prime nine
A host of former Mississippi Braves — remember the M-Braves? — showed out in The Show on Monday. For Atlanta, topping this list, A.J. Smith-Shawver threw seven no-hit innings — and eight one-hit innings, all told — to lead the Braves to a 4-0 win over Cincinnati. Hot-hitting Austin Riley contributed an RBI knock, giving him 25 on the year, and scored a run. … Freddie Freeman, now with the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers, hit career homer No. 350 — his seventh of the season — to spark a 7-4 win against Miami. Evan Phillips — 0.00 ERA in seven games — threw a scoreless inning in relief for L.A. … For the sizzling Chicago Cubs, Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs in a 9-2 win over San Francisco. … For the rising (Sacramento) A’s, Shea Langeliers — a 2021 Double-A champ — belted his seventh homer and drove in two runs in a big 7-6 win against Seattle. … Drew Waters — Southern League player of the year in 2019 — went 1-for-3 with an RBI for Kansas City in a 3-0 victory vs. the White Sox. … For Milwaukee, catcher William Contreras went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-1 win over Houston. … In Pittsburgh’s 6-3 loss to St. Louis, Joey Wentz threw two scoreless innings in relief for the Pirates.