Vogt Homers to Back Jankins in 2-1 Win Over Jumbo Shrimp
Stephen Vogt belted a solo home run in his first rehab appearance and RHP Thomas Jankins (W, 5-0) provided 6.1 scoreless innings in the Biloxi Shuckers' (16-10) series opening 2-1 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (12-13) on Wednesday night at MGM Park.Biloxi's runs came in the bottom of the
Biloxi's runs came in the bottom of the fourth. It started with Vogt's laser home run to right field in his second at bat of the night. The Brewers' catcher was added to the Shuckers' roster on rehab earlier in the day.
Jankins cruised through the first six innings, while his offense provided him the two runs he would need to earn the win. The righty allowed just three base hits and kept the Jumbo Shrimp off the base paths with a pickoff in the second and two double plays in the third and fourth. He struck out four, while his only trouble came in the seventh inning.
After issuing walks to
In the ninth, RHP
The Shuckers look to make it two in a row on Thursday night at 6:35 PM CT with RHP
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