Lugbauer Hits Walk-Off Single, M-Braves Top Biscuits 4-3 in 10 Innings

June 4, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release

Lugbauer gets three hits, Gordon tosses five shutout innings BOX SCORE PEARL, MS - Drew Lugbauer drove a walk-off single into right field, and the Mississippi Braves (24-25) bested the Montgomery Biscuits (18-24) 4-3 in 10 innings.

The M-Braves won in walk-off fashion for the first time this season and snapped a three-game home losing streak.

Lugbauer went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI. The first baseman is hitting .249 with 12 homers and 28 RBI in 47 games this season.

RHP Tanner Gordon tossed five scoreless innings in his sixth Double-A start, giving up three hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

In the first, Jalen Miller rocketed a solo home run over the batter's eye in center field for the first run of the game.

Miller finished 2-for-5 with his fifth homer of the season.

Up 1-0, Andrew Moritz scored Jefrey Ramos on a double, his 11th RBI of the season, to make it 2-0 in the fifth. The M-Braves added another run in the sixth to lead 3-0.

Hendrik Clementina went 2-for-5 in his 10th multi-hit game. Clementina was the designated hitter for the first time this season. He has made his other 32 starts at catcher.

Montgomery combined for three runs in the final two innings to force extra innings for the second straight night.

RHP Troy Bacon worked around the bonus runner at second base for a scoreless 10th.

After Yariel Gonzalez reached on an error, Lugbauer hit the walk-off single to bring in Jalen Miller for the 4-3 win.

The fifth game of the series is on Saturday at Trustmark Park. LHP Jared Shuster (4-3, 2.06) makes the start for Mississippi against RHP Jayden Murray (1-2, 2.93) for Montgomery. The first pitch is at 6:05 pm CT, with coverage starting at 5:50 pm CT on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App, and MiLB.tv.

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