After an up-and-down career in the Minors, Lucas Sims is finally getting his big shot for his hometown team.The Atlanta Braves are promoting their 2012 top pick from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Tuesday against the Dodgers at SunTrust Park, the team confirmed Monday afternoon.

ALLENTOWN, PA- An RBI double by Ronald Acuña Jr.  in the top of the 10th inning propelled the Gwinnett Braves (51-52) to a 3-2 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (64-41) on Thursday night to earn a split of the four-game series at Coca-Cola Park. Acuna's hit, a long double off the

Lucas Sims, a product of Brookwood High School in the Atlanta suburb of Snellville, Georgia, will never forget the day he heard from his hometown team."To this point, it's still the greatest day of my career," Sims said. "When I got that phone call telling me I was drafted --

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Right-hander Lucas Sims fired 7.0 scoreless innings on Saturday night to lead the Gwinnett Braves (49-49) to a 2-1 win over the Indianapolis Indians (54-45) in front of 7,889 fans at Coolray Field.Sims (W, 7-4) earned his first win since June 26 as he delivered his fourth

Mariners OF Tyler O'Neill, Triple-A Tacoma: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R -- Seattle's No. 2 prospect put to bed any worries that his hot July was about to cool off by following up an 0-for-5, four-strikeout Sunday with a powerful Monday. O'Neill has seen his OPS rise with every

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Despite a dominant pitching performance from Lucas Sims and a home run from Ronald Acuña Jr. , the Gwinnett Braves (47-46) fell 8-4 to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (58-37) on Monday night at Coolray Field. The loss marked the second straight game the G-Braves' bullpen surrendered the

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Former Atlanta Braves' infielder Chris Johnson homered and drove in three runs to lead the Norfolk Tides (36-51) to a 3-1 win over the Gwinnett Braves (43-42) on Thursday afternoon at Coolray Field. Norfolk avoided a three-game sweep, snapping Gwinnett's four-game winning streak.Right-hander Lucas Sims took the

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - In an announcement made today by the International League, Gwinnett Braves' infielder Ozzie Albies and pitcher Lucas Sims have been selected to participate in the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game, set to be held on Wednesday, July 12 in Tacoma, Washington.Albies and Sims were among the 17 players

Anybody who thought an 0-for-5 Sunday was going to cool off Ozzie Albies for a long period of time learned otherwise Monday. Atlanta's top prospect matched a career high with four RBIs by going 3-for-5 with a triple and a run scored. But Carlos Franco stole a share of the spotlight

TOLEDO, OH- The Gwinnett Braves (39-36), behind a 16 hit attack and a strong outing from starting pitcher Lucas Sims , trounced the Toledo Mud Hens 11-4 on Monday night in game one of the four-game series at Fifth Third Field. Sims (W, 6-3) tossed his second straight quality start by going

A trying month did nothing to shake Lucas Sims' confidence. Despite giving up 18 runs over 19 1/3 innings in his previous four outings, he entered his start on Saturday poised to turn things around."I knew that it wasn't going to snowball into anything," Sims said. "I knew I was

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - On "Superhero Night" at Coolray Field, Gwinnett Braves starting pitcher Lucas Sims proved to be marvelous, tossing the longest outing of his professional career to lead the G-Braves (31-30) to a 9-0 win over the Charlotte Knights (27-34) in front of an energetic crowd of 6,314 on

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - In a game that featured a combined 25 runs and 28 hits, the Gwinnett Braves (28-28) ended up on the wrong end of the score as they fell to the Norfolk Tides (24-33) 16-9 on Monday night at Coolray Field.After jumping out to a 6-1 lead, Gwinnett

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LOUISVILLE, KY- Behind the pitching and hitting of starting pitcher Austin Ross, the Louisville Bats (17-33) beat the Gwinnett Braves (27-23) by a 5-2 score on Tuesday night in game one of their three-game series at Louisville Slugger Field. The loss snapped a five-game losing streak for Louisville and ended a

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - The Gwinnett Braves' (23-22) bats were quieted by the Buffalo Bisons (24-20) on Thursday afternoon as they dropped the finale of the three-game series 4-1 at Coolray Field.Matt Tuiasosopo's second inning solo home run proved to be Gwinnett's only extra-base hit of the game as the G-Braves

DURHAM, NC - The Durham Bulls (26-14) scored five times in the fourth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and hand the Gwinnett Braves (21-19) a 6-1 loss on Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Johnny Field's grand slam to left field opened a four-run lead for Durham, and Jake

A first-round pick four years earlier, Lucas Sims had to take a look in the mirror after a tough 2016 season. With an ERA above 4.00 for the third straight season, the 23-year-old knew something had to change."After the season, you reassess: what went well, what didn't go well, what

Behind another dominant start from Lucas Sims and a 14-hit offensive outburst, the Gwinnett Braves (19-16) defeated the Columbus Clippers (16-19) 6-2 in the finale of their three-game series in a Mother's Day matinee on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field.Sims held the Clippers scoreless over 6.2 innings, allowing just two

Braves RHP Lucas Sims, Triple-A Gwinnett: 6 1/3 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K -- The Braves' No. 18 prospect improved to 3-0 in his sixth start Monday, working into the seventh inning for the third time in four starts. The 2012 first-round pick has allowed two earned