Mississippi Beats The Wahoos

June 27, 2015

After giving up six runs in 4.1 innings in his last start against the Mobile BayBears, Pensacola righty Daniel Wright gave up just three hits and one earned run in seven innings of work against the Mississippi Braves Friday.

But the one run was all the Braves needed in a, 1-0, victory at Trustmark Park over Pensacola and Wright, who dropped to 3-6 on the season.

Wright struck out eight and his ERA dropped to 5.47. In the last three starts, Wright had given up 14 earned runs in 16.1 innings for a 7.83 ERA.

Mississippi got two of those hits in the sixth inning, which led to the Braves game-winning run. Catcher Braeden Schlehuber singled to left field and then ended up scoring on left fielder Matt Lipka’s single, which deflected off of Pensacola third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean’s glove to shortstop Zach Vincej.

Mississippi third baseman Rio Ruiz got the other hit off of Wright in the game.

One bright spot in the month of June has been Cincinnati Reds No. 2 prospect Jesse Winker, who is hitting .315 in June. He’s clubbed two homers and driven in eight runs.

On Friday, Winker went 2-3 with two walks to raise his season average to .257. Thursday against Mississippi, he went 2-5 with a homer and two RBIs.

Pensacola catcher Kyle Skipworth also got off to a fast start, coming off the disabled list and playing in his first game since May 27. He went 2-4 with a double Friday.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports