Shrimp fall to Wahoos 5-2

Pensacola right-handed starting pitcher Wyatt Strahan (7-10) earned the win with seven scoreless innings where he only allowed one hit with three walks and two strikeouts. Jacksonville right-handed starting pitcher Cody Poteet (2-11) took the loss, going seven innings where he allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.

The Wahoos started the scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second, including an RBI single by Shed Long that put the lead at 2-0 Pensacola. The Blue Wahoos added their next three runs an inning later in the bottom of the fifth. Jose Siri started the scoring in that inning with an RBI single, and then TJ Friedl would later score on a passed ball by Jacksonville catcher Sharif Othman to put the Pensacola lead at 4-0. Wahoos third baseman Mitch Nay scored the final run by bringing home Siri on a sacrifice fly to left to make it a 5-0 game.

The game remained 5-0 Wahoos until the top of the ninth inning. With two outs, Jacksonville second baseman Justin Twine extended the game with a single to right field, also extending his personal hitting streak to 14 games, top hitting streak for a Jumbo Shrimp batter in 2018. After Joe Dunand was hit by a Carlos Navas pitch, Brian Schales delivered a two-run double to get Jacksonville on the board, making the score 5-2. The next batter, pinch-hitter Luis Pintor, flew out to deep left field to end the game and snap Jacksonville's three-game winning streak.

Miami Marlins center fielder Lewis Brinson was 0-for-2 with a walk in the fourth game of his major league rehab assignment, and he played seven innings defensively in center field.

Jacksonville will return home to open a five-game series with the Birmingham Barons at 6:05 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19. Gates open at 5 p.m. for Southpaw's Birthday, with local mascots on hand and a Pregame Candy Drop in the outfield presented by Jax Refrigeration. Families can play catch on the field, followed by player autographs on Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday. Kids activities will be in the Wolfson Children's Hospital Kids Zone, and after the game, kids 12 and under can run the bases. The game is presented by Easy 102.9.

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.