Braves Take Pitcher's Duel: W, 1-0

The MS Braves won their third 1-0 game of the season in front of a Monday night crowd of 3,033 at Trustmark Park. The Braves only run came in the 2nd inning on a sacrifice fly by Jarrod Saltalamacchia, his second straight game with an RBI.

Chris Waters (4-6, 4.21 ERA) faced the minimum through three innings. Waters lasted 6 innings and only gave up 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out two. Arthur Santos pitched two scoreless innings of relief and Zach Schreiber pitched a scoreless ninth to collect his team-leading ninth save in as many opportunities.

Birthday boy Luis Hernandez (22 years old) had some amazing defensive plays as he ended four different innings on ground balls hit to him and the final out was also recorded by Luis on a pop out by Gustavo Molina.

The game time was 2:11 which ties the shortest game of the season.

The Braves continue a five game homestand at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi as they take on the Birmingham Barons, the AA Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in game four of the series. First Pitch is set for 7:05 PM (CT). The Braves will send RHP Anthony Lerew (0-0, 2.25 ERA), to the hill in his second start since rejoining the Braves, while the Barons counter with LHP Tyler Lumsden (7-2, 2.95 ERA). The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts off the broadcast at 6:05 PM (CT) on SuperSport 930. Don't forget if you're headed to the game then take your radio and tune to 104.3-FM exclusively at Trustmark Park.

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BRAVES BITES:
* The Braves improve to 11-11 in one-run games.
* The Braves improve to 21-9 in errorless games.
* The Braves improve to 22-12 when scoring first.
* Joshua Arteaga is now batting 6-13, .462 as a DH.
* The Braves improve to 23-14 when not allowing a homerun.
* The Braves improve to 25-0 when leading after eight innings.
* The Braves improve to 9-31 when scoring three or fewer runs.
* Onil Joseph was the only Brave to have a multi-hit game - 2 hits.

HIT STREAKS:
* Jarrod Saltalamacchia extended his hitless skid to 0-12.
* Onil Joseph extended his hit streak to 5 games… (7-22, .318)
* Luis Hernandez had his hit streak end at 3 games… (6-11, .545)
* Joshua Arteaga extended his hit streak to 2 games… (4-6, .667)
* Brandon Jones extended his hit streak to 3 games… (4-10, .400)

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by
Bryan Eubank