M-Braves split Saturday doubleheader in Jacksonville, eliminated from playoff contention
Jacksonville, FL -- The Mississippi Braves (37-30, 66-71) were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday despite a doubleheader split with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (27-41, 55-81) at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. M-Braves pitchers allowed just one run in 13 innings, including a 10-strikeout performance from Ian Anderson in game one. The M-Braves
Jacksonville, FL -- The Mississippi Braves (37-30, 66-71) were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday despite a doubleheader split with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (27-41, 55-81) at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. M-Braves pitchers allowed just one run in 13 innings, including a 10-strikeout performance from Ian Anderson in game one. The M-Braves won game one, 3-0 and dropped the nightcap, 1-0.
The game two loss, paired with wins by both Pensacola and Biloxi ended Mississippi's chances of making the postseason for the first time since 2016. Saturday's contests ended a stretch of playing five games in three days at Jacksonville, finishing 3-2. The clubs will have Sunday off due to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, and then conclude the six-game series on Monday at 1:05 pm CT.
Anderson (W, 2-1) took the ball in game one and was brilliant in his fourth Double-outing. The third overall selection in 2016 by the Atlanta Braves reached double-digit strikeouts for the third time in his career, fanning 10 over 6.0 shutout innings and walking just two. Anderson finished his 2018 regular season with back-to-back shutout performances over 12.2 innings on just five hits with 19 strikeouts and three walks.
The offense supplied Anderson a lead in the third inning.
The win in game one pulled the M-Braves to within 1.5 games of division-leading Biloxi and alive in the playoff race.
Game two picked up where the first left off with starter
The M-Braves threatened to score in the top of the fifth inning and
Dugger hurled a 1-2-3 inning in the seventh finishing off the complete game shutout, surrendering just one hit and saddling the M-Braves with a 1-0 loss.
The M-Braves and Jumbo Shrimp will enjoy a day off on Sunday and then finish off the 2018 regular season on Monday afternoon at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. RHP
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