life’s a beach

Atlanta Braves fans might want to remember the name Brandon Beachy. He’s coming. The Mississippi Braves right-hander was brilliant again on Thursday night, though he got no decision when the bullpen blew a lead. For the record, Beachy, moved from the pen to the rotation on June 18, is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his five starts for the Double-A club. He has 44 strikeouts — 13 on Thursday vs. Huntsville — in 30 innings and just six walks. He’s got three quality pitches, nothing overpowering but everything sharp. Manager Phillip Wellman has already forecast that Beachy, 23, will make The Show. It’s only a matter of time, really. The M-Braves can only hope he stays the rest of this summer. Remarkably, the 6-foot-3 Indiana native was undrafted out of Indiana Wesleyan. He was a third baseman/first baseman who closed on occasion in college. Atlanta signed him after seeing him pitch in the Virginia Valley League, a college summer loop, and he pitched mostly in relief his first three years in the system. Shades of Kris Medlen in 2008, Beachy has emerged as an ace since shifting to the rotation last month.