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By CHRIS HOBBS
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DEAL
Hayden Deal pitched nearly six innings on Wednesday night and gained his first win of the season as the Mississippi Braves beat host Pensacola (Fla.) 9-4.
Deal, a lefty who was a pitching star at Bandys High and Presbyterian (S.C.) College, made his fifth start of the year.
He pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits, two runs (both earned), walking one and striking out six.
Pitching in 81 degree weather and in front of a crowd of 4,109, Deal threw strikes on 52 of his 82 pitches and faced 23 batters.
His win leaves him 1-2 this season with a 3.97 ERA, and he has 20 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings pitched.
Deal is now two wins away from 20 in his pro career (fourth on-field season). He is 18-15 with 230 strikeouts in 251 1/3 innings pitched since being signed by the Atlanta Braves on the same day he threw pitches for a scout at Bandys High’s field.
The series against Pensacola continues on Thursday night.
Deal’s sixth start of the year will depend on whether the Braves use a five or six-man rotation.
WEDNESDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/braves-vs-blue-wahoos/2021/06/02/644586#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=644586
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