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'$3 Thursday' Again Tonight at Coolray Field
Pastornicky back in Gwinnett. Lehigh Valley ends G-Braves win streak Wednesday.
The Gwinnett Braves will try to start a new winning streak Thursday at Coolray Field. And fans can help as it again is $3 Thursday. General admission seating on the berm is $3, and there will be food/drink specials during the game with Lehigh Valley.
On Wednesday, Lehigh Valley scored three times in the eighth for a 6-3 victory that ended Gwinnett's win streak at five.
Ernesto Mejia was 3-for-5 with two RBI for Gwinnett, which still leads the International League South. Dusty Hughes was the loser in relief for Gwinnett.
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Also Wednesday, the Braves sent shorstop Tyler Pastornicky back to Gwinnett, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Pastornicky slumped recently, with seven errors, and he had the lowest fielding percentage among major league shortstops.
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