LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (www.sportsdayjax.com) – Brian Miller and Jordan Groshans each blasted a home run in the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s 7-5, 10-inning win over the Gwinnett Stripers Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field.
After a scoreless ninth, Groshans began the inning at second as the ghost runner and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jerar Encarnacion worked his third walk of the game and Charles Leblanc doubled off Gwinnett (33-42) reliever Grant Holmes (L, 3-2) to put Jacksonville ahead 6-5. Encarnacion went to third and Brian Miller added an insurance run with a sac fly to pad the Jumbo Shrimp lead to 7-5.
Jacksonville initially took the lead in the top of the second. With two outs, Leblanc drew a walk and Miller (2) blasted a two-run homer putting the Jumbo Shrimp up 2-0.
A costly error gave Gwinnett the lead in the bottom of the second. Braden Shewmake was hit by the first pitch of the inning and Daniel Robertson drew a walk in the next at-bat. Hoy Park laid a bunt down but Jacksonville starter Enmanuel De Jesus made an errant throw to first, allowing two runs to score with Park ending up on third. After a strike out, Eli White singled to bring in Park which gave the Stripers a 3-2 lead.
The Jumbo Shrimp leveled the game in the top of the fourth. Groshans (4) launched a solo home run off Gwinnett starter Allan Winans, tying the game at three.
The Stripers went back to work in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Austin Pabst (1) gave Gwinnett their second lead of the day with a solo shot, 4-3.
Joe Dunand (11) added some insurance for Gwinnett in the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to make it 5-3.
Jacksonville started their come back in the top of the seventh. With two outs, C.J. Hinojosa struck out but reached first on a wild pitch from Stripers reliever Lucas Luetge. Dane Myers singled and Hinojosa went to third. With runners on the corners, Peyton Burdick knocked a base hit, scoring Hinojosa to make it a one-run game 5-4.
The Jumbo Shrimp drew even with the Stripers in the top of the eighth. Encarnacion and Leblanc drew back-to-back walks. Two batters later, Chavez singled driving in Encarnacion, tying the game at five.
Following a Monday and Tuesday off day, Jacksonville welcomes in the Durham Bulls for a six-game series beginning with Wednesday’s 7:05 p.m. contest from 121 Financial Ballpark.