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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp: Game Notes, July 31 vs. Pensacola

Published on July 31, 2019 under Southern League (SL1)
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The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp host the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in Monday's 7:05 p.m. game from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The Jumbo Shrimp and Standard Feed & Seed are welcoming fans and their canine companion for the fourth Dog Day of the season. Canines get in free as long as their human companion buys a ticket. Dog-free seating is located in Sections 110 and 111, the WheelHouse Lounge and BDO Suite Level. On a Publix Corks & Forks, fans can purchase a $15 ticket package or upgrade their reserved seat for $6 to sample food and wine prepared by Chef Tony from Publix. Use the promo code "publix19" when purchasing Publix Corks & Forks tickets online at www.jaxshrimp.com.

JUMBO SHRIMP SUFFER SHUTOUT LOSS

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were shut out 1-0 Tuesday by the Pensacola Blue Wahoos at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Ryan Costello finally broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with a home run off Jacksonville starter Kolton Mahoney. The Jumbo Shrimp managed just three hits in the game and went only 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position in the effort. Mahoney surrendered just one run on three hits in six innings. He struck out four against three walks. In his Jacksonville debut, Jordan Guerrero hurled two shutout frames. Chad Smith threw a blank ninth inning.

A SHOW ABOUT NOTHING

Jacksonville fell 1-0 to Pensacola on Tuesday, the second time in three games the club has been blanked and the Jumbo Shrimp's 22nd shutout loss of the season. That total not only leads Minor League Baseball by a wide margin (High-A Palm Beach is second with 17), but it represents the most zeroes in the Southern League since at least the 2009 season and the highest amount of blankings during Jacksonville's Marlins Era (2009-present). The Jumbo Shrimp are just three shutout losses away from tying the Southern League record of 25, set by Asheville in 1970. Jacksonville has scored one run in the last 35 innings.

PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD

Jacksonville went into play on June 13 with a woeful 25-41 (.379) record. The Jumbo Shrimp have gone 25-17 (.595) since that point behind some dominant pitching. In the 42 games since June 13, Jacksonville has surrendered the fewest runs (130) and hits (280) at the Double-A level. The Jumbo Shrimp also place first in Double-A in both WHIP (1.08) and batting average against (.209), sixth in walks (116) and fifth in ERA (2.91) during this span.

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 nine straight contests.

CRAZY, STUPID, GLOVE.

Jacksonville has committed 23 errors in their last 27 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 .723 defensive efficiency is the best such mark in the Southern League.

THE CHICKS DON'T DIG THIS

Jacksonville bludgeoned five home runs from July 18-21 during their four-game series at Chattanooga, matching their most in any set in 2019. In the nine games since that point, the Jumbo Shrimp have cracked just three long balls, two of which have come from Riley Mahan. That, along with 10 dingers surrendered in the same stretch, may explain why Jacksonville has gone just 3-6 since that four-game sweep of the Lookouts. On the season, the Jumbo Shrimp have compiled only 41 home runs as a team, tied for the second-lowest such total out of the 120 teams in MiLB.

A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE

Jacksonville has surrendered just 55 runs in their last 19 games (2.9 per game), 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 2.79 ERA (32 ER in 103.1 IP). The quintet of starting pitchers have posted 104 strikeouts against 32 walks and 84 hits allowed in the process. In comparison, Jumbo Shrimp starters had compiled a 6.13 ERA (32 ER in 47.0 IP) over the previous nine games.

OF MICE AND '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 44 contests, Jumbo Shrimp relief pitchers have tossed 148.2 innings with just 32 runs, 27 earned, for a 1.63 ERA. During this 44-game span, the Jumbo Shrimp's bullpen has collectively ceded just 87 hits (5.3 H/9) while whiffing 161 (9.7 K/9) against 46 walks (2.8 BB/9).

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