Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene homers

"Tate Southisene has had about the best start to his career that the Atlanta Braves could have dreamed of, putting together a monster campaign through a month and a half for Augusta and living up to his first round selection. His two RBI and home run led Augusta to a win to start their series. In Rome Cade Kuehler had a performance that will hopefully turn around his season, dicing through a lowly Brooklyn offense on his way to six hitless innings and his first win of the 2026 campaign."

"The Gwinnett Stripers offense was on a scary trajectory through five innings, but turned the game around in a flash to sneak their way to a win in the series opener. Anthony Molina pitched a terrific game for the Stripers to keep them in the battle for the first half of the game, but through a combination of terrible luck and his own fielding mistakes he left the game trailing by a couple of runs. While the Gwinnett offense struggled to figure out Joe Boyle and company, notching one hit through five innings, Molina was forcing a slew of weak contact from Durham that still turned into seven hits allowed."

"A blooper from old pal Justyn-Henry Malloy put Molina into the stretch early in the third inning, and after a poor pickoff throw allowed Malloy to advance the Bulls were in position to strike first. The first solid hit of the game off of Molina chased Jim Jarvis deep into the hole, and though Jarvis was able to scoop and throw to first Rowdy Tellez couldn't quite pick it and Malloy scored to give Durham a 1-0 lead."

Tate Southisene produced two RBIs and a home run to help Augusta win their series opener. Cade Kuehler pitched six hitless innings in Rome, defeating Brooklyn and earning his first win of the 2026 campaign. In Gwinnett’s series opener, the Stripers offense struggled early, managing one hit through five innings while Anthony Molina kept the game close. Molina allowed seven hits despite forcing weak contact, and fielding mistakes and poor luck contributed to Durham taking a 1-0 lead. A blooper by Justyn-Henry Malloy and a failed pickoff throw enabled Malloy to score. Another Molina error in the fifth inning followed runners reaching and a sacrifice bunt attempt.

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