M-Braves walk-off twice in doubleheader sweep of Mobile on Saturday
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (33-35) walked off with a pair of victories on Saturday night against the Mobile BayBears (26-41) in front of a season-high crowd of 5,216 at Trustmark Park. Riley Unroe hit an extra-inning walk-off single to give the M-Braves a 4-3 win in game one, and Tyler Neslony
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (33-35) walked off with a pair of victories on Saturday night against the Mobile BayBears (26-41) in front of a season-high crowd of 5,216 at Trustmark Park.
Three of the first four BayBears reached on hits against Keuchel, including a leadoff double by
Trailing 2-0, the M-Braves matched the BayBears with a pair of solo homers in the bottom of the first inning.
Keuchel threw 14 pitches in the first inning, 19 in the second inning, and then just eight in the third inning. Through three innings, the 31-year-old lefty yielded seven hits (six being singles). The BayBears tacked on another run to take a 3-2 lead in an 18-pitch fourth inning on an RBI single by
Keuchel would work a 1-2-3, seven-pitch fifth inning, but needed 27 pitches to work through a scoreless sixth inning that saw a walk and single. After throwing 93 pitches through six innings, he went back out for the seventh and after giving up a leadoff single to Adell, he retired the next three straight to finish his 106 pitch outing.
Overall, Keuchel allowed three earned runs on 11 hits with one walk and four strikeouts in a quality start and no-decision.
Trailing by a run, the M-Braves picked up a leadoff single from
Game two began in a similar way to game one. Atlanta Braves No. 3 overall prospect
Mississippi got one run back in the bottom of the first inning against Mobile starter
Anderson went on to give up just one more hit over the next six frames and retired 20 of 23 to earn a complete game in the seven-inning contest. Anderson struck out seven for the fifth straight start, upping his league-best strikeout total to 93.
The Braves tied the game up in the sixth inning. Neslony led off with a ground-rule double down the right-field line. Two batters later, Unroe hit a ground ball that was misplayed by Urena at first, and Neslony scored from second to tie game two and 2-2.
Anderson won his third straight start on the mound, becoming Mississippi's first five-game winner. Waters doubled in the third inning, his league-best 23rd of 2019 and extended the on-base streak to 24 games and hit streak to 12 games. The on-base streak ties for the longest this season in the Southern League and the hit-streak is the longest by an M-Brave this season.
Having won three-straight games, the M-Braves go for the series win on Sunday afternoon in game six of the set. All-Star LHP
Sunday's Promotions:
Father's Day, Pregame Catch on the Field for Dads & Kids - Celebrate Father's Day and play catch with Dad on Father's Day at Trustmark Park. Bring your glove and ball.
Bass Pro Shops Father's Day 4 Pack - Get (4) Un-dated Field Level Tickets (2019 Regular Season Home Games) and (1) Bass Pro Shops Gift Card (Limited to the first 50 purchases) and (1) M-Braves Cap.
Mugshots Sunday Family Fun Day - Take advantage of a ticket deal and bring out the entire family. Receive (1) Dugout Level seat, (1) hot dog, (1) 16 oz fountain soda, (1) small popcorn, (1) M-Braves cap, and (1) FREE Fun Zone wristband FOR ONLY $18. Additional tickets with extras are $18 each. (AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE ONLY).
Petting Zoo - The first five Sunday games will feature a live Petting Zoo, courtesy of Green Top Acres that will include mini-horses, goats, sheep and of course, bunny rabbits!
Kids Run The Bases - After each Friday and Sunday home game, kids 14-and-under are invited run the bases like the M-Braves after the game!