Basabe Hits First Homer as Barons Fall to Shrimp
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Luis Basabe delivered his first home run of the season, but the Birmingham Barons (27-41) fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (28-41) by a 5-3 final Saturday at Regions Field.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Luis Basabe delivered his first home run of the season, but the Birmingham Barons (27-41) fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (28-41) by a 5-3 final Saturday at Regions Field.
Basabe, who recorded 15 home runs during the 2018 season, launched his first of the 2019 campaign with a solo blast to left in the third inning. It helped cut into a 4-0 deficit at the time after Jacksonville plated four runs on just one hit in the first.
Basabe added a two-out double down the line in left to help spark a comeback effort in the ninth, but the Barons could not capitalize as
Right-hander
Medeiros impressed in long-relief work. The southpaw worked 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen and surrendered just one hit while striking out six. Right-hander
The Jumbo Shrimp restored their two-run advantage when a wild pitch brought home a run in the ninth.
Reliever
Birmingham and Jacksonville will conclude their five-game set, as well as the first half of the Southern League season, with a 3 p.m. matchup Sunday at Regions Field.
The game will be broadcast via WJQX-FM 100.5 and coverage will begin at 2:45 p.m. with the Coca-Cola Pregame Show.
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