be believed
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• Minor League Wrap: Crow-Armstrong leads Iowa past Louisville, 7-5

Pete Crow-Armstrong | Dylan Heuer Iowa hangs on to win. Brennen Davis has a good rehab game. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs burned the Louisville Bats (Reds), 7-5. Starter Caleb Kilian pitched 4.2 innings and was touched for two runs, one earned, on five hits. Kilian walked one and struck out three. Because Kilian came one out short of five innings, the win went to Samuel Reyes in relief. But Rey...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ethan Workinger drives in six for Columbus
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Louisville
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend rallies past Ft. Wayne, 11-9
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Mason Guerra walks off Augusta win
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• Braves Minor League Preview: 5/24

Didier Fuentes | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Saturday sees Braves prospects Didier Fuentes, Rayven Antonio, and Garrett Baumann all on the mound to start games, Gwinnett Stripers at Louisville Bats - 7:15 PM ET Pitching Probables GWI: Jose Suarez, 0-0 3.93 ERA LOU: Aaron Wilkerson, 3-1 4.34 ERA The Stripers are back in action a day after falling behind 4-0 and hav...2025
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• Braves Minor League recap: Owen Carey notches walk off single for Augusta

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Carey went 3-5 with a pair of doubles in the win There was plenty of action down on the farm on Wednesday, including a walk off win, multiple strong pitching performances and several significant offensive outings. So let’s get into it.(21-26) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (20-26) Louisville Bats 4 Ronald Acuna Jr., RF: 1-4, 2B, R, BB Jarred Kel...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Acuna singles in latest rehab start
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies drop seventh-straight, 5-1 to Blue Wahoos
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Drake Baldwin hits clutch grand slam

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Baldwin’s blast and Ian Anderson’s strong start led Gwinnett to a win It was a fun night of baseball for the Atlanta Braves system, as the big league club got a big win behind Spencer Schwellenbach and the next wave of guys did good things on the farm. Drake Baldwin and Ian Anderson continue to show out for Gwinnett, putting up dominant games in Trip...2024
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