The Chattanooga Lookouts shut out the Mississippi Braves 3-0 at Trustmark Park for the second straight night on Saturday. Jose Acuna, Andrew Moore, Owen Holt, and Patrick Weigel combined for a five-hit shutout.
Ian Mejia (L, 7-6) logged his eighth quality start and worked 6.1 innings on Saturday night. The 24-year-old right-hander retired the first six batters, striking out four, and fanned seven over six innings. The Lookouts (19-30, 39-79) loaded the bases against Mejia with one out in the top of the seventh inning on two walks and a single. Jorge Juan took over for Mejia and surrendered a two-run single to Jack Rogers. Austin Hendrick sprinted home on a wild pitch and the Lookouts to a 3-0 lead.
Chattanooga starter Jose Acuna tossed 4.0 shutout innings and struck out six, and then Andrew Moore worked 3.0 scoreless innings. Owen Holt and Patrick Weigel pitched the final two innings and completed the shutout.
Yolbert Sanchez was 2-for-4 on Saturday and has hit in 10 of his last 13 games, with multiple hits in eight of them. Rolddy Munoz tossed 2.0 shutout innings, striking out three and walking one.
Despite the loss, the M-Braves remain 2.5 games behind Biloxi for the wild card spot in the Southern League South Division but dropped to 4.0 games behind Montgomery for first place.