Sports stats



SL1 Mississippi Braves

Late Homer Dooms M-Braves in 5-4 Loss to Shuckers on Friday Night

June 1, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


BILOXI, MS - Biloxi's Trent Grisham broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo home run giving the Shuckers (33-21) a 5-4 victory over the M-Braves on Friday night at MGM Park. The third straight loss hands Biloxi the series win with the series finale coming on Saturday night at 6:35 pm.

M-Braves starter Andres Santiago battled early on Friday and worked around a bases-loaded jam in the second inning. The Shuckers got to Santiago in the third inning when Jake Gatewood hit a bases-clearing double to left giving Biloxi a 3-0 lead.

The Braves countered their three-run third with a three-run top of the fourth to tie the game. Alay Lago started the inning with a single, Travis Demeritte reached on an error, and Tyler Marlette singled to load the bases. Tyler Neslony brought home Lago with a groundout to put the Braves on the board. Carlos Martinez singled home Demeritte to trim the lead to 3-2, and Luis Marte singled in Martinez to tie the game at 3-3.

The Shuckers went back ahead 4-3 in the fifth inning as Gatewood raced home on a wild pitch from Santiago. The 28-year-old M-Braves starter yielded four runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings in the start, walking none for a third straight start and striking out two.

The Braves wouldn't go quietly on Friday as Daniel Lockhart belted a leadoff home run in the seventh inning to tie the game at 4-4. Lockhart entered during a sixth-inning double switch. His third homer of the year was off Biloxi reliever Nick Ramirez (W, 7-0).

Braves' reliever Kelvin Vasquez retired all six batters faced in the sixth and seventh with one strikeout. Adam McCreery (L, 2-4) sat down the first two in the eighth, but Grisham hit an opposite-field homer to left placing Biloxi on top for good 5-4.

Southern League saves leader Nate Griep retired the Braves in order in the ninth to pick up his 18th save.

Martinez collected his first M-Braves multi-hit game and went 2-for-4 in the loss.

The M-Braves and Shuckers will wrap up the five-game series on Saturday night at MGM Park. First pitch is set for 6:35 pm with RHP Enderson Franco (1-4, 4.61) starting for the Braves and RHP Trey Supak (0-0, 3.60) will counter for Biloxi. The game can be heard on 103.9 WYAB and the free TuneIn Radio app.

The M-Braves return to Trustmark Park for a ten-game homestand beginning on Sunday, June 3 through Tuesday, June 12. For tickets or more information visit mississippibraves.com or call 888-BRAVES4.

Check out the Mississippi Braves Statistics



Southern League Stories from June 1, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central