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Thursday, August 4 vs. Biloxi Shuckers: 6:35 PM: Trustmark Park

August 4, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Thursday, August 4, 2022 | 6:35 PM CT | Trustmark Park| Pearl, MS

Mississippi Braves (ATL) (46-52, 17-12, 1st SL South, +0.5) vs.

Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) (48-48, 14-15, 4th SL South, -3.0)

Starting Pitchers: RHP Darius Vines (6-4, 4.14) vs. LHP Brandon Knarr (1-3, 4.13)

Game #99 | 2nd Half #30 | Home Game #48

Radio: 103.9 FM WYAB and (LISTEN LIVE LINK)

TV: MiLB.TV

Today's Roster Moves:

LHP Hayden Deal placed on the 7-day IL

RHP Kyle Wilcox transferred to Mississippi from High

Today's Promotions:

JMS Burn & Reconstructive Center Night: JMS Burn Center and Merit Health will honor local burn survivors with a special game-worn jersey that will be available via live auction during the game. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Burn Foundation of America.

Truckworx Thirsty Thursday™: 16 oz. beers and fountain drinks are just $2!Free Free Live Trivia: The Farm Bureau Grill & Outdoor Patio hosts free live trivia with cornhole on the plaza. Join us for Thirsty Thursday and Live Trivia!

Free Military Tickets: All active or retired military members will receive free field level or general admission tickets with valid IDs. We appreciate our military and welcome all those that have served to join us at Trustmark Park!

TODAY'S GAME: The M-Braves continue a six-game series against the Biloxi Shuckers at Trustmark Park. This is the fourth of five series between these two clubs, with the final series at MGM Park from September 6-11. The M-Braves just wrapped up a nine-game road trip, finishing 3-6 on their second-longest road stint of the season.

VINES SHINES AGAIN: RHP Darius Vines has a 1.51 ERA over his last seven starts (7 ER/41.2 IP), 35 strikeouts, eight walks, matching career highs with 7.0 shutout innings on June 25 at MTG and July 1 at BLX. He leads the league with 118 strikeouts, and 100.0 innings pitched while also ranking among the leaders in starts (19, T-2nd), ERA (4.14, 4th), AVG (.249, 6th), and WHIP (1.25, 5th). Vines' 118 strikeouts are T-2nd in Double-A and T-9th in MiLB.

A DIFFICULT GOODBYE: OF Trey Harris was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for OF Ehire Adrianza. Harris was batting .238 with two home runs and 16 RBI in 59 games.

- Harris came to the M-Braves on July 18, 2019. He was the 2019 Atlanta braves Minor League Player of the Year and combined to hit .323 with 14 home runs, 73 RBI, and eight stolen bases over three levels of the Braves organization.

- The Austell, GA native, and fan favorite appeared in 196 games for Mississippi since 2019, posting a .252 batting average with 30 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 78 RBI, and .681 OPS. Harris was a key contributor and team leader on the 2021 Double-A South Championship club, batting .350 with two doubles and five RBI during the championship series.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The M-Braves dropped both games in their doubleheader yesterday, 3-2 and 2-0. The M-Braves missed some opportunities, going 2-for-14 with RISP and leaving 16 runners on base.

- In game one, a key error allowed Biloxi to knock in the winning run in the sixth. Justyn-Henry Malloy and Drew Lugbauer each delivered two-out RBI base hits in the fourth. RHP Odalvi Javier allowed one unearned run in three innings of relief, his longest appearance of the season.

- In game two, the M-Braves missed out on some chances. Down 1-0, the Braves loaded the bases in the fourth, but Logan Brown struck out to retire the inning. The M-Braves got another runner into scoring position in the fifth but again came up empty. Jordan Cowan reached in all three plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with a walk.

APRIL SHOWERS, MAY FLOWERS, JUNE THUNDERSTORMS, JULY SUNSHINE: After going 7-13 in April, the M-Braves turned it around with a 16-10 record in May, the most wins of any Southern League team in May. In June, the club finished 7-19, tying their club record for the most losses in June. The M-Braves went 16-8 in July. The 16 wins were 2nd in Double-A and T-5th in MiLB. The month included a six-game sweep of Rocket City (first six-game sweep in club history) and a season-long seven-game win streak. The pitching staff was 2nd in Double-A with a 3.59 ERA.

THE NEW GUYS AND A NEW #1: The M-Braves added OF Justyn-Henry Malloy, INF Vaughn Grissom, RHP Lisandro Santos, and LHP Dylan Dodd on July 12 from High-A Rome. - On Tuesday, August 2, INF Vaughn Grissom was named Atlanta's No. 1 prospect by MLB Pipeline. In his first week in Double-A, INF Vaughn Grissom hit .462 (12-for-26) with a triple, home run, five RBI, three runs, and three stolen bases. The Oviedo, FL native hit in his first nine games and 14 of his first 17 games with Mississippi, batting .361 with two home runs, 10 RBI, and seven stolen bases. Grissom lost an on-base streak of 45-straight games for Rome and Mississippi from May 27 to July 24.

- Justyn-Henry Malloy has two homers, two doubles, and 11 RBI in 17 games. Malloy blasted a three-run walk-off home run on Friday, July 15. Malloy hit .304/10 HR/44 RBI/.888 OPS in 71 games for Rome. He is currently ranked as Atlanta's No. 27 prospect.

- LHP Dylan Dodd went six shutout innings in his Double-A debut with seven strikeouts on July 17, and in three starts has a 4.91 ERA with 18 strikeouts and two walks. Dodd went 9-5 with a 3.44 ERA in 89.0 innings over 15 starts for Rome. He is currently ranked as Atlanta's No. 20 prospect. - LHP Lisandro Santos is 1-0 with 7.0 scoreless innings in six relief appearances, ten strikeouts to two walks. Santos posted a 3.40 ERA in 20 appearances, four starts, and over 47.2 innings for Rome.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE SHUCKERS: The M-Braves took four of six from the Shuckers from June 28-July 3, winning the series' final four games by a combined 36-14. On Saturday, July 2, the M-Braves posted their biggest win of the season, 18-4, with 18 hits.

- After dropping five of six in their first meeting, the M-Braves have won eight of the last 12 games.

THE COMEBACK KIDS: The M-Braves came from behind for the 7th time in the final inning, or later, Friday, July 22 at Montgomery. The M-Braves had just two comeback wins in the final inning or later last season. Four of those comebacks have come at Riverwalk Stadium. The M-Braves have walked off five times at Trustmark Park, including back-to-back walk-offs on July 7-8.

THE SLUGBAUER MAKING MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: 1B Drew Lugbauer set a club record with seven RBI on Saturday, July 2, at Biloxi. Lubgauer has hit a club-record 39 career M-Braves home runs over two seasons. He hit 18 home runs in 2021.

- Lugbauer hit a walk-off three-run homer on Friday, July 8 vs. PNS and a walk-off single on Friday, June 3 vs. MTG. He is in the league's top 10 in...home runs (21, 2nd), RBI (54, 8th), XBH (40, T-2nd), walks (52, 5th), doubles (19, T-10th), and total bases (159, 3rd).

- With his seven shutout innings at Biloxi on July 1, Vines was the first M-Brave to earn Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 28-July 3.

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