Jumbo Shrimp drop season opener, 7-1
NASHVILLE – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp struggled Friday in a 7-1 loss to the Nashville Sounds from First Horizon Park. After a quiet start to the night for both team, the Sounds (1-0) jumped on the scoreboard in the third. Garrett Spain laced a double with one out before Caleb
NASHVILLE – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp struggled Friday in a 7-1 loss to the Nashville Sounds from First Horizon Park.
After a quiet start to the night for both team, the Sounds (1-0) jumped on the scoreboard in the third. Garrett Spain laced a double with one out before Caleb Durbin knocked a two-run home run off Jumbo Shrimp (0-1) starter Janson Junk for the season’s first runs.
Jacksonville scored its lone run of the game in the fifth. Heriberto Hernandez led off with a base hit against Nashville starter Carlos Rodriguez (1-0) before an error put runners on the corners. Two batters later, Ronny Simon lifted a sacrifice fly to slice the deficit in half at 2-1.
The Sounds got the run back in the sixth. Ernesto Martinez Jr. singled with one out before going to second on an error on a pickoff attempt. After a fly out, Raynel Delgado’s single cashed in Martinez Jr. to make it 3-1.
Spain singled with one out in the seventh. He scored from first on a Durbin base hit coupled with an error. Andruw Monasterio followed with a single. A fielder’s choice put Jared Oliva on. On a stolen base, an error scored Durbin and bumped Oliva to third. Oliva then scored on a wild pitch to widen the gap to 6-1.
Delgado jumpstarted the eighth with a double. He stole third and scored on a passed ball to set the final margin at 7-1.
Jacksonville and Nashville meet again in Saturday’s 7:35 p.m. ET contest. RHP Robinson Piña (0-0, 0.00 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Sounds RHP Logan Henderson (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Coverage begins at 7:20 p.m. ET on 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 VyStar 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.
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