Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp: Game Notes, July 28 vs. Pensacola
Published on July 28, 2019 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp host the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in Sunday's 3:05 p.m. game from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Meet Star Wars characters, provided by WasabiCon and the 501st Legion, in person at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville on Star Wars Day presented by Bowden Eye. On a Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday, families are welcome to play catch on the field before the game, plus Jumbo Shrimp players will be signing autographs. Each Sunday also features free face painting, balloon animals and popular kids show and movie characters roaming the park. Following the game, kids 12 and under can run the bases. In addition, every Sunday, 24 oz. Corona cans will be available for $5.
BLUE WAHOOS TAKE SERIES OPENER
Riley Mahan homered in Saturday's series opener but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp lost 7-1 to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Mahan's shot came in the first to put the Jumbo Shrimp ahead. In the fourth, Mark Contreras and Jimmy Kerrigan hit back-to-back home runs to get the Blue Wahoos in front at 2-1. Joe Cronin scored on a 4-9-6 fielder's choice in the fifth and Pensacola added another in the sixth on a Ryan Costello single coupled with a Jacksonville error. Ryan Jeffers socked a solo shot in the eighth before Ivan De Jesus Jr. cracked a two-run long ball in the ninth to widen the gap to 7-1 in favor of Pensacola.
A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE
Jacksonville has surrendered just 49 runs in their last 16 games, and the club's starting pitching has been a huge culprit behind those run-prevention efforts. During this span, Jumbo Shrimp starters combined for a 2.71 ERA (27 ER in 89.2 IP). The quintet of starting pitchers have posted 92 strikeouts against 28 walks and 68 hits allowed in the process. In comparison, Jumbo Shrimp starters compiled a 6.13 ERA (32 ER in 47.0 IP) over the previous nine games.
THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
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 41 contests, Jumbo Shrimp relief pitchers have tossed 135.1 innings with just 31 runs, 26 earned, for a 1.73 ERA. During this 41-game span, the Jumbo Shrimp's bullpen has collectively ceded just 83 hits (5.5 H/9) while whiffing 149 (9.9 K/9) against 39 walks (2.6 BB/9).
CONNECT FOUR
Buoyed by strong pitching throughout the season, the Jumbo Shrimp offense has been given a bigger margin of error by not needing to score huge quantities of runs to win games. In fact, Jacksonville has won each of its last 18 contests when hitting the four-run marker. On the season, when the Jumbo Shrimp tally at least four scores, the club is a sterling 38-6 (.864). Jacksonville, however, has plated three runs or fewer in six straight contests.
MARLINS SEND LOPEZ TO REHAB WITH SHRIMP
The Miami Marlins have assigned right-handed pitcher Pablo López on an injury rehabilitation assignment with the Jumbo Shrimp. A native in Cabimas in Venezuela, López has made 14 starts this season for the Marlins, going 5-5 with a 4.23 ERA. The right-hander has fanned 73 (8.6 K/9) against 18 walks (2.1 BB/9) with 68 hits allowed (8.0 H/9) in 76.2 frames. López, who was named a Southern League Midseason All-Star last season while with Jacksonville, was ranked sixth in MiLB in ERA (1.44) and WHIP (0.93) at the time of his promotion in 2018 to Miami. He was placed on the injured list on June 19 with a right shoulder strain.
FOR THE GLOVE OF THE GAME
Jacksonville has committed 23 errors in their last 24 games, pushing their season total to 81, a figure that ranks right in the middle of the pack in the Southern League. That said, errors are not necessarily the most effective way of judging a club's defense. An argument for the Jumbo Shrimp being a strong defensive club can be found easily in how often the club has turned batted balls into outs, otherwise known as defensive efficiency. Jacksonville's .721 defensive efficiency trails only Biloxi's .722 mark in the circuit.
PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD
Jacksonville went into play on June 13 with a woeful 25-41 (.379) record. The Jumbo Shrimp have gone 24-15 (.615) since that point behind some dominant pitching. In the 37 games since June 13, Jacksonville has surrendered the fewest hits (266) and second-fewest runs (124) in Double-A. The Jumbo Shrimp also place first in Double-A in both WHIP (1.09) and batting average against (.213), fifth in walks (105) and fifth in ERA (2.98) during this span.
HERD OF BRYSON
Jumbo Shrimp infielder Bryson Brigman was hitting just .226/.307/.281 when he was assigned to High-A Jupiter on June 20 from Jacksonville. After a 20-game cameo with the Hammerheads in which he slashed .253/.339/.335, Brigman has returned to the Jumbo Shrimp as an absolute force at the plate. The San Jose, Calif., native has gone 16-for-44 in 14 contests in his second stint with Jacksonville, batting .364/.462/.545 with six doubles, one triple, four RBIs, nine runs scored and seven walks.
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