Davidson deals a career-high 10 strikeouts in 2-1 loss to BayBears on Thursday

PEARL, MS - Mississippi Braves (30-35) left-hander Tucker Davidson  struck out a career-high ten batters on Thursday night, but it wasn't enough in a 2-1 loss to the Mobile BayBears (26-38) at Trustmark Park. 

Davidson came away with a no-decision in his 13th start of 2019. The Southern League All-Star surrendered just one unearned run over 5.1 innings, striking out ten and walking two on 101 pitches. Davidson exited the outing with a league-best 1.61 ERA. 

Drew Waters  went 1-for-4 and extended the longest active on-base streak in the Southern League to 21 games, and hitting streak to nine games, with a single in his third at-bat. Waters continues to pace Double-A baseball with a .326 batting average, 84 hits, and 32 extra-base hits. He has hit safely in 19 of the 21 games during the streak, which is three shy of the league's longest this season.

Both teams tallied runs in the first inning. Davidson struck out Angels top prospect Jo Adell to begin the game, but the next three reached base safely. Jhoan Urena singled home Jahmai Jones to put the visiting team up 1-0. 

The lead didn't last long as Braves top prospect Cristian Pache welcomed BayBears starter Andrew Wantz to Double-A with a 407-foot homer down the left-field line. The leadoff homer was Pache's team-leading eighth on the season and fourth in June. 

Davidson and Wantz threw up zeroes for the remainder of their starts, and reliever Thomas Burrows retired all five BayBears faced behind Davidson. 

The BayBears broke the 1-1 tie in the top of the eighth inning against Jeremy Walker  (L, 1-5). Urena started the frame with a single and then scored two batters later on a double by Bo Way to make it 2-1. Walker, a Southern League All-Star gave up just one run on four hits over 2.0 innings without a walk and one strikeout. Over 52.2 innings, Walker has walked just three and struck out 47 in 16 appearances.

Mobile reliever Issac Mattson (W, 1-1) picked up the win, and Adam Hofacket (S, 2) recorded the save. 

Game three of the six-game series in five days is on Friday night at Trustmark Park. RHP Jasseel De La Cruz (1-2, 4.42) starts for the M-Braves on against RHP Jason Alexander (1-3, 3.40) for the BayBears. First pitch is set for 6:35 pm with coverage beginning at 6:20 pm on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, MiLB First Pitch app. and MiLB.TV (subscription required).
Friday, June 14 vs. Jacksonville | 6:35 pm | Gates Open at 5:30 pm

• Fan Friday Giveaway - Ronald Acuña Jr. Jersey - The first 1,000 fans will receive a Ronald Acuña Jr. jersey sponsored by the Mississippi Forestry Commision.
• Trustmark $10K Dash For Cash - $10K in cash will be spread out in the outfield and 10 lucky fans will have 1 minute to collect as much cash as possible, presented by Trustmark. 
• Kids Run The Bases - After each Friday and Sunday home game, kids 14-and-under are invited to come run the bases like the pros after the game!
• We Made Fist Bump Friday A Thing - As part of our Fan Friday promotion, every fan coming through the gates will receive a FREE FIST BUMP from an M-Braves representative.

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