Series Schedule, Probable Starters & Notes
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May 7, 2018 | 6:15 pm CT | AT&T Field | Chattanooga, Tenn. | Game #30 | Road Game #10 | First Half Game #30 Jackson Generals (19-10) vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (17-13) RHP Sam Lewis (2-2, 4.05 ERA) vs. LHP Lewis Thorpe (0-3, 4.37 ERA) Series Schedule, Probable Starters & Notes Mon. 5/7 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga RHP Sam Lewis (2-3, 6.00 ERA) vs. LHP Lewis Thorpe (0-3, 4.37 ERA) -- Tue. 5/8 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga LHP Alex Young (4-1, 3.66 ERA) vs. RHP Kohl Stewart (3-1, 4.91 ERA) -- Wed. 5/9 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga RHP Taylor Widener (0-1, 3.42 ERA) vs. RHP Omar Bencomo (1-0, 2.01 ERA) -- Thu. 5/10 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga RHP Ryan Atkinson (1-2, 3.97 ERA) vs. RHP Randy LeBlanc (4-1, 2.70 ERA) -- Fri. 5/11 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga RHP Jon Duplantier (2-1, 3.14 ERA) vs. LHP Anthony Marzi (0-1, 1.50 ERA) -- Sat. 5/12 6:05pm CT Mississippi TBA (Generals) vs. TBA (Mississippi Braves) Game of Thrones Night/Kevin Cron Bobblehead/Fireworks General Notes Most Recent Game Result This Series | The Jackson Generals (Double-A, Arizona Diamondbacks) visit the Chattanooga Lookouts (Minnesota Twins) in their third road series of 2018 and their eightth series overall. The Generals and Lookouts face each other 20 total times May 6 R H E this season, splitting two First Half series home-and-home The Generals won 3 of 5 against the Lookouts in their late April series. Montgomery 6 12 2 SEASON SERIES: AT JACKSON: April 21-25, August 30-Sept. 30 AT CHATTANOOGA: May 7-11, August 8-12 GENERALS 4 7 1 AGGREGATE SCORE: Meetings: 5 Generals: 31 Lookouts: 14 Win: Colin Poche (1-0) HOME RUNS Jackson, Tenn. - The wooded hillside beyond the right field wall at The Ballpark at Jackson About Last Night | Jon Duplantier (2-1) JXN: Rudy Flores (6) was Sunday’s most popular player. Three home runs—two for the Montgomery Biscuits (12-18), and one for the Jackson Loss: Brandon Lowe (6), Generals (19-10)—found their way to the hill, but Montgomery’s jacks were king, as the Biscuits held on for a 6-4 victory. The Mike Franco (2) Save: OPP: Nick Solak (2) Generals led 1-0 early , but Shelley Duncan’s side could not hold the lead, dropping the series in the process. Generals right-hander JON DUPLANTIER (2-1, 3.14 ERA) suffered his first Double-A defeat, hampered by a difficult fourth inning. After retiring nine of the first eleven hitters he faced, Duplantier allowed a lead-off solo home run in the fourth to Montgomery’s Nick Solak, and a two-out, two-run single from Thomas Milone stretched the margin to 3-1 Biscuits. Duplantier Generals At A Glance st gave way to GABE SPEIER in the fifth, who ceded a pair of run-scoring hits that made the Montgomery margin 5-1. The Generals 1 Half W-L/Rank 19-10/1st, North nd could never quite get even again, as Lowe would homer in the seventh off JUSTIN DONATELLA for the game’s final run. Lowe 2 Half W-L/Rank n/a finished the series with eleven RBI over five games against Jackson. Home Record 14-6 Offensively, the Generals pushed across a run in the third, as JUNIEL QUERECUTO scampered home from third base Road Record 5-4 on an error by Montgomery pitcher Matt Krook. Jackson’s only other scoring came in the fifth, whenRUDY FLORES banged his Current Streak L1 sixth home run of the year over the right field fence, a three-run shot that drew the Generals within reach at 5-4. The home side ended the game 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position, stranding eight. Only Querecuto had a multi-hit contest, as the league-leading Generals dropped their second straight series finale. Start-of-Series Team Stats JXN (at 19-10) STAT & RANK CHA (at 17-13) Put a Hurtin' on Them | The Generals started an MILB-best 15-2 before being stung by a swarm of injuries: .782 - 1st OPS .675 - 10th *1B/3B MARTY HERUM (DL 4/25) Hitting .323 with 15 RBI in 18 games before exiting April 24th's loss to Chattanooga. 161 - 1st Runs 107 - 10th *CF BEN DELUZIO (DL 4/27) Team-high 18 starts (all in CF) before going on the DL as the league leader in SB (9) 20 - 4th HR 18 - 6th *C MATT JONES (DL 4/28) Tied for team lead in homers before getting hurt on April 27 at Mississippi 25 - 5th SB 15 - 8th *C ALBERTO ROSARIO (DL 5/3) Batting .288 before being hurt vs. Montgomery, catching 11 of Jackson's 17 wins 3.23 - 2nd ERA 3.50 - 3rd *OF JAY GONZALEZ (DL 5/4) Back to the DL after hitting .286 in 7 games during his return from his first stint; 5 SB 1.21 - 1st WHIP 1.38 - 6th 298 - 1st Strikeouts 297 - 2nd Return of the Med-I | KEVIN MEDRANO'S walk-off RBI single capped a 5-4 Generals comeback win over Mont- gomery on Star Wars Night (5/5) at The Ballpark at Jackson. The clutch hit for Med came one night after he'd been ejected for 1st Half Southern League Standings arguing balls and strikes late in a 6-2 loss, and it pushed his intriguing streak of hits in home games to 17 straight. Medrano's North Division W-L GB longest "regular" hit streak in 2017 was 16 games, and he had an 11-game streak in April 2018. Jackson Generals (ARI) 19-10 -- Chattanooga Lookouts (MIN) 17-13 2.5 Prince of Thieves | On May 4, the Generals received infielderJOSH PRINCE from Triple-A Reno to supplement Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 15-14 4.0 to the team's versatility and speed. Prince, who played 8 games with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013, was a 2014 Southern Birmingham Barons (CWS) 14-16 5.5 League All-Star and the SL's "Best Hustler" that year, stealing a league-high 37 bases for the Huntsville Stars. Prince stole 217 Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 12-18 7.5 MILB bases before arriving at Jackson, and he's an adaptable defender (355 OF games, 276 INF games.) Prince began 2018 on the DL (calf), working his way back to health after leading the independent Atlantic League in SB (55) in 2017. South Division W-L GB Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 20-10 -- Quere-ing the Club | In the past 10 games 4/26-5/6), six players have paced the Generals offense: Mobile BayBears (LAA) 13-16 6.5 INF JUNIEL QUERECUTO: Played in 10 games - .429 BA (15-for-35), 6 R, 4 RBI; SL #1 in batting average (.393) Pensacola Blue Wahoos (CIN) 13-17 7.0 INF KEVIN MEDRANO: Played in 10 games - .282 BA (11-for-39), 4 R, 9 RBI; SL #1 in hits (38), doubles (12), RBI (21) Mississippi Braves (ATL) 13-17 7.0 1B/DH RUDY FLORES: Played in 10 games - .243 BA (9-for-37), 6 R, 3 HR, 11 RBI; tied for SL lead with 6 HR through 5/7 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 12-17 7.5 UTL JOSE VINICIO: Played in 9 games - .333 BA (11-for-33), 6 R, 1 RBI; has played RF, LF, SS, and 2B in this span UTL GALLI CRIBBS: Played in 9 games - .143 BA (4-for-28), 7 R; Southern League-best 5 triples & 22 runs through 5/7 OF JASON MOROZOWSKI: Played in 9 games - .129 BA (4-for-31), 3 R, 5 RBI; first AA XBH was a massive 3-R HR vs. MTG 5/5 Generals vs. Southern League North Division Games Home Road Overall Streak Generals rookie COLIN POCHE was outstanding early in 2018. Poche struck out 23 batters over Poche Poached | 5-0 5-0 W5 his first 11.0 IP without allowing a run, and the performance was good enough to earn him Southern League Relief Pitcher of Birmingham (CHW) 26 the Month honors. However, Poche was dealt to the Tampa Bay Rays on May 1 as a final piece in a three-team trade that sent Chattanooga (MIN) 20 3-2 3-2 L2 Rays outfielder Steven Souza Jr. to Arizona earlier this year. Here's a full accounting of the moves: Montgomery (TB) 20 2-3 2-3 L1 D-BACKS RECEIVED: NYY , TB OF Steven Souza Jr. (now MLB/Arizona) RHP TAYLOR WIDENER (now AA/Jackson) Tennessee (CHC) 24 3-1 3-1 W1 YANKEES RECEIVED: ARI 2B Brandon Drury (now MLB/NY Yankees) RAYS RECEIVED: NYY OF Nick Solak (now AA/Montgomery), ARI LHP Anthony Banda (now AAA/Durham), ARI LHP COLIN vs. North 90 10-5 3-1 13-6 L1 POCHE (now AA/Montgomery), ARI RHP Sam McWilliams (now A+/Charlotte) South Division Games Home Road Overall Streak Biloxi (MIL) 9 Southpaws, Stand Up! | After Colin Poche's departure, these 3 lefties remain in the Jackson bullpen: LHP KIRBY BELLOW - 11 games, 0.90 ERA, 10.0 IP, 10 K, 1.00 WHIP .171 BAA - His deceptive delivery has kept hitters off Jacksonville (MIA) 10 4-1 4-1 W2 balance, improving on last year's Double-A debut (11 games, 4.85 ERA, 1.54 WHIP). 6 outings, no ER since April 17 (BIR). Mississippi (ATL) 10 2-3 2-3 L1 LHP YUHEI NAKAUSHIRO - 10 games, 5.28 ERA, 15.1 IP, 15 K, 1.70 WHP, .288 BAA - 8 hits, 5 runs allowed in his last 3 Mobile (LAA) 10 games.