Jackson’s Matt Peacock takes the ball in the pivotal third game of the title series, when the Generals resume their best-of-five Southern League Championship Series against the Biloxi Shuckers at The Ballpark at Jackson at 6:05 p.m., today.
The two clubs are tied at one game each.
In 2018, Justin Donatella dominated the Shuckers in Game 3 to get the Generals within a game of the championship, and Peacock will look to do the same, today.
According to a press release, Peacock’s masterful outing against Montgomery in the North Division Series (7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K) was perhaps his best outing as a pro, considering the situation.
He’s been superb against the Shuckers this year (one earned run allowed in eleven innings), and he has a tough opponent in Bowden Francis.
The older brother to younger Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Harrison Francis, Bowden Francis got the highest rate of swinging strikes among qualified SL pitchers this year (13.2 percent), but he’s coming off an outing against Pensacola in the South Division series where he worked only five innings while allowing three earned runs, including two home runs.
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