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Perez Paints Masterpiece in Mobile; M-Braves Win Late

Published on May 9, 2014 under Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Mobile, AL - Williams Perez spun another spectacular outing on Thursday night, and Barrett Kleinknecht's go-ahead single in the ninth broke a scoreless tie en route to a Mississippi Braves 2-0 win over the Mobile BayBears at Hank Aaron Stadium.

Perez threw 7 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just seven hits and no walks striking out two, but BayBears starter Mike Lee matched him out-for-out. Lee, an M-Brave in 2013, threw seven shutout against his former team, allowing just three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game went back and forth with no score until Seth Loman led off the ninth with a double off BayBear reliever Jake Barrett. Daniel Carroll laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Loman to third and Mobile (19-15) walked Kyle Kubitza to put a potential double play ball into effect.

But Kleinknecht had other plans, lining the first pitch into left-center to plate Loman and make it 1-0 Braves.

The next batter Braeden Schlehuber grounded a ball to the hole at second that Garrett Weber dove for and knocked down but had no play at first. Kubitza scored to make it 2-0, and Weber threw out Kleinknecht at third to get the second out.

James Hoyt came on in the ninth for his first save of the year, allowing just a walk to Jake Lamb. He got Tom Belza to fly out to Kleinknecht in left to end the ballgame after a ten-pitch at-bat.

Eric Berger (1-0) picked up the win in relief after retiring the final man of the eighth and stranding Sean Jamison at second base. That slammed the book closed on Perez's fine day.

Barrett (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing two earned on three hits in the final inning. Barrett had only allowed two earned runs in ten innings all year entering Thursday.

The Braves were led at the plate by Loman and Kleinknecht, who each finished with two hits on the day.

The Braves (17-17) got back to a .500 record for the first time since April 7 when they were 2-2. They're now 10-4 in their last 14 games and have clinched taking four of five for the first time in 2014.

The Braves will vie for the five-game series sweep in Friday night's finale with the BayBears, with first pitch slated for 7:05 PM CT. Right-hander JR Graham (0-1, 2.42) takes the hill for the Braves against Mobile right-hander Bradin Hagens (0-2, 2.30).

Listen live to Kyle Tait on the call beginning at 6:30 PM CT on 103.9 WYAB and online at MississippiBraves.com or TuneIn Radio.

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