Jacksonville ninth inning rally falls short in 5-4 loss

Johnston homers with two outs in late stages

Jhonny Pereda finishes 1-for-2 with two walks in Jacksonville's 5-4 loss to Norfolk Sunday afternoon. (Justin Nedrow)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

July 28, 2024

NORFOLK, Va. – Troy Johnston launched a two-run home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s late rally fell short in their 5-4 loss to the Norfolk Tides Sunday afternoon. After Jacksonville (49-52, 14-12) grabbed the lead in the top of the third on

NORFOLK, Va. – Troy Johnston launched a two-run home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s late rally fell short in their 5-4 loss to the Norfolk Tides Sunday afternoon.

After Jacksonville (49-52, 14-12) grabbed the lead in the top of the third on an RBI single from Deyvison De Los Santos, Norfolk (49-52, 13-13) answered back with a three-spot in the bottom of the inning. Coby Mayo and Kyle Stowers smacked consecutive singles. Two batters later, Terrin Vavra drove them in with a two-run triple. Leading 2-1, Daniel Johnson drove in Vavra with a sac fly pushing the Tides’ lead to 3-1.

The Tides kept the offensive momentum going in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Mayo singled and went to third on a base knock from Stowers. Billy Cook continued his hot hitting with a two-run triple, his fifth extra-base hit of the series, which put Norfolk up 5-1.

The Jumbo Shrimp slowly chipped off the deficit starting in the top of the sixth. Jhonny Pereda started the inning with a double and went to third on a ground out by Tristan Gray. José Devers drove in Pereda with an RBI single making it a three-run game.

Following an off-day Monday, Jacksonville returns home to begin a six-game series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, Bally Live, ESPN 690 AM and www.ESPN690.com.

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 121 Financial 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.