Atlanta Braves
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 is 5-for-6 in two games with the Gulf Coast League Braves. AJC file photo
By Staff reports
July 16, 2016

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.

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.

About the Author

Staff reports
More Stories

Keep Reading

The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Eli White, who has been with the team three years, ahead of the nontendered deadline. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Braves make several signings ahead of Friday nontender deadline

Players who aren’t tendered contracts become free agents.

What to make of Braves re-signing Raisel Iglesias, trading for Mauricio Dubón

The Braves’ two deals completed on Wednesday clarified at least a section of the team’s offseason plan.

Braves re-sign closer Raisel Iglesias to one-year deal

The re-signing of Raisel Iglesias to a one-year $16 million deal with the Braves retains Iglesias at the same salary he earned last season.

The Latest

The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Eli White, who has been with the team three years, ahead of the nontendered deadline. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Braves make several signings ahead of Friday nontender deadline

What to make of Braves re-signing Raisel Iglesias, trading for Mauricio Dubón

Braves re-sign closer Raisel Iglesias to one-year deal

Featured

Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez

‘Worst nightmares come true.’ Atlanta confronts shift in homelessness funding.

Trump’s overhaul threatens permanent housing for an estimated 600 Atlanta households and 170,000 people nationwide, advocates warn.

Microsoft’s newest AI ‘superfactory’ opens at sprawling Fayetteville campus

One of the largest data center campuses under construction in Georgia has its first operational tenant, and it’s one of the most recognizable names in technology.

Atlanta officials quietly rebrand city’s DEI office

The city of Atlanta office overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion is getting a rebrand amid assaults at the federal level on such initiatives.