Jacksonville falls to Toledo 8-7 in extra innings

TOLEDO, OH. – The Toledo Mud Hens overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 8-7 in 10 innings Saturday night at Fifth Third Field.

For the second night in-a-row, Toledo (54-58, 19-19) walked off Jacksonville (53-58, 18-18). Trey Sweeney started the bottom of the 10th at second as the ghost runner. Ryan Kreidler reached on a fielding error and Anthony Bemboom was intentionally walked to load the bases. After a flyout, Stephen Scott was the hero again, smacking an RBI single giving the Mud Hens an 8-7 win.

Toledo opened the scoring in the bottom of the second. With one out, Kreidler tripled and scored on a double from Bemboom for a 1-0 advantage.

The Jumbo Shrimp evened the game in the top of the third. Javier Sanoja tripled and scored on a groundout from Connor Norby.

Jacksonville took their first lead in the top of the fourth. With two outs, José Devers singled and went to second on a balk. Diego Infante walked and Sanoja doubled home Devers for a 2-1 lead.

The Mud Hens tied the game back up in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Sweeney singled and scored the tying run two batters later on a base hit from Bemboom.

The seesaw affair leaned back in the Jumbo Shrimp favor in the fifth. With one out, Tristan Gray singled and Agustín Ramírezwalked. A wild pitch advanced runners to second and third and a single from Will Banfield scored both runners putting Jacksonville in front 4-2.

The Jumbo Shrimp added to their lead in the top of the sixth. With one out, Sanoja singled and Norby doubled. Deyvison De Los Santos (4) blasted a three-run homer increasing Jacksonville’s advantage to 7-2.

Toledo quickly responded in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Sweeney walked and Kreidler reached on an error. Bemboom drove them in with a two-run double and Eddys Leonard followed with an RBI triple, cutting the deficit to two. Scott grounded into a fielder’s choice but a throwing error allowed Leonard to score from third bringing the Mud Hens to within one, 7-6.

The Mud Hens completed the comeback in the bottom of the seventh. Jace Jung doubled to start the frame and scored two batters later on a single from Sweeney.

The Jumbo Shrimp wrap up their series with the Mud Hens in Sunday’s 4:05 p.m. contest. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on ESPN 690 AM and 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.