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BayBears End Shuckers Three-Game Win Streak with Late Rally

August 2, 2015 - Southern League (SL1)
Biloxi Shuckers News Release


MOBILE, AL - The Biloxi Shuckers' bullpen hadn't allowed a run in 17.2 innings, but couldn't hang onto a late, one-run lead in the eighth inning as the Shuckers' fell, 3-2, to the Mobile BayBears on Sunday night at Hank Aaron Stadium. The loss ended the three-game winning streak and dropped Biloxi to a game under .500 in the second half and five games behind first place of Mobile.

The Shuckers dropped to 8-10 against the BayBears this season and 2-4 at Hank Aaron Stadium. New addition, Brett Phillips had Biloxi's lone multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-4 at the plate.

Both offenses were stagnant through the first three innings, totaling only two hits combined. But, it was the Shuckers who broke the scoreless tie in the fourth.

Orlando Arcia (1x4, RBI, R, SB) extended his hitting streak to five games with a single to start the fourth and moved to second on his 18th stolen base of the season and took second on an errant throw to second by Mobile catcher Mark Thomas. Nathan Orf (0x3, RBI) drove Arcia home with a grounder to short to give Biloxi a 1-0 lead.

Shuckers' starting pitcher Brent Suter held the BayBears scoreless through his effective 5.2 innings of work, before being pulled after surrendering a two-out single to Socrates Brito in the sixth. In his first start since July 5 against the Montgomery Biscuits, the southpaw allowed just one run on three hits in his 5.2 innings with a walk and three strikeouts. The Harvard product lowered his ERA to 1.95.

Manny Barreda came out of the bullpen and allowed a RBI double to Garrett Weber on the first pitch to knot the game at one apiece. The righty retired Zach Borenstein to get out of the inning. The 26-year-old walked two batters in the seventh, paving way for Jed Bradley to come out of the 'pen for his 13th appearance. The lefty got a shallow fly ball of the bat of pinch hitter Stewart Ijames to center to keep Mobile off the board in the inning.

Biloxi (17-18) took advantage of the Mobile bullpen in the eighth to reclaim the lead. Brandon Macia's (1x1, R, 2B) pinch-hit, one-out double put a runner in scoring position for Brett Phillips (2x3), who singled into right to put runners on the corners for Arcia. The 20-year-old put down a bunt, allowing Macias to score and give the Shuckers a 2-1 edge.

Mobile (22-13) took the lead against Jacob Barnes (3-5) in the eighth, snapping the string of 17.2 consecutive scoreless innings out of the Shuckers' bullpen.

A leadoff walk to Sean Jamieson in the eighth came back to haunt Biloxi, as the tying run would score two batters later on a double play. Back-to-back doubles by Borenstein and Gabriel Guerrero put the Shuckers in a 3-2 hole going into the final inning.

Biloxi will look to even the series in game two on Monday night RHP Adrian Houser (0-0, --) will make his first start as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers' organization after coming over in the trade that sent Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers to the Houston Astros. The BayBears will have RHP Edgar Garcia (2-0, 4.70) start game two. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on 1240-AM WGCM, 1580-AM WPMO and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com.

The Shuckers return to MGM Park for a season-long 10-game homestand against the Mississippi Braves, August 7-11 and Pensacola Blue Wahoos, August 12-16. The homestand features post-game fireworks on Sataurday, August 8 and an appearance by dancing bat boy, Breakin' BBoy McCoy on Saturday, August 15.

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