Jacksonville completes comeback against Norfolk, 5-4 

JACKSONVILLE, F.L.– Home runs from Matt Mervis and Deyvison De Los Santos powered the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 5-4 win against the Norfolk Tides, Saturday in front of 6,273 fans at VyStar Ballpark.

Trailing in the seventh, Jacksonville’s (56-35, 9-7) offense came alive, reclaiming the lead. Jack Winkler singled and stole second. Two batters later, Jakob Marsee walked, putting runners on first and second. De Los Santos crushed a single bringing in Winkler to tie the game. With runners on first and third, Mervis singled, scoring Marsee and giving the Jumbo Shrimp a 5-4 lead.

Jacksonville’s De Los Santos (9) crushed a solo homer in the bottom of the first, putting Shrimp on the board 1-0.

Norfolk (36-52, 6-9) took the lead in the following frame. With two outs, Heston Kjerstad doubled and scored on another double from Silas Ardoin in the following at-bat. A wild pitch, coupled with a base hit from Jordyn Adams broke the tie, giving the Tides a 2-1 advantage.

The Tides widened the gap in the top of the third. Jeremiah Jackson led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on a fielder’s choice. Jose Barrero then doubled, bringing in Jackson and making the score 3-1.

Norfolk continued to pack on insurance runs in the top of fourth. Kjerstad (2) went deep with a solo homer, pushing their lead to 4-1.

The Shrimp chipped away at the deficit in the bottom of the fourth. Mervis (8) led off the inning with a solo homerun, narrowing the Tide’s lead to 4-2.

Jacksonville continued to narrow the Tide’s lead in the sixth. Maximo Acosta was hit by a pitch . Jacob Berry doubled in Acosta, making it 4-3.

Jacksonville and Norfolk complete their series Sunday at 1:05 p.m. RHP Roansy Contreras (5-2, 3.84 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Tides. Coverage begins at 12:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690 AM and ESPN690.com.

Sunday is Baptist Health Family FUNday! Gates open at 12p.m. Join us as we host a 20-minute pre-game catch on the field. Head out to the centerfield gate where we will host catch on the field until 20 minutes after the gates have opened. Kids can also feel like the pros after each Sunday game by rounding the bases once the field is clear. Plus each Sunday will feature complementary, pre-game face painting and balloon animals!

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**.

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.