MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal picks up second win for Mississippi

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By CHRIS HOBBS

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Hayden Deal evened his record by picking up his second win of the season for the Mississippi Braves on Tuesday night.

Deal, a former Bandys High star, pitched six innings in the Braves’ 11-4 victory over host Tennessee in a Double-A game.

Deal improved to 2-2 in his 12th start of the season. He gave up six hits, three runs (all earned), walked none, hit one batter and struck out six.

Throwing strikes on 68 of his 90 pitchs, Deal faced 26 batters.

He is now 19-15 as a pro pitcher with an ERA of 3.11 in 76 games, 39 of those as a starting pitcher.

A left-hander, Deal has 48 strikeouts this season in 58 innings with an ERA of 4.03.

As a pro, the lanky left-hander has posted 256 strikeouts in 286 2/3 innings.

Mississippi improved to 38-23 and is in first place in the Double-A South’s South Division, 3 1/2 games ahead of second-place Pensacola (Fla.).

The Braves play at Tennessee through Sunday.

Deal was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Braves after a tryout at the Bandys stadium. A Braves scout offered Deal a contract before Deal left Bandys that day.

When Deal will make his 13th start of the season will depend on the number of starters the Braves decide to use in their rotation.

TUESDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/braves-vs-smokies/2021/07/13/642992#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=642992

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

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