Late runs push Nashville past Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Solo home runs from Luke Adams and Eddys Leonard were too much to overcome as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp dropped the series finale to the Nashville Sounds, 3-1 Sunday afternoon at VyStar Ballpark.

Tied at one in the top of the eighth Cooper Pratt singled with one out and stole second. Two batters later, Adams drew a walk. A double steal coupled with a throwing error scored Pratt from second, putting Nashville (38-25) ahead 2-1.

Leading in the top of the ninth, Leonard clobbered a solo shot, pushing the advantage to 3-1.

After three scoreless frames, the Sounds took the initial lead. Adams (5) crushed a solo shot off Jacksonville (35-28) starter Patrick Monteverde.

Monteverde worked five innings, while allowing just three hits and one earned run while striking out three. Zach Brzykcy (2-2) allowed two runs in 1.2 innings.

Following an off day on Monday, Jacksonville opens a six-game home series against the Gwinnett Stripers on Tuesday night at VyStar Ballpark with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690 and espn690.com.

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.