May 31, 2018 | 6:35 pm CT | Riverwalk Stadium | Montgomery, Ala. | Game #52 | Road Game #22 | First Half Game #52 Jackson Generals (29-22) vs. Montgomery Biscuits (24-28) RHP Jayson McKinley (0-0, 7.36 ERA) vs. RHP Sam McWilliams (1-3, 2.98 ERA) Series Schedule, Probable Starters & Notes Tue. 5/29 6:35pm CT at Montgomery RHP Justin Donatella (2-2, 3.35 ERA) vs. RHP J.D. Martin (3-6, 4.02 ERA) GENERALS WIN 6-2 Wed. 5/30 6:35pm CT at Montgomery RHP Bo Takahashi (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Genesis Cabrera (4-3, 3.71 ERA) Montgomery wins, 5-4 Thu. 5/31 6:35pm CT at Montgomery RHP Jayson McKinley (0-0, 7.36 ERA) vs. RHP Sam McWilliams (1-3, 2.98 ERA) -- Fri. 6/1 6:35pm CT at Montgomery RHP Ryan Atkinson (2-4, 4.01 ERA) vs. Montgomery Biscuits Bullpen -- Sat. 6/2 6:05pm CT at Montgomery RHP Sam Lewis (2-4, 5.72 ERA) vs. RHP Eduar Lopez (3-2, 4.68 ERA) -- Sun. 6/3 6:05pm CT vs. TENNESSEE TBA (Generals) vs. TBA (Tennessee Smokies) Last 1st Half homestand; All-Star Break 6/18-6/20 General Notes Most Recent Game Result This Series | The Jackson Generals (Double-A, Arizona Diamondbacks) visit the Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays) at Riverwalk Stadium for the first time in 2018, meeting for the second time overall in the First Half. The Generals and Biscuits face May 30 R H E each other 20 total times this season, with ten games in each half. The Generals dropped an early May series to Montgomery, 3-2. GENERALS 4 5 0 SEASON SERIES: AT JACKSON: 5/2-5/6, 8/14-8/18 AT MONTGOMERY: 5/29-6/2, 7/28-8/1 Montgomery 5 6 1 AGGREGATE SCORE: Meetings So Far: 7 Generals Runs: 36 Biscuits Runs: 40 Win: Ruben Alaniz (2-1) HOME RUNS MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Despite another power surge by Jamie Westbrook and a strong opening Jamie Westbrook (9), About Last Game | Yoan Lopez (1-3) JXN: effort at Double-A from Bo Takahashi, the Jackson Generals fell 5-4 on Wednesday to the Montgomery Biscuits. The Generals’ Loss: Rudy Flores (9) Thomas Milone (1) loss assures that they will finish the month of May with a sub-.500 winning percentage, but they remain just 1.5 games out of n/a OPP: first place in the Southern League’s North Division. Save: Nick Solak (7) Takahashi, the 21-year-old Brazilian right-hander, made his first-ever Double-A start with some growing pains, but he pitched into the sixth inning nonetheless. After putting the first two hitters on base with a hit batsman and a walk, Takahashi allowed only two runs through his first five frames of work. He struck out nine and walked only two, departing the sixth inning Generals At A Glance with two outs and two men on base. Bud Jeter was not able to strand those men, allowing a two-run single that gave Montgom- 1st Half W-L (70 Games) & Rank 29-22/2nd, North ery a 4-1 advantage. Still, the Generals fought back to tie the game at 4-4 entering the bottom of the eighth, but a Nick Solak 2nd Half W-L (70 Games) & Rank n/a home run off Yoan Lopez in the bottom half of the inning ended up being the difference in a one-run decision. Home Record 18-12 The team lead in home runs remains a toss-up between Jamie Westbrook and Rudy Flores, each of whom homered Road Record 11-10 for the ninth time this season in Wednesday’s game. Jackson’s offense also got a two-hit night from Domingo Leyba (including a Current Streak L1 double), but they were held to just five hits overall on the evening. After stealing 13 bases in their past six games, the Generals were held without a swiped base for the first time since May 21 at Pensacola. They are now 3-4 against Montgomery this year. Generals Hospital| The Generals started an MILB-best 15-2 before being stung by a swarm of injuries: Start-of-Series Team Stats *1B/3B MARTY HERUM (DL 4/25, 5/11) Hit .323 w/ 15 RBI in first 18 games; returned 5/10, went 1-for-2, reaggravated injury JXN (at 28-21) STAT & RANK MTG (at 23-27) *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) .754 - 1st OPS .737 - 3rd *C MATT JONES (DL 4/28) Tied for team lead in homers (3) before getting hurt on April 27 at Mississippi 251 -1st Runs 246 - 2nd *C ALBERTO ROSARIO (DL 5/3) Batting .288 before being hurt vs. Montgomery, catching 11 of Jackson's 17 April wins 31 - 7th HR 36 - 5th *OF JAY GONZALEZ (DL 4/12, 5/4) Back to the DL after hitting .286 in 7 games during his return from his first stint; 5 SB 50 - 2nd SB 66 - 1st *INF JOSE VINICIO (DL 5/17) Hitting .268 with 6 doubles, 6 RBI vs. left-handers; ACTIVATED 5/25 3.49 - 1st ERA 3.86 - 6th *INF KEVIN MEDRANO (DL 5/24) No. 1 in SL in hits (61), doubles (16); 1 of 4 Generals with 40+ games played thru 5/24 1.26 - 1st WHIP 1.31 - 3rd *OF JASON MOROZOWSKI (DL 5/27) 61 chances in OF, 0 errors; both of his home-runs have been lead-taking shots 475 - 1st Strikeouts 398 - 9th *RHP MASON MCCULLOUGH (DL 5/28) Team-leading 1.74 ERA when placed on the DL; 0 ER allowed in last 8 appearances *INF JUNIEL QUERECUTO (DL 5/30) SL No.1 in batting average (.373), 4 errors in 141 TC; leading ASG candidate at 3B 1st Half Southern League Standings After starting 15-2, Jackson went 14-20, losing 5 of their next 6 series. Their scoring average fell from 5.6 (April) to 4.6 (May). North Division W-L GB If Jackson fielded a starting nine solely from their DL (as of May 31), they would bat .302 with a 1.72 ERA and .145 BAA. Chattanooga Lookouts (MIN) 31-21 -- Jackson Generals (ARI) 29-22 1.5 Get to Know Bo | Pitcher Bo Takahashi joined the Generals on May 29 following the promotion of starter Alex Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 26-24 4.0 Young to Triple-A Reno. The Brazilian-born 21-year-old was the D-backs' Minor League Pitcher of the Month in April at High-A Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 24-28 7.0 Visalia, where he went 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA. GET TO KNOW BO (at Jackson): 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 5.2 IP, 9 K, 1.06 WHIP Birmingham Barons (CWS) 23-28 7.5 Leyba Let Loose| On May 19, the D-backs activated infielderDOMINGO LEYBA from Jackson DL, and the 22-year- South Division W-L GB old prospect went right to work. In his 2018 debut vs. Pensacola, Leyba cracked an RBI double in his third at-bat off MLB Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 31-21 -- rehabber Anthony DeSclafani and drove in a run, picking up a second hit later and stealing two bases. Leyba ranks among the Mobile BayBears (LAA) 27-23 3.0 D-backs' top dozen prospects according to Baseball America (No. 12) and MLBPipeline.com (No. 6), but he played only 23 Mississippi Braves (ATL) 24-28 7.0 games in 2017 due to injury. Leyba split 130 games between High-A Visalia & Double-A Mobile in 2016 with a .784 OPS. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 21-31 10.0 "HOW IS DOMINGO DOING?": 37 AB, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 SB, .898 OPS Pensacola Blue Wahoos (CIN) 21-31 10.0 Pitchers of the Weeks| Generals right-handers TAYLOR WIDENER and JON DUPLANTIER were each named Pitcher of the Week by the Southern League in back-to-back weeks (May 21 & May 29). The dynamic duo has combined for Generals vs. Southern League 23.2 IP in their last four starts, striking out 28 batters while allowing 4 earned runs. Both will skip starts for rest in late May. North Division Games Home Road Overall Streak Hitters, Quick! Birmingham (CHW) 26 7-3 -- 7-3 L2 Cribbs Led SL in R (20), OPS (1.097) in April...hit for the cycle 4/18 vs. BIR...played 8 positions in '17 Chattanooga (MIN) 20 3-2 0-5 3-7 L7 Raymel Flores Acquired in Dec. '14 trade that sent Wade Miley to BOS...went 4-for-15 in 6 games at JXN in 2017 Montgomery (TB) 20 2-3 1-1 3-4 L1 Rudy Flores '17 SL Midseason All-Star (DH)...13-gm hit streak (4/6-4/21) led SL...hit 100th MILB HR on 5/3 Tennessee (CHC) 24 -- 3-1 3-1 W1 Lara Didn't play above Short Season before '18...went 3-for-15 in 6-gm stint w/ JXN in late April/early May vs. North 90 11-8 4-7 15-15 n/a Leyba D-backs No. 6 prospect (MLBPipeline.com)...17 G, .273 BA for Jackson in 2017 before injury... South Division Games Home Road Overall Streak Littlewood Primarily C, played 18 G of INF at Reno..HR on 5/15 was 980 days after his previous JXN HR (9/6/15) -- -- -- -- Prince '14 SL Midseason All-Star & Best Huster (SL-best 37 SB) w/ Huntsville...8 gm w/ MIL (MLB) in '13 Biloxi (MIL) 9 Queliz Likes to listen to techno music...in 2 games at Reno in May (AAA debut), went 3-for-8 with HR, 2 RBI..