Jackson Generals (44-38 Overall, 5-7 Second Half) Up Next JXN Starter (W-L, ERA) MTG Starter (W-L, ERA) Vs. Montgomery Biscuits (50-32, 6-6 Second Half) Su 6/30 RHP Kevin McCanna, 3-4, 2.88 LHP Josh Fleming, 5-4, 3.87 Mo 7/1 RHP Cole Stapler, 1-0, 5.40 OP>RHP Riley O’Brien, 4-5, 4.11 Tuesday, July 2 | 6:05 pm CT | The Ballpark at Jackson Tu 7/2 RHP Matt Peacock, 3-3, 3.04 RHP Paul Campbell, 3-0, 3.00 Game 83 | Home Game 38 | Second Half Game 13 We 7/3 RHP Joel Payamps, 2-3, 3.71 LHP Kenny Rosenberg, 6-1, 3.20 Generals SP: RHP Matt Peacock (3-3, 3.04 ERA) Th 7/4 TBA At Chattanooga Lookouts, 5:15 Opponent SP: RHP Paul Campbell (3-0, 3.00 ERA) At CHA July 4-9; Next home series: Vs. Birmingham, 7/11-7/16 G E N E R A L N O T E S MOST RECENT RESULT SERIES PRIMER: The Generals host the Montgomery Biscuits (AA, Tampa Bay Last Game R H E Rays) for the first time in 2019. The two North Division playoff entrants from 2018 Montgomery Biscuits 3 5 0 will play only 18 games this season, with thirteen of them coming in the Second Half. JACKSON GENERALS 10 11 3 The Generals were the only team to win four games against the Biscuits in the First W: Stapler (1-0) |HOME RUNS| Half, but Montgomery took home the North Division title to earn a playoff bid. L: Pelaez (2-2) JXN: P. Smith TBR Top-30 Prospects at MTG (with rank): OF Jesus Sanchez (#3), 2B S: -- OPP: -- Vidal Brujan (#6), SS Lucius Fox (#10), OF Josh Lowe (#15), SS Taylor Walls (#19), IF Tristan Gray (#28) GENERALS AT A GLANCE Overall Record (140 Games) 44-38 Second Half (70 Games) 5-7 LAST GAME: Jackson, Tenn. – The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks, upstaged an early Montgomery First Half (70 Games) 39-31 Biscuits rally and zoomed to a 10-3 win on Monday, propelled by a seven-run second Home (70 games, 35 per half) 17-20 inning at The Ballpark at Jackson. The Generals’ victory evens the current series Road (70 games, 35 per half) 27-18 between Jackson (44-38) and Montgomery (50-32) at one game each. Current Streak W1 Full Recap: JacksonGeneralsBaseball.com SEASON STATS ENTERING SERIES Generals Stats (SL Rank out of 10) Biscuits TODAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP: Looking to get the edge in the series, Jackson 43-37/2nd North Overall W-L & Standing 49-31/1st North will load up with right-hander Matt Peacock, who continues to induce groundballs +56 (2nd) Run Differential +66 (1st) at a weed-whacking rate. Peacock suffered his first real setback in his most recent .710 (2nd) On-Base-Plus-Slugging .695 (4th) start, allowing 10 hits and seven earned runs in 5.2 innings at Mississippi last week. 78 (1st) Home Runs 60 (T-4th) He has not seen Montgomery’s lineup due to time spent on the injured list in May. 45 (9th) Stolen Bases 109 (1st) Paul Campbell, his combatant, is new to the Biscuits after starting the season at 3.48 (6th) Earned Run Average 3.07 (1st) High-A, putting up a WHIP of 1.08 over his first 24.0 innings at Double-A. Campbell .242 (T-4th) Opp. Batting Average .242 (T-4th) threw five shutout innings against Jacksonville last Thursday. LEAGUE STANDINGS PAVIN PACKING A PUNCH: Jackson first baseman Pavin Smith led the team in North Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back hits (26) in June, batting .292 with 6 doubles, 5 RBI, and eight walks. Smith’s five- Birmingham Barons (CWS) 8-4 -- RBI effort against Montgomery on July 1 was a career-high. Montgomery Biscuits (TB)* 6-6 2.0 Chattanooga Lookouts (CIN) 6-6 2.0 MIGHTY MIGGY: Lefty Miguel Aguilar continues to demonstrate his worth to the Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 5-7 3.0 Generals bullpen, recording his seventh scoreless appearance in eight outings on July Jackson Generals (ARI) 5-7 3.0 1 against Montgomery. Aguilar’s two-inning relief appearance against the Biscuits *-1st Half division champions was his fourth appearance of more than an inning this year. In the Second Half, South Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back Aguilar has pitched in five games, with the Generals going 3-2; the two losses Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 7-5 -- occurred once when Jackson was shutout and another time in a one-run defeat. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIN) 7-5 -- Mississippi Braves (ATL) 6-6 1.0 A ROTATION THAT’S NOT: Jackson has maintained an unusual streak with their Mobile BayBears (LAA) 5-7 2.0 pitching rotation. Since the final series in April against Pensacola, the Generals’ five- Biloxi Shuckers (MIL)* 5-7 2.0 *-1st Half division champions man starting rotation has not been consistent in back-to-back series, a span of 12 series without the same five guys facing consecutive opponents in the same order. GENERALS VS. THIS OPPONENT DATE PARK SCORE NOTES vs. MTG (18 games) ALL -STAR ALUMNUS: Former Generals infielder Ketel Marte won a three-way 5/22 W @MTG L 3-0 McKay: 6.0 IP, 0 R, 9 K; JXN: just 1 BB voting race this week over Ozzie Albies and Mike Moustakas to earn the starting nod 5/23 Th @MTG W 5-0 Valdez: 7.0 IP; Varsho: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI at second base for the National League in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game. The D-backs’ 5/24 F @MTG W 3-2 Grotjohn: HR, 2 RBI; Chisholm: HR switch -hitter is the first former Jackson position player to earn an MLB ASG bid since 5/25 Sa @MTG W 6-5 Varsho: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, HR Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager in 2014, and he joins former Mariners closer 5/26 Su @MTG W 8-1 Takahashi: 5.0 IP; Young: 3 H, 3 RBI Edwin Diaz as the second ex-General in as many seasons to gain All-Star status. 6/30 Su JXN L 6-3 McCanna: 3.2 IP, 4 R; JXN: no R after B3 7/1 M JXN W 10-3 Stapler: 5.0 IP, 3 ER; P. Smith: 5 RBI Marte is batting .320 through his first 79 games with 20 homers & 51 RBI. 7/2 Tu JXN 6:05pm 7/3 W JXN 6:05pm FUTURES GAMER: Generals catcher Daulton Varsho was one of two D-backs 7/18 Th @MTG 6:35pm prospects to earn a selection to the 2019 MLB Futures Game, joining Kane County 7/19 F @MTG 6:35pm outfielder Alek Thomas on the National League roster. The honor is the second to 7/20 Sa @MTG 6:05pm roll in for Varsho this season after his Midseason All-Star election in the Southern 7/21 Su @MTG 5:05pm League. Last year, Jackson closer Yoan Lopez was Arizona’s Futures Game pick. 8/13 Tu JXN 6:05pm 8/14 W JXN 6:05pm 8/15 Th JXN 6:05pm 8/16 F JXN 6:05pm 8/17 Sa JXN 6:05pm 2019 Jackson Generals Game Notes 2 Starting Pitcher RHP #43 Matt Peacock / 3rd Year Pro / South Alabama / Saraland (AL) HS Rd. 23, 2017 Draft / 6-1, 180 lbs / Age 25 2018: 7-6, 4.20 ERA between Lo-A/Hi-A Notes on 2018: First 12 appearances in relief at Kane County 28 G, 16 GS, 98.2 IP, 90 K, .254 BAA resulted in a 2.14 ERA, 2 saves, 19 K in 21.0 IP…as a starter, had his 1 playoff start (Game 2 – CAL Finals) best month in August at Visalia (5 starts, 23.1 IP, 4.24 ERA)… spent Top ’18 MILB groundball rate: 67.9% time on IL four different times at Visalia… Career Notes/Facts: Good college breaking ball has taken a ARSENAL: backseat to developing sinker, which he learned while long-tossing in the outfield…took a year off college baseball after rehabbing flexor FB (90-94), SL, CH mass injury, worked at family’s saw mill installation company… sharing his RV with fellow pitcher Sam Lewis this year… Career High IP: 7.0 IP (5/8 BIR) Last Outing: at MIS: 2nd outing of Second Half went south during Career High Ks: 9 (7/8/18, Visalia @Lake Elsinore, 6.0 IP) his second cycle through the batting order, allowing 3 runs in the 4th Career Low H: 1 (7/3/18, Visalia vs. San Jose, 5.0 IP) and 3 more in the 5th…4 of 7 runs against him scored with 2 outs… 2019 vs. This Opponent: No action yet Still carries MILB’s highest GB% (71.9%) (minimum 50 IP) 2019 Performance First Half Notes: 2-2, 2.09 ERA, 8 G (7 GS), 38.2 IP, 22 K, 12 BB, .248 BAA Showed great results when healthy, though he only completed six innings twice in eight outings; highest pitch count was 83 (4/14 vs. CHA); two IL stints (May 1-7, May 17-June 12) kept him from qualifying for league leaderboards; didn’t allow more than 3 runs in any of outings; highest GB rate (76.1%, per FanGraphs.com) of any MILB pitcher with at least 30 IP as of June 18; both homers against him came from LH batters Date Opp.