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By CHRIS HOBBS
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DEAL
Hayden Deal picked up his first save of the season on Saturday night for the Mississippi Braves.
Deal, a former Bandys High star, pitched one inning — the ninth — as the Braves won 6-4 in Biloxi (Miss.).
He gave up one hit, walked walked and struck out none.
Deal’s record is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.78 after 21 appearances, 16 of those starts. He has 68 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings.
On Saturday, he threw strikes on 11 of his 18 pitches and faced five batters.
Deal did not pitch on Friday in Biloxi in a 9-2 loss or in Sunday’s 7-2 win by the Braves.
After taking Monday off, the Braves begin their final homestand (six games) against Montgomery (Ala.) on Tuesday night. Their final regular-season series, six games, is Sept. 14-19 at Chattanooga (Tenn.).
Mississippi is 61-40 and leads the Double-A South’s South Division over Montgomery and Pensacola (Fla.) by eight games.
FRIDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/braves-vs-shuckers/2021/09/04/645118#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=645118
CURRENT DOUBLE-A SOUTH STANDINGS: https://www.milb.com/standings
HAYDEN DEAL’S PRO CAREER STATS: https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/97015/hayden-deal/
OPENING DAY ROSTER: https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/grt68kumu6hm1gydrvmg.pdf
MISSISSIPPI BRAVES SCHEDULE: https://www.milb.com/mississippi/schedule/2021-05