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 (23-27, 56-63) vs. Birmingham Barons (26-22, 53-64) By The Numbers Streak ............................................................................... L5 RHP Jasseel De La Cruz (3-7, 4.41) vs. LHP Bernardo Flores (3-5, 3.09) All-Time Record (since 2005) .............................. 995-1,054 2019 at Trustmark Park .............................................. 27-28 Game #120 • 2nd Half #51 • Home Game #56 2019 on the Road ....................................................... 29-35 Day Games ................................................................. 11-13 Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 • 1:05 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 two of a five-game series against the Birmingham Barons on Wednesday afternoon. 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 M-Braves vs Barons for six 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 113-103 vs. Birmingham since 2005, and 59-42 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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 at Trustmark Park 6-2 3-2 5-0 3-2 4-1 4-1 4-1 LAST TIME OUT: Birmingham scored in four innings to beat the M-Braves in Tuesday night’s series opener, 8-1, handing Mississippi their fifth-straight loss. RHPConnor Johnstone allowed six runs on 11 hits with one walk and at Birmingham 5-5 3-7 5-5 2-3 3-2 4-1 3-1 two strikeouts in the loss. RF Trey Harris went 1-for-3 with a run and extended his on-base streak to 12 games. Total 11-7 6-9 10-5 5-5 7-3 8-2 7-2 LHP Jordan Harrison tossed a season-high 3.0 innings of one-hit baseball with no walks and three strikeouts. 2019 Alltime APPROACHING THREE MILLION FANS: The M-Braves are just 314 fans away from bringing in the 3 millionth at Trustmark Park 0-0 59-41 fan for Mississippi Braves baseball at Trustmark Park. The 3 millionth fan will receive great prizes from the Mississippi Braves and Atlanta Braves. at Birmingham 2-4 54-62 Total 2-4 113-103 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 2.05 ERA (12 ER/52.2 IP) so far in Au- gust with 41 strikeouts and 27 walks. The bullpen has recorded 52.2 innings this month and starters 42.1. Record Breakdown NEW LOOK M-BRAVES: The Mississippi Braves roster was overhauled on Aug. 4-5 by the Atlanta Braves with 14 roster moves. The Braves promoted No. 1 prospect OF Cristian Pache, No. 2 prospect OF Drew Waters, Score First ............................................. 36-20 Opponents Score First ...........................18-43 No. 3 prospect RHP Ian Anderson and No. 13 prospect LHP Tucker Davidson to Triple-A Gwinnett. LHP Leading after 6 innings ........................... 40-9 Leading after 7 innings ............................40-6 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 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 11-5 Tied after 7 innings ...................................9-5 INF Luis Valenzuela was released. the day prior, LHP Kyle Muller was placed on the 7-day Injured list with Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 4-49 Trailing after 7 innings .............................2-39 a right calf strain, RHP Josh Rowen was transferred to Mississippi from Triple-A Gwinnett, RHP Jonathan Aro was transferred back to Mississippi from High-A Florida and RHP Brandon White was transferred to High-A Florida from Mississippi. Leading after 8 innings ........................... 41-3 Score 2 or Fewer Runs ...........................10-35 Tied after 8 innings .................................. 8-4 Score 3 Runs ............................................6-17 DIDDER SETTING THE TABLE: INF/OF Ray-Patrick Didder has a .389 OBP and is 16-for-17 in SB opportunities Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-49 Score 4 or More Runs ............................39-11 so far in 42 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. First Game of Series ............................. 10-15 Last Game of Series/Rubber Match ...12-12/2-2 First Game of Homestand ........................ 5-6 Last Game of Homestand ..........................4-6 HARRIS ON A 12-GAME ON-BASE STREAK: OF Trey Harris currently is on a 12-game on-base streak, hitting First Game of Road Trip ........................... 5-6 Last Game of Road Trip .............................4-6 in 11 of them, beginning on July 29, batting .348 (16-for-46) with a home run, three doubles, two triples, three RBI, five runs and .388 OBP. Following an Off Day ................................ 7-2 1-Run Games .........................................16-22 CASTEEL CLEANING UP: 28-year-old 1B Ryan Casteel has found a home in the cleanup spot and leads the Final At-Bat Decisions .............................. 6-5 2-Run Games .........................................15-21 club and ranks 3rd in the league with 19 home runs and three multi-homer games. His three-homer game on July 3 was the first in M-Braves history. He ranks among the league leaders in slugging (.486, 4th), OPS Errorless Games ................................... 35-24 3-Run Games .............................................5-7 (.828, 5th), HR (19, 3rd), RBI (63, 3rd), XBH (36, T-9th) and TB (169, T-6th). Casteel has already moved into With a Homer....................................... 30-22 Allow a Homer ......................................14-33 7th place on the M-Braves all-time home run list and with one more home run would become just the With No Homers .................................. 25-42 Allow No Homers ..................................42-30 second M-Brave to record 20 homers in a season, joining Ernesto Mejia (26) who did it in 2011. MULTI-HOMER GAMES: Wednesday’s multi-homer games fromRyan Casteel and C.J. Alexander marked the White Jersey ............................................. 8-8 Vs. Righty Starters .................................46-49 first time in team history that two M-Braves recorded multi-homers in the same game. Casteel leads the Red Jersey .............................................. 8-18 Vs. Lefty Starters ...................................10-14 M-Braves with three multi-homer games this season. Overall this season, Mississippi has notched a club record eight multi-homer games this season. Navy Blue Jersey .................................. 25-22 Starter Goes <5 Innings .........................13-33 Gray Jersey .......................................... 13-15 Starter Goes 5> Innings .........................43-29 JULY PLAYERS OF THE MONTH: M-Braves OF Greyson Jenista and LHP Tucker Davidson were named the Special Jersey ........................................... 1-0 In Decision By Starters ..........................32-39 Mississippi Braves Players of the Month for July. Jenista hit .333 (27-for-81) over his first full month at the 9-13-1 ..........................24-24 Double-A level with three doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, 10 runs, nine walks, two stolen bases and a .402 Series Breakdown ............................. In Decision By Bullpen OBP. Davidson was 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA (8 ER/28.0 IP), seven walks, 33 strikeouts and a .232 opponents’ AVG. Vs. South Division ................................ 32-40 NL Style Baseball ...................................36-32 HISTORY MADE ON JUNE 28: Ian Anderson and Jeremy Walker’s combined nine-inning no-hitter on Friday, Vs. North Division ................................ 24-25 AL Style Baseball ...................................20-31 June 28 vs. Jackson was the third no-hitter in team history. The last was a combined no-hitter from Julio Teheran and Tyrelle Harris on Aug. 2, 2010 vs. Mobile. The first, and only individual no-hitter came from the late Tommy Hanson on June 25, 2008, vs. Birmingham. Anderson’s 14 strikeouts over 7.0 innings in the game matched Hanson’s single-game team record set in the same game.