Suns Eclipse the Braves: L, 3-2

The Suns continued their winning ways, with their franchise-high thirteenth straight win, a 3-2 over the Mississippi Braves in front of a crowd of 3,571 at Trustmark Park. The Suns got a season high 8 innings from TJ Nall (4-2, 3.29 ERA) as he struck out six and walked only one while allowing two runs to the Braves. In games started by Nall the Suns are now 5-0.

Daniel Curtis (2-5, 4.56 ERA) failed to factor in the decision as he left with the game tied in the seventh before Glenn Tucker came in on relief and allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth on a pair of doubles by the Suns. Tucker (0-2, 4.88 ERA) was making his first appearance on the mound since dislocating his shoulder Saturday.

Mark Alexander collected his team-high 15th save in 16 chances as he pitched a perfect ninth with a pair of strikeouts and a flyout.

The Braves continue their final 10-game homestand of the season which will close out the first half as the Braves welcome the defending Southern League Champion Jacksonville Suns in the second game of a five-game set Wednesday night at 7:05 CT. The Suns have won a SL best 13 in a row and 21 of their last 22. The Braves will send RHP Dave Coggin (0-2, 6.23 ERA) to the hill, while Jacksonville counters with RHP Danny Muegge (5-4, 4.65 ERA). The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts off the broadcast at 6:05pm (CT) on SuperSport 930. Don't forget to bring your radios Tuesday and tune into AM-930 or 104.3 FM exclusively at Trustmark Park.

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BRAVES BITES:
* The Braves fall to 8-7 in one-run games.
* Only Matt Esquivel had a multi-hit game.
* Braves have lost four of their last six games.
* Jarrod Saltalamacchia is mired in an 0-10 slump.
* The Braves fall to 3-11 in the first game of a series.
* The Braves fall to 4-35 when trailing after 8 innings.
* The Braves fall to 2-17 when scoring 2 or fewer runs.
* The Braves fall to 10-26 when their opponent scores first.
* Onil Joseph extended his hit streak to 3 games… (4-12, .333)
* Yunel Escobar had his hit streak end at 5 games… (8-18, .444)
* Gregor Blanco extended his hit streak to 3 games… (5-12, .417)
* Matt Esquivel extended his hit streak to 5 games… (6-20, .300)
* Michael Rosamond extended his hit streak to 3 games… (4-11, .364)

by
Bryan Eubank