PENSACOLA, Fla. - Cincinnati Reds right-hander Rookie Davis pitched six innings and homered in a rehab assignment with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, who had three total home runs in a 12-7 win that completed a five-game series sweep of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at Blue Wahoos Stadium Sunday night.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Cincinnati Reds right-hander Rookie Davis pitched six innings and homered in a rehab assignment with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, who had three total home runs in a 12-7 win that completed a five-game series sweep of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at Blue Wahoos Stadium Sunday night.
Davis (1-0) pitched a season-long six innings, retiring the side in order in four separate innings. He allowed three runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts. His second career home run extended a 9-3 Pensacola lead in the third inning.
The Blue Wahoos (21-8 second half, 51-46 overall) took the lead in the bottom of the first inning against Jacksonville right-hander Kolton Mahoney (3-5). Left fielder TJ Friedl hit a one-out double to left-center field and scored on first baseman Mitch Nay's RBI single. In the bottom of the second inning, Pensacola scored six runs. Third baseman Taylor Sparks hit a leadoff single and stole second base before center fielder Jose Siri's two-out walk. Friedl hit an infield single to Mahoney, whose errant throw to first base scored Sparks. Mahoney's wild pitch scored Siri. After Nay walked, second baseman Shed Long hit an RBI infield single, before right fielder Aristides Aquino hit a three-run home run to left field for a 7-0 lead.
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The Jumbo Shrimp (10-20, 38-58) scored against Davis in the top of the third inning. Second baseman Justin Twine hit a leadoff double to center field, and catcher Sharif Othman hit a two-run home run to the center-field batter's eye. Two batters later, right fielder Braxton Lee hit his first home run of the season to the right-center field to make it 7-3.
Jacksonville right-hander Reilly Hovis allowed Davis's home run in the third inning and three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, with catcher Chris Okey's solo home run and Nay's two-run single to make it 12-3. The Jumbo Shrimp tallied four runs in the final three innings off right-hander Wyatt Strahan, who earned his first save. Third baseman Brian Schales hit a seventh-inning leadoff double and scored on Twine's RBI single. Center fielder Monte Harrison tied the team lead with his 13th home run in the eighth inning. Othman and pinch-hitter Eric Jagielo each had ninth-inning RBI singles.
UP NEXT: The Jumbo Shrimp open a five-game home series with Montgomery at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when Jacksonville right-hander Nick Neidert (8-6) is scheduled to face Biscuits right-hander Sam McWilliams (4-6). Gates open at 6 p.m. for VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home with Mission House 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. Half-Price Yuengling Monday means 16-oz. Yuengling cans are half-price, and Dollar Dog Night offers $1 hot dogs. Wear Your Favorite Jersey to receive $2 off a game day ticket at the box office.
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.
