Gray, Tyler help Jacksonville slip by Charlotte

Jumbo Shrimp narrowly beat Knights 2-1 to take series opener

Tristan Gray smacked his team-high 12th home run of the season on Wednesday in a 2-1 win at Charlotte. (Dell Morgan/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

June 5, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tristan Gray homered and Kyle Tyler tossed 6.0 shutout innings on Wednesday as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp edged the Charlotte Knights 2-1 at Truist Field. Jacksonville (25-33) got all the runs they would need in the fourth inning. With two outs, Jonah Bride singled off Charlotte (23-34)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tristan Gray homered and Kyle Tyler tossed 6.0 shutout innings on Wednesday as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp edged the Charlotte Knights 2-1 at Truist Field.

Jacksonville (25-33) got all the runs they would need in the fourth inning. With two outs, Jonah Bride singled off Charlotte (23-34) starter Johan Dominguez (4-4). Gray followed by bashing a two-run home run to right for the game’s first runs.

Tyler (3-2) scattered two hits and three walks with three strikeouts in his 6.0 innings. After JT Chargois pitched a scoreless seventh, the Knights got on the board in the eighth.

With two outs, Angelo Castellano doubled. Mark Payton followed with a double of his own to cut the Jumbo Shrimp lead to 2-1.

In the ninth, Devin Smeltzer worked around a two-out walk to strike out Adam Hackenberg and pick up his first save since August 15, 2019 while pitching for the Minnesota Twins at the Texas Rangers.

Jacksonville and Charlotte meet in a doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. RHP Valente Bellozo (0-1, 12.15 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp in the opener against Knights RHP Touki Toussaint (1-2, 6.10 ERA). In the finale, LHP Kent Emanuel (0-2, 3.21 ERA) goes for Jacksonville against Charlotte RHP Sean Burke (0-0, 3.00 ERA). Coverage begins at 5:15 p.m. on ESPN 690 AM and www.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 121 Financial 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.