Sean White Shuts Down D-Jaxx

Sean White (2-2) was brilliant through seven innings and the Braves' bats provided enough firepower for the Braves to get back in the win column. Will Startup pitched the eighth and Manny Acosta allowed two runs in the ninth to make it interesting as the Braves pulled even in the series.

The Braves took the lead with a two-run third inning. as Josh Burrus drove in Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Barbaro Canizares. Matt Esquivel delivered his team-high seventeenth RBI in the fifth inning to drive in what proved to be the winning run.

Sean White (7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 K) allowed one run on five scattered hits through seven innings to earn his second win of the year. Will Startup (1.0 IP, 1 H) threw one scoreless inning. Manny Acosta (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HB) tossed the ninth allowing two runs but still earning his team-high tying third save of the year. He's tied with Startup.

D-Jaxx starter Carlos Marmol (4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K) left the game in the fifth trailing 4-1 and fell to 2-2 on the year. Paul Schappert (2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K) kept the Braves off the board for 2.2 innings. Carmen Pignatiello (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K) held Mississippi scoreless in the eighth.

The Braves and Diamond Jaxx face off again tomorrow night in game three of this five-game series at 7:05 pm at Trustmark Park. LHP Chris Waters (2-1, 3.18 ERA) takes the hill for the Braves while West Tennessee counters with LHP Chris Shaver (2-1, 2.05 ERA) The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts off the broadcast at 6:05pm on SuperSport 930 (WSFZ-AM-930).

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BRAVES BITES:

* Gregor Blanco extended his current hitting streak to a team-high tying eight games ... Blanco is hitting (12-32, .375).
* Yunel Escobar extended his current hitting streak to a team-high tying eight games ... Escobar is hitting (12-32, .375).
* Martin Prado's seven-game hitting streak came to an end with an 0-4 night at the plate.
* Tonight's win is the Braves' first win on Monday this year.
* Barbaro Canizares went 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
* Josh Burrus went 2-4 with two RBI ... He's hit safely in all seven games he's played in since joining the Mississippi Braves.

by
Bryan Eubank
(compiled from Nicholas Skinner's report)