Thursday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Brewers bop Braves; Macon gets road win; Bulldog OLmen in wreck; Joey Bart off to good start

Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

Braves can’t continue offense after good start

          Atlanta led 2-1 after one, but Milwaukee eased ahead and then clinched it in the eighth on a night when the Braves bats were not very bruised.

          Also trade talk, more on Nick Markakis’ season, All-Star voting, Freddie Freeman, and more in The Braves Report.

Macon gets two games over .500 with win

          The middle of the game was good for Macon as the Bacon took a 6-2 win at Florence.

          Macon outhit Florence 13-5 in a game of five errors.

          Jackson Jones went 3-for-4 with two runs for Macon, which got two-hit nights from Cal Gentry (Perry/Georgia College), Brandon Michie (Mercer), Kenton Crawford, and Alex Canty, who had two RBI.

          The Bacon improved to 15-13, the first time they’ve been two games over .500 since the start of the season when they won their first two games.

          Logan Winder went five innings for the win while Foster Roy closed things out.

         Macon hosts Savannah on Friday at 7 p.m.

Another Bulldog in an accident

          Offensive lineman Ben Cleveland was in a truck accident last week, it was reported Thursday. How is he?

Ex-Tech standout Joey Bart off to burly start

          Joey Bart was picked second in the MLB draft, and has racked up award after award. He’s living up to the resume.