Wisler makes third start for Gwinnett

Matt Wisler gave up three runs, eight hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings but the Gwinnett Braves scored twice in the seventh inning and three more times in the eighth inning to beat the Louisville Bats 7-6 Saturday night in Lawrenceville.

Wisler struck out five in his third outing for Gwinnett.

Shae Simmons pitched a perfect ninth for his first save.

Catcher Tyler Flowers went 2-for-4 and reached base three times in his second rehab game as he recovers from a fractured hand.

Another Atlanta Braves player rehabbing from an injury, Julio Teheran, pitches for Gwinnett Sunday.

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A tiny nation qualified for its first World Cup. Cape Verde has fans here

Cape Verde, competing in its first World Cup, will take on the world's No. 1 team in Spain at 12 p.m. on June 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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Georgia subdues a nemesis in rolling past Crimson Tide for SEC championship

Georgia notched its best win of the season at the perfect time, finally vanquishing Alabama in Atlanta and taking home the SEC Championship for the second straight year.