Early offense propels Jacksonville to fourth-straight win
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A big night from Maximo Acosta helped the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp roll past the Columbus Clippers, 5-3, in front of 5,241 fans, Thursday night from VyStar Ballpark. Jacksonville (63-41, 16-13) opened the scoring in the first inning. With two outs, Deyvison De Los Santos singled, and Matt
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A big night from Maximo Acosta helped the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp roll past the Columbus Clippers, 5-3, in front of 5,241 fans, Thursday night from VyStar Ballpark.
Jacksonville (63-41, 16-13) opened the scoring in the first inning. With two outs, Deyvison De Los Santos singled, and Matt Mervis doubled. With runners at third and second, Acosta smacked a two-run single, giving the Jumbo Shrimp a 2-0 lead.
The Shrimp stayed hot in the second. A Grant Richardson single, coupled with an error, gave Jacksonville a leadoff baserunner. Two batters later, Dalvy Rosario walked. Following a strikeout, Jacob Berry ripped an RBI single, extending the Jumbo Shrimp’s lead to three.
Leading 3-0 in the third, Mervis worked a one-out walk. One batter later, Acosta (9) crushed a two-run blast, making it 5-0.
Columbus (45-55, 11-17) answered in the top of the fourth. Jhonkensy Noel (9) walloped a solo home run, cutting the deficit to 5-1.
Trailing by four, Milan Tolentino doubled to start the fifth. He stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly from Petey Halpin. Following a mound visit, Wil Wilson (9) walloped a solo blast, making it 5-3.
Jacksonville and Columbus continue the series with Friday’s 7:05 p.m. first pitch at VyStar Ballpark. LHP Robby Snelling (0-1, 2.30 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Jumbo Shrimp and RHP Austin Davenport (2-3, 5.98 ERA) will counter for the Clippers. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690, and ESPN690.com.
Gates open at 6 p.m. for Friday Night Fireworks and Red Shirt Friday! Jumbo Shrimp players and staff will wear red each Friday to support the military, and fans who wear red save $1 on their ticket at the box office or can donate the $1 to True Vet Solutions. Join the Jumbo Shrimp for Friday Night Lites with $2, 12oz. Miller Lites and $1 off craft beer in the Craft Cave.
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.