Atlanta Braves
Hector Olivera has 4 hits in Gulf Coast League game
Hector Olivera is 5-for-6 in two games with the Gulf Coast League Braves. AJC file photo
Hector Olivera hit a home run and four Braves pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter as the Gulf Coast League squad beat the Yankees West team 14-0 Saturday.
Olivera went 4-for-5, scored three runs and had three RBIs in his second game af a minor league rehab assignment. He went 1-for-1 at the plate Friday.
Olivera was suspended 82 games by Major League Baseball after he was arrested and charged with assault and battery April 13 following an alleged domestic-violence incident at the Atlanta Braves’ team hotel in Arlington, Va.
2016 draft pick Joey Wentz (40th overall) started for the Braves Saturday and pitched three innings. He struck out six and walked none.
Anthony Guardado, Odalvi Javier and Ryan Schlosser also pitched for the Braves. The four pitchers combined to strike out 10 and walk none.
