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Mike Minor is penciled in to start Monday night for the Atlanta Braves, which will make the left-hander the 46th Mississippi Braves alumnus to advance to the major leagues. Minor, just a year removed from Vanderbilt, pitched well here, going 2-6 with a 4.03 ERA for a team that struggled — and still does — to score. More indicative of his stuff, he had 109 strikeouts in 87 innings. He pitched well at Triple-A Gwinnett, too. Maybe the Braves are going out on a limb moving him up so quickly, but in the heat of the division battle, it’s a risk worth taking.