SL1 Mississippi Braves

Saturday, June 8 at Jackson (TN) | 6:05 Pm CT | the Ballpark at Jackson

Published on June 8, 2019 under Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Game #60: Mississippi Braves (27-32) at Jackson Generals (34-27) (ARI) | 6:05 pm (CT) | The Ballpark at Jackson

Streak: W1

Home/Road: 14-15/13-17

Starting Pitchers: LHP Tucker Davidson (2-4, 1.82) vs. RHP Bo Takahashi (4-2, 3.12)

Standings: Mississippi (3rd, SL South, -8.0), Jackson (TN) (3rd, SL North, -3.5)

Current Series: 2 of 5 (1-0)

vs. Jackson: 2019 (1-0, 15 games) All-Time (122-114), at Jackson, TN (49-52)

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Today's Roster Moves: N/A

Today's Game: The M-Braves continue a five-game road series on Saturday night against the Jackson (TN) Generals at The Ballpark at Jackson. The M-Braves will meet the Diamondbacks affiliate and North Division foe 15 times during the 2019 season. (June 7-11 at JXN, June 25-29 at MIS and July 22-26 at JXN).

The M-Braves went 6-4 against the Generals last season, including 3-2 at Jackson. All-time the M-Braves are 122-114 against the Generals since 2005 and 49-62 in games played in Jackson, TN.

davidson dealing: Over 11 starts, today's starter LHP Tucker Davidson ranks 2nd in the Southern League with a 1.82 ERA, 3rd in opponents' batting average at .199 and 10th with a 1.18 WHIP

last time out: The M-Braves came from behind twice to beat the Generals in Friday night's series opener, 7-6. RF Tyler Neslony was 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two stolen bases to lead the offense. 3B Riley Unroe was 3-for-5 with a double and RBI. LHP Joey Wentz made the start and went 3.0 innings and gave up two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out two. RHP Josh Graham pitched the final 2.0 innings, striking out five and walking none, allowing an unearned run to pick up the save.

NEW ADDITIONS: The Atlanta Braves promoted 21-year-old catcher William Contreras (Wed) and outfielder Greyson Jenista (Thurs) to Mississippi from High-A Florida. Contreras is the Braves' No. 7 overall prospect and Jenista is No. 13 according to MLB Pipeline.

all-stars: The Southern League announced on Thursday that six Mississippi Braves have been named to the South Division roster for the 2019 All-Star Game on June 18 in Biloxi. Outfielders Cristian Pache and Drew Waters are joined by pitchers Ian Anderson, Tucker Davidson, Kyle Muller and Jeremy Walker.

the atlanta braves top prospect: OF Cristian Pache ranks among the top nine in the Southern League in eight different offensive categories. He is batting .321 (17-for-53) over his last 14 games with three doubles, three home runs, nine RBI, eight runs, six walks and a .390 OBP.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL HIGH QUALITY H20: OF Drew Waters has recorded eight three-hit and two four-hit games this season and logged his team-leading 20th multi-hit game on Wednesday going 3-for-3 with a single, double, triple, three runs scored, a walk and falling a homer shy of the cycle. Waters leads all of Double-A baseball with 74 hits, is T-1st with seven triples, T-1st in XBH, T-2nd in TB, T-2nd in doubles, T-2nd in runs scored and 3rd in batting.

Waters is on a season-high 15-game on-base streak, batting .370 (20-for-54) with 13 runs scored, five triples, four doubles, five RBI, six walks and a .452 OBP.

MULLER TIME: LHP Kyle Muller went 3-0 with a 0.81 ERA (3 ER/33.1 IP), 11 walks, 33 strikeouts in five starts during the month of May. Muller leads the league in opponents' batting average at .176 and ranks 3rd in strikeouts (74) and 6th in ERA (2.54).

pulling away in the triple category: The M-Braves recorded their league-leading 23rd triple on Wednesday against Biloxi. The next closest team is Chattanooga with 15. Drew Waters leads the league with seven, while Cristian Pache is second with five.

BACK-TO-BACK SAVES: RHP Jeremy Walker saved the first two games of his pro career, May 29-30 at Pensacola. Walker has 14 appearances, including one start this season and over 48.2 IP, he has 43 strikeouts and just three walks.

MADE IN MISSISSIPPI: 22-year-old INF/OF Austin Riley, a native of Hernando, MS was promoted to Atlanta on May 15. Riley became the 143rd M-Braves alum since 2005 to make his debut. Riley joins C Alex Jackson (4/7/19) and RHP Jacob Webb (4/16/19) as MLB debuts this season for alums. Over 75 games with the M-Braves in 2017 and 2018, Riley hit .321 with 19 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, 47 RBI and a .391 OPS.

12 ATL top 30 prospects on the active roster: In the May 14 MLB Pipeline ranking update, OF Cristian Pache is the new No. 1 prospect for the Braves and No. 17 prospect in their top 100. There are 12 total top 30 prospects on the M-Braves roster: RHP Ian Anderson (3, #31 overall), OF Drew Waters (5, #64 overall), C William Contreras (7), LHP Joey Wentz (10), LHP Kyle Muller (11), OF Greyson Jenista (13), LHP Thomas Burrows (16), LHP Tucker Davidson (19), INF C.J. Alexander (IL - 20) RHP Jasseel De La Cruz (23), and INF Ray-Patrick Didder (27).

Young guns: The roster contains seven players that are 21-years-old, or younger. OF Drew Waters is the youngest (20, 12/30/98), followed by OF Cristian Pache (20, 11/19/98), RHP Ian Anderson (21, 5/2/98), C William Contreras (12/24/97), LHP Kyle Muller (21, 10/7/97), LHP Joey Wentz (21, 10/6/97) and RHP Jasseel De La Cruz (21, 6/26/97).

Based in Pearl, MS since 2005, the Mississippi Braves are the Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The M-Braves are owned and operated by the Atlanta Braves, the longest continuously operated franchise in Major League Baseball. Follow the M-Braves at www.mississippibraves.com, www.facebook.com/mbraves, and www.twitter.com/mbraves.

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