Live Baseball Updates: Mississippi State vs. LSU, Game 3
Mississippi State baseball (18-14, 4-7) lost its first two weekend games against LSU in disappointing fashion, and will look to avoid being swept for the first time in SEC play. The Bulldogs gave up four runs to the Tigers with two outs in the ninth inning to drop Friday night's game, then couldn't produce with runners on base in Saturday's loss. The Tigers (22-9, 6-5) are looking to pick up their first SEC sweep of the season.
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Mississippi State starting lineup:
2B RJ Yeager
3B Kamren James
1B Luke Hancock
C Logan Tanner
DH Hunter Hines
RF Kellum Clark
LF Brad Cumbest
CF Drew McGowan
SS Tanner Leggett
RHP Cade Smith
LSU starting lineup:
1B Tre' Morgan
CF Dylan Crews
3B Jacob Berry
2B Cade Doughty
RF Josh Pearson
SS Jordan Thompson
DH Brayden Jobert
C Tyler McManus
LF Josh Stevenson
RHP Samuel Dutton
TOP of 1: LSU Batting
Morgan grounded out to shortstop
Crews struck out swinging
Berry flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 1: MSU Batting
Yeager homered to Left Field
James grounded out to 2b
Hancock grounded out to pitcher
Tanner flied out to center field
End of 1: MSU 1, LSU 0
TOP of 2
Doughty flied out to right field
Pearson lined out to 2b
Thompson grounded out to shortstop
BOTTOM of 2
Hines grounded out to 1b
Clark doubled to right field
Cumbest flied out to center field
McGowan flied out to left field
End of 2: MSU 1, LSU 0
TOP of 3
Jobert walked
McManus walked
Stevenson reached on sacrifice bunt, McManus advanced to second, Jobert advanced to third
Morgan grounded into double play, Stevenson out at second, Jobert scored
Crews walked
Berry walked
Doughty grounded out to 1b
BOTTOM of 3
Leggett grounded out to 1b
Yeager struck out swinging
James singled to right field
Hancock grounded out to 2b
End of 3: MSU 1, LSU 1
TOP of 4
Pearson flied out to center field
Thompson flied out to 2b
Jobert grounded out to pitcher
BOTTOM of 4
Tanner singled to left field
Grant Taylor in to pitch for Dutton
Hines struck out looking
Clark struck out swinging
Cumbest struck out swinging
End of 4: MSU 1, LSU 1
TOP of 5
McManus tripled to left center
Stevenson walked
Morgan lined out to shortstop
Crews singled to shortstop, McManus scored
Berry singled to right field, Stevenson scored, Crews advanced to third
Doughty lined out to shortstop
Pearson homered to right field, Crews scored, Berry scored
Thompson flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 5
McGowan grounded out to 2b
Leggett grounded out to pitcher
Yeager singled to center field
James struck out swinging
End of 5: MSU 1, LSU 6
TOP of 6
Brooks Auger in to pitch for C. Smith
Jobert grounded out to 2b
McManus singled to right field
Stevenson struck out swinging
Morgan doubled into center field, McManus scored
Crews struck out swinging
BOTTOM of 6
Hancock struck out swinging
Tanner singled up the middle
Hines grounded into double play, Tanner out at second
End of 6: MSU 1, LSU 7
TOP of 7
Berry grounded out to 2b
Doughty homered to left field
Pearson homered to left field
Thompson flied out to left field
Jobert grounded out to 2b
BOTTOM of 7
Clark flied out to left field
Cumbest grounded out to 3b
Brayland Skinner in to pinch hit for McGowan
Skinner singled to 2b
Slate Alford in to pinch hit for Leggett
Alford homered to left field, Skinner scored
Yeager singled into left field
James struck out looking
End of 7: MSU 3, LSU 9
TOP of 8
Mikey Tepper in to pitch for Auger
Lane Forsythe in at shortstop
McManus singled into right field
Stevenson walked
Morgan grounded out to 2b, McManus advanced to third, Stevenson advanced to second
Crews doubled up the middle, McManus scored, Stevenson scored
Berry grounded out to shortstop, Crews advanced to third
Doughty doubled to left field, Crews scored
Pearson singled down right field one, Doughty scored
Thompson grounded out to 3b
BOTTOM of 8
Riley Cooper in to pitch for Taylor
Hancock singled into left field
Tanner reached on fielder's choice, Hancock out at second
Hines grounded out to 3b, Tanner advanced to second
Clark grounded out to pitcher
End of 8: MSU 3, LSU 13
TOP of 9
Cam Tullar in to pitch for Tepper
Jobert struck out swinging
McManus flied out to left field
Jack Merrifield in to pinch hit for Stevenson
Merrifield flied out to center field
BOTTOM of 9
Ty Floyd in to pitch for Cooper
Giovanni DiGiacomo in at left field
Jess Davis in to pinch hit for Cumbest
Davis struck out looking
Skinner flied out to left field
Forsythe popped up to 1b