SL Mississippi Braves

Tuesday, July 6 vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos: 6:35 PM: Trustmark Park

Published on July 6, 2021 under Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Mississippi Braves (ATL) (32-22, 2nd, AA-S South, -1.0) vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIA) (33-21, 1st, AA-S South, +1.0)

Starting Pitchers: RHP Spencer Strider (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (1-0, 1.17)

Game #55 | Home Game #31

Radio: 103.9 FM WYAB and (LISTEN LIVE LINK)

TV: MiLB.TV

Today's Promotions:

Bark in the Park: The M-Braves host Bark in the Park, presented by Hollywood Feed! Dogs are welcome to take in the M-Braves game (humans must pay, dogs get in free). Waiver - All dogs are required to have a waiver signed by their owners before entering.

Craft Beer Specials: Enjoy $3 Craft Beer Specials from local breweries each Tuesday in the Farm Bureau Grill & Outdoor Patio.

Mississippi Therapy Animals Appearance: A pair of Mississippi Therapy Animals will be on hand to visit with fans. Joining us will be Cutie Patootie the Coatimundi and Peanut Butter the HedgeHog.

Today's Roster Moves:

C Hendrik Clementina reinstated from Temporary Inactive List and Placed on Development List

TODAY'S GAME: The Mississippi Braves (ATL) begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday night against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIA), in a battle of the top two teams in the Double-A South. The M-Braves are 5-7 against the Wahoos this season, including 2-4 at Trustmark Park

- The M-Braves haven't dropped a series since the second one of the season, May 11-16, at Biloxi (2-4). Last night's loss ends a 3-series win streak. Overall, the club is 3-2-3 in series' this season. The M-Braves are coming off of a 3-3 road trip at Montgomery.

SEASON TURNAROUND: The 32-22 record is the second-best in the Double-A South. Since May 19 (starting 4-8), the Braves are 28-14. The 28 wins are in a six-way tie for the most over that period. Pensacola is 26-15.

M-BRAVES WIN SERIES FINALE IN MONTGOMERY, GET SPLIT: The M-Braves jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings on July 4th, and never looked back in a 6-2 win at Montgomery to earn a series split. Wendell Rijo hit another first-inning home run, and the Braves added three more in the third. Bryce Elder picked up his first Double-A win in his second start, going 5.0 innings with one run on two hits allowed, two walks, and five strikeouts. The M-Braves had four doubles, including one from Tyler Neslony, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Shea Langeliers was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

STREAKING SHEWMAKE: Currently, Braden Shewmake is on a league-best 9-game hitting streak, batting .389 (14-for-36) with four doubles, two triples, a home run, and nine RBI. After batting just .099 in May with three extra-base hits, and six RBI, Shewmake hit .264 in June with nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI. Over his last 17 games, Shewmake is batting .344 with 11 extra-base hits and 16 RBI.

RIJO MANIA: M-Braves utility man Wendell Rijo has five home runs over his last nine games, batting .364 with two doubles, 10 RBI, six walks, three stolen bases, and a .475 OBP.

AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS: Shea Langeliers ranks among the league leaders in home runs (T-1st, 13), slugging (1st, .539), OPS (3rd, .889), extra-base hits (T-10th, 18), RBI's (T-10th, 27), and total bases (T-7th, 83). Justin Dean leads the league in stolen bases (15), 10th in OBP (.359), and T-9th in doubles (10). Braden Shewmake T-3rd with 3 triples. Drew Lugbauer ranks among the league leaders in OBP (5th, .378), OPS (4th, .850), and batting (9th, .272). Trey Harris is T-10th in hits (44). Greyson Jenista is T-9th in walks (24). Brandon White is T-3rd in saves (7). Hayden Deal is 7th in ERA (3.83). Odalvi Javier ranks among the league leaders in ERA (4th, 2.64), opponent's batting AVG (3rd, .192), WHIP (5th, 1.08).

RECORD MONTH OF JUNE: The M-Braves went 18-8 in June, the most wins during the month in club history (previous, 17, 2008. The most wins in a single month in M-Braves history was 21 during May 2014.

LEADING THE LEAGUE IN PITCHING AND DEFENSE: The M-Braves lead the league, are T-6th in MiLB (with Rome), with a 3.42 ERA. The 196 runs allowed, is the 6th-fewest in MiLB this season. M-Braves hurlers have served up just 28 home run balls, the 4th-fewest in all of minor league baseball. The starting rotation holds a 3.13 ERA, ranking T-4th in all of minor league baseball.

- The M-Braves lead the Double-A South and are 5th in Double-A baseball with a .981 fielding percentage, just 35 errors in 54 games.

DON'T RUN ON SHEA: Shea Langeliers is 19-for-36 in catching opposing base stealers, 53%. His 19 caught stealings are T-1st in MiLB, while 9 double plays and 39 assists are first among catchers in minor league baseball.

58 HOME RUNS ON THE YEAR: The M-Braves have 58 home runs so far this season, in 54 games, ranking 3rd in the Double-A South. Of the 223 runs scored this season, 93 have come via the home run ball. The M-Braves are over halfway to the 2019 total (in 139 games) of 87.

PLAYOFFS?!?: At the Double-A, High-A, and Low-A levels, the top two teams in each league will compete in a best-of-5 championship series, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 21. The two teams from each league will be determined by best full-season winning percentage, regardless of division.

KINGHAM NAMED DOUBLE-A SOUTH PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Braves right-hander Nolan Kingham led the league in innings pitched (32.2) and went 3-0 with a 0.83 ERA in five starts. He held opponents to a .193 batting average and had a streak of 27 scoreless innings when he was promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett on June 29. Kingham, 24, was selected by Atlanta in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas.

151 MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUTS: LHP Kyle Muller made his major league debut for the Atlanta Braves in the top of the fifth inning on June 16 vs. Boston. Muller became the first M-Braves alum to debut in 2021 and 151st all-time. Muller made 27 starts for the M-Braves over the 2018 and 2019 seasons, going 11-7 with a 3.14 ERA. The Dallas, TX native gave up four hits and two runs in the outing with one strikeout in 1.0 inning of relief.

FIRST ROUND PICKS AND PROSPECTS: The squad features both of Atlanta's first-round selections from the 2019 draft in catcher Shea Langeliers (#9) and shortstop Braden Shewmake (#21). They represent the third and fourth-ranked prospects in the organization, according to MLB.com and Langeliers is #64 on the MLB.com Top 100 and sixth-ranked catching prospect in baseball.

- Overall, the M-Braves feature 10 of the Braves' Top 30 prospects by MLB Pipeline. After Langeliers and Shewmake, OF Trey Harris (#14), RHP Victor Vodnik (#15), RHP Bryce Elder (#16), RHP Daysbel Hernandez (17), INF Greyson Jenista (#19), RHP Spencer Strider (20), INF C.J. Alexander (#20) and OF Justin Dean (#26) are among the Top 30.

WELCOME TO THE DOUBLE-A SOUTH: In MLB's new structure for the 2021 season, the M-Braves will be part of the Double-A South. The eight-team circuit consists of eight former members of the Southern League, split into two divisions. Mississippi will be in the South Division along with the Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers), Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays), and Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami Marlins). The North Division will consist of the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox), Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds), Rocket City Trash Pandas (LA Angels), and Tennessee Smokies (Chicago Cubs).

2019 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Mississippi Braves concluded their 15th anniversary season in Central Mississippi with a 64-75 overall record, finishing fourth in the Southern League South Division. While the club missed out on the postseason for the third-straight season, the 2019 campaign saw the 3 millionth fan enter Trustmark Park, 1,000th franchise win, third no-hitter in club history, record three postseason All-Stars and the first Southern League Most Valuable Player.

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