Mike Minor is close

Mike Minor took a perfect game into the seventh inning pitching for Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.
Minor ended up tossing eight shutout innings, striking out nine. He will likely return to the Braves rotation Saturday in Houston. "I said, 'Hey, there are no promises; you're lined up but there are no promises,'" Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "But that is a good step. We haven't made that decision but that's nice to see."