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April 5, 2023 - International League (IL)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - C.J. Hinojosa's homer in the fourth inning was the highlight of the evening for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp as they otherwise had a seemingly quiet night at the plate in their 5-2 loss to the Durham Bulls Wednesday night at 121 Financial Ballpark

Durham (2-3) broke the 1-1 deadlock in the top of the sixth inning when Nick Dini (1) launched a solo home run off Jacksonville (2-3) starter Luis Palacios (0-1) to put the Bulls on top 2-1. Two batters later, Mead doubled and scored on a base knock from Jonathan Aranda, increasing the lead to 3-1.

Durham added to their lead in the top of the seventh. With one out, Kameron Misner walked and went to third on a double from Niko Hulsizer. Dini followed with a sac-fly pushing the lead to 4-1.

Things got dicey in the eighth as Durham loaded the bases with back-to-back walks and a hit batsman. In the face of disaster, Jacksonville reliever George Soriano managed to punch out the next two batters and Anthony Maldonado wrapped up the inning with a third consecutive strikeout to keep the deficit manageable.

Jacksonville answered with a threat of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Santiago Chavez led off with a single to center, then Xavier Edwards grounded into a force out. Edwards advanced to second on a wild pitch from Bulls' reliever Hector Perez. Hinojosa sliced a single to right field putting runners on the corners with one out. A Jordan Groshans single brought in Edwards from third, cutting into the Durham lead, 4-2.

Just as Jacksonville looked to mount a late-game comeback, Basabe hit a solo shot to take a 5-2 advantage in the ninth.

Neptune Beach native, Ben Gamel sparked the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the second.

After three scoreless innings, the Jacksonville offense responded courtesy of a Hinojosa (1) solo shot.

Jacksonville and Durham continue their series, Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on ESPN 690, espn690.com, Bally Live and MiLB.tv.

Thursday's contest features the first coveted Thirsty Thursday of the year. Thursday home games are the best happy hour on the First Coast. Fans can purchase $2 (16-oz. drafts) and $3 (24-oz. drafts) on the left field berm, Oasis concession stand and the right field bleachers.

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