Thursday, August 2, 2018 | 6:05 pm CT | The Ballpark at Jackson | Jackson, Tenn. | Game #109 | Home Game #56 | Second Half Game #40 Jackson Generals (58-50, 19-20 2nd Half) vs. Montgomery Biscuits (59-50, 22-17 2nd Half) RHP Emilio Vargas (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Swarmer (2-3, 4.10 ERA) Series Schedule, Probable Starters & Notes Thu. 8/2 6:05 pm CT TENNESSEE RHP Emilio Vargas (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Swarmer (2-3, 4.10 ERA) Dollar Dogs and Drinks Night Fri. 8/3 6:05 pm CT TENNESSEE RHP Taylor Widener (4-5, 2.79 ERA) vs. RHP Thomas Hatch (6-4, 4.03 ERA) Food Truck Fridays/Hub City Hippos Sat. 8/4 6:05 pm CT TENNESSEE RHP Justin Donatella (5-6, 3.51 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Rucker (7-5, 3.84 ERA) Disney Night Sun. 8/5 6:05 pm CT TENNESSEE RHP Barry Enright (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Keegan Thompson (3-1, 3.21 ERA) -- Mon. 8/6 6:05 pm CT TENNESSEE RHP Jon Duplantier (3-1, 2.52 ERA) vs. RHP Duncan Robinson (5-4, 3.67 ERA) Belly Buster Monday Wed. 8/8 6:05 pm CT at Chattanooga TBA vs. TBA Next homestand: 8/14-8/18 vs. Montgomery General Notes Most Recent Game Result THIS SERIES -- The Jackson Generals (Double-A, Arizona Diamondbacks) will convene with the Tennessee Smokies (Chicago July 31 R H E Cubs) for the fourth of five series in 2018, hosting the Smokies for the third time at The Ballpark at Jackson. The Generals & Smokies met three times previously in 2018, with the most recent series going Tennessee's way, 3-1, in early July. GENERALS 5 7 2 SEASON SERIES: AT JACKSON: 6/3-6/7, 7/4-7/7, 8/2-8/6 AT TENNESSEE: 4/11-4/15, 8/19-8/23 Montgomery 6 8 1 AGGREGATE SCORE: Games Played: 14 Head to Head (Wins): JXN 7, TNS 7 Head to Head (Runs): JXN 63, MTG 77 Win: Yoel Espinal (2-1) HOME RUNS ABOUT LAST GAME --- MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Loss: Kirby Bellow (5-3) JXN: -- had their daytime final at Montgomery suspended due to weather after an inning and a half on Wednesday at Riverwalk Sta- dium. The Generals (58-50) and Biscuits (59-50) will finish the currently scoreless contest as part of a double-header during Save: -- OPP: Nathaniel Lowe 2 (13) Montgomery’s series at Jackson, which occurs August 14-18. A time for the resumption of the suspended game at Jackson has not yet been announced. Statistics and results from the game are not final and will not count toward season totals until the game is completed. Jon Duplantier started for the Generals on Wednesday and retired each of the three hitters he faced in the first Generals At A Glance st inning, throwing 13 pitches (8 strikes) in his first start since May. Offensively, eight Jackson hitters came to the plate, but only 1 Half W-L (69 Games) & Rank 39-30/1st, North two of them reached base, with none recording hits against Montgomery’s Dalton Moats. The Biscuits currently hold an 8-6 lead 2nd Half W-L (70 Games) & Rank 19-20/3rd, North over Jackson in their season series, with Jackson (58-50) trailing Montgomery (59-50) by a half game in the season standings. Home Record 31-24 Manager Shelley Duncan and the Generals return home on Thursday, August 2 to begin a five-game series with the Road Record by Half 27-26 Tennessee Smokies. Entering the final month of the season, Jackson is 28-31 against North Division opponents. All six of the Current Streak L2 Generals’ final regular season series feature North Division competition. After winning the North Division in the First Half, the Generals are guaranteed to host two opening-round games in the Southern League Playoffs at The Ballpark at Jackson on Sep- tember 5 and September 6. The team that wins the North Division in the Second Half will oppose the Generals in that series, Start-of-Series Team Stats which will be a best-of-five series. Generals (thru 8/1) STATS Smokies (thru 8/1) .736 OPS .695 OUTFIELDERS LOCKED IN -- Outfielders Ben DeLuzio and Jay Gonzalez did not start a game together from April 27 through 535 Runs 464 July 7 (71 days) because of separate stints on the DL. With DeLuzio returning July 4 and Gonzalez back on July 8, the speedy 69 HR 93 tandem has done a lot to make up for lost time, batting .355 & .302 respectively in July. Pair them with the July numbers of 101 SB 85 Daniel Robertson at Jackson (11 R, 27 H, 20 RBI) and you've got a solid threesome to patrol the park and stand tall at the dish. 4.03 ERA 4.15 1.27 WHIP 1.32 CLASSIC M&M's vs. NEW M&M's? -- InfieldersMarty Herum and Kevin Medrano both spent time away from the Generals for 1,031 Strikeouts 828 different reasons (Herum on the DL, Medrano after a promtion to Triple-A). Neither guy has been quite the same hitter that he was since their original stay in Jackson this season. Both defend well, but the Generals need their bats to remain competitive. 2nd Half Southern League Standings Medrano's 2nd Half at JXN: 54 AB, 9 R, 14 H (.259) Herum's 2nd Half at JXN: 109 AB, 9 R, 24 H (.220) North Division W-L GB Medrano's 1st Half at JXN: 204 AB, 33 R, 75 H (.367) Herum's 1st Half at JXN: 67 AB, 17 R, 22 H (.328) Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 22-17 -- Birmingham Barons (CWS) 22-18 0.5 WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK -- Generals All-Star first basemanRudy Flores is off to a good Second Half start, Jackson Generals (ARI)* 19-20 3.0 and while he doesn't hold the prospect status of Corey Ray, Zack Collins, or Brent Rooker, Flores does have MVP-type numbers. Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 17-21 4.5 Flores' 2nd Half Stats: .282/.415/.436, 11 XBH, 23 RBI, 23 BB Chattanooga Lookouts (MIN) 15-23 6.5 STARTERS ROTATING? -- The Generals' starting rotation remained constant between early June and late July, but it changed South Division W-L GB with the start of August. After an injury to Bo Takahashi and the promotion of Joel Payamps to Reno, right-hander Ryan Atkinson Pensacola Blue Wahoos (CIN) 27-12 -- was moved to a bullpen role, while fresh arms were added from High-A Visalia. Tyler Mark and Miguel Aguilar should be a boost Biloxi Shuckers (MIL)* 22-17 5.0 to the Generals' bullpen, but right-hander Emilio Vargas--the MILB leader in Ks--has a good shot to make an impact as well. Mississippi Braves (ATL) 21-18 6.0 Barry Enright, a former Diamondbacks pitcher who was signed out of the Mexican League earlier this month, made his Jackson Mobile BayBears (LAA) 15-23 11.5 debut on July 31. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 14-25 13.0 AA Starter ERAs in July: Widener - 2.76; Donatella - 3.06; Takahashi - 4.91; Duplantier - n/a; Enright - 4.50 *-First Half Division Champions Quick Hitters (*=2018 Mid-Season All-Star) Generals vs. Southern League Cribbs* DL 7/12; Top SL OPS (1.097) in April; Surprise SL Home Run Derby entrant; enjoys FPS video games North Division Games Home Road Overall Streak DeLuzio Activated 7/4 (DL since 4/26)...1st career HR (2R) tied game in B12 on 4th of July... Birmingham (CHW) 26 7-3 5-6 12-9 L1 Flores, Rudy*'Completing sports mgmt. degree thru FIU...As of 7/12, only active SL player in top 5 for BA &OPS Chattanooga (MIN) 20 3-2 0-5 3-7 L7 Gonzalez, Jay Activated 7/8 (DL since 5/4); Stole 30 bases as soph. at Auburn...loves Marvel movies... Montgomery (TB) 20 2-3 4-5 6-8 L2 Herum Activated 6/28 (out since 4/24); 4-yr Midseason/Postseason All-Star streak ('14-'17)... Tennessee (CHC) 24 3-6 4-1 7-7 L3 Jones Activated 7/27 (out since 4/28); hit .293 w/ 16 RBI in first 18 games... vs. North 90 15-14 13-17 28-31 -- Ladendorf DL 7/21; 53 MLB games in 2015, 2016 w/ Oakland (AL); played youth hockey Leyba D-backs No. 6 prospect (MLBPipeline.com)...Likes sancoche (a thick meat & vegetables soup) South Division Games Home Road Overall Streak Littlewood Activated 7/26; Likes hip-hop for walk-up music; native of St. George, UT, fastest growing US town... Biloxi (MIL) 9 3-2 1-3 4-5 L1 Medrano* Returned 7/21; went 9-for-27 in 8 games at AAA Reno; fan of El Tri, Mexican national soccer team Jacksonville (MIA) 10 4-1 4-1 8-2 W1 Morozowski Returned from High-A Visalia after batting .309/.352/.494 in July...same alma mater as Gonzalez... Mississippi (ATL) 10 2-3 2-3 4-6 L2 Queliz Activated 7/13 (DL since 6/28); Enjoys techno music...3-for-8, HR in Triple-A debut w/ Reno in May Mobile (LAA) 9 5-0 2-2 7-2 W5 Prince '14 SL All-Star (SL-best 37 SB) w/ Huntsville...8 gm w/ MIL (MLB) in '13...rode bulls as a teenager..