Biscuits Sweep Shrimp in Doubleheader, 5-4 and 18-9
July 1, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Montgomery Biscuits broke a 4-4 tie in the final inning of a 5-4, seven-inning win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp before rallying from a 7-0 deficit for an 18-9, seven-inning victory in front of 3,510 at Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday and Navy Mutual Military Appreciation Day at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
In Game 1, Jacksonville right-hander Merandy Gonzalez and Montgomery left-hander Genesis Cabrera dueled for four scoreless innings. In the top of the fifth inning, Gonzalez walked Biscuits second baseman Mike Brosseau, left fielder Thomas Milone had a one-out bunt single, third baseman Peter Maris walked, and center fielder Nick Solak homered to the right-field bleachers for the Biscuits' first grand slam of the season and a 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Cabrera walked first baseman Eric Jagielo, shortstop Joe Dunand doubled down the third-base line, left fielder Brian Miller hit a two-out single, and center fielder Monte Harrison hit a game-tying, three-run home run off the left-field Nimnicht Fair Pole. In a 4-4, seventh-inning tie against Jacksonville left-hander Chris Reed (0-1), Biscuits catcher David Rodriguez reached on an error by Dunand, advanced on a passed ball and Milone's sacrifice and scored on Maris' go-ahead RBI single. Biscuits right-hander Roel Ramirez (2-1) allowed one hit and struck out two batters in the final two scoreless innings of a 5-4 win.
In Game 2, the Jumbo Shrimp (3-7 second half, 31-47 overall) posted a seven-run first inning. Second baseman Isan Diaz hit an RBI single against right-hander Mike Broadway. Against right-hander Brandon Lawson, Jagielo hit a two-run single, third baseman J.C. Millan hit an RBI single, and catcher Sharif Othman hit a three-run home run. Biscuits left fielder Dalton Kelly hit a three-run home run off right-hander Robert Dugger in the top of the second, and Jacksonville first baseman Peter O'Brien homered in the bottom of the inning. Dugger yielded two runs in the third before right-hander Max Duval (2-7), preserved an 8-5 lead and began the fourth with a 9-5 edge. That inning, Milone, Maris and Solak hit consecutive one-out singles, before a walk, single and error made it 9-8. Right-hander Lukas Schiraldi entered and walked Kelly, tying the game, before Brosseau hit a go-ahead grand slam to make it 13-9. Maris' RBI double capped the nine-run inning for Montgomery (6-4, 43-37). Rodriguez hit a three-run double in the fifth inning, and Brosseau added a seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Jacksonville allowed 18 runs for the first time since an 18-2 home loss to Birmingham May 27, 2004.
UP NEXT: The Jumbo Shrimp will continue their series with Montgomery at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when Jacksonville right-hander Nick Neidert (7-4) is scheduled to face Biscuits right-hander Sam McWilliams (2-4). Gates open at 6 p.m. for VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home with River City Pride, which will raise funds through ticket sales and the Launch-A-Ball promotion. 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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