Late rally falls short in loss to Biscuits on Wednesday
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (9-9) had a late rally fell short on Wednesday, dropping the rubber match of the five-game series to the Montgomery Biscuits (11-8), 6-4. The loss was Mississippi's second straight, moving the club back to .500 as they embark on a road trip to Mobile.
PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (9-9) had a late rally fell short on Wednesday, dropping the rubber match of the five-game series to the Montgomery Biscuits (11-8), 6-4. The loss was Mississippi's second straight, moving the club back to .500 as they embark on a road trip to Mobile.
M-Braves starter Kyle Muller (L, 0-1)f walked the first two batters on Wednesday night but was able to regain his composure through a solid outing. Montgomery put up single runs against the Atlanta Braves No. 13 prospect in the first, second and fourth innings to jump out to a 3-0 advantage.
The M-Braves began to chip away at the deficit in the bottom of the fifth inning, Andy Wilkins dropped in a double down the left field line against Montgomery starter
Muller pitched into the sixth inning before exiting from his longest outing of 2019. The 20-year-old struck out six and walked just two over 5.1 innings, yielding three runs on five hits. Muller threw a season-high 90 pitches.
The Biscuits tacked on three runs in the top of the eighth inning. The first four reached base safely against Braves reliever Mike Mader and Tristan Gray and
The Braves erased a three-run deficit on Sunday and began to rally back again Wednesday.
The Braves hit the road to Mobile on Thursday for game one of a five-game series at Hank Aaron Stadium. RHP
The M-Braves will return to Trustmark Park for a ten-game homestand against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Pensacola Blue Wahoos, May 1-10. For tickets visit mississippibraves.com/tickets or call 888-BRAVES4!