Jacksonville drops series finale at Gwinnett
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offense struggled again on Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Gwinnett Stripers at Coolray Field. With the Jumbo Shrimp (34-23) ahead 1-0, Carlos Rodriguez singled against Xzavion Curry (1-1) with two outs in the bottom of the first. James McCann followed by
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offense struggled again on Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Gwinnett Stripers at Coolray Field.
With the Jumbo Shrimp (34-23) ahead 1-0, Carlos Rodriguez singled against Xzavion Curry (1-1) with two outs in the bottom of the first. James McCann followed by bashing a two-run home run to give the Stripers (23-34) an early advantage.
The score remained that way until the fifth. Eddy Alvarez drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a ground out. He stole third and then scored on a David Fletcher sacrifice fly.
In the sixth, two one-out singles by Rodriguez and McCann and a hit-by-pitch to Jonathan Ornelas loaded the bases. Jason Delay notched an infield single to make it 4-1.
The lone Jacksonville run came in the top of the first. Jakob Marsee led off the game with a triple and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly from Joe Mack.
The Jumbo Shrimp bullpen combined to work 8.0 innings on Sunday, yielding just two runs.
After Monday’s off day, Jacksonville returns to VyStar Ballpark for Tuesday’s 7:05 p.m. contest to begin a series with the Durham Bulls. RHP Eury Pérez (1-0, 2.16 ERA) is scheduled to make a rehab start for the Jumbo Shrimp. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, Bally Live, ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.
Tuesday’s game is a Forever Vets Animal Hospital Canines and Crustaceans Dog Day, meaning dogs get in free as long as their human companion purchases a ticket. It’s also a Stahl-Meyer Two For Tuesday, meaning fans can enjoy two hot dogs for $2. Gates open at 6 p.m., and the first 200 fans at the Main Gate on Georgia St. receive a collapsable dog bowl.
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.