Jumbo Shrimp fall 3-2 in pitchers’ duel 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Despite smacking 10 hits, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fell 3-2 to the Indianapolis Indians Friday night in front of 6,810 fans at 121 Financial Ballpark.

With the score knotted at two, the Indianapolis Indians (28–37) broke the tie in the top of the ninth inning. Liover Peguero (4) blasted a solo homer against Jacksonville (30-37) Anthony Maldonado (L, 4-2) to take a 3-2 lead.

In the top of the second inning, the Indians strung together multiple hits to take an early lead. Malcom Nuñez started with a single and Canaan Smith-Njigba followed with a sharp double. Two batters later, Matt Fraizer singled, scoring both Nuñez and Smith-Njigba and giving Indianapolis a 2-0 advantage.

The Jumbo Shrimp responded in the bottom of the second frame. Marty Costes reached on a fielder’s choice and went to third on a double from Griffin Conine. Jonathan Davis followed with an RBI single to cut the deficit to 2-1. Javier Sanoja drove in Conine with the third consecutive hit, tying the game at two.

Jacksonville and Indianapolis continue their series Saturday with first pitch slated for 6:35 p.m. The Jumbo Shrimp will hand the ball to LHP Jonathan Bermúdez (1-0, 6.75) against Indianapolis LHP Michael Plassmeyer (1-6, 8.74 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690 and ESPN690.com.

Gates open at 5 p.m. for Red Caps Negro League Night with Sean Gibson, great grandson of Negro League star Josh Gibson. Join the Jumbo Shrimp and Florida Blue for as they salute the Negro Leagues by taking the field as the Jax Red Caps. Fans will also learn about local and national Negro League baseball history throughout the evening and Sean Gibson will be at 121 Financial Ballpark for a meet and greet and to throw out a first pitch! The Jumbo Shrimp are proud to be celebrating their rich history as the Jacksonville Red Caps and the first 2,000 people through the gates will be going home with a Red Caps hat (*1 per person, not per ticket*). Be sure to stick around after the game for Saturday night fireworks presented by Florida Blue.

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.