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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 (9-16, 42-52) at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (14-10, 43-51) By The Numbers Streak ............................................................................... L4 LHP Kyle Muller (5-5, 3.69) vs. RHP Jorge Guzman (4-8, 3.93) All-Time Record (since 2005) .............................. 981-1,043 2019 at Trustmark Park .............................................. 22-24 Game 95 • 2nd Half #26 • Road Game #49 2019 on the Road ....................................................... 20-28 Day Games ................................................................... 9-12 Tuesday, July 16, 2019 • 11:05 am (CT) • Jacksonville, FL • The Baseball Grounds Night Games .............................................................. 33-40 TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves wrap up a six-game road series with game six (1-4) on Monday night in Jack- sonville, FL. The M-Braves and Jumbo Shrimp meet 21 times in 2019 with the final meeting coming in Jack- sonville, Aug. 7-11. M-Braves vs Jumbo Shrimp 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All-time the M-Braves are 98-98 against Jacksonville and 50-52 in games played at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The M-Braves are 8-7 against Jacksonville this season, including a five-game sweep of the at Trustmark Park 2-4 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-3 2-1 2-3 Shrimp, May 1-5, at Trustmark Park and 19-15 over the past two seasons. at Jacksonville 6-3 3-3 2-3 4-1 3-2 2-3 4-6 Total 8-7 5-6 4-6 6-4 4-5 4-4 6-9 MULLER TIME: LHP Kyle Muller became was the second Southern League pitcher and third in Double-A baseball to reach 100 strikeouts on July 4. Muller ranks 3rd in the league with 105 strikeouts on the sea- son, is 6th and leads the club in innings pitched (95.0) and T-3rd in opponents’ batting average (.211). 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 at Trustmark Park 3-2 2-3 3-2 4-1 5-5 5-5 6-5 LAST TIME OUT: Jacksonville used a six-run bottom of the fifth inning to win game five of the set on Monday night at Jacksonville 1-3 2-3 4-1 4-5 6-4 3-7 5-4 at The Baseball Grounds, 8-2, and clinch the series. RHP Jasseel De La Cruz allowed seven earned runs on five hits with five walks and five strikeouts in the loss. SS Ray-Patrick Didder collected his second-straight multi-hit Total 4-5 4-6 7-3 8-6 11-9 8-12 11-9 game going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored and C William Contreras was 2-for-4 with a run. 2019 All-Time T-1ST IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN HITS: OF Drew Waters became the first player in the Southern League at Trustmark Park 7-3 48-46 and Double-A baseball to the 100-hit mark in 2019 on June 30 and the first player in MLB and MiLB to 120 hits at Jacksonville 1-4 50-52 on July 13 in his 89th game. The Woodstock, GA native is T-1st in all pro baseball with 122 hits. Waters is on Total 8-7 98-98 pace for 183 hits this season which would which blow past the M-Braves record of 148 set by Ernesto Mejia in 2011 and Dustin Peterson in 2016. He has four four-hit games this season and a league-best 35 multi-hit games. The league record for hits in a season is 187, set in 1981, by Chattanooga’s (CLE) Kevin Rhomberg. Record Breakdown Over 92 games, Waters leads Double-A Baseball in hits (122) (next closest with 103), 186 total bases, 31 doubles 45 extra-base hits and 2nd with a .339 batting average. Waters leads the league in seven cate- Score First ............................................. 28-17 Opponents Score First ...........................13-35 gories, AVG (.335, by 22 points), hits (122), doubles (31), triples (9), XBH, (45), TB (186) and runs (56). He ranks 3rd in OPS (.889), 4th in OBP (.378) and 5th in slugging (.511). Waters leads the league by batting .404 Leading after 6 innings ........................... 28-8 Leading after 7 innings ............................28-5 (21-for-52) in July with five doubles, a triple, five RBI, four walks and .472 OBP. Tied after 6 innings ................................ 10-5 Tied after 7 innings ...................................9-4 Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 3-39 Trailing after 7 innings .............................1-32 LEADING DOUBLE-A BASEBALL IN STRIKEOUTS: Atlanta Braves No. 3 overall prospect RHP Ian Anderson leads the Southern League, Double-A baseball with 119 strikeouts over 18 starts. He is averaging 11.6 SO/9 IP. The New York native and 3rd overall pick in 2016 ranks 2nd in the league in opponents’ AVG (.202), is Leading after 8 innings ........................... 29-2 Score 2 or Fewer Runs .............................8-27 T-6th in wins (6), 9th in ERA (2.91), 9th in innings pitched (92.2) and 8th in WHIP (1.21). Tied after 8 innings .................................. 7-4 Score 3 Runs ............................................4-16 ........................... 0-41 ..............................29-9 ANDERSON AND PACHE AT THE FUTURES GAME: RHP Ian Anderson and OF Cristian Pache both started Trailing after 8 innings Score 4 or More Runs the SiriusXM Futures Game on July 7 in Cleveland. Anderson tossed a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning for the NL squad, striking out MLB’s top prospect, Wander Franco to start the game. Pache led off and played First Game of Series ............................... 8-11 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match .......9-9/2-1 centerfield, finishing 0-for-4 at the plate. First Game of Homestand ........................ 4-4 Last Game of Homestand ..........................3-5 THE ATLANTA BRAVES TOP PROSPECT: OF Cristian Pacheranks among the Southern League in 11 different of- First Game of Road Trip ........................... 4-5 Last Game of Road Trip .............................3-4 fensive categories: AVG (.290, 7th), hits (95, T-3rd), doubles (25, 2nd), triples (7, 3rd), XBH (43, 2nd), TB (167, 2nd), slugging (.509, 7th), OPS (.860, 7th), HR (11, T-10th), runs (45, T-10th) and RBI (49, T-6th) Pache finished June batting .295 with eight doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 24 RBI, 10 walks and .370 OBP. Following an Off Day ................................ 5-1 1-Run Games .........................................13-19 Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 6-5 2-Run Games .........................................12-19 CASTEEL CLEANING UP: 28-year-old 1B Ryan Casteel has found a home in the cleanup spot and leads the Errorless Games ................................... 24-19 3-Run Games .............................................3-5 club and ranks T-3rd in the league with 16 home runs His three-homer game on July 3 was the first in M-Braves history. He ranks among the league leaders in slugging (.521, T-3rd), OPS (.870, 6th), AVG (.283, With a Homer....................................... 24-16 Allow a Homer ........................................7-27 9th), HR (16, T-3rd), RBI (51, 4th), XBH (30, T-8th) and TB (138, 6th). Casteel has already moved into a tie With No Homers .................................. 17-33 Allow No Homers ..................................29-26 for 11th place on the M-Braves all-time home run list and is one shy of Travis Demeritte’s team-leading season total of 17 last year. White Jersey ............................................. 5-7 Vs. Righty Starters .................................33-41 DAVIDSON DEALING: LHP Tucker Davidson ranks 2nd in the league with a 2.23 ERA over 17 starts. He also Red Jersey .............................................. 8-17 Vs. Lefty Starters .....................................9-11 ranks among the league leaders in strikeouts (95, 7th) and opponents’ batting average (.225, 8th). Navy Blue Jersey .................................. 18-17 Starter Goes <5 Innings .........................11-26 .......................................... 10-11 .........................30-25 WENTZ ON A ROLL: Over his last four starts, LHP Joey Wentz has a 1.11 ERA (3 ER/24.1 IP) with 35 strikeouts Gray Jersey Starter Goes 5> Innings and just 11 walks. Since June 26, Wentz leads the league in strikeouts (35) and opponents’ batting average Special Jersey ........................................... 1-0 In Decision By Starters ..........................22-30 (.165) among qualified pitchers. His 1.11 ERA ranks 2nd. Series Breakdown ............................... 6-9-1 In Decision By Bullpen ..........................20-22 RECORD SETTING 14-13 LOSS ON JULY 3: The M-Braves tied a Southern League record with 13 extra-base hits on July 3 at Pensacola. The 20 combined extra-base hits and 75 total bases set a new league record. Ryan Vs. South Division ................................ 25-35 NL Style Baseball ...................................29-23 Casteel became the first M-Brave to record three home runs in one game while the team’s five total home Vs. North Division ................................ 17-17 AL Style Baseball ...................................13-29 runs, combined nine home runs, 39 total bases, 13 extra-base hits, 20 combined extra-base hits and 36 com- bined hits all set new M-Braves records.