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GAME INFORMATION Mississippi Braves Media Relations Department Trustmark Park • 1 Braves Way • Pearl, Ms • 39208 Mississippi Braves (25-30) vs. Montgomery Biscuits (26-29) RHP Kyle Wright (3-5, 4.27) vs. RHP J.D. Martin (3-7, 4.65) Game #56 • June 3, 2018 • 5:00 p.m. (CST) • Pearl, MS • Trustmark Park TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves begin their sixth homestand of the season today with game one of a five-game series vs. Montgomery. This is Montgomery lone visit to Trustmark Park this season. Record Breakdown The M-Braves will face Pensacola in the second-leg of the 10-game homestand. The M-Braves are Score First ............................................... 20-7 Opponents Score First .............................5-23 coming off a 2-3 series at Biloxi. Shutouts ................................................... 4-6 Score in 1 inning ........................................2-6 Score in 2 innings ..................................... 6-9 Score in 3 innings ....................................10-8 LAST TIME OUT: The M-Braves scored six runs in the first four innings on Saturday to beat BIloxi Score in 4 innings ..................................... 4-1 Score in 5 > innings ...................................3-0 6-1 in the series finale at MGM Park. C Alex Jackson hit a two-run home run, his third of the Leading after 6 innings ........................... 21-4 Leading after 7 innings ............................23-2 season, and finished 1-for-4. 1B Tyler Marlette scored a run, plated two and went 3-for-5 with a Tied after 6 innings .................................. 2-2 Tied after 7 innings ...................................2-4 double. RHP Enderson Franco earned his second win of the season, holding the Shuckers to one Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 2-24 Trailing after 7 innings .............................0-22 run, six hits and three walks over 5.0 frames with four strikeouts. Leading after 8 innings ........................... 22-1 Score 2 or Fewer Runs .............................1-15 M-BRAVES AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS: RHP Touki Toussaint is 2nd in the Southern Tied after 8 innings .................................. 0-1 Score 3 Runs ..............................................5-4 League in strikeouts (72) and is 2nd among SL starters with an 11.71 SO/9IP ratio. RHPJacob Webb Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-24 Score 4 or More Runs ..............................19-9 is T-4th in appearances (19) and T-3rd in saves (7). INF Alay Lago is the 5th-toughest player in the First Game of Series ................................. 6-5 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ...5-6/3-5 SL to strikeout with an 8.61 TPA/SO ratio. First Game of Homestand ........................ 1-4 Last Game of Homestand ..........................2-3 First Game of Road Trip ........................... 3-2 Last Game of Road Trip .............................2-3 M-BRAVES VS. BISCUITS: The M-Braves and Biscuits will meet 10 times in 2018 with five games being played at each venue. The Braves will make a return trip to Riverwalk Stadium, July 18-22, Following an Off Day ................................ 1-3 1-Run Games .............................................3-8 during the second half. The M-Braves are went 4-6 against the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate last season Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 1-0 2-Run Games .............................................5-3 and are 96-130 all-time vs. the Biscuits, 52-60 at Trustmark Park. I Errorless Games ..................................... 10-7 3-Run Games .............................................6-4 With a Homer......................................... 15-9 Allow a Homer ........................................7-15 With No Homers .................................. 10-21 Allow No Homers ..................................18-15 LOCKHART HAS HIT IN 19 OF 23 GAMES: Since May 8, INF Daniel Lockhart has hit in 19 of 23 games batting .286/.367/.442 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 8 RBI, 11 walks. Day (4 pm or earlier) ................................ 8-7 Vs. Righty Starters .................................22-27 Night (5 pm or later) ............................ 17-23 Vs. Lefty Starters .......................................3-3 MARLETTE KEEPS MASHING: Since May 4, INF Tyler Marlette is batting .360/.436/.573 with Following a Win ................................... 11-14 Starter Goes <5 Innings ...........................6-12 7 doubles, 4 home runs, 15 RBI and 11 walks. He’s raised his batting average from .185 to .286. Following a Loss ................................... 14-15 Starter Goes 5> Innings .........................19-18 In Decision By Starters ......................... 14-21 In Decision By Bullpen ............................11-9 M-BRAVES FINISH MAY WITH 13-15 RECORD: The M-Braves finished their second month of the season with a 13-15 record, which was T-6th in the SL. The club ranked 5th in batting (.252) and 7th in pitching (4.36 ERA). 1B Tyler Marlette batted .350 with 6 doubles, 4 home runs, 13 RBI, Daily & Monthly Breakdown 17 runs, 11 walks and .435 OBP in 24 games. OF Travis Demeritte hit .280 with 7 doubles, 1 triple, Day Home Road Total Month Home Road Total 3 home runs, 15 RBI, 14 runs, 15 walks, .382 OBP and .855 OPS in 28 games. LHP Adam McCreery Monday 1-3 1-3 2-6 April 8-7 3-7 11-14 was 2-2 with a 1.46 ERA (2 ER/12.1 IP), 17 strikeouts, 6 walks in 8 relief outings. Tuesday 1-1 2-1 3-2 May 5-5 8-10 13-15 Wednesday 1-2 1-4 2-6 June - 1-1 1-1 TOUKI TOUSSAINT CLIMBING MILB STRIKEOUT LEADERBOARD: RHP Touki Toussaint Thursday 3-2 1-3 4-5 July - - - ranks 3rd in Double-A baseball and 2nd in the Southern League with 72 strikeouts on the season in Friday 2-3 1-2 3-5 August - - - Saturday 3-0 3-3 6-3 September - - - 55.1 innings. The 21-year-old ranks T-8th in Minor League Baseball in strikeouts. Sunday 2-1 3-2 5-3 Postseason - - - Total 13-12 12-18 25-30 13-12 12-18 25-30 THIS DAY IN BRAVES HISTORY: On June 3, 1978, the Braves and the Cubs tie a major league record, using 14 hurlers in a single game. Each team uses seven pitchers when Chicago beats Atlanta at Wrigley Field, 8-6. M-Braves vs Biscuits FROM PEARL TO ATLANTA: OF Dustin Peterson became the fourth M-Brave alum to make his 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 MLB debut in 2018 on Monday, May 28 vs. the New York Mets at Sun Trust Park. He joins RHP Mike at Trustmark Park 6-6 3-6 5-6 3-2 3-7 4-6 2-3 Soroka, OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (April 25) and LHP Jesse Biddle (April 21) to have debuted this season. at Montgomery 2-9 4-11 4-6 7-3 4-5 1-4 6-4 In total, 133 players, have gone on to make their MLB debuts after playing in Pearl since 2005. Total 8-15 7-17 9-12 10-5 7-12 5-10 8-7 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 HAMMER TIME: Jackson, MS native Chris Maloney enters his first season as the M-Braves man- at Trustmark Park 4-6 5-5 6-4 6-4 3-2 2-3 0-0 ager and is the seventh skipper in franchise history. at Montgomery 2-3 5-5 5-10 1-4 1-4 2-3 0-0 • Maloney attended Jackson’s St. Joseph High School and graduated from Mississippi State University Total 6-9 10-10 11-14 7-8 4-6 4-6 0-0 in 1983. • Maloney spent the previous six years on the St. Louis Cardinals Major League coaching staff as the Alltime team’s third base coach (2016-July 2017) and first base coach (2012-15). at Trustmark Park 52-60 • Prior to joining the Cardinals, Maloney was the Memphis Redbirds (AAA) manager for five seasons at Montgomery 44-70 (2007-11), leading the team to winning records in four of his five seasons. Total 96-130 • Maloney ranks ninth among active minor league managers in wins with 1,350 entering the 2018 season. M-Braves vs Biscuits Day-by-Day PROSPECTING: The Atlanta Braves farm system was ranked No. 2 in Major League Baseball by Date Result Record W-L-S Att MLB.com prior to th season. The M-Braves roster currently features one Top 100 prospect in RHP Kyle Wright (No. 30). The roster has a total of five of the Top 30 Atlanta prospects in Wright (No. 6/3 2), RHP Touki Toussaint (No. 11), RHP Bryse Wilson (No. 13), C Alex Jackson (No. 14) and OF Travis Demeritte (No. 21). 6/4 6/5 Southern League Standings 6/6 NORTH REC GB 6/7 CHA (MIN) 32-23 - On the Web JXN (ARI) 30-24 1.5 7/18 TNS (CHC) 28-26 3.5 7/19 MTG (TB) 26-29 6.0 For all of your M-Braves information BIR (CHW) 25-29 6.5 needs, click over to mississippibraves.com. 7/20 There you’ll find photos, videos, live game SOUTH REC GB stats and articles detailing every M-Braves 7/21 BLX (MIL) 33-22 - player and the organization overall. Follow the links to listen to the M-Braves live 7/22 MOB (LAA) 29-25 3.5 audio stream all season long. MIS (ATL) 25-30 8.0 JAX (MIA) 22-31 10.0 Social Media PNS (CIN) 21-32 11.0 facebook.com/mbraves On the Airways 2018 marks the 10th @mbraves season of M-Braves baseball on the FM dial instagram.com/mbraves with WYAB 103.9 FM. Chris Harris enters his first season as the radio broadcaster for the youtube.com/mississippibraves Mississippi Braves. WYAB airs all 140 games plus the postseason! Upcoming Probable Starters & Schedule Date Opponent Probable Starters Time (CT) June 4 vs. Montgomery RHP Touki Toussaint (2-5, 3.90) vs. LHP Genesis Cabrera (4-3, 3.62) 7:00 PM June 5 vs.