SL1 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

O'Brien Homers Again, But Shuckers Drop Shrimp, 11-4

Published on June 10, 2018 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp left fielder Peter O'Brien homered for a career-best fifth straight game, but the Biloxi Shuckers broke a 3-3 tie with a five-run seventh inning in an 11-4 win in front of 4,127 at Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday, Autism Awareness Day and Princess Day at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

The Shuckers (38-25) took a 3-0 lead against Jacksonville right-hander Merandy Gonzalez. In the first inning, center fielder Corey Ray hit a leadoff double to right field and stole third base. Left fielder Troy Stokes Jr. walked, and shortstop Jake Hager hit a sacrifice fly. First baseman Jake Gatewood hit an RBI double to left-center field. Ray hit a third-inning leadoff double to right field and went to third base on a passed ball by catcher Rodrigo Vigil, before scoring when Hager grounded into a double play. Gonzalez worked five innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Jacksonville (25-36) tied the game with two outs in the bottom of the third inning. Biloxi right-hander Zack Brown hit Jumbo Shrimp All-Star center fielder Monte Harrison with a pitch and walked second baseman Isan Diaz, before O'Brien hit a three-run home run to left field, extending a five-game homer streak that is one shy of the Southern League record. Brown lasted five innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

With a 3-3 tie in the top of the seventh inning, Jacksonville right-hander Max Duval (1-6) hit second baseman Blake Allemand with a pitch, right fielder Trent Grisham doubled to right field, and Duval's wild pitch scored Allemand. Left-hander Ben Holmes entered and walked pitcher Nick Ramirez (8-0). Ray hit an RBI single, and Hager hit a two-out, three-run home run - his fourth in three games in Jacksonville and fourth straight game with a home run. Already leading, 8-3, Shuckers third baseman Lucas Erceg and Allemand hit consecutive ninth-inning home runs off right-hander Marcus Crescentini for a three-run ninth inning. Ramirez went 1 2/3 shutout innings for his league-best eighth win, and right-hander Jon Olczak went 1 1/3 scoreless innings, before right-hander Miguel Sanchez allowed a ninth-inning RBI double to Diaz.

UP NEXT: The Jumbo Shrimp continue their series with Biloxi at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when Jacksonville right-hander Kolton Mahoney (3-3) is scheduled to face Shuckers left-hander Kodi Medeiros (4-3). Gates open at 6 p.m. for VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home with Duval Charter Schools, 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. For Canines and Crustaceans, Bark in the Park presented by Standard Feed and Seed, dogs are welcome at the ballpark, free of charge with a paying human companion. Dog-free seating will be available in Sections 110 and 111. Half-Price Yuengling Monday means 16-oz. Yuengling cans are half-price.

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