May 9, 2024 – Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release
Mississippi Braves (10-19) at Rocket City Trash Pandas (14-14)
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – 6:35 PM CT – Toyota Field – Madison, AL
Game 30 of 138 – Away Game 18 of 69 – 102.1 The Box – Bally Live – MiLB.tv
Starting Pitchers: RHP J.J. Niekro (1-3, 4.21) vs. RHP Caden Dana (1-2, 1.78)
Watch Live: Bally Live / MiLB.TV / MLB At Bat
Listen Live: 102.1 The Box
Today’s Roster Move
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TODAY’S GAME: The Mississippi Braves and Rocket City Trash Pandas play game three of a six-game series tonight at Toyota Field … This is the third 12 meetings between the clubs this season … Rocket City will visit Pearl for a six-game series, June 11-16 at Trustmark Park.
ABOUT YESTERDAY MORNING: The M-Braves erased a 4-3 deficit in the top of the ninth inning to send Wednesday morning’s game to extras. Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit an RBI double, and Yolbert Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th to give the M-Braves a 6-4 win. Cody Milligan scored three runs, including the go-ahead run in the 10th, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run, RBI, walk, and a stolen base. Hurston Waldrep made his sixth start, working 5.1 innings, two runs (one earned) on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts. Reliever Hayden Harris got the win with 2.0 scoreless innings on one hit in the ninth and tenth, striking out three and walking one. The M-Braves swiped six bases in the win, three from Geraldo Quintero and one by Milligan, Cal Conley, and Brandon Parker.
FINAL TRIP TO THE ROCKET CITY: This week marks the final meeting between the Mississippi Braves and Rocket City Trash Pandas at Toyota Field … Since Rocket City’s first season in 2021, the M-Braves are 16-10 against the LA Angels Double-A affiliate … The two teams did not meet during the 2021 season. In the first-ever matchup at Trustmark Park, the M-Braves swept the Trash Pandas in a six-game set, July 12-17, 2022 … Against the previous iteration of minor league baseball in North Alabama, the Huntsville Stars, Mississippi was 81-82 against the Stars from 2005-14.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK: RHP Ian Mejia, Mississippi’s Opening Day starter tossed 7.0 shutout innings, on two hits with one walk, and seven strikeouts on Saturday to earn Southern League Pitcher of the Week … In a team-best six starts, the New Mexico State product has a 2.40 ERA, which ranks 8th in the Southern League, and 34 strikeouts, which is 6th. He also ranks among the league leaders in…
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