Auburn vs Mississippi State live updates, score, highlights for Friday

TL;DR

Auburn Tigers face Mississippi State Bulldogs in a crucial SEC matchup on Friday after losing 10-3 in the series opener. The game features pitchers Andreas Alvarez for Auburn and Duke Stone for Mississippi State.

Key points

Auburn lost 10-3 to Mississippi State in game one of the SEC series.
Mississippi State outhit Auburn 16-4 in the opener.
Andreas Alvarez struck out 11 batters in his last start for Auburn.

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The No. 6 Auburn Tigers return to Dudy Noble Field in Starkville on Friday, hoping to shake off the dust from their 10-3 loss in game one of their SEC series with the No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs on Thursday.

Auburn was one groundout away from getting out of the 1st inning of Thursday's series opener unscathed, but Mississippi State's Blake Bevis beat out an infield single to keep the inning alive. The home team's good fortune continued as the next two batters reached via a single and a walk, leading to a grand slam that pushed the Bulldogs ahead, 4-0.

Mississippi State went on to outhit Auburn, 16-4, which included a 3-1 home run advantage in the win.

Friday's pitching matchup features two quality SEC pitchers in Andreas Alvarez from Auburn and Duke Stone from Mississippi State. Alvarez struck out a season-high 11 batters in his last start, an 18-5 series-opening win at Texas A&M last Saturday, and the Tigers will look to win their fourth game in their last five opportunities with Alvarez on the mound. Stone allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts in his last start, in which he received a no-decision in Mississippi State's 7-4 win over Texas last Saturday. Mississippi State has won three straight games with Stone on the mound, but Stone has received just one decision in that span.

Will the Auburn Tigers hop back on track on Friday? Follow along below throughout Friday's game for the latest score updates, highlights, and notes from Auburn baseball's game with the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Friday from Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.