IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

R-Braves game notes

Published on August 2, 2005 under International League (IL1)
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TODAY'S GAME: The first of a four game series. The sixth of 12 meetings and the third of six meetings in Toledo. The Mud Hens are 5-0 vs. the Braves, 2-0 at Fifth Third Field. Tonight is game two of a now rain shortened seven game road trip. The Hens have out-scored the Braves 29-3 in the last three meetings. Toledo has blanked the Braves in three of the five meetings. Richmond was 3-3 at Toledo last season. The Braves are fourth in the South Division, a half-game behind third place Charlotte. The Mud Hens lead the West by five games. The Braves are 379-323 all-time vs. the Mud Hens.

LAST GAME: The Richmond Braves held a 3-0 edge over the Charlotte Knights Saturday at Knights Stadium until rain suspended the game in the top of the fourth inning. The continuation of that game and the scheduled game Sunday in Charlotte were rained out. The suspended game will be finished August 13 and the Sunday rainout will be made up August 14. The stats from that game will become official when the game is completed.

BY THE NUMBERS: Brayan Pena extened his hitting streak to a R-Braves season-high 11 games (18-40 .450). Esix Snead leads the IL in stolen bases. Snead is trying to become the third player in IL history to lead the league in steals three straight years. The other two also played in Richmond (Len Johnston of the Virginians who did it 1956-58 and former R-Brave Ed Miller who did it 1978-80). Snead is already 9th in club history in single season steals. Only three players in R-Braves history have stolen more than 47 in a year (Miller twice, Albert Hall twice, and Ralph Garr). Kerry Robinson has a seven game hitting streak (10-30 .333). Tony Pena's eight game hitting streak (12-34 .353) ended last night. Scott Pratt is 15 for his last 35 (.429). The Braves have made 99 roster moves this season and lost 282 man-games to the disabled list. The Braves have used a total of 46 players this season. J.C. Boscan has reached base in nine straight games. Jason Bourgeois has hits in his last six starts (11-25 .440). James Jurries has 14 RBI in his last 14 games. Jurries has hits in 15 of his last 19. Over his last 19 games he is 22-69 (.319) with five HR and 18 RBI. The Braves are 10-6 since the All Star Break and have averaged 5.1 runs per game in their last 16 contests. The Braves have not been held under three runs in back to back games since the All Star Break. The Braves were held under three runs for the 49th time this season 7/28 vs. COL.. They are 3-46 in those games.

ROSTER MOVES: Atlanta re-assigned C Steve Pyzik to Myrtle Beach of the Carolina League. He did not get into a game with Richmond. Atlanta traded RHP Roman Colon and RHP Zach Miner to Detroit Sunday. The Braves roster now stands at 21 (nine pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and three outfielders). The Braves will add pitchers John Thomson and Mike Hampton on rehab assignments this week. Four players are on the DL. Ten Braves have earned big league call-ups this season and four are currently with Atlanta (Kyle Davies, Macay McBride, Kelly Johnson, and John Foster). The other six big league call-ups were Colon, Brayan Pena, Andy Marte, Frank Brooks, Matt Childers, and Seth Greisinger. McBride, Johnson, Davies, Marte, and Pena made their big league debuts this season. 10 members of the Richmond roster had no Triple-A experience prior to this season. Six R-Braves (Brayan Pena, Marte, Brooks, Matt Childers, Adam Bernero, and Jorge Vasquez) have played in Atlanta this season.

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