Wahoos Lose 4-0 To Mississippi

August 20, 2017

During its past six games, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos averaged 8.5 runs a game, scoring 11 twice, and hit .294 as a team.

But its five game winning streak ended Saturday, thanks to  Mississippi Braves right-hander Touki Toussaint, who shut them out over seven innings allowing just two hits, walking two and striking out nine. The former first round pick in 2014 by the Arizona Diamondbacks led Mississippi to a, 4-0, victory Saturday over Pensacola at Trustmark Park.

It was the 13th game that the Blue Wahoos were shutout this season.

Pensacola was 3-29 at the plate in the game against Mississippi, with shortstop Blake Trahan smacking a double and third baseman Nick Senzel and catcher Chad Tromp each hitting singles. It was the 13th game that the Blue Wahoos were shutout this season.

Toussaint earned his first Double-A win and is 1-3 in four starts with a 2.05 ERA. The Atlanta Braves No. 15 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced and benefitted from a double play.

Trahan was the only Blue Wahoos hitter that Toussaint allowed to reach second base in the game when he hit his 15th double of the year to lead off the sixth inning.

Pensacola had already beaten Mississippi’s Kolby Allard, the No. 3 pitching prospect, and Mike Soroka, the No. 5 pitching prospect in the Braves organization

Mississippi scored three runs in the third inning to go ahead, 3-0, with two of those knocked in by catcher Alex Jackson when his single to left field drove in both left fielder Tyler Neslony and shortstop Dylan Moore. Right fielder Connor Joe then drove in third baseman Austin Riley on a line drive single to Pensacola center fielder Gabriel Guerrero, who gunned down Jackson at the plate.

Moore crushed a homer to centerfield, his sixth of the year, in the seventh inning to give the Braves a 4-0 lead.

Pensacola starter Jesus Reyes was replaced after three innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, two walks and six strikeouts. He fell to 1-3 with a 3.22 ERA.

Pensacola fell to 26-28 in the second half in the Southern Division and the first half champions are 66-58 overall on the season. Meanwhile, Mississippi improved to 15-37 in the second half and 49-73 overall.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports, TOP sports