Bird, Castano help Jumbo Shrimp blast Braves

Jacksonville wins 8-2 as Bird crushes grand slam and notches career-high five RBIs

Corey Bird hit a grand slam and collected a career-high five RBIs on Monday against Mississippi. (Justin Nedrow)

By Scott Kornberg

July 15, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Corey Bird launched a grand slam and tallied a career-high five RBIs and Daniel Castano fired 6.2 strong innings on Monday as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp eased to an 8-2 win over the Mississippi Braves from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Martín Prado was hit by a pitch

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Corey Bird launched a grand slam and tallied a career-high five RBIs and Daniel Castano fired 6.2 strong innings on Monday as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp eased to an 8-2 win over the Mississippi Braves from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
Martín Prado was hit by a pitch from Mississippi (42-52, 9-16) starter Jaseel De La Cruz (2-5) to start a scoreless fourth inning. Prado moved to second on a wild pitch and scored two batters later on Stone Garrett's RBI single. After a fly out, Lazaro Alonso drew a walk before Bird singled in Garrett to give Jacksonville (43-51, 14-10) a 2-0 lead.

Castano started the fifth inning with a base hit. After a pair of free passes, Castano scored on a double play. Garrett then cashed in Brian Miller to extend the lead to 4-0. An error and another walk loaded the bases for Bird, who pummeled a grand slam to put the Jumbo Shrimp ahead 8-0.
Ray-Patrick Didder and Alejandro Salazar notched back-to-back RBI doubles in the seventh, but that was the extent of the damage against Castano (2-1). The left-hander yielded two runs on four hits in 6.2 innings, striking out seven without walking a batter. McKenzie Mills tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief and Chad Smith hurled a shutout ninth to seal the victory.

Monday's winning raffle number of 1232244031 won a prize of $50.
The Jumbo Shrimp wrap up their series with the Braves in Tuesday's 12:05 p.m. contest. RHP Jorge Guzman (4-8, 3.93 ERA) starts for Jacksonville against Mississippi LHP Kyle Muller (5-5, 3.69 ERA). Coverage begins at 11:50 a.m. on MiLB.tv, Sunny 102.3 FM, TuneIn and JaxShrimp.com.
The Jumbo Shrimp are transforming the Baseball Grounds into a water park for Big Splash Day. There will be two inflatable water slides in the Wolfson Children's Hospital Kids Zone, and fans are encouraged to bring water guns and water balloons while wearing their bathing suit out to the ballpark. Designated Dry Zones are between the dugouts, sections 105-110. On a Community First Credit Union Two for Tuesday, tickets are 2-for-1 at the box office for Community First Credit Union members using their CFCU credit or debit card. Fans can also enjoy two for the price of one jumbo hot dogs or regular French fries or 12 oz. fountain sodas. The Jumbo Shrimp are also paying tribute to the $2 bill by paying the first 500 fans to Tuesday's $2 on $2 Bill Appreciation Day.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League's Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by General Manager Harold Craw. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.