Friday
25Apr2008
Mobile BayBears Blank the Mississippi Braves 2-0, Brandon Burgess Homers Both Runs In
Friday, April 25, 2008 at 05:20PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – MOBILE, Ala. - A pinch-hit, two-run dinger off the bat of Brandon Burgess propels the BayBears in a 2-0 win over the Mississippi Braves.
From the first pitch on, a pitcher's dual was in progress between Brooks Brown and Dan Smith. Brown worked five innings while giving up just two hits. Smith struck out eight and surrendered five hits in his five innings.
Entering the sixth, the game belonged to the bullpens, and it was the Braves' bullpen that gave in. Kris Medlen (0-2) allowed a lead-off single in the seventh inning to Frank Curreri, who was thrown out trying to score after a double by Chris Rahl. The throw that came in from right fielder Mark Jurich missed the cutoff man, and Curreri sprinted home, only to be gunned down by third baseman Greg Creek. The next batter was Burgess, and he provided the ultimate pick-up with his two-run blast.
Reid Mahon (S, 5) worked the final two innings while Abe Woody (1-0) engineered scoreless frames in the sixth and seventh. The Braves (4-17) only managed three hits against the BayBears (10-11), with only one of those making it to the outfield.
ADVERTISEMENT Tony Barnette (1-2, 5.50) starts for the BayBears tomorrow night against righty James Parr (0-2, 5.89) at 7:05 p.m. at Hank Aaron Stadium.
BEAR CLAWS
Burgess' blast was the first homer by a BayBears' pinch-hitter this season.
The victory snapped the BayBears' three-game losing streak while the Braves fell to 0-11 on the road this season.
This was the second shutout by the BayBears this season with their first coming on April 6 when the BayBears blanked Carolina 6-0.
Reid Mahon (S, 5) worked the final two innings while Abe Woody (1-0) engineered scoreless frames in the sixth and seventh. The Braves (4-17) only managed three hits against the BayBears (10-11), with only one of those making it to the outfield.
ADVERTISEMENT Tony Barnette (1-2, 5.50) starts for the BayBears tomorrow night against righty James Parr (0-2, 5.89) at 7:05 p.m. at Hank Aaron Stadium.
BEAR CLAWS
Burgess' blast was the first homer by a BayBears' pinch-hitter this season.
The victory snapped the BayBears' three-game losing streak while the Braves fell to 0-11 on the road this season.
This was the second shutout by the BayBears this season with their first coming on April 6 when the BayBears blanked Carolina 6-0.
***THIS DAY IN BAYBEARS HISTORY: On April 24, 1998, the BayBears smacked four homers including back-to-back shots by Gary Matthews, Jr. and Mike Mitchell to beat the Carolina Mudcats 14-2. Dusty Allen drove home five runs with two triples and a home run.***
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