Jackson Generals (77-57 Overall, 38-26 2nd Half) Up Next JXN Starter (W-L, ERA) JAX Starter (W-L, ERA) Vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (66-70, 37-29 2nd Half) Th 8/29 RHP Bo Takahashi, 9-7, 3.72 LHP Braxton Garrett, AA debut Fr 8/30 RHP Matt Peacock, 8-4, 2.97 LHP Trevor Rogers, 1-2, 4.71 Saturday, August 31 | 6:05 pm CT | Game 135 | 2nd Half Game 65 Sa 8/31 RHP Cole Stapler, 4-0, 2.60 RHP Edward Cabrera, 4-1, 2.45 Generals SP: RHP Cole Stapler (4-0, 2.60 ERA) UPDATE Sunday and Monday games cancelled by SL office (re: Hurricane Dorian) Opponent SP: RHP Edward Cabrera (4-1, 2.45 ERA) 9/4-9/5 Playoffs begin at Montgomery (Games 1 & 2) Fr 9/6 NDS G3 vs. MTG Biscuits, 6:05pm At The Ballpark at Jackson G E N E R A L N O T E S MOST RECENT RESULT SERIES PRIMER: The Generals host the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (AA, Miami Marlins) for Last Game R H E the first, last, and only time in 2019. Jackson hasn’t seen the Jumbo Shrimp since the season’s Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2 5 0 opening series at Jacksonville in April. Jacksonville took three of five from the Generals in that series, and they will fight even harder now, sitting two games behind Biloxi with five games to JACkSON GENERALS 7 8 0 go while fighting to win the division and earn a playoff berth. Former Generals shortstop Jazz W: Lewis (4-3) |HOME RUNS| Chisholm returns to Jackson for the first time, batting .284 in 23 games after being traded on L: Carter (0-1) JXN Grotjohn, Duzenack, DeLuzio July 31. Top-30 Marlins prospects at JAX: RHP Sixto Sanchez (#1), SS Jazz Chisholm (#4), S: -- OPP -- RHP Edward Cabrera (#7), LHP Braxton Garrett (#8), LHP Trevor Rogers (#9), 1B Lewin Diaz (#13), OF Victor Victor Mesa (#14), RHP Jorge Guzman (#17), OF Brian Miller (#25) GENERALS AT A GLANCE Overall Record (140 Games) 77-57 LAST GAME: Jackson, Tenn. – The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Second Half (70 Games) 38-26 Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks, broke a 2-2 tie with a five-run seventh inning, powering past First Half (70 Games) 39-31 the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in a 7-2 victory at The Ballpark at Jackson on Friday. The Generals (77-57) hit three solo home runs --- including back-to-back jacks in the seventh --- to Home (70 games, 35 per half) 35-29 Road (70 games, 35 per half) 42-28 end the playoff hopes for the Jumbo Shrimp (66-70). Full Recap: JacksonGeneralsBaseball.com Current Streak W2 TODAY’S MATCHUP: In a change of plans, the Generals will throw right-hander Cole Stapler SL SEASON STATS ENTERING SERIES for their Saturday evening regular season finale against Jacksonville. Stapler’s last four outings Generals Stats (Ranked out of 10) Shrimp have each lasted three or fewer innings, but he hasn’t given up a run in the month of August 75-57/2nd North Overall W-L & Standing 66-68/3rd South over 16.0 innings of work. Stapler faces Jacksonville right-hander Edward Cabrera, who is +109/2nd Run Differential -12/6th carrying a 2.45 ERA in 7 starts with the Jumbo Shrimp. Cabrera is just 21 years old. .713/3rd On-Base-Plus-Slugging .626/10th 124/1st Home Runs 61/9th HURRICANE DORIAN’S IMPACT: Due to the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Dorian on the 71/10th Stolen Bases 97/5th Florida coast early this week, the Southern League office has made the decision to cancel 3.39/5th Earned Run Average 3.23/1st Sunday and Monday's games of the Generals’ series against Jacksonville in order to allow the .242/6th Opp. Batting Average .219/2nd Jumbo Shrimp to return home and prepare their families and belongings for the storm's impact on Jacksonville. Tickets for Sunday's and Monday’s canceled games can be exchanged for LEAGUE STANDINGS tickets to tonight’s game or Jackson’s upcoming playoff game at The Ballpark on Sept. 6. North Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back Montgomery Biscuits (TB)* 43-23 -- PLAYER OF THE WEEK AGAIN: Generals outfielder/first baseman Pavin Smith batted .500 between August 19-25, winning SL Player of the Week honors for the second time this year. Jackson Generals (ARI)^ 38-26 4.0 Smith reached base safely in all seven games he played, adding four multi-hit efforts. Birmingham Barons (CWS) 35-29 7.0 Chattanooga Lookouts (CIN) 24-40 18.0 PLAYOFF BOUND!: As of August 27, the Generals have locked up the second playoff Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 23-44 20.5 spot for the North Division, with Montgomery having already qualified for a berth after ^Full-season runners up *-1st Half division champions winning the North Division in the First Half. As season-long divisional runners-up, the South Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back Generals will host at least 1 guaranteed playoff game (Game 3 of the North Division Biloxi Shuckers (MIL)* 40-26 -- Series), with Montgomery hosting the other four games in the first round. Game 3 of the NDS will happen on Friday, September 6 at 6:05pm at The Ballpark at Jackson. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 37-29 3.0 Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIN)^ 37-30 3.5 AND THE WINNERS ARE: Three Generals earned SL Postseason All-Star honors: Mississippi Braves (ATL) 29-38 11.5 >> OF Pavin Smith (123 G) ranks among the league’s top 10 in batting average (.291), hits Mobile BayBears (LAA) 22-43 17.5 (128), total bases (205), doubles (29), triples (6), RBI (67), walks (59), and OPS (.835). He’s ^Full-season runners-up *-1st Half division champions also hitting .329 in the Second Half. >>3B Drew Ellis (116 G) tops the circuit with 63 walks and ranks in the top 15 in the league GENERALS VS. THIS OPPONENT for walks, RBI (63), and runs scored (57). He’s also sixth in doubles (23) and has been a solid DATE PARK SCORE NOTES vs. JAX Th 4/4 @JAX W 5-0 DeLuzio: 2-4, R, RBI; JXN: 3-11 RISP defender at third base, helping turn 27 double plays. >>C Daulton Varsho (107 G) leads the SL in runs (83) and OPS (.888) while playing a Donatella: 5.0 IP, 1 H premier defensive spot. He also has 17 homers & 21 steals, batting .339 in the Second Half. Fr 4/5 @JAX L 2-1 (12) Vargas: 5.0 IP, 1 R; McCullough: L He’s caught a Jackson pitching staff that has thrown the fewest wild pitches in the league (56). Andy Young: 3-4, 2B Sa 4/6* @JAX L 2-1 Baez: 2-4, RBI, SB; JXN: 0 XBH Peacock: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R in susp. game VARGAS SHOVES FOR SEVEN: On August 25 at Pensacola, Emilio Vargas finally snapped a S. Lewis: 4.0 IP, 4 H, Ginkel: 2.0 IP, Sv Jackson streak the Generals of 18 consecutive games without a starting pitcher throwing seven Su 4/7 @JAX W 2-0 (7) Young: 2-2, 2 R, RBI innings, their longest drought this year between seven-inning starts. The Generals are 20-6 this Mo 4/8 @JAX L 5-1 R. Smith: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER year when a starter completes the seventh inning. Jackson had gone 11-7 since their last JAX: 5 XBH; Poteet: 6.0 IP, 0 R seven -inning start on August 3, which Vargas threw and won against Mobile. Th 8/29 JXN W 5-4 Takahashi: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 k Ellis: 3-4, 2 RBI; Tunnell: Sv (5) T HE ELUSIVE 20-20: Three of the last four Southern Leaguers to hit 20 or more homers Fr 8/30 JXN W 7-2 HR: DeLuzio, Grotjohn, Duzenack while stealing 20 or more bases have played in Major League Baseball: Joc Pederson (2013), Peacock: 6.0 IP, 2 R; Charlton Jimerson (2007), and Joey Votto (2006) have all made The Show, and Corey Sa 8/31 JXN 6:05p Ray (2018), is still on his way up the ladder. Daulton Varsho is trying to become the second Jackson player with a 20-20 year; outfielder Corey Patterson (2000) did it as a Cubs prospect. 2019 Jackson Generals Game Notes 2 Starting Pitcher RHP #38 Cole Stapler / 3rd Year Pro / Nicholls St. (LA) University / Dutchtown (LA) HS Sent to JXN on July 1/Rd. 22, 2017 MLB Draft / 6-4, 240 lbs. / Age 24 2018: 3-9, 3.62 ERA across SS/A-/A+ Notes on 2018: After starting 5 times in 14 appearances as a 19 G/18 S, 99.1 IP, 22 BB, 90 k, .271 BAA rookie in 2017 with Missoula, started all in all but 1 of his 6 quality starts…allowed 4 homers all year appearances in 2nd pro season…Highest single-year innings count of 2019 Pre-JXN: 3-6, 3.36 ERA at High-A; his career, college or pro (99.1 IP)…Missed May 10-June 22 on IL… 14 GS, 75.0 IP, 87 k, 6 BB, .256 BAA When healthy, completed sixth inning 8 times…six quality starts… Career Notes: Won’t slow the game down by nibbling (career 6.2- to-1 k:BB ratio entering AA), but does have a slow windup to the ARSENAL: plate…Made 8 starts under current Generals manager Blake Lalli at Kane County in ‘18 (1-2, 2.95 ERA)…2nd-Team All-Southland FB (90-92), CT, CB Conference pitcher as a senior…finished college career with first career CG shutout & 10 strikeouts against Central Arkansas…drafted out of HS by Miami in 35th round, didn’t sign… Career High IP: 7.0 IP, 6x (last: 8/1 @BLX) Last Outing: at PNS: Worked three innings in relief, notching his Career High ks: 11, 2x (last: 8/1 vs.