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7 – Outfield assists for Jarrod Dyson, the Southwest Mississippi Community College product who got another on Tuesday for Kansas City in just his 61st game.
5 – Triples for Seth Smith, the Ole Miss alum who legged one out for Seattle; he now has 31 career triples and 20 career stolen bases.
20 – Home runs this season, at two levels of the minors, by Hunter Renfroe, the former Mississippi State star who went deep for Triple-A El Paso (San Diego system).
8 – Number of Mississippians (natives or college alums) currently on the MLB disabled list.
3 – Mississippians in the minors assigned to the initial rosters for the Arizona Fall League: State alum Adam Frazier (Pittsburgh system), Ole Miss product Stuart Turner (Minnesota) and ex-Richton High star JaCoby Jones (Detroit).
50 – Runs for Chris Coghlan, the ex-Ole Miss standout who scored one in the Chicago Cubs’ 5-4 win over Cincinnati.
68 – RBIs by Brian Dozier, the former Southern Miss star who picked up a couple for Minnesota and is three shy of his career-high.
3 – Home runs allowed, in 10 big league appearances, by David Goforth, the UM product who gave up a pair for Milwaukee against Pittsburgh.
9 – Hits in big league games by former Mississippi Braves no longer playing for Atlanta; included were homers by Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Phil Gosselin of Arizona.
3 – Hits by former M-Braves currently playing for Atlanta, two by Freddie Freeman, the other by Daniel Castro. The Braves lost to Miami 7-1, their 14th loss in 15 games.
38 — Wins, vs. 57 losses, for Dan Jennings, the USM and William Carey alum who took over as Miami manager in mid-May. Reports are that Jennings will return to GM duties in 2016.