setting a course

Even though most of the highly rated prospects once on the roster are gone, the Mississippi Braves are showing signs of a finishing kick. They’ve won four in a row — their longest winning streak of the season — and are 13-8 in August. They haven’t had a winning month yet. That might be a nice goal for a team that’s not going to the postseason for the third straight year. The patched-up rotation has fared relatively well. Ernesto Mejia, who set the club’s season home run record during the last homestand, added the RBI mark to his ledger on Sunday at Montgomery. He’s now got 21 and 84. And Mycal Jones and Cory Harrilchak have heated up. Jones has a six-game hitting streak going during which he is 12-for-24. Harrilchak has a five-gamer and is 8-for-22. The last homestand of the year starts Friday night.

P.S. Former M-Braves standout Jordan Schafer, traded by Atlanta last month, made his Houston Astros debut on Monday night. Batting leadoff, he went 0-for-4.