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Barons Build Early Lead to Win Opener over Shrimp, 6-3

August 19, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Birmingham Barons left-hander Tanner Banks pitched seven innings, and third baseman Trey Michalczewski homered and drove in four runs to help build a 6-0 lead in a series-opening 6-3 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in front of 3,993 on Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

Banks (4-4) worked around a pair of first-inning singles with a double play. He allowed a walk in the second inning and a walk and hit in the third inning before retiring eight batters in a row and facing the minimum for a span of 3 2/3 innings.

The Barons (27-29 second half, 59-65 overall) took the lead in the top of the first inning against Jacksonville left-hander McKenzie Mills (0-2). Left fielder Joel Booker hit a leadoff single to right field, stole second base and advanced on fly balls by center fielder Luis Basabe and Michalczewski. The visitors' lead grew in the top of the third inning, when Mills hit designated hitter Jameson Fisher and left fielder Joel Booker to begin the inning. Basabe hit a sacrifice fly, and Michalczewski hit a two-run home run to left field for a 4-0 lead.

In the fifth inning, Mills walked Booker, who went to second base on a wild pitch, before Basabe hit an RBI single to center field. Mills allowed five earned runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in five innings. Right-hander Max Duval pitched three innings in relief, allowing Michalczewski's second sacrifice fly - and Southern League-leading 12th of the season - in the top of the seventh inning.

Jumbo Shrimp shortstop Joe Dunand put Jacksonville (22-32, 50-72) on the scoreboard with his seventh Southern League home run leading off the seventh inning against Banks, who allowed five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Barons right-hander Jhoan Quijada allowed three straight eighth-inning singles to right fielder Monte Harrison, left fielder and second baseman Justin Twine, whose two-run single gave him a 15-game hitting streak. Right-hander Matt Foster worked around a hit in the ninth inning for his first Southern League save.

UP NEXT: The Jumbo Shrimp continue their series with Birmingham at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when Jacksonville right-hander Nick Neidert (11-6) is scheduled to face Barons left-hander Matt Tomshaw (4-7). Gates open at 6 p.m. for VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home with the American Lung Association and the Jaguars Foundation raising funds through ticket sales. The Launch-A-Ball promotion will benefit the American Lung Association. VyStar Credit Union members can get a buy-3-get-1 free ticket special by showing their VyStar credit or debit card at the box office. Half-Price Yuengling Monday means 16-oz. Yuengling cans are half-price.

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