GAME INFORMATION Mississippi Braves Media Relations Department Trustmark Park • 1 Braves Way • Pearl, Ms • 39208 Contact: Chris Harris - [email protected] Mississippi Braves (16-14) vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (21-11) By The Numbers Streak ................................................................. W 1, 6 of 7 LHP Tucker Davidson (0-0, 1.46) vs. RHP Brusdar Graterol (3-0, 2.23) All-Time Record (since 2005) .............................. 955-1,005 2019 at Trustmark Park ................................................ 10-6 Game #31 • Home Game #17 2019 on the Road ........................................................... 6-8 Day Games ..................................................................... 5-4 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 • 10:35 am (CT) • Pearl, MS • Trustmark Park Night Games .............................................................. 11-10 TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves continue a ten-game homestand at Trustmark Park on Wednesday morning with game three of a five-game series (1-1) against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIN). The M-Braves swept Jacksonville in the first leg and are 6-1 during the homestand. Atlanta Braves M-Braves vs Blue Wahoos No. 22 overall prospect LHP Tucker Davidson starters for the M-Braves against Twins No. 3 overall 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 prospect RHP Brusdar Graterol. at Trustmark Park 4-5 6-4 9-1 5-3 3-7 4-6 6-8 at Pensacola 3-2 6-3 3-2 5-5 5-5 5-10 3-8 This series marks the first meeting with Pensacola serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Minne- Total 7-7 12-7 12-3 10-8 8-12 9-16 9-16 sota Twins. Last season the M-Braves went 6-4 against the Twins affiliate which was in Chattanoo- ga (since 2015). Since the Twins Double-A affiliate entered the Southern League, the Braves are 2019 Alltime 27-15 against them. The M-Braves will play 23 games against the Wahoos this season, including a at Trustmark Park 1-1 38-35 return trip to Pensacola in the first half, May 28-June 1. at Pensacola 0-0 30-35 Total 1-1 68-70 MAY ON THE MOUND: The M-Braves are 6-1 to begin the month of May , posting a 1.27 ERA (9 ER/64 IP) with 61 strikeouts, 20 walks and a .186 opponents batting average. LAST TIME OUT: LF Drew Waters walked off the Pensacola Blue Wahoos with a towering two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday night. Waters and CF Cristian Pache combined to go 5-for-9 with two home runs and four RBI. LHP Joey Wentz logged his second-straight quality start with 6.0 innings of work, giving up three runs, two earned on 5 hits with three walks and two strikeouts. RHP Huascar Ynoa struck out four of 3.0 shutout innings of relief to earn his first Double-A win. Record Breakdown THAT’S A WALK-OFF WINNER: Tuesday night’s walk-off win was the second during the homestand and fourth this season at Trustmark Park. Waters’ walk-off homer was the first since Tyler Marlette Score First ................................................. 9-6 Opponents Score First ...............................6-8 hit a walk-off homer on May 25, 2018 vs. Jacksonville. It was the 15th in club history. The first was Shutouts ................................................... 4-2 Score in 1 inning ........................................3-0 hit by Brian McCann on April 30, 2005, vs. West Tenn. Score in 2 innings ................................... 6-10 Score in 3 innings ......................................5-2 Score in 4 innings ..................................... 1-0 Score in 5 > innings ...................................1-0 KEEP IT CLOSE: The M-Braves are now 14-5 in games decided by two-or-fewer runs this season. Leading after 6 innings ........................... 10-4 Leading after 7 innings ............................10-3 WATERS SETTING THE TABLE: OF Drew Waters is batting .452 (14-for-31) over his last seven games with a home run, three doubles, three RBI and seven runs scored. Tied after 6 innings .................................. 6-2 Tied after 7 innings ...................................6-1 Trailing after 6 innings ............................. 0-8 Trailing after 7 innings .............................0-10 Waters leads the Southern League in doubles (12), extra-base hits (16) and total bases (64), is T-1st in batting (.339), 2nd in hits (41), T-2nd in runs scored (21), 3rd in OPS (.904), 5th in slugging Leading after 8 innings ........................... 11-1 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...............................5-2 (.529), T-7th in OBP (.375) Tied after 8 innings .................................. 5-2 Score 3 Runs ..............................................1-8 Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-11 Score 4 or More Runs ................................9-4 PACHE BY THE NUMBERS: OF Cristian Pache has reached base safely in 10 straight games and is batting .389 (14-for-36) with six multi-hit games, three doubles, a triple,home run, five RBI, four walks and four runs scored. First Game of Series ................................. 3-4 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match .......1-5/0-1 First Game of Homestand ........................ 1-1 Last Game of Homestand ..........................0-2 Pache currently leads the league in triples (4), is 2nd in slugging (.550) and OPS (.920), T-2nd in ex- First Game of Road Trip ........................... 1-2 Last Game of Road Trip .............................0-3 tra-base hits (15) and total bases (60), 3rd in batting (.321 and hits (35), T-3rd in doubles (8), T-5th in RBI (19) and 9th in OBP (.370). Following an Off Day ................................ 2-0 1-Run Games .............................................6-3 1 Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 3-2 2-Run Games .............................................8-2 FIVE-GAME SERIES SWEEP: The M-Braves swept a five-game series from Jacksonville, May 1-5, just Errorless Games ....................................... 8-2 3-Run Games .............................................0-1 the fourth, five-game sweep in club history. The Southern League went to the five-game series for- ........................................... 8-4 ..........................................3-8 mat in 2008, the last came Aug. 22-26, 2014 vs. Birmingham. M-Braves’ pitchers held the Shrimp With a Homer Allow a Homer to just three runs over 46 innings, with 49 strikeouts, holding them to a .173 batting average. With No Homers .................................... 8-10 Allow No Homers ....................................12-6 TOP TWO PITCHING TEAMS: This series matches the top two teams in the Southern League in White Jersey ............................................. 1-1 Vs. Righty Starters ...................................15-8 pitching. Pensacola has a team-ERA of 2.48, while the M-Braves boast a 3.03 ERA. Red Jersey ................................................ 1-6 Vs. Lefty Starters .......................................2-5 Navy Blue Jersey ...................................... 9-3 Starter Goes <5 Innings ...........................8-11 DON’T LET THE NAME FOOL YA: RHP Jeremy Walker has gone 4+ innings in all six of his relief ap- Gray Jersey .............................................. 5-4 Starter Goes 5> Innings .............................8-3 pearances behind Patrick Weigel and has allowed just nine earned runs in 31.0 IP with just two ............................. 3-4 ..........................13-10 walks and 26 strikeouts. He ranks 10th in the league in ERA (2.63). In Decision By Starters In Decision By Bullpen THIRD-MOST TALENTED TEAM IN MILB: MLB Pipeline ranked all 120 full season Minor League teams to open the season and the M-Braves roster ranked as the No. 3 most talented team in On the Web MiLB. Triple-A Gwinnett was ranked fifth. Social Media TEN TOP 30 PROSPECTS ON ROSTER: They include RHP Ian Anderson (3), OF Cristian Pache(4), OF Drew Waters (8), LHP Joey Wentz (12), LHP Kyle Muller (13), RHP Huascar Ynoa (14), RHP Patrick facebook.com/mbraves Weigel (19), LHP Tucker Davidson (22), INF C.J Alexander (DL - 23) and INF Ray-Patrick Didder For all of your M-Braves information (30)...three top 100 prospects in baseball according to MLB.com (Anderson (32), Pache (36) and needs, click over to mississippibraves.com. Waters (84). @mbraves There you’ll find photos, videos, live game stats and articles detailing the latest news and notes. instagram.com/mbraves MEDIA CENTER Southern League Standings Under the TEAM tab, click M-Braves Media Center for daily game notes, media guides NORTH REC GB SOUTH REC GB youtube.com/mississippibraves and credential information. MONTGOMERY (TB) 19-12 -- PENSACOLA (MIN) 21-11 -- CHATTANOOGA (CIN) 17-13 1.5 MISSISSIPPI (ATL) 16-14 4.0 JACKSON (TN) (ARI) 16-15 3.0 BILOXI (MIL) 16-16 5.0 TENNESSEE (CHC) 15-16 4.0 MOBILE (LAA) 14-17 6.5 BIRMINGHAM (CHW) 12-20 7.5 JACKSONVILLE (MIA) 10-22 11.0 Upcoming Probable Starters & Schedule - All Times CT Date Opponent Probable Starters Time (CT) Thurs., May 9 vs. Pensacola RHP Ian Anderson (2-1, 2.79) vs. RHP Randy Dobnak (0-0, 4.50) 6:35 PM Fri., May 10 vs. Pensacola LHP Kyle Muller (0-1, 2.77) vs. RHP Griffin Jax (2-0, 0.53) 6:35 PM Sat., May 11 at Montgomery RHP Patrick Weigel (0-1, 2.19) vs. LHP Josh Fleming (3-2, 2.39) 6:05 PM Sun., May 12 at Montgomery LHP Joey Wentz (1-1, 3.90) vs. RHP Riley O’Brien (0-1, 8.31) 2:05 PM Today’s Starter Davidson’s 2019 Day-by-Day MISSISSIPPI #9 Tucker Davidson Date Opp. Decision/Result IP (PC/K) H R ER BB SO HR (5 GS, 0-0, 1.46 ERA, 24.2 IP, 4 ER, 17 BB, 25 SO, .127 AVG) 4/10 MOB ND/W, 9-4 4.0 (75/39) 0 0 0 4 4 0 4/16 @CHA ND/W, 5-3 5.0 (77/49) 5 2 1 1 7 0 RHP • 6’2” • 215 • Amarillo, TX/Midland College • 23 yrs 4/22 MTG ND/W, 2-1 (10) 5.0 (86/47) 1 1 0 5 3 0 4/27 (G2) @MOB ND/L, 4-3 5.0 (73/44) 1 1 1 3 3 0 vs.