Snelling’s gem not enough in 3-0 loss
DURHAM, N.C. – A career-night for Robby Snelling was not enough for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, who were shut out by the Durham Bulls 3-0 on Saturday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Durham (61-38, 16-8) struck first. With two outs in the first, Bob Seymour (25) crushed a solo home
DURHAM, N.C. – A career-night for Robby Snelling was not enough for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, who were shut out by the Durham Bulls 3-0 on Saturday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Durham (61-38, 16-8) struck first. With two outs in the first, Bob Seymour (25) crushed a solo home run, making it 1-0 against Jacksonville (59-41, 12-13).
Leading by a run, Curtis Mead (3) smashed a solo blast in the fourth, extending Durham’s lead, 2-0.
Durham’s bats stayed hot in the seventh. With two outs, Tanner Murray (12) walloped a solo home run, making it 3-0.
Snelling was dominant in his outing. Despite the loss, the lefty struck out a career-high 11 batters over 6.2 innings of work. He did not walk a batter and ceded just two runs on four hits. The 11 strikeouts were the most by a Jacksonville pitcher since Trevor Rogers recorded 12 on August 25, 2022 against Norfolk.
Forrest Whitley (1-0) earned the win for Durham with 5.0 scoreless innings and nine strikeouts.
Jacksonville and Durham wrap up the series with Sunday’s 5:05 p.m. first pitch at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. RHP Michael Petersen (0-1, 3.60 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Jumbo Shrimp and Connor Seabold (3-4, 6.00 ERA) will start for the Bulls. Coverage begins at 4:50 p.m. on ESPN 690 and ESPN690.com.
International League Championship Series: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp clinched the first half of the 2025 season with a 47-28 record and will host the International League Championship series at VyStar Ballpark from September 23-24, 25(If necessary).Playoff packages are already on sale and can be found [*HERE**](https://mlb.tickets.com/?agency=MILB_MPV&orgid=56689&packageId=60451&packageListId=60447#/event/PKG/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=55&maxPrice=65&quantity=1&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false).
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 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.