Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 5-2 (48-27) at Mississippi Braves (ATL) 3-4 (36-39) LHP Hobbs Johnson (5-4, 3.34) vs. RHP Steve Janas (5-0, 0.49 with A+ CAR) Game #76/MGM #12 | Friday July 3, 2015 | MGM Park | 6:10 p.m. TODAY’S GAME: Game 3 of a 3-game series against the Mississippi Southern League Second Half Half Standings Braves at MGM Park...lead season-series with M-Braves 8-4...the Shuck- RECORD BREAKDOWN ers have the best overall record in the Southern League and 4th-best win- NORTH Rec GB SOUTH Rec GB Current Record: .....................................48-27 ning percentage in all of MiLB full-season clubs...today is the 69th day of Montgomery (TB) 4-2 -- SHUCKERS (MIL) 5-2 -- Streak ....................................................... W2 2015 the Shuckers have spent in first place...leave for a 10-game road trip Last 10 Games: .........................................7-3 to Montgomery (5g) and Tennessee (5g), July 4-13...return to MGM Park Tennessee (CHC) 4-2 -- Mobile (ARI) 3-3 1.5 for a 7-game homestand vs. Chattanooga (5g) and Mobile (2g), July 15-21. Birmingham (CWS) 3-2 0.5 Jacksonville (MIA) 3-4 2.0 Long Winning Streak: ............................... W6 Long Losing Sttreak: ...................................L3 Best Records in Minor League Baseball Jackson (SEA) 2-4 2.0 Mississippi (ATL) 3-4 2.0 Home (MGM Park): ....................................8-3 Corpus Christi (HOU) TEX, 52-25, .675 Hickory (TEX) SAL, 48-28, .632 Chattanooga (MIN) 1-4 2.5 Pensacola (CIN) 3-4 2.0 Home (Joe Davis): .....................................9-6 Oklahoma City (LAD) PCL, 52-27, .658 Visalia (ARI) CAL, 47-30, .610 *****************************SHUCK NOTES******************************* Home (Other): ........................................... 6-4 Quad Cities (HOU) MID, 50-26, .658 Indianapolis (PIT) INT, 49-32, .605 ROSTER MOVE: RHP Austin Ross was promoted to Triple-A Colorado Road ...................................................... 24-14 SHUCKERS (MIL) SOU, 48-27, .640 Charlotte (TB) FSL, 47-31, .603 Springs on Friday. Ross was 3-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 26 relief outings. July ........................................................2-0 LOPEZ DOMINANT AS SHUCKERS CLINCH NINTH-STRAIGHT SERIES: • FIRST HALF CHAMPS: The Shuckers won the first half title in the SL • Jorge Lopez struck out a career-high nine on Thursday night as the South. That officially ended Mobile’s 3-year run of South titles. The Shuck- VS. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE Shuckers beat the M-Braves 4-1 in front of a MGM Park record-crowd of ers host game 1 and 2 of the South Division Series, September 10-11 at 5,216. The win clinched the clubs 9th straight series victory. MGM Park in Biloxi. If the Shuckers were to win the 2nd half, they would North Home Road Total • Lopez allowed just one run on 4 hits in his 2nd-longest outing of the host Game 1, 2 and 4 and 5 if necessary. Birmingham 3-2 (5) 3-2 (5) 6-4 (10) season, while striking out the 9 and walking just one. • ARCIA, HOOK TO THE FUTURES GAME: SS Orlando Arcia was se- • Biloxi pushed across 3 runs in the third and another in the sixth inning lected on Thursday to play for the World squad at the All-Star Futures game Chattanooga 0-0 (5) 3-1 (5) 3-1 (10) with Nick Shaw leading the way offensively, providing his first 3-hit game in Cincinnati on July 12 at Great American Ballpark. Joining Arcia is pitching of the season, going 3-for-4 with a run and RBI. Tyrone Taylor added his coach Chris Hook, who will serve in the same capacity for the U.S. squad. Jackson (TN) 0-0 (5) 2-3 (10) 2-3 (15) 21st multi-hit game of the season and was 2-for-4 at the dish. • SHUCKERS AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS: SS Orlando Arcia: Montgomery 3-1 (5) 0-0 (5) 3-1 (10) • The win was the sixth-straight victory overall against the M-Braves as AVG (8th, .310), At-Bats (T-2nd, 287), Hits: (T-1st, 89), Doubles (T-1st, they lead the season-series now 8-4. The clubs will meet 23 times. 22), Runs (3rd, 47), Total Bases (3rd, 129), 1B Nick Ramirez: RBI (T-3rd, Tennessee 0-0 (5) 0-0 (5) 0-0 (10) MGM PARK MAGIC: The Shuckers opened their Inaugural Season on the 48), Games (T-1st, 73), RHP Tyler Wagner: Wins (T-2nd, 6) ERA (4th, Totals: 6-3 (25) 8-6 (30) 14-9 (55) infamous 54-game road trip, chronicled by ESPN (went 33-21). Last night’s 2.31, WHIP (T-4th, 1.11),. RHP Brooks Hall Wins (T-2nd, 7). LHP Brent win pushed the record to 8-3 at the new home and there have been 4 extra- Suter: ERA (2nd, 1.88), RHP Jorge Lopez: ERA (6th, 2.64). South Home Road Total inning walk-off wins including a 14-inning, 5-4 win over Mobile on Opening • DAY BY DAY: This season are 6-3 on Monday, 6-1 on Tuesday, 8-1 Jacksonville 8-2 (10) 3-2 (5) 11-4 (15) Night, June 6, as well as the longest game in franchise history, June 20 - a on Wednesday, 4-10 on Thursday, 9-3 on Friday, 8-3 on Saturday and 15-inning, 1-0 win over Montgomery after a Victor Roache homer 7-6 on Sunday. Mississippi 4-3 (13) 4-1 (10) 8-4 (23) • Despite an unfinished stadium, and under full capacity, 41,936 fans have THE BATTLE FOR MISSISSIPPI: Prior to 2015, the last time affiliated MiLB attended a Shuckers game, an average of 3,812. teams from MS played each other was 1955 in the C-level Cotton States Mobile 5-5 (17) 2-3 (10) 7-8 (27) NINE STRAIGHT SERIES WINS: Thursday night, the Shuckers clinched League, Meridian Millers vs Greenville Bucks. The M-Braves opened play in Pensacola 0-0 (5) 8-2 (15) 8-2 (20) their 9th-straight series. The Shuckers are now12-4 on the season in series Pearl on April 5, 2005. The club was previously located in Greenville, SC from play and 28-12 over this stretch that began on May 17th. 1984-2004.The last time pro clubs met from Biloxi and Jackson was in 1908 Totals: 17-10 (40) 17-9 (45) 34-18 (95) ANOTHER WINNING MONTH: The Shuckers completed their third- as the Cotton States League Class-D Jackson Senators and Gulfport-Biloxi TEAM LEADERS (SL RANK) straight winning month in June, posting the best record in the Southern Sand Crabs. (See page 2 for Biloxi/Gulfport and MS pro baseball history). League at 16-8. Biloxi had the best record in the league,14-7 in April and THE CARDIAC CLAMS: The Shuckers are 17-5 in 1-run games this Average ..................Orlando Arcia, .310 (8) T-2nd-best record,16-12 in May. Quality Starts season. The .773 win percentage is tops in the Southern League. Hits ......................... Orlando Arcia, 89 (T1) QUALITY FROM THE ROTATION: Thursday’s Tyler Wagner - 9 The Shuckers also lead the league going 7-3, .700 win percentage Home Runs ..............Nick Ramirez, 10 (T6) quality start from Jorge Lopez was the 32nd this Brooks Hall - 7 in extra-inning games, winning 7-straight after dropping the first 3. season from the starting rotation. It was also the Jorge Lopez - 7 • MORE ON LOPEZ: Since June 2nd, Jorge Lopez is 4-0 with a 1.04 RBI ...........................Nick Ramirez, 48 (T3) Hiram Burgos - 4 Stolen Bases ............ Michael Reed, 21 (4) 18th in the last 26 games. Biloxi starters have a Brent Suter - 4 ERA (4 ER, 34.2 IP) over 5 starts. It ranks 2nd in MiLB over that span 32-18 record and a 3.10 ERA this season. Hobbs Johnson - 1 for pitchers with more than 30 IP. He has 32 strikeouts and 9 walks. Wins .........Brooks Hall/Jorge Lopez, 7 (T2) ERA ............................. Brent Suter, 1.88 (2) SIDE-BY-SIDE STAT COMPARISON 2015 Second-Half Series Results vs. Mississippi (Biloxi 8, Mississippi 4) Strikeouts ...................... Jorge Lopez, 75 (6) (SL Rank) Date Site Result Winner Loser Save WHIP ....Tyler Wagner/Jorge Lopez, 1.11 (T4) 7/1 BLX W, 2-1 Strong (3-0) Rondon (2-2) Stat 7/2 BLX W, 4-1 Lopez (7-2) Mateo (4-5) Magnifico (9) Saves .......................Damien Magnifico, 9 (6) .266 (T1) AVG .246 (7) 7/3 BLX 318 (4) RUNS 251 (9) 8/7 BLX 35 (7) HR 13 (10) 8/8 BLX 121 (5) 2B 88 (10) 8/9 BLX 17 (9) 3B 13 (10) 8/10 BLX 77 (2) SB 52 (T6) 8/11 BLX 3.23 (2) ERA 3.63 (4) 8/28 @MIS 8/29 @MIS 581 (2) SO 480 (10) 8/30 @MIS 2015 games will be aired on the inaugural 237 (2) LOW BB 255 (5) 8/31 @MIS Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network: 21 (6) SV 26 (1) WPMO AM-1580 – 9/1 @MIS Pascagoula-Moss Point WVGG AM-1440 UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL) Lucedale Date - Time Opponent: Pitching Matchup: WRBE FM-106.9 July 4 - 6:35 at Montgomery RHP Brooks Hall (7-3, 3.39) vs. RHP Jake Faria (0-0, 3.00) Lucedale WMXI FM-98.1 July 5 - 5:35 at Montgomery LHP Brent Suter (4-3, 1.88) vs. LHP Blake Snell (5-2, 1.69) Hattiesburg/Laurel July 6 - 7:05 at Montgomery RHP Tyler Wagner (6-2, 2.31) vs. RHP Jaime Schultz (5-4, 3.62) WRJW AM-1320 July 7 - 7:05 at Montgomery RHP Jorge Lopez (7-2, 2.64) vs.