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Jackson Generals (45-38 Overall, 6-7 Second Half) Up Next JXN Starter (W-L, ERA) MTG Starter (W-L, ERA) Vs. Montgomery Biscuits (50-33, 6-7 Second Half) Su 6/30 RHP Kevin McCanna, 3-4, 2.88 LHP Josh Fleming, 5-4, 3.87 Mo 7/1 RHP Cole Stapler, 1-0, 5.40 OP>RHP Riley O’Brien, 4-5, 4.11 Wednesday, July 3 | 6:05 pm CT | The Ballpark at Jackson Tu 7/2 RHP Matt Peacock, 4-3, 2.67 RHP Paul Campbell, 3-0, 3.00 Game 84 | Home Game 39 | Second Half Game 14 We 7/3 RHP Joel Payamps, 2-3, 3.71 LHP Kenny Rosenberg, 6-1, 3.20 Generals SP: RHP Joel Payamps (2-3, 3.71 ERA) Th 7/4 TBA At Chattanooga Lookouts, 5:15 Opponent SP: LHP Kenny Rosenberg (6-1, 3.20 ERA) At CHA July 4-9; Next home series: Vs. Birmingham, 7/11-7/16 G E N E R A L N O T E S MOST RECENT RESULT SERIES PRIMER: The Generals host the Montgomery Biscuits (AA, Tampa Bay Rays) for the Last Game R H E first time in 2019. The two North Division playoff entrants from 2018 will play only 18 games this Montgomery Biscuits 2 5 0 season, with thirteen of them coming in the Second Half. The Generals were the only team to win four games against the Biscuits in the First Half, but Montgomery took home the North JACKSON GENERALS 3 2 1 Division title to earn a playoff bid. W: Peacock (4-3) |HOME RUNS| TBR Top-30 Prospects at MTG (with rank): OF Jesus Sanchez (#3), 2B Vidal Brujan L: Campbell (3-1) JXN: -- (#6), SS Lucius Fox (#10), OF Josh Lowe (#15), SS Taylor Walls (#19), IF Tristan S: Gann OPP: Gray Gray (#28) GENERALS AT A GLANCE LAST GAME: Jackson, Tenn. – The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Overall Record (140 Games) 45-38 Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks, used a first-inning surge to beat Montgomery 3-2 on Tuesday Second Half (70 Games) 6-7 night, holding off the Biscuits to gain a 2-1 series lead. The win for the Generals (45-38) at The First Half (70 Games) 39-31 Ballpark at Jackson is their sixth against Montgomery (50-33) this season in eight meetings. Full Recap: JacksonGeneralsBaseball.com Home (70 games, 35 per half) 18-20 Road (70 games, 35 per half) 27-18 TODAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP: Since arriving in Jackson in 2017, Joel Payamps has had a Current Streak W2 few moments a brilliance, and one of them came last Thursday. Pitching the first have of a double-header, Payamps fired his second complete-game shutout as a General (and first since SEASON STATS ENTERING SERIES 201 7), holding Mississippi to one hit with one walk while striking out nine batters over seven Generals Stats (SL Rank out of 10) Biscuits 43-37/2nd North Overall W-L & Standing 49-31/1st North innings. Payamps will try to keep that roll going against Montgomery’s Kenny Rosenberg, who has only lost once this season. Rosenberg took no decision in his previous outing against Jackson +56 (2nd) Run Differential +66 (1st) on May 25, allowing three runs on five hits while stirking out eight men in five innings. .710 (2nd) On-Base-Plus-Slugging .695 (4th) 78 (1st) Home Runs 60 (T-4th) MAN IN THE MOMENT: With a two-out, three-run double in the first inning of July 2’s game 45 (9th) Stolen Bases 109 (1st) against Montgomery, Jazz Chisholm posted his team-leading 13th multi-RBI game of the year. 3.48 (6th) Earned Run Average 3.07 (1st) Despite hitting just .189 on the year, Chisholm is batting .262 when the score is tied, one of the .242 (T-4th) Opp. Batting Average .242 (T-4th) top 4 marks on the Jackson roster. Ryan Grotjohn, with the score tied: .333 BA (12-for-43), 5 RBI LEAGUE STANDINGS Jamie Westbrook, with the score tied: .333 BA (25-for-75), 15 RBI North Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back Pavin Smith, with the score tied: .270 BA (20-for-74), 7 RBI Birmingham Barons (CWS) 8-5 -- Jazz Chisholm, with the score tied: .262 BA (17-for-76), 11 RBI Chattanooga Lookouts (CIN) 7-6 1.0 PAVIN PACKING A PUNCH: Jackson first baseman Pavin Smith led the team in hits (26) in Montgomery Biscuits (TB)* 6-7 2.0 June, batting .292 with 6 doubles, 5 RBI, and eight walks. Smith’s five-RBI effort against Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 6-7 2.0 Montgomery on July 1 was a career-high. Jackson Generals (ARI) 6-7 2.0 *-1st Half division champions MIGHTY MIGGY: Lefty Miguel Aguilar continues to demonstrate his worth to the Generals South Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back bullpen, recording his seventh scoreless appearance in eight outings on July 1 against Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIN) 8-5 -- Montgomery. Aguilar’s two-inning relief appearance against the Biscuits was his fourth appearance of more than an inning this year. In the Second Half, Aguilar has pitched in five Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 7-6 1.0 Mississippi Braves (ATL) 6-7 2.0 games, with the Generals going 3-2; the two losses occurred once when Jackson was shutout and another time in a one-run defeat. Biloxi Shuckers (MIL)* 6-7 2.0 Mobile BayBears (LAA) 5-8 3.0 A ROTATION THAT’S NOT: Jackson has maintained an unusual streak with their pitching *-1st Half division champions rotation. Since the final series in April against Pensacola, the Generals’ five-man starting rotation GENERALS VS. THIS OPPONENT has not been consistent in back-to-back series, a span of 12 series without the same five guys facing consecutive opponents in the same order. DATE PARK SCORE NOTES vs. MTG (18 games) 5/22 W @MTG L 3-0 McKay: 6.0 IP, 0 R, 9 K; JXN: just 1 BB ALL-STAR ALUMNUS: Former Generals infielder Ketel Marte won a three-way voting race this 5/23 Th @MTG W 5-0 Valdez: 7.0 IP; Varsho: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI week over Ozzie Albies and Mike Moustakas to earn the starting nod at second base for the 5/24 F @MTG W 3-2 Grotjohn: HR, 2 RBI; Chisholm: HR National League in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game. The D-backs’ switch-hitter is the first former Varsho: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, HR 5/25 Sa @MTG W 6-5 Jackson position player to earn an MLB ASG bid since Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager in 5/26 Su @MTG W 8-1 Takahashi: 5.0 IP; Young: 3 H, 3 RBI 2014, and he joins former Mariners closer Edwin Diaz as the second ex-General in as many 6/30 Su JXN L 6-3 McCanna: 3.2 IP, 4 R; JXN: no R after B3 seasons to gain All-Star status. Marte is batting .320 through his first 79 games with 20 homers 7/1 M JXN W 10-3 Stapler: 5.0 IP, 3 ER; P. Smith: 5 RBI & 51 RBI. 7/2 Tu JXN W 3-2 JXN: 0 hits after B1; Chisholm: 3-R D 7/3 W JXN 6:05pm FUTURES GAMER: Generals catcher Daulton Varsho was one of two D-backs prospects to 7/18 Th @MTG 6:35pm earn a selection to the 2019 MLB Futures Game, joining Kane County outfielder Alek Thomas on 7/19 F @MTG 6:35pm the National League roster. The honor is the second to roll in for Varsho this season after his 7/20 Sa @MTG 6:05pm Midseason All-Star election in the Southern League. Last year, Jackson closer Yoan Lopez was Arizona’s Futures Game pick. 7/21 Su @MTG 5:05pm 8/13 Tu JXN 6:05pm 8/14 W JXN 6:05pm 8/15 Th JXN 6:05pm 8/16 F JXN 6:05pm 8/17 Sa JXN 6:05pm 2019 Jackson Generals Game Notes 2 Starting Pitcher RHP #27 Joel Payamps / 9th Year Pro / Santiago, Dominican Republic th Sent to JXN on June 6 / MILB FA, November 2015 / 6-2, 200 lbs. / Age 25 2018: 9-8, 3.87 ERA in 31 games (15 GS) Notes on 2018: Earned an early August promotion to Triple-A Reno AA: 9-4, 2.90 ERA, 90.0 IP, 0.97 WHIP after striking out 96 in 90.0 IP at Double-A Jackson…Tied a franchise AAA: 0-4, 7.18 ERA, 26.1 IP, 1.71 WHIP record with 14 strikeouts against Birmingham on July 3 in 100 2019 Pre-JXN: 1 start at AAA Reno, pitches over 5.2 IP…better as a starter at JXN (2.58 ERA) than in 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K relief (3.52 ERA), and better vs. RHH (.183 BAA) than LHH (.250) Career Notes: Former Rockies minor leaguer who was released in ARSENAL: May 2015 and did not pitch in affiliated baseball that year…quick worker and strike-zone pounder who has averaged 115 K & 33 BB FB (92), SL, CHG over his last 3 full seasons, tossing 100+ innings each time…has served as team’s unofficial clubhouse barber in years past… Career High IP: 7.1 IP, 2x (8/1/16 & 6/15/16 at High-A) Last Outing: @MIS: Fired his second career CG shutout with the Career High Ks: 14 (7/3/18 vs.