Tuesday’s recap: Mississippi had five singles in the second inning that helped produce four runs, including Emerson Landoni’s line drive to left field that scored Matt Lipka and Johan Camargo. The Braves extended their advantage to 6-0 in the fourth inning on Dustin Peterson’s two-run home run to left. Chattanooga (4-9) pulled within 6-3 in the seventh inning on Shannon Wilkerson’s single to left that scored Levi Michael and made it 6-4 in the eighth when Joe Maloney singled to center to score Dalton Hicks.
Next game: Game four of a five-game series in Mississippi is this morning at 11:35 EDT.
Pitchers: Aaron Slegers (0-1, 3.60 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Lookouts, with Rob Whalen (1-0, 3.60) scheduled for the Braves.