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A look ahead at Week 8 at the Braves minor leagues: Spencer Strider keeps climbing and other standout performances

The Atlanta Braves had a winning week last week, with the four affiliates combining to go 11-9. The young Braves had a tougher time battling the rains than their opponents, having four games completely washed out.

There was some big news last week. Touki Toussaint made a start in Rome Tuesday and then Mississippi on Sunday and looked pretty good for dealing with the first injury of his career. “It felt good,” Toussaint told me after his start at Rome. “I got the butterflies. I’m still human. I thought I wasn’t going to get them. It was weird, I’d never been hurt.