Jumbo Shrimp bested by Sounds 4-3

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp dropped their eighth consecutive game on Friday night as they fell to the Nashville Sounds 4-3 in front of 5,751 fans at 121 Financial Ballpark.

In this back and forth affair Nashville (22-21) took the lead for the final time in the sixth inning. Isaac Collins and Joey Wiemer were walked to start the inning and before Wes Clarke singled to load the bases. Brewer Hicklen followed with a single off Jacksonville (17-26) reliever Matt Andriese (L, 0-3) scoring Collins tying the game at three. Yonny Hernández then grounded into a double play that scored Wiemer to give the Sounds a 4-3 lead.

Nashville opened up the scoring on the first pitch of the game. Oliver Dunn (1) opened the scoring with a solo homer off Jumbo Shrimp hurler Max Meyer.

Jacksonville tied the game in the second inning. Singles from Jonah Bride and Troy Johnston jumpstarted the offense. Then two batters later, Griffin Conine punched an RBI single scoring Bride and tying the game at one.

The Sounds scratched one run across in the fifth inning as Hernández led off with a single and two batters later Freddy Zamora roped an RBI single that scored Hernández and gave the Sounds a 2-1 lead.

The Jumbo Shrimp regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Javier Sanoja singled with one out and Bride (9) mashed a two-run home run putting Jacksonville ahead 3-2.

The Jumbo Shrimp bullpen’s tandem of Arias and Woo-Suk Go combined for three scoreless innings and fanned five Sounds.

Nashville received a stellar performance from starter Carlos Rodriguez (4-4) who struck out six batters over six innings of work and got the win. Sounds closer Enoli Paredes received his first save of the year.

Jacksonville and Nashville continue the six-game series on Saturday night with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. from 121 Financial Ballpark. RHP Yonny Chirinos (3-4, 3.07 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Sounds LHP Aaron Ashby (0-2, 8.23). Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.TV, MiLB.tv. and ESPN 690 AM and ESPN690.com.

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. for Mental Health Awareness night presented by River Point Behavioral Health and VyStar Credit Union. Fans also be sure to show up at the gates early as the first 2,000 fans through the gates will take home a Jazz Chisholm Jr. Bobblehead, presented by River Point Behavioral Health and VyStar Credit Union *1 per person, not per ticket! Be sure to stick around for a postgame fireworks show at the conclusion of the ballgame, presented by River Point Behavioral Health and VyStar Credit Union.

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.