Jumbo Shrimp bats held quiet in loss to Cubs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s rally in the bottom of the ninth fell short in their 3-1 loss to the Iowa Cubs Wednesday night at 121 Financial Ballpark. After three scoreless innings, Iowa (61-70) took their first and only lead in the top of the fourth. Levi Jordan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s rally in the bottom of the ninth fell short in their 3-1 loss to the Iowa Cubs Wednesday night at 121 Financial Ballpark.
After three scoreless innings, Iowa (61-70) took their first and only lead in the top of the fourth. Levi Jordan led off with a double off Jacksonville (69-61) starter Braxton Garrett (L, 2-2). Three batters later, Jared Young singled off Bryan Hoeing to plate the first run of the game for the I-Cubs.
The Cubs added to their lead in the top of the sixth. Darius Hill led off with a double and advanced to third on a groundball by Matt Mervis two batters later. In the ensuing at-bat, John Hicks reached on an error but Hill scored from third to give Iowa a 2-1 lead. Young followed up with a double, scoring Hicks from first to give the Cubs a 3-0 advantage.
Jacksonville’s lone run came in the ninth but the offense couldn’t mount a late rally. Erik González led off with a double and scored three batters later on a single from Santiago Chavez to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Jacksonville and Iowa continue their six-game series Thursday at 7:05 p.m. RHP Jeff Lindgren (3-2, 5.51) gets the ball for the Jumbo Shrimp and the I-Cubs will start to RHP Matt Swarmer (3-2, 3.00). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv and also on a radio stream at http://milb.streamguys1.com/jacksonville.
Gates open at 6 p.m. on a Budweiser Thirsty Thursday. Fans can purchase $2 12 oz. or $3 24 oz. Budweiser products on the left field berm, Oasis concession stand or the right field bleachers. Thursday is also Miami Nights where the Jumbo Shrimp will be taking the field in their Miami Nights themed jerseys. Those jerseys are currently up for auction on jaxshrimp.com. The Jumbo Shrimp will also be seeing what you can eat with pineapple, presented by Encore Research Group. Does it belong on pizza, hot dogs or burgers?
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at 121 Financial Ballpark. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League’s Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by general manager Harold Craw. The club added its second Promotional Trophy in three years following the 2019 season. The 2021 season marked the return of Triple-A baseball in Jacksonville. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.