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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Travelers walk around the baggage claim in the South Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Atlanta is among the airports where the FAA will reduce flights due to the shutdown, and airports are facing a shortage of air traffic controllers. 
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