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 (29-39, 62-75) vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (25-40, 61-73) By The Numbers Streak ............................................................................... L3 RHP Nolan Kingham (1-3, 4.39) vs. LHP Reiver Sanmartin (2-7, 4.68) All-Time Record (since 2005) ........................... 1,001-1,066 2019 at Trustmark Park .............................................. 31-37 Game #138 • 2nd Half #69 • Home Game #69 2019 on the Road ....................................................... 31-38 Day Games ................................................................. 12-15 Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 • 5:05 pm (CT) • Pearl, MS • Trustmark Park Night Games .............................................................. 50-59 TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves continue the final homestand of the 2019 regular season on Sunday night at Trustmark Park with game four of a five-game series against the Chattanooga Lookouts (CIN). The M-Braves are coming off a 2-3 road trip to Biloxi. M-Braves vs Lookouts 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 All-time the M-Braves are 82-90 vs. Chattanooga, 4-4 this season, and 40-44 in games played at Trustmark Park. Tonight is the 8th of 10 meetings between the cross-division foes. The M-Braves went 4-1 against the at Trustmark Park 1-2 2-3 2-2 9-5 5-0 1-4 1-4 Lookouts, April 15-19, at AT&T Field. at Chattanooga 4-4 4-1 2-8 2-3 3-7 3-2 2-3 Total 5-6 6-4 4-10 11-8 8-7 4-6 3-7 LAST TIME OUT: Chattanooga won their third-straight over Mississippi, 9-2, to clinch the series on Saturday night in front of 3,329 fans at Trustmark park. Four M-Braves had mult-hit games in the ten-hit effort. CWil - liam Contreras led the way going 3-for-4 with a run while 3B Riley Unroe, CF Connor Lien and 2B Alejandro 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Salazar added two hits each. LHP Jordan Harrison tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in relief and has allowed just at Trustmark Park 1-8 4-1 3-2 4-1 3-2 0-6 4-1 one run over his last four outings and 11.0 innings pitched. at Chattanooga 2-3 2-3 3-2 4-1 3-2 2-3 2-3 THE SHUTOUT KING: Today’s starter, RHP Nolan Kingham leads Minor League Baseball with three complete Total 3-11 6-4 6-4 8-2 6-4 2-9 6-4 game shutouts this season and is T-7th in Minor League Baseball in innings pitched, logging 156.1 between Low-A Rome, High-A Florida and Mississippi. 2019 Alltime at Trustmark Park 0-3 40-44 LEADING THE LEAGUE IN ERA: M-Braves pitchers lead the Southern League with a 3.24 ERA this season. at Chattanooga 4-1 42-46 NEW MONTH: The M-Braves closed out August with a 9-20 overall record. The 20 losses matched for the Total 4-4 82-90 most during a month in club history (April, 2008 & July, 2017), and most in an August. The M-Brave had the Southern League’s 2nd-best ERA in August at 3.27, while the offense ranked last in the league with a .211 batting average and 2.5 runs per game. Record Breakdown POSTSEASON AWARDS: The M-Braves placed a club record three players on the Southern League Postseason All-Star team with Drew Waters and Cristian Pache being named to the outfield and LHP Tucker Davidson Score First ............................................. 45-24 Opponents Score First ...........................19-51 being the top left-handed pitcher. Waters was named the league’s Most Valuable Player after leading in sev- Leading after 6 innings ......................... 45-10 Leading after 7 innings ............................43-7 eral offensive categories including batting average (.319), hits (134), extra-base hits (49), total bases (202), and OPS (.847). Waters is the first M-Brave to claim the award and first for the franchise since Ryan Klesko Tied after 6 innings ................................ 12-8 Tied after 7 innings .................................10-8 and Javy Lopez won league MVP in 1991-92 for the Greenville Braves. Waters was the youngest, at 20, to Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 5-56 Trailing after 7 innings .............................2-45 win MVP since Montgomery’s Delmon Young claimed the honor in 2005. All three players were promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Aug. 5. Leading after 8 innings ........................... 44-5 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...........................12-43 ANOTHER 25 SB SEASON FOR DIDDER: Aruba native INF/OF Ray-Patrick Didder has stolen 28 bases this season Tied after 8 innings .................................. 9-7 Score 3 Runs ............................................8-19 and is 21-for-23 in SB opportunities in 58 games during the second-half, ranking 2nd in the league over that Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-54 Score 4 or More Runs ............................41-13 period. Also in the 2nd half, Didder has a .370 OBP, seven doubles, a home run, eight RBI and 26 walks. He now ranks 4th in the league with 28 stolen bases and 2nd in HBP (15). He has been HBP 114 times in his career and 102 times since the 2015 season. First Game of Series ............................. 11-17 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ...14-13/2-3 First Game of Homestand ........................ 5-7 Last Game of Homestand ..........................5-6 CASTEEL JOINS 20 HOME RUN CLUB: 28-year-old 1B Ryan Casteel leads the club and ranks T-2nd in the league with 21 home runs and has three multi-homer games this season. His three-homer game on July 3 First Game of Road Trip ........................... 6-6 Last Game of Road Trip .............................5-6 was the first in M-Braves history. Casteel has already moved into 7th place on the M-Braves all-time home run list and with his home run on Aug. 24 at Biloxi, became just the second M-Brave to record 20 homers in ................................ 7-3 .........................................18-27 a season, joining Ernesto Mejia (26) who did it in 2011. Casteel is also the only Southern League player with Following an Off Day 1-Run Games 20 home runs and 20 doubles. Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 6-6 2-Run Games .........................................16-18 Errorless Games ................................... 38-30 3-Run Games ...........................................6-10 Casteel ranks among the league leaders in HR (21, T-2nd), RBI (71, T-2nd), slugging (.475, 5th), OPS (.809, 9th), XBH (43, 8th) and TB (193, 5th). With a Homer....................................... 35-25 Allow a Homer ......................................15-39 With No Homers .................................. 26-50 Allow No Homers ..................................45-36 MULTI-HOMER GAMES: Connor Lien’s two-homer game on Thursday was his second on the season and club record ninth multi-homer game by the M-Braves this season. Lien (4/19 at CHA, 8/29 vs. CHA),Luis Valenzu- ela (4/15 at CHA), Ray-Patrick Didder (4/28 at MOB), Andy Wilkins (5/10 vs. PNS), Ryan Casteel (6/23 at BLX, White Jersey ......................................... 10-12 Vs. Righty Starters .................................47-54 7/3 at PNS (3-homer game) 8/7 at JAX), C.J. Alexander (8/7 at JAX) all have multi-homer games this season. Red Jersey ............................................ 10-20 Vs. Lefty Starters ...................................12-18 The previous season-high was five in 2007 and 2008. Navy Blue Jersey .................................. 26-26 Starter Goes <5 Innings .........................13-38 LIEN TIES DEMERITTE ON ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST: Connor Lien has nine M-Braves home runs this season Gray Jersey .......................................... 14-16 Starter Goes 5> Innings .........................46-34 and 32 over his career, tying him with former M-Brave Travis Demeritte on the club’s all-time home run list. Special Jersey ........................................... 1-1 In Decision By Starters ..........................33-42 Series Breakdown ............................. 9-17-1 In Decision By Bullpen ..........................26-32 1,000 MISSISSIPPI BRAVES WINNERS: Last Friday’s 3-2 win over Biloxi was the 1,000th all-time win for the Mississippi Braves since 2005. All-time, the M-Braves are 1,000-1,060. Vs. South Division ................................ 36-45 NL Style Baseball ...................................38-38 ROSTER TURNOVER: Only 12 of the 24 players currently on the active roster were active on Aug. 4. OF Cristian Vs. North Division ................................ 26-30 AL Style Baseball ...................................24-37 Pache, OF Drew Waters, RHP Ian Anderson, LHP Tucker Davidson, RHP Ben Rowen, LHP Tyler Matzek, LHP Phil Pfeifer and C Jonathan Morales have been promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett. LHPKyle Muller, INF C.J. Alex- ander and INF Daniel Lockhart have been placed on the Injured List and INF Luis Valenzuela was released and RHP Brandon White was transferred to High-A Florida. Also, LHP Joey Wentz was traded to Detroit on July 31. On the Web THE FIRST 2019 DRAFT PICK IN DOUBLE-A: On Aug.