Long ball propels M-Braves to second straight win SOURCE: Mississippi Braves (Source: Mississippi Braves) By Mississippi Braves Information | May 9, 2021 at 8:28 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 11:16 PM
PEARL, Miss. - The Mississippi Braves hit two more home runs on Sunday to win a rain-shortened contest over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6-2, in seven innings. The M-Braves finished the opening series, 2-4, winning the final two games thanks to four home runs and an 11-3 margin. Of Mississippi’s 16 runs this season, 12 have come via the long ball.
Rain paused play as the M-Braves (2-4) were coming to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning. After a 30 minute delay, the game was deemed official, and Mississippi celebrated Mother’s Day with their second straight game over Pensacola (4-2).
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While increasing the confidence the Braves have in their pitching depth, Huascar Ynoa has extended the value Atlanta managed to gain from Jaime García.
Ynoa furthered his roster bid with the three-plus-inning effort he provided in an 8-5 win over the Twins on Friday afternoon at CenturyLink Sports Park. The Braves right-hander pitched around a couple of jams before showing signs of fatigue during Minnesota’s five-run fourth.
After the Twins loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth, Ynoa was lifted in favor of Phil Pfeifer, who retired just three of the six batters he faced.