McCaughan shines, but Jumbo Shrimp fall 2-1

NASHVILLE – Darren McCaughan struck out nine in 5.2 dominant innings on Thursday, but the Nashville Sounds walked off with a 2-1 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at First Horizon Park.

McCaughan finished one punchout shy of matching a career-high, yielding a run on four hits.

With the score tied at one in the ninth, Christian Arroyo hit a walk-off home run off Jumbo Shrimp (59-62, 24-22) reliever Luarbert Arias (5-5) to win it for the Sounds (64-58, 26-21).

Jacksonville scored the game’s first run without a hit. Tristan Gray led off the second with a walk. After a fly out, the Jumbo Shrimp loaded the bases on a Nick Gordon hit-by-pitch and Will Banfield walk. Two batters later, Diego Infante walked to force in a run for Jacksonville.

Nashville responded in the sixth. Freddy Zamora doubled to begin the frame. After a strikeout and fly out, he scored on Arroyo’s single to tie the game.

Jacksonville and Nashville face off again in Friday’s 7:35 p.m. ET contest. RHP Xzavion Curry (2-7, 7.11 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Sounds RHP Mitch White (3-4, 6.51 ERA). Coverage begins at 7:20 p.m. ET on ESPN 690 AM and www.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 team calls 121 Financial 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.