D-Jaxx Shut Down Hot Bats

On Opening Night in West Tennessee the fireworks belonged to the Home Team as the D-Jaxx roughed up the Braves 6-2 in front of 2,403 at Pringles Park. The game after the Braves set single-game highs in runs and hits, the Braves were one-hit and held to 5 total hits on the night by the #1 staff in the Southern League.

The Diamond Jaxx took an early lead with a RBI groundout by Carlos Rojas in the second. The Braves came back to tie it in the top of the fourth with a RBI groundout of their own by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The D-Jaxx, however, responded in the bottom half of the fourth with another run on a drawn in Braves infield to reclaim a lead they would not relinquish.

Sean White ( 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 WP, 1 HB) kept the Braves in it early but let it get away from him in the fifth as the D-Jaxx scored two runs on four straight one-out singles. The Braves pen allowed the other two runs in the eighth.

J.R. Mathes (5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP) was the real story on the night as he held the Braves to one base hit, a one-out double by Martin Prado in the first. Atlee, Jan and Rapada combined to throw 3.2 of one-hit, one-run relief.

The Braves and D-Jaxx have a scheduled Doublehader Tuesday with the first game starting at 5:05pm. The Braves On-Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts it off on SuperSport 930 at 4:05pm.

BRAVES BITES:
Of the Braves 5 hits, 3 were doubles and none of them scored.
The Braves were 0-12 with runners in scoring position.
Saltalamacchia picked up 2 more RBIs to push his season total to 6
Salty extended his hitting streak to 3 games (6-13, .462 avg)
Prado extended his hitting streak to 3 games (6-11, .545 avg)
The Braves have still not won on Monday and fall to 1-2 on the first game of a series.
Macay McBride is slated to make his final rehab stint tonight in relief

The Braves will continue the 5-game series on Tuesday at 5:05pm and 7:05pm as the Braves and D-Jaxx hook up for a SL Doubleheader. The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts everything at 4:05pm. If you're headed to or are already in Jackson, TN then take your radio and tune to 104.3-FM. You can also check out the Braves Minute, which is a 60 second recap of last night's game.

Also - Congratulations to Phil Stockman for his promotion to Richmond in which he threw two scoreless innings of relief Monday night.

Bryan Eubank
Voice of the MS Braves