JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp left-hander Dillon Peters allowed one run in five innings, and after carrying a 2-1 lead through a rain delay, the Jumbo Shrimp scored seven more runs to win, 9-3, and clinch the series over the Mississippi Braves in front of 2,833 on Baptist Health
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp left-hander Dillon Peters allowed one run in five innings, and after carrying a 2-1 lead through a rain delay, the Jumbo Shrimp scored seven more runs to win, 9-3, and clinch the series over the Mississippi Braves in front of 2,833 on Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
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Peters (4-2) was perfect the first three innings, and the Jumbo Shrimp (25-23 second half, 55-63 overall) gave him the lead with first baseman Taylor Ard's second-inning leadoff home run to left-center field off Braves right-hander Touki Toussaint (0-3). In the third inning, Toussaint walked center fielder Braxton Lee, who stole second base and scored on right fielder John Norwood's double down the third-base line for a 2-0 lead. Norwood had three hits and a game-high three RBIs.
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Mississippi (13-34, 47-70) got its first baserunners when second baseman Luis Valenzuela hit a fourth-inning leadoff double against Peters, and shortstop Dylan Moore singled. Peters retired the next three batters, although a one-out wild pitch scored Valenzuela. Peters' perfect fifth inning kept the 2-1 lead at the time of the 53-minute rain delay.
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After the delay, Braves right-hander Mauricio Cabrera began the bottom of the fifth inning, and Norwood greeted him with a leadoff single. After a fielder's choice, catcher Cam Maron doubled, and third baseman KC Serna hit an RBI single to center field, before a passed ball scored another run for a 4-1 lead. Cabrera walked two batters and was removed after recording two outs, and right-hander Jacob Webb entered to issue a bases-loaded walk to Lee for a 5-1 Jacksonville lead.
Jumbo Shrimp right-hander Tyler Higgins allowed two unearned runs on a hit, walk and two errors in the sixth inning but pitched a scoreless seventh. When Braves right-hander Andres Santiago pitched the bottom of the seventh, Moore's error and singles by pinch hitter Kyle Barrett and Lee loaded the bases, and Norwood hit a two-run single. In the eighth inning, Maron and Serna singled before shortstop Chris Diaz's two-run single. Right-handers Clayton Mortensen and Esmerling De La Rosa pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively to clinch Jacksonville's third straight win.
UP NEXT: The Jumbo Shrimp conclude their series with Mississippi at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when Jacksonville right-hander Joe Gunkel (4-7) is scheduled to face Braves right-hander Wes Parsons (2-3). Gates open at 6 p.m. for VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home with the American Lung Association (lung.org) raising funds through ticket sales and the Launch-A-Ball promotion. VyStar Credit Union members can get a buy-3-get-1 free ticket special by showing their VyStar credit or debit card at the box office. For Canines & Crustaceans Bark in the Park, the Jumbo Shrimp welcome dogs to the ballpark, free of charge with a paying human companion. Dog-free seating will be available in Sections 110 and 111.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are beginning a new era of affordable family fun with the 2017 season presented by Community First Credit Union at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. With a new lineup of ticket and group options, there is a reason for everyone to get part of the action by calling the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visiting www.jaxshrimp.com.
