Stripers Come Up Short in 8-7 loss to Jacksonville in 11 Innings
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - In a second consecutive high-scoring, suspenseful contest between Gwinnett (1-1) and Jacksonville (1-1), the Jumbo Shrimp took advantage of a second chance to score in extra innings and nabbed the final two outs on the basepaths for an 8-7 win over the Stripers in 11 innings on
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - In a second consecutive high-scoring, suspenseful contest between Gwinnett (1-1) and Jacksonville (1-1), the Jumbo Shrimp took advantage of a second chance to score in extra innings and nabbed the final two outs on the basepaths for an 8-7 win over the Stripers in 11 innings on Saturday night at Coolray Field.
Decisive Plays:The Stripers entered the bottom of the fifth locked with Jacksonville at 4-4 but would soon surge ahead on an RBI double from Braden Shewmake and add to the advantage when Jordan Luplow *singled Shewmake home. Jacksonville quickly answered with three runs in the top of the sixth to assume a 7-6 lead. *Vaughn Grissom picked up his first RBI as a Striper with a base hit to plate Yolmer Sanchez in the bottom of the sixth to even the score at 7-7. Anthony Maldonado *(W, 1-0) worked around the automatic runner *Magneuris Sierra *in the bottom of the 10th, setting up the winning run to come across on a *Jake Mangum *sacrifice fly off *Matt Swarmer *(L, 0-1) in the top of the 11th. *Zack Leban (S, 1) struck out Hoy Park with the tying run on third base, and catcher Santiago Chavez threw out pinch-runner Justin Dean attempting to steal second to complete the 8-7 win.
Key Contributors:Luplow went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Sierra added two RBIs of his own with a triple. Yacksel Rios *struck out three of the six batters he faced in the eighth and ninth innings. Both *Jacob Amaya and Peyton Burdick scored three runs for Jacksonville. Eight of the nine batters in the Jumbo Shrimp lineup recorded a hit.
Noteworthy: Shewmake, Atlanta’s No. 6 prospect according to MLB.com, has started his season 3-for-10 (.300), with a double, home run, four RBIs, and one stolen base.
Next Game (Sunday, April 2): Gwinnett vs. Jacksonville 1:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. RHP Ian Anderson (NR) for the Stripers vs. LHP Devin Smeltzer (NR) for Jacksonville. Radio Broadcast: 12:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com. The game is Sunday Funday featuring Pregame Catch On the Field and Postgame Kids Run the Bases.
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