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Thursday, June 13 vs. Mobile BayBears | 6:35 Pm CT | Trustmark Park

June 13, 2019 - Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Game #65: Mississippi Braves (30-34) vs. Mobile BayBears (25-38) (LAA) | 6:35 pm (CT) | Trustmark Park

Streak: L1, W 4 of 6

Home/Road: 14-16/16-18

Starting Pitchers: LHP Tucker Davidson (2-4, 1.82) vs. RHP Andrew Wantz (0-0, --)

Standings: Mississippi (3rd, SL South, -9.0), Mobile (TN) (4th, SL South, -14.0)

Current Series: 2 of 5 (0-1)

vs. Mobile: 2019 (3-7, 20 games) All-Time (137-173), at Trustmark Park (79-90)

Radio: Coverage begins at 6:20 pm on 103.9 FM WYAB and on TuneIn Radio

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TV: MiLB.TV

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Today's Promotions:

Thirsty Thursday - Enjoy 16 oz domestic beer and 16 oz fountain drinks for just $2 each!

M-Braves Cornhole Tournaments - Join us on Thursday's this season for M-Braves Cornhole Tournaments presented by Central MS Cornhole & Good Times! Every Thirsty Thursday at Trustmark Park (13 of them) we'll have competitive tournaments outside the Farm Bureau Grill on the right-field concourse starting at 6:00 pm. Great cash & prizes to winners! $5 entry per player.

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Today's Roster Moves: OF Connor Lien activated from the 7-day Injured List and transferred to Triple-A Gwinnett. (6/11).

Today's Game: The M-Braves continue a six-game series in five days against the Mobile BayBears on Thursday night at Trustmark Park. The M-Braves are 3-7 so far this season against Mobile and 2-3 in games played in Pearl. This is the BayBears' final visit to Trustmark Park. The M-Braves will visit Mobile in the second-half, July 27-31.

All-time the M-Braves are 137-173 against the BayBears since 2005 and 79-91 in games played at Trustmark Park.

last time out: A pair of home runs accounted for all five of Mobile's runs on Wednesday night in their 5-3 win over the M-Braves in the series opener. LHP Joey Wentz suffered the loss and gave up five runs, two home runs, six hits with three walks and three strikeouts in a loss. LF Drew Waters was 1-for-4 with a two-run double and 1B Ryan Casteel and 3B Daniel Lockhart each was 2-for-4 at the plate. RHP Jonathan Aro faced the minimum over 4.0 scoreless innings of relief, on one hit, with three strikeouts and no walks.

keuchel coming: The Braves signed free agent left-hander Dallas Keuchel on June 7 and the 2015 AL Cy Young award winner is expected to start game one of Saturday's doubleheader against the BayBears.

all-stars: With the addition of RHP Jason Hursh on Monday, the M-Braves have seven selections 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 10 in the Southern League in nine different offensive categories: AVG (.289, 10th), Hits (67, T-3rd), doubles (16, 4th), triples (5, T-2nd), XBH (28, 3rd), TB (114, 3rd), slugging (.491, 4th), OPS (.835, 7th) and RBI (33, T-7th).

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL HIGH QUALITY H20:OF Drew Waters has recorded nine three-hit and two four-hit games this season and has a league-best 24 multi-hit games. Waters leads all of Double-A baseball with a .327 batting average, 83 hits, 129 total bases, 32 extra-base hits and eight triples. He leads the league in AVG (.327), hits (83), doubles (21), triples (8), XBH (32), TB (129) and runs (40).

Waters is on a season-high and active Southern League best 20-game on-base streak, batting .392 (29-for-74) with 15 runs scored, six triples, six doubles, 10 RBI, six walks and a .451 OBP.

MULLER TIME: LHP Kyle Muller has six quality starts over his last eight outings and over 13 starts, Muller leads the league with a .180 opponents' batting average, is T-3rd in strikeouts (79), 5th in innings pitched (69.2), 8th in ERA (2.58) and T-10th in WHIP (1.19).

leading the league in strikeouts: RHP Ian Anderson leads the Southern League with 86 strikeouts over 13 starts and ranks 5th in opponents' batting average (.207) and 9th in ERA (3.02)

davidson dealing: Over 12 starts, LHP Tucker Davidson ranks 2nd in the Southern League with a 1.75 ERA, 4th in opponents' batting average at .200 and 9th with a 1.18 WHIP.

pulling away in the triple category: The M-Braves recorded their league-leading 24th triple on Saturday at Jackson. The next closest team is Chattanooga with 16. Drew Waters leads the league with eight, while Cristian Pache is T-2nd with five.

DON'T LET THE LAST NAME FOOL YOU: RHP Jeremy Walker has logged the first three saves of his career in an All-Star first half. In 15 appearances, including one start this season and over 50.2 IP, he has 46 strikeouts and just three walks. Walker ranks 6th in the league with a 2.49 ERA and is 3rd with a 1.03 WHIP.

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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