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M-Braves Pull off Third Straight Comeback against Blue Wahoos 7-6

July 9, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (37-43) scored three runs in the eighth and pulled off their third comeback in as many games to beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (38-37) 7-6 in front of a crowd of 3,597 on Saturday night at Trustmark Park.

After a three-run walk-off home run last night, Drew Lugbauer smashed a two-run homer to the top of the Farm Bureau Grill in right field in the first inning to give the M-Braves a 2-0 lead.

Lugbauer ranks second in the Southern League with 18 home runs, and he leads the M-Braves with 45 RBI. He continues to add to the M-Braves career home run record with 36 in two seasons.

In the second, Jalen Miller led off with a base hit. He then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Cody Milligan brought in Miller with a line drive to left center to extend the lead to 3-0.

Milligan went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI. He now has five RBI in 16 games for the M-Braves as their leadoff hitter.

The Blue Wahoos kept up the pressure all night, with runners on in all but two innings.

RHP Tanner Gordon benefited from two big double plays in the first inning and the third inning to keep the M-Braves ahead 3-0. In the fourth, Pensacola broke through for two runs to cut the lead to 3-2.

Gordon exited after giving up two runs through four innings.

The Blue Wahoos tied the game 3-3 in the fifth and added three more in the sixth to lead 6-3.

In the bottom of the sixth, Miller smacked a solo shot to left center, his sixth of the season, to make it 6-4.

The M-Braves exploded in the eighth. Yariel Gonzalez led off the inning with a base hit. Two batters later, Trey Harris doubled to deep left center to put two runners in scoring position. Milligan scored Gonzalez on a sacrifice fly. Alexander scorched a groundball down the right field line to score two runs and give the M-Braves a 7-6 lead.

Harris walked twice along with his double and run, and Alexander went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Alexander is 7-for-19 with a homer and four RBI in the series.

RHP Tyler Ferguson shut the door in the ninth with a 1-2-3 inning for his third save of the season.

The series finale is on Sunday at Trustmark Park. RHP Alan Rangel (3-2, 5.23) makes the start for Mississippi against RHP Cody Mincey (3-3, 5.03) for Pensacola. The first pitch is at 2:05 pm CT, with coverage starting at 1:50 pm CT on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App, and MiLB.tv.

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