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Braves Win, Head to Jacksonville Tied for Division Lead

August 27, 2013 - Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


PEARL, MS -- The Mississippi Braves closed out the home portion of the regular-season Tuesday night at Trustmark Park, finishing the season with the largest total attendance since the 2008 season. The M-Braves plated an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Stars 4-3.

After Jacksonville lost to Montgomery 8-6 and Mobile dropped a 4-2 contest in Tennessee, the M-Braves enter the final five games tied with the Suns for the Southern League South Division lead. Mississippi (36-28, 74-60) scored four runs on nine hits while Huntsville (27-38, 56-77) plated three runs on six hits and an error.

The M-Braves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Mycal Jones and Christian Bethancourt reached on back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners. Tommy La Stella followed with a RBI-single to right field. Edward Salcedo then grounded into a double play, allowing Bethancourt to score the game's second run.

In the bottom of the third, Salcedo reached on a fielder's choice. He then stole second and third before coming in to score on a Jose Martinez single, extending the M-Braves lead to 3-0.

Huntsville tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth. Chadwin Stang singled and stole second. Jason Rogers and Mike Walker then drew walks to load the bases with two outs. A wild pitch allowed Stang to score, and Brock Kjeldgaard delivered a two-run single to plate the tying run.

In the bottom of the eighth, Salcedo singled and moved to second on a Martinez sacrifice bunt. Robby Hefflinger then reached on a fielder's choice. Hector Gomez tried to cut down Salcedo at second but an errant throw allowed Salcedo to come around and score, giving the M-Braves a 4-3 advantage on the error.

Gary Moran (4-2) tossed two frames to pick up the win. Kevin Shackelford (1-1) gave up the unearned run on one hit and a walk to take the loss. Pat Egan (S, 4) came in to record the final three outs and notch the save.

The M-Braves take a day off to travel to Jacksonville, FL, for the final five-games of the 2013 regular season. Braves right-hander Michael Lee (9-8, 3.64) takes the hill in game one of the series Thursday at 6:05 PM CST. He'll counter Suns lefty Andrew Heaney (4-1, 2.60).

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