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Three Homers, Five-Run Ninth Powers M-Braves Past Biscuits 9-4

April 29, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


MONTGOMERY, AL - The Mississippi Braves (6-13) cranked three home runs, piled on five runs in the ninth and rebounded from back-to-back losses with a 9-4 win over the Montgomery Biscuits (9-9) on Friday night at Riverwalk Stadium.

Yariel Gonzalez and Riley Delgado each recorded a home run and three hits. Michael Harris II went 1-for-3 with two walks to extend his league leading on-base streak to 19 games. Drew Lugbauer hit an RBI single in the ninth to push his season-high hit streak to six games.

RHP Alan Rangel bounced back in a big way from his first few starts. Rangel threw five innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts for his first win of the season. His fastball touched up to 97 miles per hour, and the curveball looked sharp.

Gonzalez broke the scoreless tie with a high arcing solo shot to left field to make it 1-0 M-Braves.

Gonzalez finished 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI, his second multi-hit game of the series. With the M-Braves, Gonzalez is hitting .273 with two home runs and four RBI in five games with the M-Braves.

Tied 1-1, Hendrik Clementina sent a 419-foot solo bomb to left field to retake the lead 2-1. The homer was Clementina's first of the season.

Delgado smashed a two-run homer to left to extend the M-Braves lead 4-1 in the seventh, his first Double-A home run. Delgado went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in his third multi-hit game of the season.

RHP Odalvi Javier tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, lowering his season ERA to 3.60.

The Biscuits refused to go away, scoring two runs in the eighth to make it 4-3.

Then, the M-Braves pulled away with five runs in the ninth. Harris II knocked in Andrew Moritz with an RBI single. Luke Waddell flied out in a sacrifice fly to score Delgado. Lugbauer brought in Harris II with a single through the hole at second base. Gonzalez doubled to score Lugbauer, and Clementina scored on a wild pitch.

The massive five-run inning sealed the 9-4 win.

Game five of the six-game series is on Saturday night at Riverwalk Stadium. RHP Freddy Tarnok (0-0, 4.76) makes the start for Mississippi against RHP Michael Mercado (0-2, 5.56) for Montgomery. The first pitch is at 6:05 pm, with coverage starting at 5:50 pm on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App, and MiLB.tv.

The M-Braves return to Trustmark Park May 3-8 against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting mississippibraves.com or by calling 888-BRAVES4.

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