Pair of home runs, four-run third propels Jacksonville to Tuesday win

Janson Junk strikes out eight in 6-1 win against Charlotte

Maximo Acosta slugged a leadoff home run in Jacksonville's Tuesday win against Charlotte. ((Wyatt Lucovsky, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp))

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

September 2, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two solo home runs and a big third inning helped the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp defeat the Charlotte Knights, 6-1, Tuesday from Truist Field. Tied 1-1 in the third, Jack Winkler led off the inning with a walk. Shane Sasaki was hit by a pitch and Maximo Acosta

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two solo home runs and a big third inning helped the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp defeat the Charlotte Knights, 6-1, Tuesday from Truist Field.

Tied 1-1 in the third, Jack Winkler led off the inning with a walk. Shane Sasaki was hit by a pitch and Maximo Acosta lined a single, loading up the bases. Following a popout, Winkler scored on Joe Mack’s fielder’s choice, giving Jacksonville (78-54, 31-26) a 2-1 lead. With runners at the corners, Deyvison De Los Santos ripped an RBI double. Nathan Martorella followed with a two-run knock, making it 5-1.

Leading by four in the sixth, Kemp Alderman (2) clobbered a one-out solo home run, extending the Shrimp’s lead to 6-1.

Jacksonville struck first in the series opener. Acosta (13) smashed a leadoff home run, giving the Jumbo Shrimp a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Charlotte (59-73, 23-34) answered in the bottom of the first. Corey Julks (14) crushed a leadoff home run, evening the score at one.

Janson Junk dazzled in his MLB rehab start. The righty tossed five innings of one-run baseball, striking out eight batters in the win.

Jacksonville and Charlotte continue their series with a doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at 5:05 p.m. LHP Robby Snelling (3-2, 1.38 ERA) will start for the Jumbo Shrimp in game one and RHP Morgan McSweeney (3-1, 2.25 ERA) will start game two. RHP Sean Burke (0-2, 10.80 ERA) will counter for the Knights in game one. Coverage begins at 4:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690 AM and ESPN690.com.

International League Championship Series: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp clinched the first half of the 2025 season with a 47-28 record and will host the International League Championship series at VyStar Ballpark from September 23-24, 25(If necessary).Playoff packages are already on sale and can be found [*HERE**](https://mlb.tickets.com/?agency=MILB_MPV&orgid=56689&packageId=60451&packageListId=60447#/event/PKG/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=55&maxPrice=65&quantity=1&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false).

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.