Jumbo Shrimp can’t overcome early deficit in loss to Bats

Banfield and Sanoja tally multi-hit games

Agustín Ramírez drives in two runs but Jacksonville falls to Louisville 10-2. (Tim Davis/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

September 4, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville Bats got off to a fast start and ran away with a 10-2 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Louisville (59-74, 21-38) got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Edwin Rios

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville Bats got off to a fast start and ran away with a 10-2 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field.

Louisville (59-74, 21-38) got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Edwin Rios walked and Davis Wendzel (2) blasted a two-run homer off Jacksonville (64-68, 29-28) starter Adam Mazur (L, 2-2).

The Bats blew the game open in the bottom of the second, sending nine men to the plate. Ivan Johnson singled and Eric Yangwalked. Erik González followed with a base hit, scoring Johnson to push the lead to 3-0. Yang advanced to second and Jacob Hurtubise doubled in a run giving Louisville a four-run cushion. Two batters later, with runners at second and third, Rios drove in two runs with a base hit to increase the lead to 6-0.

Louisville pushed their lead to seven in the bottom of the seventh on the second big fly of the day for Wendzel.

The Jumbo Shrimp broke through on the scoreboard in the top of the eighth. With one out, Jacob Berry and Javier Sanoja drew consecutive walks and Deyvison De Los Santos singled to load the bases. Following a strikeout, Agustín Ramírez smacked a two-run single, scoring Berry and Sanoja to cut the deficit to 7-2.

The Bats put the nail in the coffin in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, González singled but was thrown out as Hurtubise reached on a fielder’s choice. Levi Jordan followed with a single and Rios (15) clubbed a three-run homer widening the lead for Louisville to 10-2.

Jacksonville and Louisville continue their series in Thursday’s 6:35 p.m. contest from Louisville Slugger Field. RHP Yonny Chirinos (9-5, 3.16 ERA) will start for the Jumbo Shrimp and the Bats will counter with RHP José Acuña (0-0, 6.00 ERA). 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.