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Shuster Rolls in M-Braves 5-1 Win over Blue Wahoos

July 6, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
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BOX SCORE PEARL, MS - LHP Jared Shuster tossed six scoreless innings, and the Mississippi Braves (34-42, 5-2) downed the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (37-34, 2-5) 5-1 on Wednesday night at Trustmark Park.

The M-Braves won their fifth straight game, the club's longest win streak of the season.

Shuster allowed three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in his 15th start. His 3.13 ERA is fourth in the Southern League. Shuster is currently Atlanta's No. 8 prospect.

CJ Alexander belted his 15th home run to the bullpen in right field to give the M-Braves a 1-0 lead in the first. The homer was his third in six games.

Alexander is batting .250 with 15 home runs and 40 RBI. The infielder is now tied for third in the league in homers. All his 15 homers have come since May 1, which is tied for fifth in Double-A over that span.

In the second, Yariel Gonzalez smacked a leadoff double to right field, and Hendrik Clementina brought him in with a sacrifice fly two batters later to make it 2-0.

After Shuster's start, RHP Odalvi Javier added two shutout innings with three strikeouts. Javier has not allowed an earned run in his last 15 innings over 11 outings. The right-hander has a 2.80 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings.

The M-Braves continued to add to the lead with a solo homer from Clementina in the seventh and Cade Bunnell and Andrew Moritz each picked up RBI singles in the eighth. The M-Braves led 5-0 entering the ninth.

Clementina paced the offense, going 1-for-3 with a homer and two RBI. The catcher is hitting .242 with nine homers and 26 RBI in 52 games this season.

Bunnell went 2-for-4 with an RBI and is hitting .393 in eight games for the M-Braves. He was promoted from High-A Rome on June 28.

Moritz extended his on-base streak to 16 games, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

The Blue Wahoos scored a run and loaded the bases in the final inning, but RHP Justin Maese forced a flyout to end the game.

The second and third games of the series are on Thursday at Trustmark Park. Tomorrow's doubleheader features two seven-inning games. RHP Freddy Tarnok (2-2, 4.76) makes the start for Mississippi in game one against RHP Eury Perez (3-1, 3.21) for Pensacola. In game two, the M-Braves will pitch a starter to be named against RHP Zach McCambley (3-5, 6.12) for Pensacola. The first pitch is at 5:35 pm CT, with game two starting approximately 30 minutes after the completion of game one. Coverage is on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App, and MiLB.tv.

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