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METAIRIE, LA --Corey Ray and Jacob Nottingham homered to help lead the Missions to a series opening 5-3 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes Saturday night, as San Antonio matched its high-water mark by moving six games over .500 by winning for the third straight night.Jimmy Nelson made his
METAIRIE, LA --Corey Ray and
Nelson worked out of a fourth inning jam before reliever
Nelson showed better command of his pitches compared to his initial outing last Sunday. His fastball velocity consistently hovered around 94 MPH.
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Ray's three-run homer highlighted a four-run second inning for the Missions. It was his second longball in as many nights after failing to collect and extra base hit across his first 15 games.
Nottingham also added a double and a pair of walks to complete a perfect night at the plate.
San Antonio is in the midst of playing eight straight games against the Baby Cakes, with the previous four contests having taken place at Wolff Stadium.
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