Pfeifer dominant again in M-Braves' extra-inning loss to Blue Wahoos
PEARL, MS - Phil Pfeifer turned in 8.0 shutout innings with nine more strikeouts on Tuesday night, but the Mississippi Braves (26-32, 59-68) couldn't hang on to a ninth-inning lead in a 4-2 loss in ten innings to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (32-25, 70-57) at Trustmark Park.
PEARL, MS - Phil Pfeifer turned in 8.0 shutout innings with nine more strikeouts on Tuesday night, but the Mississippi Braves (26-32, 59-68) couldn't hang on to a ninth-inning lead in a 4-2 loss in ten innings to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (32-25, 70-57) at Trustmark Park.
Pensacola's win gives them a 3-1 series advantage and reduces Mississippi's elimination number to one.
Pfiefer recorded his second-straight 8.0 inning start and third this season in the no-decision. The Vanderbilt product struck out nine and walked just two, allowing no runs while scattering seven hits over his 18th overall start and fourth in Mississippi. In his last two games, Pfeifer has yielded only one run over 16 innings with 19 strikeouts and two walks, lowering his season ERA to 2.38.
The M-Braves broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth inning against reliever Alex Phillips.
Burrows got Alex Kirilloff to bounce into a fielders' choice, retiring bonus runner
The M-Braves brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the bottom of the tenth but stranded two on base to end the game. Mississippi dropped to 7-6 in extra-inning games this season while the third-place Blue Wahoos improved to 9-8.
Game five of the six-game series is a Wednesday matinee at Trustmark Park. RHP Nolan Kingham (1-1, 1.50) starts for the M-Braves against RHP
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