Mississippi Defeats Chattanooga 3-2 in Extra Innings Walk-off Fashion

PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (27-23, 56-64) defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts for the second consecutive night at Trustmark Park after Atlanta Braves No. 5 overall prospect, Cristian Pache drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10^th inning, propelling the M-Braves to a 3-2 victory. M-Braves starting pitcher, Ricardo Sánchez provided his team with a spectacular outing as he earned a quality start and recorded a season high, 8 K's. Sanchez exited the game in the top of the seventh inning with a final line of 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K and 0 HR.

Chattanooga struck first when they scored two runs in the top of the second inning via a two-run triple from the bat of Jordan Gore that allowed Chris Paul and Brain Navarreto to score.
Travis Demeritte got Mississippi on the board in the bottom of the third inning after smacking a sharp infield single, scoring Ray-Patrick Didder. Tyler Marlette immediately followed with a ground ball RBI single to center field, tying the game 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning. Pache score the game tying run on the single by Marlette.
With the score tied 2-2 at the end of the ninth inning, the M-Braves and the Lookouts headed into extra innings to determine a game two winner. The Lookouts failed to manufacture a run in the top of the 10^th inning which provided the M-Braves with an opportunity to take game two of the series in walk-off fashion which is exactly what they did after Pache drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs to give the M-Braves a 3-2 victory.
M-Braves relief pitcher, Josh Graham (5-3, 7.63) earned the win after tossing 2.0 innings of scoreless baseball. Graham did not allow a hit in his 2.0 innings pitched and struck out three. Lookouts relief pitcher, Tyler Jay (3-4, 4.09) suffered the loss.
Mississippi and Chattanooga will tango for the third time this week on Thursday night (August 16) at 7:00 p.m. (CST) in game three of the five game series at Trustmark Park. RHP Enderson Franco (5-7, 3.89) has been named the M-Braves Thursday night starter. Franco's counterpart on the mound will be Lookouts LHP Dietrich Enns (1-5, 5.27). Thursday night's contest will feature the weekly Thirsty Thursday promotion (canned domestic beer and 16 oz. fountain drinks will be $2 each).
The Mississippi Braves are the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Since the inaugural 2005 season, over 125 M-Braves have gone on to Major League Baseball. The M-Braves have made postseason play four times and went on to win the Southern League Championship in 2008. Stop by Trustmark Park or call 888-BRAVES4 Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. For the latest news and updates, visit mississippibraves.com or connect with @mbraves on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.