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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp: Game Notes, August 10 vs. Mississippi

Published on August 10, 2019 under Southern League (SL1)
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The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp host the Mississippi Braves at 6:35 p.m. on Friday from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

On Family Faith Night presented by The Promise FM 100.7 & FM 94.1, Christian musical artist Jason Gray will perform a postgame concert at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The Jumbo Shrimp are proud to host their annual back-to-school game with a soft lunch bag giveaway presented by Baptist Health & Wolfson Children's Hospital filled with great back-to-school items. The bags will be given away to the first 2,000 fans through the gates. Fans are also invited to join Baptist Jacksonville as they salute the heroes of the healthcare field with a special night at the Baseball Grounds. On Florida Blue Night, Florida Blue will be on-site with a face painter, character artist and photo booth. Saturday's game is also a school supplies drive for the Jumbo Shrimp's A Better Jacksonville Series. All school supplies will be donated to Duval County Schools.

GUZMAN LEADS JUMBO SHRIMP TO 3-1 WIN

Jacksonville starter Jorge Guzman struck out a career-high 13 batters in six no-hit innings on Friday to spearhead a 2-1 victory for the Jumbo Shrimp over the Mississippi Braves. Guzman scattered four walks while fanning 13. The M-Braves finally notched their first hit of the game with two outs in the seventh inning. Prior to that, though, Bryson Brigman launched a home run in the second inning for the game's first run. In the fourth, Justin Twine added an RBI ground out to make it 2-0. The score remained that way until the ninth, when Greyson Jenista homered to halve the lead. Tommy Eveld was still able to earn his fifth save with a pair of strikeouts in the ninth inning.

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Jumbo Shrimp left-hander Daniel Castano fanned a career-high 13 batters on Thursday against Mississippi in Jacksonville's first nine-inning complete game since Justin Nicolino did so on July 29, 2014. Right-hander Jorge Guzman followed that effort up with a career-high 13 punchouts in six no-hit frames on Friday, helping the Jumbo Shrimp record a season-high 19 whiffs in the contest. No Jacksonville hurler has accumulated more than 13 strikeouts in one game since at least the 2005 season, and the club's 19 punchouts were the most in a game since 2015. Over the last two days, Jumbo Shrimp pitchers have fanned an extraordinary 48.4 percent of the 66 Mississippi hitters they have faced. To put that in perspective, the baseball-wide strikeout average is about 22.7 percent.

25 OR SIXTO 4

Jacksonville right-handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez struggled immensely in a July 2 start against Chattanooga, giving up a career-high eight runs on seven hits in only 3.2 innings of work. The native of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic has vastly improved, however, since then. Over his last five starts, Sanchez is 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA, ceding just four runs, three earned, on 18 hits (5.0 H/9) in 32.1 innings. During this span, the 21-year-old has struck out 28 against only five walks. Heading into his Saturday start against Mississippi, Sanchez has gone 19 innings in a row without surrendering a run. Among the 102 pitchers in the Southern League this season with at least 40 innings pitchers, Sanchez boasts the 18th-best K-BB% (19.5 percent).

ALL YOU NEED IS GLOVE

Jacksonville has gone seven games in a row without committing an error, matching their best streak of the season. The Jumbo Shrimp's 84 errors on the year ties for the third-fewest such mark in the Southern League. However, due to the subjective nature of errors and the fact they only penalize fielders who actually reach balls in play, perhaps the best measure of a club's defense in the minor leagues is its defensive efficiency, a simple measure of how often a team turns batted balls put into play against it into outs. Jacksonville's .725 defensive efficiency not only leads the Southern League, but it would also place third in the major leagues this season.

STARTING THE FIRE

Jacksonville has surrendered just 78 runs in their last 28 games (2.8 per game), and the club's starting pitching has been a huge culprit behind those run-prevention efforts. During this span, Jumbo Shrimp starters have combined for a 2.53 ERA (43 ER in 153.0 IP). The club's starting pitchers have posted 160 strikeouts (9.4 K/9) against 48 walks (2.8 BB/9) and 119 hits allowed (7.0 H/9) in the process.

X-'PEN

From June 26 through the eighth inning on July 5, the Jumbo Shrimp bullpen netted a 36-inning streak without an earned run. That roll is in the midst of a stretch that has been devastating opposing lineups late in games. Over the last 53 contests, Jumbo Shrimp relief pitchers have tossed 178.0 innings with just 43 runs against, 38 earned, for a 1.92 ERA. During this 53-game span, the Jumbo Shrimp's bullpen has collectively ceded just 108 hits (5.5 H/9) while whiffing 195 (9.9 K/9) against 56 walks (2.8 BB/9).

TURNING POINT

Jacksonville went into play on June 13 with a woeful 25-41 (.379) record. The Jumbo Shrimp have gone 31-20 (.608) since that point behind some dominant pitching. In the 51 games since June 13, Jacksonville has surrendered both the fewest hits (337) and second-fewest runs (153) among clubs at the Double-A level. The Jumbo Shrimp also place first in Double-A in batting average against (.207), second in WHIP (1.07), third in ERA (2.84), seventh in walks (142) and seventh in strikeouts (472) during this span.

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