"After a dominant August in Columbus Lucas Braun finally earned his call up to Gwinnett, and in his first outing in a Stripers uniform he did not disappoint. Braun's brand of heavy fastball and slider usage inside the strike paid off for him with six innings of two run ball, though he wasn't able to miss as many bats as he was through his prior half dozen starts in Columbus."
"His biggest flaw in the game was letting his secondary pitches drift up and over the plate too often, which blunted his success overall, but he was nailing his fastball command and had success with those pitches. His cutter, while used sparingly, was his most effective pitch with three of his ten whiffs. Braun leaving pitches over the plate resulted in him getting hit fairly hard throughout the game,"
Gwinnett beat Durham 4-3 with Lucas Braun working six innings and allowing two runs after a promotion from Columbus. Braun leaned on a heavy fastball and slider while showing excellent fastball command and an effective, sparingly used cutter that produced three whiffs. He did not miss as many bats as in recent starts and occasionally left secondary pitches up and over the plate, which produced most of the hard contact. Gwinnett limited damage to a two-run second inning. The outing serves as a solid first showing at the Triple-A level with room for improvement in his secondary offerings.
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