Junior Guerra makes first rehab start for Shuckers on Monday

Game #38: Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) (19-18) vs. Mississippi Braves (ATL) (20-17) | 6:35 pm | MGM Park
Current Series: 3 of 5 (0-2) | 23-22 all-time vs. MIS, 10-11 all-time at MGM Park
1^st Half Standings: Shuckers (SL South), 3rd, 1.0 GB | Mississippi (SL South), T-1st, -- GB
Starting Pitchers: RHP Junior Guerra  (MLB rehab) vs. RHP Luiz Gohara  (AA debut)
Promotions:
Military Monday presented by Keesler Federal Credit Union - All active and retired military will be able to purchase $7 Reserved Level tickets with valid ID and receive a free haircut voucher courtesy of SportClips with military ticket purchase at the Shuckers box office. The Shuckers will wear military-themed jerseys during each Monday home game to salute our servicemen and women!
Bark in the Park presented by Raising Cane's - Bring your pooch to MGM Park and sit on the berm, as the Shuckers host Bark in the Park presented by Raising Cane's! (free admission for all dogs, but must be on a leash) The Shuckers will host a "Smallest and Largest", "Best Dressed" and "Owner/Dog Look-A-Like" contest for a chance to win great prizes! The Shuckers will be partnering with the Jackson County Animal Shelter for pet adoptions

Radio: Listen Live
Coverage begins at 6:15 pm  WGCM AM-1240, FM-100.9 and the Shuckers Radio Network on BiloxiShuckers.com and TuneIn Radio with Chris Harris and Erik Bremer
TV: MiLB.tv
Live Stats: MiLB Gameday will provide a live box score with pitch-by-pitch data
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TODAY'S GAME: The Biloxi Shuckers try to snap a two-game skid as they take on the Mississippi Braves Monday night...Brewers Opening Day starter Junior Guerra makes a rehab start...it's Military Monday and Bark in the Park night at MGM Park.
BILOXI BATTERS BULLPEN, BUT COMEBACK CURBED: The Shuckers lost 6-5 to the Braves on Sunday afternoon...Jorge Lopez allowed six runs in 3.2 innings...after failing to score a run in five innings against Kolby Allard, the Shuckers scored the final five runs but came up short...Jon Perrin and Tayler Scott struck out 11 batters in 4.1 relief innings...Ronald Acuna went 4 for 5 with a three-run double for the Braves...Mauricio Dubon hit his second home run of the season and stole his league-leading 19th and 20th bases to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
DON'T CALL ME JUNIOR: The Milwaukee Brewers announced that 2017 Opening Day starter Junior Guerra is sched­uled to join the Shuckers on a rehab assignment starting on Monday...the righty was 9-3 with a 2.81 ERA for the Brewers last year...he suffered a right calf injury on Opening Day and has not pitched in a live game since...in addition, on Sunday the Shuckers sent infielder George Iskenderian to Rookie-Helena and activated catcher Natanael Mejia from extended spring training.
IF YOU BUILD IT...: Saturday night's crowd of 5,227 was the highest of the 2017 season and fourth-highest in the history of MGM Park...in 16 openings this season, the Shuckers are averaging 2,906 fans, up from a 2,692 average in 2016.
AGAINST THE BRAVES: The Shuckers are 23-22 all-time against the Braves, including 10-10 at MGM Park...the Shuck­ers also went 3-2 in five games as the "home" team at Trustmark Park in 2015.
HOW SWEEP IT IS: Biloxi's sweep of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp from May 8 to 12 was just their second five-game sweep in team history...their first came in August 2016 against the Braves.
GRAND THEFT: Infielder Mauricio Dubón leads the Southern League with 20 stolen bases this season, including four in his April 15 game against Pensacola...outfielder Johnny Davis ranks second in the league with 11 swipes in 11 attempts...the team's 50 stolen bases rank second in the Southern League...meanwhile, catchers Jacob Nottingham and Dustin Houle have combined to throw out 18 of 33 of base-stealers this season.
A LOOK BACK: The Shuckers finished 2016 with a 72-67 record, just missing out on the playoffs a year after making it to the Southern League championship...they finished 1.5 games back of Pensacola in the first half with a 39-30 record, and despite a last-place (33-37) finish in the second half finished just 1.5 games behind Mississippi for second place overall in the South Division...RHP Brandon Woodruff joined the Shuckers on May 16th and led the Southern League in WHIP (1.04), opponent batting average (.211), strikeouts per nine innings (9.82), and fewest base runners per nine innings (9.66)...Woodruff led all of Minor League Baseball in strikeouts with 173, and led the Brewers organization in starts and innings pitched en route to being named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year...pitchers Tristan Archer, Josh Hader and Stephen Peterson, outfielders Brett Phillips and Kyle Wren, and catcher Jacob Nottingham were named Southern League All-Stars in 2016.
PROSPECTING: Five members of the MLB.com Pipeline Brewers Top 30 are playing in Biloxi...RHP Luis Ortiz (#4), Mauricio Dubon (#9), Jorge López (#13), Jacob Nottingham (#14) and Michael Reed (#27) all made the list.
BROTHERS GUERRERO: Manager Mike Guerrero and hitting coach Sandy Guerrero are the second coaching brother combination in affiliated pro baseball (Stu and Stan Cliburn, Twins org 2001-2008). The Dominican duo's father was Epy Guerrero, the famed Dominican scout who signed more than 50 players including Carlos Delgado, Cesar Cedeño, Tony Fernandez and most recently Alcides Escobar. Brother Fred Guerrero is a Twins scout who signed Miguel Sanó, Danny Santana and Jorge Polanco. Mike picked up his 1,000th career victory on Thursday, July 14, 2016 in Biloxi's 3-2 walk-off win over Birmingham at MGM Park.