Jacksonville outlasts Shuckers in seesaw battle on Saturday night

BILOXI, MS - The Biloxi Shuckers and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp started a pivotal series at MGM Park on Saturday expecting a pitcher's duel, but the opposite held true as the Jumbo Shrimp slugged their way to a 7-6 victory.
With nine games remaining in the regular season, the Shuckers now trail the first-place Jumbo Shrimp by 5.0 games in the South Division. They have four games remaining in the series before ending their season with five games on the road in Mobile.

Corbin Burnes , who has not earned a win since July 15 despite a 1.91 ERA in the month of August, walked a season-high five batters but limited the damage to get through 5.0 innings. He allowed a two-run double to Cam Maron in the first inning and an RBI single to David Vidal in the third, but his offense answered every score with damage of their own to put him in line for an elusive win.
In the bottom of the first, Jake Gatewood hit an RBI single off starter Chris Mazza to get the Shuckers on the board. Dustin DeMuth tied the game 3-3 in the third with a two-run double, and Blake Allemand drove him home with a two-out single to take a 4-3 lead.
Allemand extended that lead in the sixth with a solo home run to right, and the fourth hit of the night from Johnny Davis off Ryan Beckman (W, 3-0) gave the Shuckers another insurance run to make the score 6-3. But after a clean sixth inning of relief, Josh Uhen ran into trouble in the seventh.
The first three Shrimp in the seventh reached off of Uhen, who departed after a KC Serna RBI sacrifice fly. Forrest Snow (L, 5-4) entered in a delicate situation with the tying run on base and was greeted rudely with a Taylor Ard RBI double to bring the Jumbo Shrimp within a run. After a big strikeout for the second out, pinch hitter Kyle Barrett laced a two-run single in front of a diving Tyrone Taylor in center field to give Jacksonville back the lead at 7-6.
Biloxi had their chances in the final innings, but Tyler Kinley (S, 8) got the final out of the eighth with two runners on base and struck out the side in the ninth to finish off the Jacksonville victory.
Davis was 4-for-4 with a walk in the loss, recording his third four-hit performance of the season.
The Shuckers continue their series against the Jumbo Shrimp on Sunday as Luis Ortiz  faces off against Matt Tomshaw. First pitch is at 5:05 pm, and live coverage begins at 4:45 pm on Cruisin' WGCM AM-1240/FM-100.9 and the Shuckers Radio Network. The game will also be available at biloxishuckers.com, MiLB.TV and TuneIn Radio.
Every Sunday is Family Fun Day at MGM Park with a discounted Family Four Pack offer, which includes 4 reserved tickets and 4 Schooner Specials (hot dog, chips, and drink) for just $60! Fans will have the opportunity to get autographs from Shuckers players before each Sunday home game and after the game, bring your glove and a baseball to play catch on the field.

Sunday is also Faith & Family Night at the ballpark featuring a pregame concert with the Center Pointe Church Worship Team performing from 4:00 pm to 4:35 pm. Shuckers fans will have the opportunity to hear testimony from Team Ambassador Barry Lyons at 4:35 pm!

We have a special seasons-end guest appearance by Trolls characters at MGM Park throughout the game for a fun meet & greet with our younger fans!
 
ABOUT THE BILOXI SHUCKERS: The Biloxi Shuckers are the Double-A Southern League Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Shuckers play at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. For more information, please visit biloxishuckers.com and follow us on Twitter @biloxishuckers and at facebook.com/biloxishuckers.com.