Jacksonville Opens Series with Win Against Memphis

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JACKSONVILLE – Thanks to a strong start from Robby Snelling and clutch hitting, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp defeated the Memphis Redbirds, 5-2, Tuesday night at VyStar Ballpark.

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Jacksonville (82-57, 35-29) took the lead. With two outs on the board, Griffin Conine double on a sharp line drive. The following at bat, Joe Mack (16) cracked a two-run shot, giving the Jumbo Shrimp a 2-1 lead.

The Jumbo Shrimp added an insurance run in the fifth. Matthew Etzel and Nathan Martorella started the inning with back-to-back singles. With runners at the corners, Etzel scored on a sacrifice fly from Johnny Olmstead, making it 3-1.

Jacksonville padded their lead in the sixth. Jared Serna began the inning with a walk. He stole second, advancing to third on a fielder’s choice. With a runner at third, Mack popped a sacrifice fly, extending the Shrimp’s lead. With the bases empty, Kemp Alderman singled and advanced to second on a pass ball. One batter later, Etzel singled home Alderman, making it 5-1.

Memphis (74-63, 33-31) chipped away at their deficit in the seventh. Gavin Collins singled and Noah Mendlinger walked. Two outs later, Brian Torres smashed an RBI single, cutting the deficit to 5-2.

The Redbirds opened the scoring in the top of the first. Torres led off with a single. Two batters later, Blaze Jordan drilled a double to center. With runners on second and third, Matt Koperniak cracked a sacrifice fly, making it 1-0.

LHP Robby Snelling (W, 5-2) had a strong outing. The lefty struck out seven batters, allowing one run over six impressive innings.


 


Jacksonville continues their series with Memphis on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. LHP Patrick Monteverde (5-5, 5.02 ERA) makes the start for the Jumbo Shrimp against Redbird’s RHP Aaron Wilkerson (6-3, 4.04 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. ET on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MilB.tv, ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.

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