It was a busy Saturday on the last full Saturday of action for this season, with a level debut, more Owen Murphy magic, a key injury, and some good hitting from the young guys down in Augusta. While the Atlanta Braves system as a whole this season hasn’t really produced a true breakout player, the end of the season has been promising for all of the teams with a bunch of guys stepping up and showing marked improvement over the final month and a half.

(61-76) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (76-59) Durham Bulls 3

Box Score

Statcast • Luke Waddell, 2B: 2-4, .286/.386/.363 • David McCabe, DH: 1-3, 2B, BB, RBI, .200/.304/.333 • Lucas Braun, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3.00 ERA

After a dominant August in Columbus Lucas Braun finally earned his call up to Gwinnett, and in his first outing

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