M-Braves Top Shrimp 2-0

May 4, 2019 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release

PEARL, Miss. - The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (10-19) fell to the Mississippi Braves (14-13) by a 2-0 score in the fourth game of the five-game series at Trustmark Park on Saturday night.

Mississippi right-handed starting pitcher Ian Anderson (2-1) earned the victory, pitching six innings in scoreless fashion where he allowed two hits with three walks and tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts. Jacksonville right-handed starting pitcher Jorge Guzman (1-3) took the loss, giving up two runs (both earned) on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts as he tied a career-high with six and two-thirds innings of work. Mississippi right-handed relief pitcher Josh Graham worked the final two innings in scoreless fashion to earn his third save of the year.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth. After the Braves had runners on the corners with one out, Ray-Patrick Didder brought home Daniel Lockhart from third when he reached on a fielder's choice to give Mississippi a 1-0 lead. Didder struck again in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single to grow the lead to 2-0, which would be the final.

The game was delayed at the start by a 35-minute rain delay.

The Jumbo Shrimp and Braves will finish their series with the fifth game of the five-game set on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. eastern. Right-handed pitcher Jordan Yamamoto (1-3, 5.04 ERA) will start for Jacksonville against Mississippi left-handed pitcher Kyle Muller (0-1, 3.79 ERA). Fans can listen to the game on the Jumbo Shrimp Network presented by Community First, beginning at 1:50 p.m. eastern with the pregame show "Shrimp On Deck" locally on Sunny 102.3 FM, on the TuneIn Radio app, and www.jaxshrimp.com.

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