JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp first baseman Peter O'Brien homered twice - tying a Southern League record by homering in a sixth straight game - and All-Star center fielder Monte Harrison hit a three-run walk-off home run to defeat the Biloxi Shuckers, 6-5, in front of 2,712 and their
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp first baseman Peter O'Brien homered twice - tying a Southern League record by homering in a sixth straight game - and All-Star center fielder Monte Harrison hit a three-run walk-off home run to defeat the Biloxi Shuckers, 6-5, in front of 2,712 and their canine companions on Standard Feed & Seed Bark in the Park Night and Half-Price Yuengling Monday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
After a scoreless game through four innings, the Shuckers took a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning against Jacksonville right-hander Kolton Mahoney. Shuckers first baseman Jake Gatewood lined to deep center field past Harrison and circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run - his league-high 12th home run. With one out, Mahoney walked shortstop Jake Hager and allowed consecutive singles to right fielder Trent Grisham and catcher Tyler Heineman, loading the bases. Biloxi pitcher Kodi Medeiros then hit a grand slam to the right-field bleachers for his first professional hit and a 5-0 Shuckers lead.
Jax Jumbo Shrimp Highlights - June 11, 2018
After Mahoney went six innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts, Jumbo Shrimp relievers pitched three scoreless innings. Left-hander Miguel Del Pozo pitched the seventh inning, left-hander Jeff Kinley pitched 1 1/3 innings, and right-hander Jose Pena (1-1) got the final two outs of the ninth inning.
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O'Brien began the comeback with a sixth-inning, one-out home run to straightaway center field, joining Derrek Lee - who homered in six straight games June 2-8, 1996, for the Memphis Chicks - as the only Southern Leaguers to homer six games in a row. It was the only run allowed by Medeiros, who allowed four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings. In the eighth inning, Shuckers right-hander Daniel Reynolds walked second baseman Isan Díaz, and O'Brien drove a two-run home run to left-center field, cutting the deficit to 5-3. O'Brien has seven home runs since Wednesday.
Randy Ready Postgame vs. Biloxi 6/11/18
In the bottom of the ninth, Biloxi All-Star right-hander Nate Griep (0-1) walked pinch hitter Mason Davis, struck out pinch hitter Eric Jagielo and walked left fielder Cade Gotta, before Harrison hit the first pitch to left field for his ninth home run.
UP NEXT: The Jumbo Shrimp conclude their series with Biloxi at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, when Jacksonville right-hander Robert Dugger (0-1) is scheduled to face Shuckers right-hander Trey Supak (0-2). Gates open at 11 a.m. for Community First Credit Union Two-for-Tuesday, when regular tickets are 2-for-1 at the box office for Community First Credit Union members using their CFCU credit or debit card. Coors Light $2 Tuesday includes $1 (12-oz.) and $2 (24-oz.) Coors Light in select locations and $1 small sodas at the concession stands. Fans can purchase the Business Person Special presented by Yuengling - a reserved seat, hot dog, chips and 16-oz. soda or Yuengling for $15 at the box office.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League's Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy, and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by General Manager Harold Craw. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.
