Monday's Braves Report: And another 20-year-old pitcher shall lead them
Rookie Wilson superb in spot start
The Braves won 1-0 on the road, and did it behind a rookie pitcher, a 20-year-old, who wasn’t exactly on the radar for this season, certainly not before September.
Bryse Wilson found out around noon that his week would be off to a very different start.
The 2016 high school grad went five innings, struck out five and walked three with three hits.
NL player of the week is you know who
From beat writers Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mark Bowman/MLB.com, and David O’Brien/The Athletic (and others when good) on Twitter
Bryse Wilson will debut with a start tonight at Pittsburgh. Yet another 20-year-old #Braves starter. This just doesn’t happen. But it is./GB
Acuña is on pace to become only the 6th player in nearly 150 years to hit .290 or better w/ at least 19 homers & 10 steals in an under-21 season. If he does it, he'd join Griffey Jr. (1990), Orlando Cepeda (1958); Trout (2012), A-Rod (1996), Vada Pinson (1959)./DOB
Bryse Wilson (4th round, 2016) will be the third player signed by Braves scout Billy Best to make his MLB debut this year. Evan Phillips (17th round, 2015) and Chad Sobotka (4th round, 2014) were also signed by Best./MB
Wilson recorded two strikeouts during a perfect 19-pitch first inning. His fastball touched 97 mph. He got Frazier to swing through a 2-2 changeup and used the change again to induce Polanco's inning-ending groundout./MB
are you under 21 and looking to make some last minute summer cash? Try out for the @Braves/GB
Wilson sitting at 94-96 with his fastball, doesn't look like he has to max-effort it to get it up there at that velo./DOB
Bryse Wilson pitched five scoreless innings. He allowed three hits, struck out five and walked three. Sam Freeman gets the sixth./GB
Snit spent of portion of this afternoon's pregame scrum raving about the defense of Inciarte, who delivers yet again with a throw to the plate that preserves the 1-0 lead the Braves carry to the eighth./MB
Snitker on Bryse Wilson: “We knew it was only going to be 1 start right now. He’s got to feel really good about everything he’s worked towards & getting here & getting a win in his first game, in a game like this. You’re going to see him again for probably a long time.”/DOB