Through Tuesday games, these seven pitches are off to strong starts.

TRIPLE-A GWINNETT

Aaron Blair, RHP: 3-0, 1.42 ERA; three starts, 19 innings, 10 hits, five walks, 22 strikeouts, 0.79 WHIP

DOUBLE-A MISSISSIPPI

Chris Ellis, RHP: 2-0, 1.56 ERA; three starts, 17 1/3 innings, 13 hits, four walks, 13 strikeouts, 0.98 WHIP

Lucas Sims, RHP: 0-2, 1.84 ERA; three starts, 14 2/3 innings, seven hits, 10 walks, 26 strikeouts, 1.16 WHIP

Sean Newcomb, LHP: 1-0, 2.40 ERA; three starts, 15 innings, eight hits, 10 walks, 16 strikeouts, 1.20 WHIP

SINGLE-A CAROLINA

Max Povse, RHP: 1-1, 1.42 ERA; three starts, 19 innings, 10 hits, four walks, 16 strikeouts, 0.74 WHIP

SINGLE-A ROME

Patrick Wiegel, RHP: 1-0, 2.12 ERA; three starts, 17 innings, 13 hits, five walks, 18 strikeouts, 1.06 WHIP

Mike Soroka, RHP: 0-1, 2.40 ERA; three starts, 15 innings, 12 hits, three walks, 18 strikeouts, 1.00 WHIP

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff waves to a crowd of supporters during his "Rally For Our Republic" event on Saturday, July 12, 2025, inside the Kehoe Iron Works building at Trustees Garden in Savannah. During his speech, Ossoff said, "What’s happening to our country right now should chill us to the bone." (Sarah Peacock for the AJC)

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