Barons Rally Past Shrimp 9-3

Birmingham right-handed relief pitcher Vince Arobio (3-1) earned the victory with three scoreless innings on the mound. Jacksonville left-handed relief pitcher McKenzie Mills (1-8) took the loss, working an inning and two-thirds where he allowed six runs (all earned) on six hits with a walk and a strikeout.

The game was scoreless through the first three innings. In the top of the fourth, Brian Miller collected a one-out double, then was brought home on an RBI single by Stone Garrett to give Jacksonville a 1-0 lead. Miller, playing on his 24th birthday, continued his big night in the top of the fifth with an RBI single to grow the lead to 2-0.

Jacksonville right-handed starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez worked the first four innings in scoreless fashion, limiting the Barons to three hits with no walks and a strikeout.

Mills took over for Sanchez in the bottom of the fifth, and in that inning allowed a two-run home run to Birmingham's Laz Rivera that tied the game at 2-2. An inning later in the bottom of the sixth, the Barons rallied for five runs on six hits to take control of the game and lead 7-2. Birmingham's Damek Tomscha added an RBI single in the seventh to grow the lead to 8-2. In the bottom of the eighth, Rivera homered again for Birmingham, a solo shot off the left field foul pole off Jacksonville left-handed reliever Jordan Guerrero to make it 9-2.

J.C. Millan in the top of the ninth got Jacksonville back on the scoreboard with a solo homer to left center to cut Birmingham's lead to 9-3, which would be the final.  
Barons right-handed starting pitcher John Parke had a no decision, working five innings where he allowed two runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

The Jumbo Shrimp and Barons will continue their series with the fourth game of the five-game set at Regions Field on Wednesday night at 8:05 p.m. eastern. Left-handed pitcher Daniel Castano (6-1, 2.97 ERA) will start for Jacksonville against Birmingham right-handed pitcher Blake Battenfield (5-5, 4.24 ERA). Fans can listen to the game on the Jumbo Shrimp Network presented by Community First, beginning at 7:50 p.m. eastern with the pregame show "Shrimp On Deck" locally on Sunny 102.3 FM, on the TuneIn Radio app, and www.jaxshrimp.com.

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.