reunited

Well, that worked out nicely. Atlanta reunited infield prospects Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies on Thursday, and the pair combined for seven hits to spark the Double-A Mississippi Braves to a 6-5 win at Jackson (Tenn.). Swanson, the Braves’ No. 1 prospect (as rated by mlb.com), played shortstop and hit third. Albies, the No. 3 prospect, played second base and hit leadoff. The two, both shortstops by trade, had played in tandem in big league spring training games, one at short and the other at second. Albies, only 19, began the season as the M-Braves’ shortstop and batted .369 before he was promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett in late April. Swanson, who started the year at Class A Carolina, moved to Mississippi when Albies left. After a hot start at Gwinnett, Albies cooled off and was hitting .248 through Wednesday. With a 3-for-5 on Thursday, he picked right up where he left off. Swanson, who started hot with the M-Braves, had seen his average drop to .235 before a recent surge. He is now at .267, having hit .385 over his last 10, including the four-hit game on Thursday. They may be the middle infield of the future in Atlanta but for now Albies and Swanson have brightened the outlook for the M-Braves in the second half of the Southern League season. The club is 4-3 and in first place in the South Division. P.S. The third shortstop prospect on the Mississippi roster, No. 24 Johan Camargo, played third base on Thursday and went 1-for-3. He is hitting .254 with four homers and 22 RBIs while playing mostly second base.