Braves prospect Rio Ruiz raised his batting average to .346 with a 2-for-4 night, including his first home run of the season, Thursday night.
The Gwinnett Braves third baseman, also drove in three runs in the G-Braves’ 5-0 home victory against Norfolk.
Starting pitcher Aaron Blair had his second strong outing of the season.
Blair (2-0) pitched six innings, allowing five hits but no runs. He struck out six and walked three.
Elsewhere around the Braves farm system:
• Emilio Bonifacio was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a double for Triple-A Gwinnett.
• Ozzie Albies was 0-for-4 for Double-A Mississippi, snapping his six-game hit streak. He reached base once on a walk.
• Mississippi starter Sean Newcomb pitched five innings, allowing one run on one hit. He walked four and struck out four as the M-Braves lost 6-3 to Montgomery.
• Dansby Swanson was 0-for-4 for high Single-A Carolina, ending a five-game hit streak. Swanson was 9-for-21 in the streak.
• In his second start of the season, Max Fried pitched six innings and allowed no runs for Single-A Rome. He struck out seven while allowing two hits and walking four as the R-Braves lose to Asheville 5-4. Fried was acquired, along with Jace Peterson and Mallex Smith, in the December 2014 trade that sent Justin Upton to the Padres.
• Center fielder Ronald Acuna was 3-for-5 for the R-Braves, all singles. He scored two runs.
• Rome catcher Jonathan Morales was 3-for-5 with an RBI, a double and a run scored. He raised his season batting average to .407, and he has a hit in six of the R-Braves’ seven games. He has four multi-hit games.
