MISSISSIPPI Date Opp. Decision/Result IP (PC/K) H R ER BB SO HR 4/7 at TNS ND/L, 4-3 0.2 (28/12) 0 0 0 3 0 0 4/14 MOB, G2 ND/L, 2-0 2.0 (38/23) 2 0 0 1 1 0 4/20 MTG L,1/L, 5-0 2.0 (40/22) 0 1 0 1 3 0 4/26 at MOB ND/L, 5-3 1.2 (37/18) 2 2 2 3 2 0 April: 4 GS, 0-1, 2.84 ERA, 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 BB, 6 SO 5/1 JAX ND/W, 2-0 3.0 (36/25) 0 0 0 0 4 0 5/6 PNS ND/L, 6-3 3.0 (29/20) 3 1 1 0 2 0 GAME INFORMATION Mississippi Braves Media Relations Department Trustmark Park • 1 Braves Way • Pearl, Ms • 39208 Contact: Chris Harris - [email protected] Mississippi Braves (28-33, 61-69) at Biloxi Shuckers (36-24, 77-53) By The Numbers Streak ............................................................................. W2 RHP Jasseel De La Cruz (4-7, 3.84) vs. RHP Dylan File (8-2, 2.62) All-Time Record (since 2005) ........................... 1,000-1,060 2019 at Trustmark Park .............................................. 31-34 Game #131 • 2nd Half #62 • Road Game #66 2019 on the Road ....................................................... 30-35 Day Games ................................................................. 12-14 Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 • 6:35 pm (CT) • Biloxi, MS • MGM Park Night Games .............................................................. 49-54 TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves continue their final road trip of the 2019 season on Saturday night with game two of a five-game series at Biloxi. The Braves are coming off a 4-7 homestand against Birmingham (2-3) and Pensac- ola (2-4). The club will close out the season with a five-game homestand against Chattanooga, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. M-Braves vs Shuckers All-time the M-Braves are 51-55 vs. Biloxi since 2015, 7-10 in games played this season and 25-28 in games 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Alltime played at MGM Park. Tonight is the 18th of 21 meetings this season between the Magnolia State rivals. at Trustmark Park 4-6 5-5 8-5 6-3 3-8 26-27 at Biloxi 7-6 3-6 6-4 5-10 4-2 25-28 LAST TIME OUT: Greyson Jenista hit a ninth-inning pinch-hit solo home run on Friday night to give the M-Braves a 3-2 win over the Shuckers at MGM Park in game one of the series. RHP Connor Johnstone logged his first Total 11-12 8-11 14-9 11-13 7-10 51-55 M-Braves quality start with 6.0 innings of two-run baseball, two walks and five strikeouts. RHP Josh Graham pitched 2.0 scoreless innings for the win and RHP Bradley Roney worked the ninth for his third save. SS Braden Shewmake scored twice and was 2-for-2 while RF Trey Harris was 2-for-4 with an RBI double and LF Connor Lien was 1-for-4 with an RBI double. 1,000 MISSISSIPPI BRAVES WINNERS: Friday’s 3-2 win over Biloxi was the 1,000th all-time win for the Mis- sissippi Braves since 2005. All-time, the M-Braves are 1,000-1,060. THE GOOD AND BAD OF IT: Despite a total overhaul of the pitching staff and 8-14 record this month, M-Braves hurlers lead the Southern League in August with a 2.64 ERA. Jackson is 2nd with a 3.23 ERA. The M-Braves at the plate are last in the league this month with a .202 batting average and averaging just 2.3 runs per game. Overall this season, M-Braves pitchers lead the league with a 3.13 ERA. BULLPEN BEASTS: The M-Braves bullpen has covered 88.1 innings over 22 games in August and posted a 2.04 ERA (20 ER), with 74 strikeouts complared to 39 walks. M-Braves starters have logged 102.2 innings this month and posted a 3.16 ERA, including seven quality starts. Record Breakdown Score First ............................................. 41-22 Opponents Score First ...........................18-47 ROSTER TURNOVER: Only 13 of the 24 players currently on the active roster were active on Aug. 4. OF Cris- tian Pache, OF Drew Waters, RHP Ian Anderson, LHP Tucker Davidson, RHP Ben Rowen, LHP Tyler Matzek Leading after 6 innings ........................... 44-9 Leading after 7 innings ............................43-6 and C Jonathan Morales were promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett. LHP Kyle Muller, INF C.J. Alexander and Tied after 6 innings ................................ 12-7 Tied after 7 innings .................................10-7 INF Daniel Lockhart have been placed on the Injured List and INF Luis Valenzuela was released and RHP Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 4-53 Trailing after 7 innings .............................2-42 Brandon White was transferred to High-A Florida. Also, LHP Joey Wentz was traded to Detroit on July 31. PFEIFER TRANSFORMING HIS CAREER: LHP Phil Pfeifer is averaging 10.4 SO/9.0 IP this season between Leading after 8 innings ........................... 44-4 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...........................12-40 Mississippi and Florida and has 146 strikeouts in 27 games, 18 starts and 100.0 innings. In four starts since Tied after 8 innings .................................. 9-5 Score 3 Runs ............................................8-18 returning to Mississippi on Aug. 1, the Vanderbilt product has a 1.17 ERA (3 ER/23.0 IP), 29 strikeouts, six walks, .195 BAA and 0.96 WHIP. Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-52 Score 4 or More Runs ............................40-11 He has the most strikeouts of any pitcher in Minor League Baseball with 100.0 IP or less. He has logged dou- First Game of Series ............................. 11-16 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ...13-13/2-3 ble-digit strikeouts three times this season, including a career-high 17 strikeouts on July 18 at Palm Beach. First Game of Homestand ........................ 5-6 Last Game of Homestand ..........................5-6 THE SHUTOUT KING: RHP Nolan Kingham leads Minor League Baseball with three complete game shutouts First Game of Road Trip ........................... 6-6 Last Game of Road Trip .............................4-6 this season and is T-2nd in Minor League Baseball in innings pitched, logging 151.1 between Low-A Rome, High-A Florida and Mississippi. Following an Off Day ................................ 7-2 1-Run Games .........................................18-25 THE FIRST 2019 DRAFT PICK IN DOUBLE-A: On Aug. 16, SS Braden Shewmake was promoted to Mississippi Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 6-5 2-Run Games .........................................17-23 from Low-A Rome, Atlanta’s second first-round pick (21st overall) in this past June’s MLB draft. Shewmake is the Errorless Games ................................... 37-27 3-Run Games .............................................5-8 first 2019 draft pick to reach Double-A for any club. In 51 games, the Texas A&M product was batting .318 (64- for-201) with 18 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 39 RBI, 11 stolen bases and .389 OBP over 51 games. At- With a Homer....................................... 34-22 Allow a Homer ......................................15-37 lanta’s firs selection was Baylor catcher Shea Langeliers at ninth overall. He is currently playing for Low-A Rome. With No Homers .................................. 26-47 Allow No Homers ..................................44-31 ANOTHER 25 SB SEASON FOR DIDDER: Aruba native INF/OF Ray-Patrick Didder has stolen 25 bases for a fourth-straight season and is 18-for-19 in SB opportunities in 48 games during the second-half of the season White Jersey ......................................... 10-10 Vs. Righty Starters .................................47-53 with a .375 OBP, six doubles, home run, eight RBI and 21 walks. He now ranks 5th in the league with 24 stolen Red Jersey .............................................. 9-19 Vs. Lefty Starters ...................................12-16 bases and 2nd in HBP (15). He has been HBP 114 times in his career and 102 times since the 2015 season. Navy Blue Jersey .................................. 26-24 Starter Goes <5 Innings .........................13-36 CASTEEL CLEANING UP: 28-year-old 1B Ryan Casteel has found a home in the cleanup spot and leads the Gray Jersey .......................................... 14-15 Starter Goes 5> Innings .........................46-32 club and ranks 3rd in the league with 19 home runs and three multi-homer games. His three-homer game Special Jersey ........................................... 1-1 In Decision By Starters ..........................33-42 on July 3 was the first in M-Braves history. He ranks among the league leaders in HR (19, 3rd), RBI (65, 4th), Series Breakdown ............................. 9-15-1 In Decision By Bullpen ..........................26-27 slugging (.469, 6th), OPS (.806, 8th), XBH (39, T-8th) and TB (179, 8th). Casteel has already moved into 7th place on the M-Braves all-time home run list and with one more home run would become just the second M-Brave to record 20 homers in a season, joining Ernesto Mejia (26) who did it in 2011. Vs. South Division ................................ 35-42 NL Style Baseball ...................................37-32 Vs. North Division ................................ 26-27 AL Style Baseball ...................................24-37 THREE MILLION FANS: The M-Braves celebrated the 3 millionth fan for Braves baseball at Trustmark Park on Aug. 14. Clinton, MS native Matt Baker (and son Wyatt attending his first game) was the 3 millionth fan and was given a prize pack that included 2020 M-Braves Season Tickets and 2020 Atlanta Braves tickets. HISTORY MADE ON JUNE 28: Ian Anderson and Jeremy Walker’s combined nine-inning no-hitter on Friday, On the Web June 28 vs. Jackson was the third no-hitter in team history. The last was a combined no-hitter from Julio Social Media Teheran and Tyrelle Harris on Aug.