Reyes Homers Again While Jurrjens And Graham Have Excellent Starts To Highlight Sunday's Atlanta Braves Minor League Action

Elmer Reyes homered for the second straight day, Jair Jurrjens and JR Graham both had great starts, and Keenan Wiley had a 3 hit day that included a homer to send the game into extra innings.

Gwinnett Braves 6, Charlotte Knights 2

• Ernesto Mejia DH 2-3, 2B, HR (4), 2 RBI, BB, .255 AVG
• Christian Marrero 1B 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, .262 AVG
• Jair Jurrjens 8 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K, W (1), 1.80 ERA
• Cory Gearrin 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.57 ERA

Jair Jurrjens' second start with Gwinnett was another good one, as he allowed just 2 runs over 8 innings, giving up just 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. He threw 61 of his 95 pitches for strikes, and after allowing 30 hits and 10 walks in just 16.1 innings in 4 starts in the Majors, he's given up only 9 hits and 4 walks in 15 innings over 2 starts in AAA. Cory Gearrin struck out 2 in a scoreless ninth inning. In 15.2 innings over 9 games he has a 0.57 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP, 10.3 K/9, and 1.2 BB/9. After going 2-17 in his last 4 games, Ernesto Mejia went 2-3 today with a double and his fourth homer of the season. Christian Marrero reached base 3 times today, and for the season he has a .385 OBP.

On Monday, Gwinnett begins a series against the Buffalo Bisons, the Mets AAA affiliate. The game will feature a matchup of top prospects Julio Teheran and Matt Harvey.

Mississippi Braves 3, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 4, 12 innings

• Andrelton Simmons SS 1-4, 2 BB, .320 AVG
• Joe Leonard 3B 2-5, 2B, SAC, .268 AVG
• Evan Gattis C 0-4, BB, .320 AVG
• Ian Gac 1B 2-4, 2B, BB, E (3), .239 AVG
• Keenan Wiley RF-CF 3-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB, OF Assist, .385 AVG
• Zeke Spruill 6 IP, 2 ER, 10 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 4.58 ERA
• Billy Bullock 1.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 1.93 ERA
• Cory Rasmus 1.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 1.23 ERA
• Mark Lamm 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 3.14 ERA

Keenan Wiley hit his first homer of the year in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings, but a 12th inning error by Ian Gac allowed the winning run to score. Wiley has played well in very limited time this year, hitting .385 with a 1.102 OPS in just 26 at bats. Despite the costly error, Gac had a nice day at the plate, reaching base 3 times, snapping a 2-30 skid in his last 7 games. Evan Gattis proved he might be human, going 0-4 while reaching on a walk. The slugger is just 1-9 in his last 2 games. Andrelton Simmons extended his hitting streak to 8 games, going 13-32 with 4 RBI, 5 walks, and 3 steals in that span. Joe Leonard has gone 4-10 in his last 2 games. Zeke Spruill had a solid start, working around 10 hits to only allow 2 runs in 6 innings. It was a nice comeback after allowing 8 runs over 7.1 innings in his last 2 starts. Cory Rasmus made his fourth straight scoreless appearances, striking out 5 over 5 innings in that stretch.

Jose Lugo will start for Mississippi tomorrow.

Lynchburg Hillcats 4, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1

• Nick Ahmed SS 1-3, BB, 2 SB (10, 11), E (8), .292 AVG
• Tommy La Stella 2B 2-4, 2B, RBI, .329 AVG
• Edward Salcedo 3B 2-4, .257 AVG
• Chris Garcia 2-4, .337 AVG
• Ryan Query C 2-4, .278 AVG
• JR Graham 8 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 4 K, W (4), 2.61 ERA
• Juan Jaime 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K, SV (3), 5.91 ERA

JR Graham picked up his fourth win of the year, striking out 4 and walking none over a season high 8 innings. For the year, he has a 2.61 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP, and over his last 4 starts he has a 2.00 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Nick Ahmed extended his hitting streak to 7 games, and he's gone 8-27 with 3 doubles, a homer, and 3 steals in that span. His 11 steals tie him for the league lead. Tommy La Stella had a 2 hit day that included his ninth double of the year. Edward Salcedo had a 2 hit day, and he's gone 4-13 in his last 3 games. Chris Garcia reached base twice for the third straight game, making him 5-10 with a walk in that span.

The Hillcats are off Monday, before beginning a series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Tuesday, with Aaron Northcraft scheduled to take the mound.

Rome Braves 3, Greenville Drive 11

• Tony Mueller CF 1-3, 2 BB, SB (5), .237 AVG
• Fernando de los Santos 2B 2-4, HR (2), RBI, .232 AVG
• Elmer Reyes SS 2-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, .238 AVG
• Ernesto Silva 5 IP, 8 ER, 9 H, 3 BB, 1 K, 8.88 ERA
• Joe Lucas 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 9.75 ERA

Elmer Reyes homered for the second straight day, making him 3-7 with 4 RBI in his last 2 games. Tony Mueller reached base 3 times for the second straight night, going 1-3 with 2 walks in both games. Over his last 0 games, the 22 year old has a .419 OBP. Ernesto Silva had another rough game, allowing 8 runs over 5 innings. In his last 3 appearances, he's allowed 20 runs over 13 innings. After allowing 13 earned runs over 10 innings in his first 6 appearances, Joe Lucas had his first scoreless appearance of the season.

Rafael Briceno will face the Drive tomorrow.