Jimenez, Rose Homers Not Enough In 5-4 Loss

Eloy Jiménez  and Matt Rose  led an aerial attack with powerful homers, but to no avail as the Birmingham Barons (11-13) fell to the Biloxi Shuckers (15-9), 5-4 at Regions Field on Sunday.

• Moments That Mattered: Trailing 2-0 with runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Jimenez hammered a 427-foot bomb over left center to put Birmingham ahead 3-2. The homer marks Jimenez's second three-run homer in as many games.
• By the Numbers: Jimenez's three-run homer extended his RBI streak to six straight games, dating back to a 9-5 win over Pensacola on April 24. The slugger has now tallied 14 RBI since joining the Barons 10 days ago.
• Turning Points: After working his way out of a third inning jam with minor damage, consecutive singles to start the sixth left runners on the corners, ultimately chasing Barons' starter Jordan Guerrero  (L, 1-2). Connor Walsh entered to manage the situation, but back-to-back doubles from Dylan Moore and Jake Hager drove three runs in to put Biloxi back in front, 5-3.
• Facts and Figures: Rose hit his third homer of the 2018 campaign in the sixth frame, pulling the Barons within one run. Birmingham threatened to take the series in walk-off fashion after a two-out single off the bat of Zack Collins brought Jimenez to the plate. However, Biloxi's Nate Griep silenced the hometown crowd by striking out Jimenez for his eighth save on the year.
• Up Next: The Barons return to Regions Field for the final game of the home series against Biloxi on Monday with first pitch slated for 11:00 a.m. Southpaw Ian Clarkin  (2-2, 4.57 ERA) will get the start for the Barons while righty Adrian Houser (0-0, 5.40 ERA) is set to take the mound for the Shuckers. Curt Bloom will have the call on 960 WERC News Radio and the iHeart Radio app.