Deyvison De Los Santos crushes walk-off to win seventh straight

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A clutch double from Maximo Acosta and a walk-off home run from Deyvison De Los Santos propelled the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 3-2 win and sweep against the Gwinnett Stripers, Sunday at VyStar Ballpark in front of 5,702 fans.

Trailing 2-0 in the eighth, Jack Winkler smacked a leadoff double for Jacksonville (21-6). Two batters later, Harrison Spohn walked. Following a strikeout, Acosta ripped a two-run double, tying the game against Gwinnett (10-16).

Locked in a 2-2 tie, De Los Santos (2) demolished a walk-off home run, winning the game for the Jumbo Shrimp in the ninth.

Gwinnett struck first in the series finale. Carlos Rodriguez (1) crushed a leadoff home run in the top of the first, giving the Stripers a 1-0 lead.

Leading by a run in the third, Sandy León (3) clobbered a solo jack, extending the Gwinnett lead to two.

Following an off day, Jacksonville travels to Durham, NC. for a six-game series against the Bulls at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. First pitch on Tuesday, April 29 is at 11:05 a.m. RHP Valente Bellozo (1-0, 1.59 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Jumbo Shrimp and LHP Ian Seymour (2-1, 2.49 ERA) will counter for the Bulls. Coverage begins at 10:50 a.m. on ESPN 690, and ESPN690.com.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The team calls VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.