Barons Blank Braves in Series Finale
PEARL, Mis. - After being shutout the night before, the Birmingham Barons responded with one of their own in a 3-0 blanking of the Mississippi Braves Saturday night at Trustmark Park.
PEARL, Mis. - After being shutout the night before, the Birmingham Barons responded with one of their own in a 3-0 blanking of the Mississippi Braves Saturday night at Trustmark Park.
After leadoff singles from
One batter later,
Combined with
With the win, Birmingham took the series 3-2. The shutout was their eighth of the season and their first since July 23 against Chattanooga in a 1-0 win that day.
Forbes, a Columbia, Mississippi native, enjoyed his homecoming with a great series. In the five games, he amassed seven hits, two runs batted in and was a frequent thorn in the Braves side by getting on base early and often. With his single in the third, he tied his season-high hitting streak at six-straight games.
Sheets RBI single in the third extended his Southern League-leading total to 73. Sheets has already plated 12 more runs this season than his total in last year's campaign.
Oddly, the Barons won the series without hitting a home run in the five games. They have gone homer-less in six-straight games, their last longball coming August 10 against Montgomery.
This was the final 2019 regular season meeting between Birmingham and Mississippi. The Barons will end the season with a 6-4 edge in the 10 games between the two clubs.
Birmingham will return to Regions Field and begin a five-game series with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Sunday evening, starting at 6 p.m. CT. Right-hander
WJQX-FM 100.5 will be the home of the Barons on Sunday. Fans can tune into the Coca-Cola Pregame Show starting at 5:45 p.m.
The Birmingham Barons are the proud Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The Barons will open the home portion of their 2019 season, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan's lone year in baseball, against the Tennessee Smokies at 7:05 p.m. April 10 at Regions Field. For ticket information, game schedule, promotions calendar or additional information about Regions Field, please visit barons.com or call (205) 988-3200.
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