This is your Braves News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of June 30, 2021.
““Things could have easily gone our way tonight and we wouldn’t be having this conversation,” Minter said. Minter said. “We have not been playing good baseball, and we know that,” Minter said. The first home run Morton surrendered since May 31 came against a cutter after the Mets had whiffed on five of the nine swings they took against this specific pitch.”
“In fact, the right-hander has been as good as ever of late, giving up only three earned runs while fanning 13 over 13 innings in his two starts combined since the last RPR. Garcia is four-seam heavy, throwing the pitch 47.7 percent of the time, but his offspeed pitches are where he keeps hitters off-balance. Like so many others on this list, Garcia has been consistent on the mound throughout the season. As always, the RPR represents a mix of both performance and projection and takes into account both what a player has done this season and what he is expected to do the rest of the way.”
“Coming off a complete game, two-hit shutout in his Double-A debut, the 23-year-old scattered two hits and four walks with five strikeouts over five scoreless innings Tuesday to finish June without allowing an earned run. The 23-year-old had just four hits heading into Tuesday night and doubled that total with a 4-for-6 performance at Asheville, logging his first three doubles of the season. 15), Double-A Erie Greene set a season high with four hits as part of a 4-for-5 night at the plate. Of the 10 runs Meyer has given up this season, nine have come in two starts, including four in his previous outing on June 23.”