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- Updated: April 22, 2016
Dansby Swanson connected on his first home run of the season for Class A Advanced Carolina on Thursday, though he didn’t have time to savor his trip around the bases.
Batting with two runners on base in the top of the seventh inning against Myrtle Beach, Swanson, the Braves’ No. 1 prospect, laced a line drive to center field that got by a diving Charcer Burks and rolled all the way to the wall as Swanson scampered around the bases for a go-ahead, inside-the-park home run.
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Swanson also hit a double and drew a walk as a part of a 2-for-4 effort, though his big game at the plate ultimately was spoiled by Myrtle Beach first baseman Yasiel Balaguert, whose walk-off, three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth …
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