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Kopech among top prospect performers Monday
- Updated: July 19, 2016
The future of the Atlanta Braves was on full display on Monday as Dansby Swanson tallied a career-best four RBIs and Sean Newcomb fired six scoreless frames to lead Double-A Mississippi in a 5-0 shutout over Jackson.
After hitting his second inside-the-park home run of the season on Friday, Swanson, the Braves’ top-ranked prospect, cranked a two-run shot over the left field wall on Monday, giving him two home runs in his last three games for the M-Braves. The No. 6 overall prospect added a two-run single to finish 2-for-4 with four RBIs.
Swanson now has gone deep seven times in 63 games since being promoted from Class A Advanced Carolina, where he tallied one home run in 21 games. The 22-year-old shortstop lifted his Double-A average to .272 with his pair of hits.
Newcomb rebounded from three shaky starts in a big way as he recorded his first scoreless outing of 2016. The No. 17 overall prospect and Braves’ No. 2 yielded three hits, two walks and struck out six, throwing 60 of his 95 pitches for strikes. Though he’s largely struggled with his control and command, evidenced by his 4.48 ERA and 52 walks over 94 1/3 innings (19 starts), the 23-year-old southpaw has continued to miss bats. With his six strikeouts on Monday, Newcomb leads the Southern League with 98 strikeouts.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Monday
• After beginning the night 0-for-3, No. 5 overall prospect Yoan Moncada (Red Sox’s No. 1) homered in his final two at-bats to help power Double-A Portland past Trenton, 11-4. It was Moncada’s first multi-homer performance, and he’s gone deep seven times in 21 games since being promoted to Double-A.
• No. 8 overall prospect Tyler Glasnow (Pirates’ No. 1) was a tough-luck loser in his first start since being optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis by the Pirates. The 22-year-old right-hander allowed three earned runs on two hits and three walks over six innings, striking out nine, though the Indians were shut out by Lehigh Valley, 4-0. The outing lowered Glasnow’s Minor League ERA to 1.94 and he’s leading all Minor League hurlers with 122 strikeouts.
• Another day, another multi-hit game for Alex Bregman. After pounding out three more hits for Triple-A Fresno in an 8-1 win against Round Rock, the No. 18 overall prospect (Astros’ No. 1) owns a .362 average with 21 hits — including six homers and five doubles — through …
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