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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 (25-28, 58-64) vs. Birmingham Barons (27-24, 54-66) By The Numbers Streak ............................................................... W1, L 6 of 8 RHP Claudio Custodio (4-3, 2.22) vs. LHP Tanner Banks (1-7, 5.14) All-Time Record (since 2005) .............................. 997-1,055 2019 at Trustmark Park .............................................. 29-29 Game #123 • 2nd Half #54 • Home Game #59 2019 on the Road ....................................................... 29-35 Day Games ................................................................. 12-13 Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 • 6:05 pm (CT) • Pearl, MS • Trustmark Park Night Games .............................................................. 46-50 TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves continue an 11-game homestand at Trustmark Park in ten days, and play the rubber match of a five-game series against the Birmingham Barons (2-2) on Saturday night. The Braves are 2-2 in rubber matches of a series. The M-Braves went 2-3 against the Barons in a five-game set in M-Braves vs Barons Birmingham, May 16-20. The M-Braves will host Pensacola for six games in five days on the back end of the homestand, Sunday Aug. 18 through Thursday, Aug. 22. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 at Trustmark Park 1-5 4-6 7-3 6-5 3-8 7-2 2-3 All-time the M-Braves are 115-104 vs. Birmingham since 2005, and 61-43 in games played at Trustmark Park. at Birmingham 4-3 3-2 6-4 4-6 3-6 7-8 0-5 SWEET HOME TRUSTMARK PARK: The M-Braves close out the season with 16 of their final 21 games at Total 5-8 7-8 13-7 10-11 6-14 14-10 2-8 Trustmark Park. The 21-game stretch in 21 days will include five games with Birmingham, six with Pensac- 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ola, five at Biloxi and five back home with Chattanooga to close out the season. The M-Braves are 29-29 at Trustmark Park 6-2 3-2 5-0 3-2 4-1 4-1 4-1 at home this season. at Birmingham 5-5 3-7 5-5 2-3 3-2 4-1 3-1 ADDING TWO FIRST-ROUND PICKS: On Friday, the M-Braves added Rockies first-round selection in 2009 Total 11-7 6-9 10-5 5-5 7-3 8-2 7-2 (11th overall) LHP Tyler Matzek to the roster after signing with the Braves on Wednesday. Also, SS Braden Shewmake was promoted to Mississippi from Low-A Rome, Atlanta’s second first-round pick (21st overall) 2019 Alltime in this past June’s MLB draft. Shewmake his first 2019 draft pick to reach Double-A for any club. In 51 at Trustmark Park 2-2 61-43 games, the Texas A&M product was batting .318 (64-for-201) with 18 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 39 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a .389 OBP over 51 games. Atlanta’s firs selection was Baylor University at Birmingham 2-3 54-61 catcher Shea Langeliers at ninth overall. He is currently playing for Low-A Rome. Total 4-5 115-104 LAST TIME OUT: RF Trey Harris hit a sixth-inning two-run home run to back RHP Nolan Kingham’s 7.0 shutout innings on three hits in a 2-0 win over Birmingham on Friday night. Kingham struck out eight and walked two in his third Double-A start. Harris finished 2-for-3 with his second home run to lead the offense. SS Record Breakdown Braden Shewmake was 1-for-4 with a run in his Double-A debut and relievers RHP Josh Graham (H, 3) and RHP Jason Creasy finished off the 15th shutout of the season. Score First ............................................. 38-20 Opponents Score First ...........................18-44 Leading after 6 innings ........................... 42-9 Leading after 7 innings ............................42-6 LEADING THE LEAGUE IN PITCHING: Despite a total overhaul of the pitching staff, M-Braves hurlers lead the Southern League with a 3.13 ERA this season and 2.29 ERA during August. Tied after 6 innings ................................ 11-6 Tied after 7 innings ...................................9-6 Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 4-49 Trailing after 7 innings .............................2-39 PFEIFER RACKING UP THE STRIKEOUTS: LHP Phil Pfeifer is averaging 10.8 SO/9.0 IP this season between Mississippi and Florida and has 137 strikeouts in 26 games, 17 starts and 92.0 innings. He has the most strikeouts of any pitcher in Minor League Baseball with under 100.0 IP. He has logged double-digit strike- Leading after 8 innings ........................... 43-3 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...........................11-36 outs three times including a career-high 17 strikeouts on July 18 at Palm Beach. Tied after 8 innings .................................. 8-5 Score 3 Runs ............................................6-17 Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-49 Score 4 or More Runs ............................40-11 THE SHUTOUT KING: RHP Nolan Kingham leads Minor League Baseball with three complete game shutouts this season and is T-2nd in innings pitched, logging 147.2 innings between Low-A Rome, High-A Florida and Mississippi. He’s dealt back-to-back quality starts and is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP), 5 walks, 14 First Game of Series ............................. 10-15 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ...12-12/2-2 strikeouts and a .197 so far in three M-Braves starts. First Game of Homestand ........................ 5-6 Last Game of Homestand ..........................4-6 First Game of Road Trip ........................... 5-6 Last Game of Road Trip .............................4-6 THE PRIDE OF POWDER SPRINGS: Georgia native Trey Harris has hit in 13 of 15 games and is batting .348 (16-for-46) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBI so far in August. Following an Off Day ................................ 7-2 1-Run Games .........................................16-23 THREE MILLION FANS: The M-Braves celebrated the 3 millionth fan for Braves baseball at Trustmark Park on Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 6-5 2-Run Games .........................................16-21 Wednesday. Clinton, MS native Matt Baker (and son Wyatt attending his first game) was the 3 millionth fan and was given a prize pack that included 2020 M-Braves Season Tickets and 2020 Atlanta Braves tickets. Errorless Games ................................... 37-25 3-Run Games .............................................5-7 With a Homer....................................... 32-22 Allow a Homer ......................................14-33 DIDDER SETTING THE TABLE: INF/OF Ray-Patrick Didder has a .376 OBP and is 16-for-17 in SB opportunities With No Homers .................................. 25-43 Allow No Homers ..................................43-31 so far in 45 games during the second-half of the season with six doubles, a home run, eight RBI and 20 walks. He now ranks 5th in the league with 23 stolen bases and 2nd in HBP (15). He has been HBP 114 times in his career and 102 times since the 2015 season. White Jersey ........................................... 10-9 Vs. Righty Starters .................................46-49 Red Jersey .............................................. 8-18 Vs. Lefty Starters ...................................11-15 CASTEEL CLEANING UP: 28-year-old 1B Ryan Casteel has found a home in the cleanup spot and leads the club and ranks 3rd in the league with 19 home runs and three multi-homer games. His three-homer game Navy Blue Jersey .................................. 25-22 Starter Goes <5 Innings .........................13-33 on July 3 was the first in M-Braves history. He ranks among the league leaders in HR (19, 3rd), RBI (64, 4th), Gray Jersey .......................................... 13-15 Starter Goes 5> Innings .........................44-30 slugging (.483, 4th), OPS (.823, 5th), XBH (38, 7th) and TB (173, T-5th). Casteel has already moved into 7th Special Jersey ........................................... 1-0 In Decision By Starters ..........................33-39 place on the M-Braves all-time home run list and with one more home run would become just the second 9-13-1 ..........................24-25 M-Brave to record 20 homers in a season, joining Ernesto Mejia (26) who did it in 2011. Series Breakdown ............................. In Decision By Bullpen HISTORY MADE ON JUNE 28: Ian Anderson and Jeremy Walker’s combined nine-inning no-hitter on Friday, Vs. South Division ................................ 32-38 NL Style Baseball ...................................36-32 June 28 vs. Jackson was the third no-hitter in team history. The last was a combined no-hitter from Julio Vs. North Division ................................ 26-26 AL Style Baseball ...................................22-32 Teheran and Tyrelle Harris on Aug. 2, 2010 vs. Mobile. The first, and only individual no-hitter came from the late Tommy Hanson on June 25, 2008, vs. Birmingham. Anderson’s 14 strikeouts over 7.0 innings in the game matched Hanson’s single-game team record set in the same game. MADE IN MISSISSIPPI: OF Travis Demeritte made his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers on August 2 at Texas On the Web becoming with 146th M-Braves alum to move to make their Major League debut.