Braves Promote Dansby Swanson From Double-A

Top prospect Dansby Swanson is expected to join the Braves for his major league debut before a game against the Twins. He had a compmlete game win. Blackmon is 4-for-9 against Strasburg, who is 4-3 with a 2.35 ERA versus Colorado.Gray was spectacular in his first four starts coming out of the All-Star break, but he has been rocked in his last two outings. He could end up hitting.270-.285 with 10-15 homers and 10-15 steals while playing solid defense at shortstop. However, that pitch was highly ineffective in his most recent starts.

Last night was one of those games where the Washington Nationals showed that despite facing an early deficit, they have the ability to battle back in games, which could come in handy if this team makes the postseason. Atlanta lost for the fourth straight game. Brian Dozier, Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario each added two hits. Last month, he was invited to San Diego during the majors’ All-Star weekend to play for the US team in the All-Star Futures Game.

Daniel Murphy hit an RBI single in the fifth, Ramos connected for a tying homer in the sixth and Harper hit his second double of the night in the seventh to give Washington a 5-4 lead.

He was not involved in the decision in a 5-4 loss Wednesday at Texas when he gave up seven hits and three runs in five innings and left trailing 3-1. Swanson swatted an opposite-field single in his second at-bat and finished 2-for-4. Blake Treinen needed just one pitch to induce Nolan Arenado into an inning-ending double play in the seventh, and Shawn Kelley struck out two in a hitless eighth.

Those were the only runs scored off Foltynewicz. In 21 games for the Mudcats, he batted.333 (26-78, 14 R, 12 2B, 10 HR, 41 RBIs).

The Braves made it 2-2 in the third on Freeman’s 24th homer.

The Atlanta Braves will promote top prospect and infielder Dansby Swanson to the Majors on Wednesday, according to their official Twitter page.

On Tuesday, the Braves completed a trade, sending shortstop Erick Aybar to the Tigers for Mike Aviles and a wonderfully-named catching prospect, Kade Scivicque. Aviles never reported to the team. Iglesias hit the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain on Friday. Atlanta begins a four-game series against Washington on Thursday at Turner Field. Miller had a 7.14 ERA this season before being shipped down to the minors. He’s likely to be back in the lineup as the designated hitter when Minnesota opens a four-game series Thursday at Kansas City.