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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 (24-27, 57-63) vs. Birmingham Barons (26-23, 53-65) By The Numbers Streak ............................................................... W1, L 5 of 6 LHP Phil Pfeifer (1-2, 4.00) vs. LHP John Parke (3-3, 2.78) All-Time Record (since 2005) .............................. 996-1,054 2019 at Trustmark Park .............................................. 28-28 Game #121 • 2nd Half #52 • Home Game #57 2019 on the Road ....................................................... 29-35 Day Games ................................................................. 12-13 Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 • 6:35 pm (CT) • Pearl, MS • Trustmark Park Night Games .............................................................. 44-50 TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves continue an 11-game homestand at Trustmark Park in ten days, and play game three of a five-game series against the Birmingham Barons (1-1) on Thursday night. The M-Braves went 2-3 against the Barons in a five-game set in Birmingham, May 16-20. The M-Braves will host Pensacola for six M-Braves vs Barons 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 All-time the M-Braves are 114-103 vs. Birmingham since 2005, and 60-42 in games played at Trustmark Park. at Trustmark Park 1-5 4-6 7-3 6-5 3-8 7-2 2-3 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 Trustmark Park. The 21-game stretch in 21 days will include five games with Birmingham, six with Pensac- Total 5-8 7-8 13-7 10-11 6-14 14-10 2-8 ola, five at Biloxi and five back home with Chattanooga to close out the season. The M-Braves are 28-28 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 at home this season. at Trustmark Park 6-2 3-2 5-0 3-2 4-1 4-1 4-1 LAST TIME OUT: The M-Braves posted their 14th shutout of the season, 4-0, on Wednesday afternoon at at Birmingham 5-5 3-7 5-5 2-3 3-2 4-1 3-1 Trustmark Park with RHP Jasseel De La Cruz leading the way with 5.0 one-hit innings and picking up the Total 11-7 6-9 10-5 5-5 7-3 8-2 7-2 win. Trey Harris and C Jonothan Morales each collected two hits and DH William Contreras added a solo home run in the victory. RHP Kurt Hoekstra, RHP Bradley Roney and LHP Thomas Burrows helped combine 2019 Alltime for the two-hit shutout. at Trustmark Park 1-1 60-42 THREE MILLION FANS: The M-Braves celebrated the 3 millionth fan for Braves baseball at Trustmark Park on at Birmingham 2-3 54-61 Wednesday. Clinton, MS native Matt Baker (and son Wyatt attending his first game) was the 3 millionth fan Total 3-4 114-103 and was given a prize pack that included 2020 M-Braves Season Tickets and 2020 Atlanta Braves tickets. BULLPEN GETTING IT DONE: With the loss of four starting pitchers since July 31, the M-Braves bullpen has been thrust into more action. The ‘pen has answered the bell with a 1.91 ERA (12 ER/56.2 IP) so far in Au- Record Breakdown gust with 45 strikeouts and 31 walks. The bullpen has recorded 56.2 innings this month and starters 47.1. Score First ............................................. 37-20 Opponents Score First ...........................18-43 The M-Braves rank 2nd in the league this season with an overall 3.16 ERA and have allowed the fewest num- Leading after 6 innings ........................... 41-9 Leading after 7 innings ............................41-6 ber of earned runs (362). The pitching staff also ranks 2nd in the league so far in August with a 2.51 ERA. Tied after 6 innings ................................ 11-5 Tied after 7 innings ...................................9-5 DIDDER SETTING THE TABLE: INF/OF Ray-Patrick Didder has a .386 OBP and is 16-for-17 in SB opportunities Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 4-49 Trailing after 7 innings .............................2-39 so far in 43 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. Leading after 8 innings ........................... 42-3 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...........................10-35 Tied after 8 innings .................................. 8-4 Score 3 Runs ............................................6-17 HARRIS ON A 13-GAME ON-BASE STREAK: OF Trey Harris currently is on a 13-game on-base streak, hitting Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-49 Score 4 or More Runs ............................40-11 in 12 of them, beginning on July 29, batting .360 (18-for-50) with a home run, three doubles, two triples, three RBI, six runs and .396 OBP. First Game of Series ............................. 10-15 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ...12-12/2-2 CASTEEL CLEANING UP: 28-year-old 1B Ryan Casteel has found a home in the cleanup spot and leads the First Game of Homestand ........................ 5-6 Last Game of Homestand ..........................4-6 club and ranks 3rd in the league with 19 home runs and three multi-homer games. His three-homer game First Game of Road Trip ........................... 5-6 Last Game of Road Trip .............................4-6 on July 3 was the first in M-Braves history. He ranks among the league leaders in RBI (64, 3rd), slugging (.487, 4th), OPS (.831, 5th), HR (19, 3rd), RBI, XBH (37, T-7th) and TB (171, 6th). Casteel has already moved into 7th place on the M-Braves all-time home run list and with one more home run would become just the Following an Off Day ................................ 7-2 1-Run Games .........................................16-22 second M-Brave to record 20 homers in a season, joining Ernesto Mejia (26) who did it in 2011. Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 6-5 2-Run Games .........................................15-21 NEW LOOK M-BRAVES: The Mississippi Braves roster was overhauled on Aug. 4-5 by the Atlanta Braves with Errorless Games ................................... 36-24 3-Run Games .............................................5-7 14 roster moves. The Braves promoted No. 1 prospect OF Cristian Pache, No. 2 prospect OF Drew Waters, With a Homer....................................... 31-22 Allow a Homer ......................................14-33 No. 3 prospect RHP Ian Anderson and No. 13 prospect LHP Tucker Davidson to Triple-A Gwinnett. LHP With No Homers .................................. 25-42 Allow No Homers ..................................43-30 Thomas Burrows, OF Connor Lien, C Jonathan Morales and INF Riley Unroe were transferred to Missis- sippi from Triple-A Gwinnett. RHP Nolan Kingham was promoted to Mississippi from High-A Florida and INF Luis Valenzuela was released. the day prior, LHP Kyle Muller was placed on the 7-day Injured list with White Jersey ............................................. 9-8 Vs. Righty Starters .................................46-49 a right calf strain, RHP Josh Rowen was transferred to Mississippi from Triple-A Gwinnett, RHP Jonathan Red Jersey .............................................. 8-18 Vs. Lefty Starters ...................................11-14 Aro was transferred back to Mississippi from High-A Florida and RHP Brandon White was transferred to High-A Florida from Mississippi. Navy Blue Jersey .................................. 25-22 Starter Goes <5 Innings .........................13-33 Gray Jersey .......................................... 13-15 Starter Goes 5> Innings .........................44-29 MULTI-HOMER GAMES: Wednesday’s multi-homer games fromRyan Casteel and C.J. Alexander marked the Special Jersey ........................................... 1-0 In Decision By Starters ..........................33-39 first time in team history that two M-Braves recorded multi-homers in the same game. Casteel leads the 9-13-1 ..........................24-24 M-Braves with three multi-homer games this season. Overall this season, Mississippi has notched a club Series Breakdown ............................. In Decision By Bullpen record eight multi-homer games this season. Vs. South Division ................................ 32-38 NL Style Baseball ...................................36-32 JULY PLAYERS OF THE MONTH: M-Braves OF Greyson Jenista and LHP Tucker Davidson were named the Vs. North Division ................................ 25-25 AL Style Baseball ...................................21-31 Mississippi Braves Players of the Month for July. Jenista hit .333 (27-for-81) over his first full month at the Double-A level with three doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, 10 runs, nine walks, two stolen bases and a .402 OBP. Davidson was 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA (8 ER/28.0 IP), seven walks, 33 strikeouts and a .232 opponents’ AVG. HISTORY MADE ON JUNE 28: Ian Anderson and Jeremy Walker’s combined nine-inning no-hitter on Friday, On the Web June 28 vs.