June 28, 2018 | 7:05 pm CT | Regions Field | Birmingham, Ala. | Game #76 | Road Game #35 | Second Half Game #7 Jackson Generals (41-34, 2-4 Second Half) vs. Birmingham Barons (36-38, 4-2 Second Half) RHP Joel Payamps (5-2, 3.02 ERA) vs. RHP Alec Hansen (0-1, 8.31 ERA) Series Schedule, Probable Starters & Notes Thu. 6/21 6:05 pm CT vs. Pensacola RHP Joel Payamps (5-2, 3.02 ERA) vs. RHP Alec Hansen (0-1, 8.31 ERA) -- Fri. 6/22 6:05 pm CT vs. Pensacola RHP Bo Takahashi (0-2, 7.84 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Lambert (First Double-A Start) -- Sat. 6/23 6:05 pm CT vs. Pensacola RHP Taylor Widener (4-4, 2.81 ERA) vs. LHP Bernardo Flores (0-1, 2.57 ERA) -- Sun. 6/24 6:05 pm CT vs. Pensacola RHP Ryan Atkinson (3-7, 4.59 ERA) vs. RHP Dylan Cease (0-0, 9.64 ERA) Next Homestand: July 4-7 vs. Tennessee Mon. 6/25 6:05 pm CT vs. Pensacola RHP Justin Donatella (3-4, 3.73 ERA) vs. LHP Matt Tomshaw (3-4, 5.92 ERA) *Fourth of July Fireworks Tue. 6/26 12:05 pm CT vs. Pensacola RHP Joel Payamps vs. RHP Alec Hansen *Harry Potter Night (July 7) General Notes Most Recent Game Result This Series | The Jackson Generals (Double-A, Arizona Diamondbacks) will convene with the Birmingham Barons (Chicago June 26 R H E White Sox) for the third time in 2018, visiting Regions Field for the first of three Second Half series in the Magic City. The Generals & Barons met twice in the First Half, with Jackson sweeping the April series and Birmingham winning their May set. Pensacola 5 7 0 SEASON SERIES: JXN 7, BIR 3 AT JACKSON: 4/16-4/20, 5/23-5/27 | AT BIRMINGHAM: 6/28-7/3, 7/18-7/22, 8/24-8/28 GENERALS 4 8 0 AGGREGATE SCORE: Games Played: 10 Head to Head (Wins): JXN 7, BIR 3 Head to Head (Runs): JXN 64, BIR 44 Win: Carlos Navas (2-0) HOME RUNS Josh Prince (3), About Last Game | JACKSON, TENN. – The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, twice climbed within Justin Donatella (3-4) Loss: JXN: Jason Morozowski (3) a run of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in Tuesday afternoon’s matinee, but they couldn’t pull off the comeback in a 5-4 defeat. Pensacola (34-40, 4-2 Second Half) won their fourth straight, taking the series from the Generals (41-34, 2-4 Second Half) with timely hitting and Save: Alex Powers (7) OPP: -- stingy pitching. After striking out the side in the first inning, Generals starter Justin Donatella (3-4, 3.73 ERA) got two outs in the second inning before damage was done. Batting for the first time in 2018, Pensacola pitcher Victor Payano poked a double down the left field line that cleared the bases, giving Pensacola a 3-0 lead with his first career hit. Donatella held the Wahoos down through the next three Generals At A Glance st frames, but he gave up two more runs in the sixth and was saddled with the loss, totaling five hits allowed with three walks and six pun- 1 Half W-L (69 Games) & Rank 39-30/1st, North chouts. Brad Goldberg, Wei-Chieh Huang, and Mason McCullough all made scoreless appearances over the final 3.2 innings to keep the 2nd Half W-L (70 Games) & Rank 2-4/2nd North Generals in the game. Home Record (2nd/1st) 22-19 Josh Prince built on Monday’s 3-for-3 effort by belting his third home run of the year in his second plate appearance on Road Record by Half 19-15 Tuesday, putting the Generals on the board in the fourth. On the very next pitch, Jason Morozowski swatted a homer of his own, as the Current Streak L4 Generals hit back-to-backs jacks for the second time in June and the first time at home. The two solo dingers brought Jackson within a run at 3-2, but the Generals had trouble scoring again until the eighth. Down 5-2 with four outs to go, consecutive two-out RBI singles from Marcus Littlewood and Galli Cribbs lifted the Generals back within a run at 5-4, but the equalizer never came, as Jackson left the bases Start-of-Series Team Stats loaded in the eighth and did not threaten again. Generals (thru 6/28) STATS Barons (thru 6/28) .750 OPS .732 The 'Pen Is Now Mightier | In a 3-week span from May 16 to June 5, Jackson's bullpen received four new arms who 380 Runs 334 threw 5.0+ First Half innings: relievers Bud Jeter, Daniel Gibson, Kevin Ginkel, and Brad Goldberg. In their first month (May 17- 53 HR 76 June 17), those 4 finished 12 games and notched 6 holds, 4 saves, 3 wins, 45 Ks, a 0.94 WHIP, and a 0.74 ERA in 36.1 IP. 66 SB 40 GInkel's performance has been especially strong, as his 11.1 scoreless innings of work to start his time at Double-A bested the 3.77 ERA 4.62 previous season-high mark from Colin Poche (11.0) in April. 1.30 WHIP 1.42 >>RHP Wei-Chei Huang, who arrived for the start of the 2nd Half, brings a 2.59 ERA and 1.05 WHIP from High-A Visalia. 720 Strikeouts 606 Mac Still Working His Way Back | Before going on the DL on May 28, Mason McCullough's 1.72 ERA led all Jackson 2nd Half Southern League Standings pitchers in 16.2 innings of relief. Since his return, McCullough has given up 11 earned runs over his last 3.1 IP in 5 appear- North Division W-L GB ances, allowing his ERA to balloon to 6.63. McCullough was a Midseason All-Star in 2017 (Cal. League, Visalia) and 2018. Birmingham Barons (CWS) 4-2 -- Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 3-3 1.0 Regions Field Recap | Six of the eight Generals voted into the 2018 Southern League All-Star Game at Regions Field Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 2-4 2.0 found their way into the action on June 19. After Galli Cribbs, Rudy Flores, and Jamie Westbrook all participated in the Home Run Jackson Generals (ARI)* 2-4 2.0 Derby, the Generals trio combined with Kevin Medrano to collect 3 hits, 3 runs, and an RBI in a 9-5 loss to the South Division Chattanooga Lookouts (MIN) 2-4 2.0 All-Stars. Gratefully, neither Taylor Widener nor Justin Donatella allowed a run in their 1.1 combined innings pitched. South Division W-L GB Biloxi Shuckers (MIL)* 4-2 -- Two Outta Three Ain't Bad | The Generals clinched the First Half North Division title with their 38th win of the year on Pensacola Blue Wahoos (CIN) 4-2 -- June 15, beating Jacksonville 3-1. It's the second time in three years that Jackson has earned a postseason bid. Thanks in part Mississippi Braves (ATL) 3-2 0.5 to a red-hot start to the season, hitting coach Vince Harrison and the Generals offense ended the first half with league-leading Mobile BayBears (LAA) 3-3 1.0 marks in batting average (.273), on-base percentage (.346), slugging percentage (.413), total bases (982), doubles (136), hits (649), and runs (357). On the hill, pitching coach Doug Drabek can be pleased by a league-low total for the Jackson staff in Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 2-3 1.5 runs allowed (278) and earned runs allowed (244), as well as 664 strikeouts and 31 holds, both league highs. *First Half Division Champions Generals vs. Southern League North Division Games Home Road Overall Streak Birmingham (CHW) 26 7-3 -- 7-3 L2 Hitters, Quick! (*=2018 Mid-Season All-Star) Chattanooga (MIN) 20 3-2 0-5 3-7 L7 Cribbs* Led SL in R (20), OPS (1.097) in April...hit for the cycle 4/18 vs. BIR...played 8 positions in '17 Montgomery (TB) 20 2-3 2-2 4-5 L1 Flores, Rudy*'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 3-3 3-1 6-4 W1 Herum Returned to JXN 6/28 (DL & rehab at AZL; 1 GP since April 24)...Hit .323 w/ 15 RBI in first 18 games vs. North 90 15-11 5-8 20-19 n/a Ladendorf Arrived 6/13 from Reno...53 MLB games in '15-'16 (OAK)...first hit at JXN was 700th career MILB hit 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) Biloxi (MIL) 9 -- -- -- -- Medrano* Fluent in Spanish...SL POTM, June 2017...SL Mid-Yr. All-Star '16 ...led SL in hits before DL stint 5/24... Jacksonville (MIA) 10 4-1 4-1 8-2 W1 Prince '14 SL Midseason All-Star & Best Huster (SL-best 37 SB) w/ Huntsville...8 gm w/ MIL (MLB) in '13 Mississippi (ATL) 10 2-3 2-3 4-6 L2 Queliz Likes to listen to techno music...in 2 games at Reno in May (AAA debut), went 3-for-8 with HR, 2 RBI..