SL Mississippi Braves

Alexander Homers in M-Braves' 7-2 Loss to Biscuits

Published on June 22, 2022 under Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Alexander smacks 12th homer, Moritz extends hitting streak to six games BOX SCORE MONTGOMERY, AL - CJ Alexander rocketed his 12th homer of the season to right field, but the Mississippi Braves (28-37) lost 7-2 to the Montgomery Biscuits (25-33) on Wednesday night at Trustmark Park.

All of Alexander's home runs have come since May 1, which is tied for second in Double-A. The third baseman is hitting .246 with 12 home runs and a team-leading 33 RBI.

LHP Jared Shuster batted through 4 1/3 innings in his 13th start of the season. Atlanta's No. 9 prospect gave up three runs, one earned, off eight hits with seven strikeouts. The left-hander labored due to three M-Braves errors that helped extend innings.

Shuster holds a 3.53 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings this season.

The Biscuits led 3-0 through three innings. In the fifth, Andrew Moritz extended his hitting streak to six games with a leadoff double, but he was left stranded on third base.

In the sixth, Alexander cranked a solo home run to right field to make it 3-1. The homer came off Alexander's bat at 106 miles per hour and traveled 408 feet.

Down 4-1, Jefrey Ramos scored in the seventh on an error by first baseman Brett Wisely to pull it to 4-2. The Biscuits scored three runs in the bottom of the inning on four consecutive hits in their 7-2 win.

The third game of the series is on Thursday at Riverwalk Stadium. RHP Alan Rangel (2-2, 5.08) makes the start for Mississippi against RHP Michael Mercado (2-3, 6.12) for Montgomery. The first pitch is at 6:35 pm CT, with coverage starting at 6:20 pm CT on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App, and MiLB.tv.

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