Jacksonville falls in series opener to Worcester
WORCESTER, Mass. – Matthew Etzel tallied two hits, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fell to the Worcester Red Sox, 4-3, Tuesday from Polar Park. Locked in a 1-1 tie in the fourth, Trayce Thompson smacked a leadoff single. He advanced to second via a groundout and then stole third. Nathan
WORCESTER, Mass. – Matthew Etzel tallied two hits, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fell to the Worcester Red Sox, 4-3, Tuesday from Polar Park.
Locked in a 1-1 tie in the fourth, Trayce Thompson smacked a leadoff single. He advanced to second via a groundout and then stole third. Nathan Hickey walked, and with runners on the corners, Seby Zavala ripped an RBI double, giving Worcester (62-58, 21-25) the lead. Phillip Sikes laced a two-run single, extending the Red Sox’s lead to 4-1.
Jacksonville (72-48, 25-20) answered in the fifth. Johnny Olmstead lined a leadoff triple, scoring one batter later on a sacrifice fly from Bennett Hostetler. Shane Sasaki walked and stole second. With another runner in scoring position, Etzel smoked an RBI single, making 4-3.
The Jumbo Shrimp struck first in the series opener. With two outs in the first inning, Deyvison De Los Santos and Victor Mesa Jr. smacked back-to-back singles. With runners at the corners, De Los Santos scored on a balk, giving Jacksonville a 1-0 lead.
Worcester answered in the bottom of the first. David Hamilton (2) crushed a leadoff home run, tying the game at one.
Jacksonville and Worcester continue their series on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. LHP Robby Snelling (2-2, 1.34 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Shrimp and LHP Conelly Early (2-0, 2.63) counters for the Red Sox. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on 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**.
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.