Kyle Wright deals Mississippi a second-straight win over Biscuits

PEARL, MS -- Fresh off his Futures Game appearance on Sunday, M-Braves right-hander Kyle Wright (W, 6-7) tossed 7.0 innings of one-run baseball in Mississippi's 4-1 victory over the Montgomery Biscuits (15-13, 52-46) on Friday night. The win was the second-straight for the M-Braves (14-13, 43-54) and pushes the second-half record back over the .500 mark. 

Wright retired the first 13 Montgomery batters and lost his perfect game bid in the fifth inning with one out on a double by Mike Brosseau. Trailing 2-0, the Biscuits scored their lone run on an RBI single by the next batter, Brett Sullivan.
The M-Braves got on the scoreboard first in the third inning. Ray-Patrick Didder smashed a line drive into the gap in right-center field and it snuck past centerfielder Tommy Milone all the way to the wall. Didder raced around the bases for the first run of the game, which was scored as a double and two-base error. 
Travis Demeritte started the fifth inning by lifting a Benton Moss (L, 2-4) pitch over the wall in right-center for his 11th home run of the season. Demeritte's second home run in two days put the Braves up 2-0. 
The Braves added two insurance runs in the eighth inning against Biscuits reliever Matt Krook. Daniel Lockhart drew a leadoff walk and then advanced to third a brilliant bunt by Alejandro Salazar. An errant throw by Brosseau the Biscuits third baseman advanced both runners. Tyler Neslony followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Lockhart and then Salazar scored to make it 4-1 on an RBI groundout from Tyler Marlette. 
Kelvin Vasquez (H, 6) pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Chad Sobotka (S, 6), walked a batter and hit a batter, but earned his second straight save and sixth this month with a scoreless ninth. Sobotka has yet to allow an earned run over 8.1 innings in July. 
Wright's quality start was his fifth over his last six starts and third-straight for the Huntsville, AL native. Wright is now 2-0 when pitching in his home state of Alabama. M-Braves starters have recorded 22 quality starts over the last 35 games, 
Alejandro Salazar was 2-for-4 with a single and double, recording his fourth-straight multi-hit game. Demeritte joined Salazar with a multi-hit contest by going 2-for-3 with the homer, double and a walk. 
The M-Braves and Biscuits will play game four of the five-game series on Saturday night at Riverwalk Stadium, LHP Ricardo Sánchez (1-3, 5.06) will start for the Braves against a to be determined starter for the Biscuits. First pitch is at 6:05 pm with coverage starting at 5:50 pm on 103.9 WYAB and the free TuneIn Radio app. 
The M-Braves return home Monday, July 23 for a ten-game homestand with Mobile and Birmingham. For tickets, visit mississippibraves.com/tickets. For more information, call the M-Braves Front Office at 601.932.8788 or 888-BRAVES4.