GAME INFORMATION Mississippi Braves Media Relations Department Trustmark Park • 1 Braves Way • Pearl, Ms • 39208 Contact: Chris Harris - [email protected] Mississippi Braves (ATL) (12-12, 2ND, AA-S South, -3.0) By The Numbers at Streak ............................................................................. W4 Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIA) (15-9, 1st, AA-S South, +3.0) All-Time Record (since 2005) ........................... 1,015-1,078 2021 at Trustmark Park ................................................ 10-8 RHP Nolan Kingham (2-1, 4.43) vs. LHP Jake Eder (1-1, 0.45) 2021 on the Road ........................................................... 2-4 Day Games ..................................................................... 1-2 Game #25 | Road Game #7 Night Games .............................................................. 11-10 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | 6:35 PM | Blue Wahoos Stadium | Pensacola, FL TODAY’S GAME: The Mississippi Braves (ATL) begin a 12-game road trip tonight with game one of a six-game series against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIA) and Blue Wahoos Stadium. The second-leg of the road trip will take the M-Braves to face the Biloxi Shuckers for the second time at MGM Park. M-Braves vs Blue Wahoos 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 • The M-Braves are 2-4 against the Blue Wahoos this season, dropping four of six in the opening series at Trustmark Park 4-5 6-4 9-1 5-3 3-7 4-6 6-8 of 2021, May 5-9, at Trustmark Park. The M-Braves and Wahoos meet 30 times this season with 18 at Pensacola 3-2 6-3 3-2 5-5 5-5 5-10 3-8 games at Trustmark Park and 12 at Blue Wahoos Stadiu. The Wahoos will return to Pearl, July 6-11. Total 7-7 12-7 12-3 10-8 8-12 9-16 9-16 M-BRAVES WALK-OFF BISCUITS IN TEN AGAIN SUNDAY FOR FOURTH-STRAIGHT W: For the second 2019 2021 All-time straight day, the Mississippi Braves walked off the Montgomery Biscuits in ten innings, winning Sunday at Trustmark Park 7-7 2-4 46-45 night’s game, 2-1, on a Shea Langeliers RBI single with nobody out. The Braves Langeliers capped off his at Pensacola 3-6 0-0 33-41 week by finishing 3-for-5 on Sunday with a double and RBI. The Braves led 1-0 going to the ninth inning, Total 10-13 2-4 79-86 but a costly error sent the game to extras, tied 1-1. Jalen Miller joined Langeliers with multiple hits, going 2-for-4. Jose Rodriguez tossed 5.0 shutout innings in his M-Braves debut, striking out five and walking two, while relievers Will Latchum (1.0) and Chris Nunn (2.0) added scoreless outings. Daysbel Hernandez (W, 2-0) gave up the unearned run in the ninth, but dealt 2.0 scoreless innings for his second win, striking out two and walking none. M-BRAVES FINISH HOMESTAND 8-4: The M-Braves went 3-3 against Chattanooga and 5-1 against Montgomery to finish a successful 8-4 homestand from May 18-30. • With Sunday’s win, the M-Braves are now 14-12 in extra-inning games since the new rule of a Record Breakdown runner at second base was installed in 2018 Score First ................................................. 7-2 Opponents Score First .............................5-10 • The M-Braves have won six-straight one-run games after dropping their first four in 2021, and are Leading after 6 innings ............................. 9-0 Leading after 7 innings ..............................6-0 6-4 overall. Only Pensacola has more wins in one-run games than Mississippi (8-2). Tied after 6 innings .................................. 3-2 Tied after 7 innings ...................................3-1 Trailing after 6 innings ............................. 0-9 Trailing after 7 innings .............................1-11 LANGELIERS NAMED AA-SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK: The former 9th overall pick in 2019 and Baylor star ended his week on Sunday night with a walk-off single to give the M-Braves a fourth-straight Leading after 8 innings ............................. 8-0 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...............................4-9 victory, 2-1, over Montgomery. Over the week, the 22-year-old hit .421 (8-for-19) with two doubles, a .................................. 1-0 ..............................................1-0 home run, five RBI, five runs, and a .476 on-base percentage. In a week in which the Braves went 5-1, Tied after 8 innings Score 3 Runs Langeliers capped his week with his first professional grand slam on Thursday night in the third inning Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-10 Score 4 or More Runs ................................7-3 of a 7-6 win over the Biscuits. First Game of Series ................................. 3-1 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ......2-2/0-0 AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS: INF CJ Alexander and Shea Langeliers are T-8th with 4 home runs... First Game of Homestand ........................ 1-1 Last Game of Homestand ..........................2-0 Justin Dean is T-1st with 7 stolen bases...Langeliers is T-10th with 12 walks. 6th in slugging, .517 and 6th First Game of Road Trip ........................... 1-0 Last Game of Road Trip .............................0-1 in OPS .920...Brandon White is 3rd in saves with 4...Nolan Kingham is 9th with 22.1 innings pitched. WITHROW GETTING THE JOB DONE: 27-year-old RHP Matt Withrow has allowed just one earned run over Following an Off Day ................................ 3-0 1-Run Games .............................................6-4 his first six outings (3 starts) this season, posting a 0.55 ERA in 16.2 innings with 16 strikeouts and 11 walks. 1 Final At-Bat Decisions (Walk-Offs) ........... 2-0 2-Run Games .............................................2-2 Errorless Games ....................................... 7-5 3-Run Games .............................................2-2 GRAND SALAMI TIME: Langeliers’ grand slam last Thursday night against Montgomery was the first by the With a Homer........................................... 8-5 Allow a Homer ..........................................4-2 M-Braves since Luis Valenzuela blasted one in Chattanooga on April 15, 2019. The grand slam was the first With No Homers ...................................... 4-7 Allow No Homers ......................................8-9 by a Braves player at Trustmark Park since Carlos Martinez hit one on June 12, 2018. The M-Braves have hit just four grand slams since 2014. For Langeliers it was his first professional home run and first since hitting a pair during the Cape Cod League during the summer of his freshman year at Baylor. White Jersey ............................................. 3-2 Vs. Righty Starters ...................................10-7 Red Jersey ................................................ 4-2 Vs. Lefty Starters .......................................2-5 SOLID DEFENSE: The M-Braves rank 2nd in the Double-A South with a .978 fielding percentage (BLX, Navy Blue Jersey ...................................... 3-5 Starter Goes <5 Innings ...........................6-10 .982), just 18 errors in 24 games and T-1st with 24 double plays turned. M-Braves catchers have given Gray Jersey .............................................. 0-3 Starter Goes 5> Innings .............................6-2 up only 12 stolen bases, which is best in the league. Shea Langeliers is 9-for-18 in catching opposing ........................................... 1-0 ..............................3-7 basestealers, 50%, which leads all of Double-A baseball. Special Jersey In Decision By Starters Series Breakdown ............................... 1-2-1 In Decision By Bullpen ..............................9-5 BACON STAYS HOT: Troy Bacon has yet to allow a run in relief so far this season and is 2-0 with 10 strikeouts and two walks over his first 11.1 IP. He’s holding the opposition to just a .184 AVG. Bran- Vs. South Division .................................... 9-9 NL Style Baseball .......................................0-0 don White is 4-for-4 in save opportunities and has allowed just one run in his first 10.0 innings this Vs. North Division .................................... 3-3 AL Style Baseball ...................................12-12 season (0.90 ERA), walking five and striking out 12, holding the opposition to a .111 batting average. USING THE LONG BALL: The M-Braves have 22 home runs so far this season, ranking 3rd in the Dou- ble-A South (BIR, 38/RCT, 32). Of the 81 runs scored this season, 43 have come via the home run ball On the Web (53%). Braves batters rank last in the league with a .194 batting average. Social Media FIRST ROUND PICKS AND PROSPECTS: The squad features both of Atlanta’s first-round selections from the 2019 draft in catcher Shea Langeliers (#9) and shortstop Braden Shewmake (#21). They facebook.com/mbraves represent the third and fourth-ranked prospects in the organization, according to MLB.com and For all of your M-Braves information Langeliers is #64 on the MLB.com Top 100 and sixth-ranked catching prospect in baseball. needs, click over to mississippibraves.com. @mbraves There you’ll find photos, videos, live game • Overall, the M-Braves feature eight of the Braves’ Top 30 prospects. After Langeliers and Shewmake, stats and articles detailing the latest news OF Trey Harris (#14), RHP Victor Vodnik (#15), RHP Daysbel Hernandez (17), INF Greyson Jenista and notes. (#19), INF C.J. Alexander (#20) and OF Justin Dean (#26) are among the Top 30. instagram.com/mbraves MEDIA CENTER BRAND NEW COACHING STAFF: The 17 newcomers on the Opening Day 28-man roster joined an Under the TEAM tab, click M-Braves Media entirely new coaching staff, all having major league experience. The M-Braves are led by manager Center for daily game notes, media guides Wyatt Toregas and is joined by hitting coach Einar Diaz, pitching coach, former Braves first-round youtube.com/mississippibraves and credential information. pick Dan Meyer and coach Devon Travis. • Toregas, 38, is a former catcher who played in 22 major-league games across two seasons with Cleve- land (2009) and Pittsburgh (2011). After spending the previous five minor-league seasons manag- ing in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, the upcoming campaign will be his first with the Braves, including most recently with High-A Bradenton in 2019.