Shrimp Come Back on Barons, Sets Up Rubber Match Thursday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A back-and-forth, seesaw affair ended on the wrong side of extra-innings for the Birmingham Barons (57-68) in their 7-6 Wednesday night loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (63-65) at Regions Field.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A back-and-forth, seesaw affair ended on the wrong side of extra-innings for the Birmingham Barons (57-68) in their 7-6 Wednesday night loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (63-65) at Regions Field.
Tied 6-6 in the top of the 10th, Jumbo Shrimp right fielder
The Shrimp took a brief lead in the top of the fifth, on Marlins top prospect
Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, the Barons used their second big hit parade of the night to go back up. RBI singles from the bottom of the order in
After a 54-minute rain delay to start the game, Birmingham came out of the gates swinging a hot stick. In the bottom of the first, they used their first hit parade of two singles, two doubles and a couple RBI to take an early lead.
After
After the bases were loaded in the second, Tomscha stepped up again and worked a walk. The free pass brought in Nolan to make it 3-0.
Jacksonville chipped away quickly. They got their first run in the third inning off an RBI triple from Chisholm. In the fourth, Garrett golfed a two-run home run into the Barons bullpen to tie it at 3-3.
Both starters,
It has been a good stretch Tomscha. In his last 27 games, his is batting above .300, has 23 RBI and has drawn six walks.
Garrett had one of his best performances of the season, going 5-for-5 with the two homers, a double, a run scored and three RBI. Garrett hit a two-run homer Monday to put the Shrimp up for good in their 3-2 victory.
In total, there were two ties and three lead changes throughout the night. With the loss, the Barons fell to .500 at 4-4 in extra-inning ballgames.
Birmingham will conclude their five-game series with the Jumbo Shrimp Thursday evening, starting at 7:05 p.m. CT. Left-hander
WJQX-FM 100.5 will be the home of the Barons on Thursday. Fans can tune into the Coca-Cola Pregame Show starting at 6:50 p.m. CT.
The Birmingham Barons are the proud Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The Barons will open the home portion of their 2019 season, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan's lone year in baseball, against the Tennessee Smokies at 7:05 p.m. April 10 at Regions Field. For ticket information, game schedule, promotions calendar or additional information about Regions Field, please visit barons.com or call (205) 988-3200.
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