BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (25-41) fell to the Birmingham Barons (27-38) by a 1-0 score in the first game of the five-game series at Regions Field on Wednesday night.

Kolton Mahoney found out that he was starting Wednesday's game about 24 hours before first pitch, but he was ready to go. In fact, a few days ago he watched video of a Hall of Famer who threw a perfect game this decade that gave the Minor League veteran some