Jacksonville snaps five-game losing skid in 6-3 win over Gwinnett

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp snapped their five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Gwinnett Stripers Friday night at Gwinnett Field.

After a scoreless first, Jacksonville (12-13) lit up the scoreboard in the top of the second. Kemp Alderman (3) led off the inning with a solo homer off Gwinnett (16-9) hurler Lucas Bruan (L, 1-1). Two batters later Maximo Acosta and Jesús Bastidas swatted consecutive singles. With two runners on, Jared Serna (1) blasted a three-run home run, pushing the Jumbo Shrimp advantage to 4-0.

The Stripers battled back in the bottom of the second. With one out, José Azócar (2) smacked a solo shot off Jacksonville lefty Robby Snelling (W, 2-1).

Gwinnett followed with a run in the bottom of the third. Brewer Hicklen started the frame with a base hit and went to third on a pair of groundouts. After Rowdy Tellez drew a free pass, a wild pitch scored Hicklen cutting the deficit to 4-2.

The Jumbo Shrimp added to their tally in the top of the sixth. With one out, Ethan O’Donnell was hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Acosta brought in O’Donnell on a fielder’s choice, increasing the advantage to three. Bastidas reached on a fielding error, allowing Acosta to move first to third. Matthew Etzel drove in Acosta with a base hit, pushing the lead back up to four.

The Stripers plated their final run in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Ben Gamel doubled and scored on a base hit from Luke Williams. William Kempner struck out Hicklen and Jim Jarvis, snapping Jacksonville’s five-game skid.

Jacksonville and Gwinnett continue their six-game set with Saturday’s 6:05 p.m. contest. Coverage begins at 5:50 on ESPN 690 and espn690.com.

The Jumbo Shrimp will hand the ball to RHP Bradley Blalock (0-1, 2.25 ERA).

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The 2025 International League and Triple-A National Champions, the Jumbo Shrimp call 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.