Home Game Preview 5.10.16
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Tuesday May 10, 2016
Rochester Red Wings 16-16 (3rd place, IL North)
Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins
vs.
Gwinnett Braves 16-16 (1st place, IL South)
Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves
GAME TIME: 7:05 pm
SERIES: Rochester leads 1-0
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PREVIEW:
LHP Tommy Milone will make his first start of the season for the Red Wings on Tuesday. In the start of the 2016 season, Milone made five starts for Minnesota in the with an 0-1 record and 5.79 ERA. In 2015, Milone was an unstoppable asset for the Red Wings, notching a 4-0 record and a 0.70 ERA after five starts. He was named Pitcher of the Week in back to back weeks last May. He was called up to Minnesota where he finished out the 2015 season, 9-5 with a 3.92 ERA. RHP Casey Kelly (1-0, 1.65 ERA) will be starting for Gwinnett, his sixth appearance of the season (fifth start). Kelly is 1-0 in three home starts; however, on the road he has a 8.44 ERA in his two road games..
Player to Watch: Braves
INF Sean Kazmar is batting .444 8-18) in his last four games.
Former Wings:
None
Player Moves:
RHP J.T. Chargois promoted from Double-A Chattanooga...LHP Ryan O'Rourke, LHP Tommy Milone assigned to Wings.
Hot Wings:
CF Byron Buxton has batted 12-for-38 (.316) in his last ten games, hitting 3 solo home runs and batting in 7....INF James Beresford has reached base in 12 straight games.
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These players on the Gwinnett roster were featured in Baseball America's 2016 Prospect Handbook as Top 10 Prospect in the Braves organization: INF Ozzie Albies, #4 prospect.
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The Chattanooga Lookouts beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 12-3 on Monday. C Mitch Garver was vital to the team's success, going 3-5. Garver had a home run in the 8th with one on and one out, and he drove in four runs total. 2B Ryan Walker also played well for the Lookouts; he was 4-4 and notched 3 RBI.
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