Jacksonville secures first sweep since 2019
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three home runs and strong pitching propelled the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 6-2 victory and series sweep against the Durham Bulls, Sunday evening at 121 Financial Ballpark. With the game tied at two in the bottom of the sixth, Jacksonville’s (46-49, 11-9) Javier Sanoja (5) walloped
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three home runs and strong pitching propelled the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 6-2 victory and series sweep against the Durham Bulls, Sunday evening at 121 Financial Ballpark.
With the game tied at two in the bottom of the sixth, Jacksonville’s (46-49, 11-9) Javier Sanoja (5) walloped a go-ahead home run. Two batters later, Will Banfield (9) clobbered a solo blast off of Durham (45-51, 10-11) reliever Jacob Lopez (L, 3-5). Griffin Conine was hit by a pitch. Bennett Hostetler followed with a single to put two runners on. Following a flyout, Marty Costes smoked an RBI single as the Jumbo Shrimp pulled ahead 5-2.
Leading 5-2, Sanoja’s (6) sensational series continued as he smashed his second home run of the game to extend the Jacksonville lead to 6-2.
The Jumbo Shrimp struck first in the series finale. With two outs in the third, Costes worked a leadoff walk. Jonathan Davis followed with a single. With runners at first and second, Victor Mesa Jr. lined an RBI single and gave Jacksonville a 1-0 lead.
In the fourth, Troy Johnston singled to start the inning. Following a pop out, he stole second, and scored two batters later on an RBI single from Hostetler.
Trailing 2-0 in the fifth, Junior Caminero (9) cracked a solo home run as Durham cut the deficit to one.
The Bulls’ bats continued to find success in the sixth. Logan Driscoll (5) launched a solo home run and tied the game at two.
Following an off-day Monday, Jacksonville will begin a six-game series against the Norfolk Tides, Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. from Harbor Park in Norfolk, VA. RHP Kyle Tyler (4-2, 3.06) will start for Jacksonville. Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on ESPN 690 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.