Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (19-13) vs. Norfolk Tides (12-18) vs. THE TIDES 2021 vs. Tides .......................................................................9-5 Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 7:05 p.m. ET in Jacksonville .............................................................4-4 Game No. 33 • Home Game No. 15 in Norfolk ...................................................................5-1 121 Financial Ballpark • Jacksonville, Fla. Since 2021 vs. Norfolk ...........................................9-5 (.643) MiLB.tv • ESPN 690 AM • JaxShrimp.com • MiLB First Pitch App 2020 vs. Tides .......................................................................0-0 in Jacksonville .............................................................0-0 RHP Parker Bugg (1-0, 4.24 ERA) vs. RHP Spenser Watkins (0-2, 3.15 ERA) in Norfolk ...................................................................0-0 EIGHT-RUN NORFOLK FIFTH SINKS JACKSONVILLE A BUGG’S LIFE JUMBO SHRIMP BY THE NUMBERS Deven Marrero slugged two home runs, but the Norfolk Jumbo Shrimp right-hander Parker Bugg will start Record ...............................................................................19-13 Tides scored eight runs in the fifth inning on Wednesday to Thursday’s game against Norfolk. The start will be just the Home Record .......................................................................5-9 beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 9-3. Marrero crushed third of Bugg’s pro career, which totals 124 appearances. Road Record ...................................................................... 14-4 a solo shot in the second inning to open up the scoring. Prior to another spot start on Sunday at Gwinnett, the San Current Streak .......................................................................L2 However, in the fifth, the inning began when Ramon Urias Diego native’s only other start in professional baseball came blasted a solo homer of his own. The eight-run frame would on June 9, 2018 in game two of a doubleheader at Florida. Runs Scored .......................149 (4.7 per game)/T-9th-Most Runs Allowed ........................ 148 (4.6 per game)/9th-Most later be capped by a grand slam from Domingo Leyba. The Bugg was also mainly a reliever at LSU, where he made only Run Differential...........................................................+1/T-9th Tides added another run in the sixth on a Leyba RBI single. one start out of 79 career appearances for the Tigers. Thus, Pythagorean Record .......................................................16-16 Marrero then smashed a two-run long ball in the seventh since beginning his career at LSU in 2014, Bugg has made Southeast Division Standing/GB ............................... 3rd/3.5 to get the margin to 9-3. Sean Guenther pitched three just three starts out of 313 appearances between both Current Standings Streak .......3rd, 15 days (5/26-present) scoreless innings of relief in his Triple-A debut, fanning four college and professional baseball. Long Standings Streak .............3rd, 15 days (5/26-present) without walking a batter and scattering three hits. Series Record ....................................................................4-1-0 STAIRWAY TO DEVEN Series Streak .........................................................................W1 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD Jumbo Shrimp infielder Deven Marrero became the third Jumbo Shrimp Sweeps .......................................................N/A Jacksonville is off to a strong 19-13 start to the season, but Jacksonville player (Jorge Alfaro, May 22; Corey Bird, Sweeps of the Jumbo Shrimp...........................................N/A somewhat surprisingly, the Jumbo Shrimp have enjoyed far May 30) to pop multiple home runs in a game when he more success on the road than at 121 Financial Ballpark. smashed a pair of dingers on Wednesday against Norfolk. Batting Average/Triple-A East Rank ....................... .247/7th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .317/16th Jacksonville’s 14 road wins are tied for the most (San Marrero, who had just one home run on the season prior to Slugging Percentage ................................................... .417/9th Antonio & Down East) in all of Minor League Baseball. Wednesday’s game, now has three career multi-home run OPS .............................................................................. .734/9th Meanwhile, the Jumbo Shrimp are only 5-9 inside their contests. The Jumbo Shrimp as a team have collected 63 of BABIP ......................................................................... .295/15th home ballpark. Perhaps the starkest home-road difference their 149 runs, or 42.3 percent, from home runs this season. Strikeouts ........................................................276/6th-Fewest for the club in 2021 has been in its pitching. At home, In 2019, 104 of Jacksonville’s 454 runs came via the long K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................22.9% Jacksonville has posted a 5.03 ERA that ranks 14th in ball, or 22.9 percent. Walks ...........................................................100/T-2nd-Fewest BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.3% Triple-A East. However, the Jumbo Shrimp’s 3.34 road ERA Hits ..............................................................................265/T-3rd ranks second in the league. Rather bizarrely, Jacksonville has WALKING THE PLANK Doubles ......................................................................49/T-10th fanned 27.7 percent of opposing hitters on the road (10.6 Over the year’s first 18 games, Jumbo Shrimp pitchers had Triples .............................................................................. 10/3rd K/9) but only 22.5 percent at home (8.9 K/9). Opponents issued just 50 walks in 159.0 innings (2.8 BB/9), the fewest Home Runs ......................................................................38/8th are also hitting better against Jumbo Shrimp pitching at total in Triple-A East. However, in the 13 games since that Stolen Bases.....................................................................27/6th home (.269) than on the road (.230). point, Jacksonville has issued 59 free passes in 127.0 frames Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .687 (4.2 BB/9), the eighth-highest total in the league. The Jumbo Errors .....................................................................23/6th-Most GETTIN’ BRIGGY WIT IT Shrimp have handed out at least four walks in eight of those Jacksonville manager Al Pedrique has slotted Bryson 14 affairs, including three of the last four games. FIP ..........................................................................................3.86 Brigman anywhere from first through fifth in the lineup over ERA ............................................................................... 4.06/8th the past week-plus, which coincides with a hot streak for BABIP .................................................................................. .313 SHRIMP TAILS Strikeouts ...................................................................... 313/4th the San Jose, Calif., native. Over the last 11 games, Brigman Eddy Alvarez has been on-base at least twice in 10 of his 17 K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................25.3% is 15-for-46 (.326/.367/.500) with three doubles, one, triple, games this season... The Jumbo Shrimp have lost six of their Walks ...............................................................104/7th-Fewest a home run, four RBIs, five runs scored and three walks. last seven games at home, being outscored 50-13 during BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.8% Interestingly, on the season, Brigman is succeeding despite that span...The Jumbo Shrimp have not alternated wins Hits Allowed .......................................................274/4th-Most a line drive rate of 13.6 percent that ranks as the 15th- and losses in more than three straight games this season, Home Runs ...........................................................36/9th-Most WHIP ............................................................................ 1.34/9th lowest and a ground ball rate of 51.5 percent that places as winning at least two games in a row five times, including the 13th-highest of 169 qualified Triple-A hitters. Prior to a season-best six-game winning streak from May 16-22. this run, Brigman had been in a 3-for-25 skid in the previous Jacksonville has also lost at least two in a row three times, SOUTHEAST DIVISION STANDINGS eight contests. including their season-worst six-game skid from May 23-30. Team W-L GB Durham 22-9 -- THE WEEK AHEAD Nashville 22-9 -- DATE TIME OPPONENT JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Fri. June 11 7:05 ET Norfolk LHP Eric Stout (0-0, 0.00) LHP Zac Lowther (0-2, 7.150 Jacksonville 19-13 3.5 Sat. June 12 6:35 ET Norfolk RHP Josh A. Smith (2-0, 2.83) RHP Kyle Bradish (1-0, 2.03) Gwinnett 17-15 5.5 Sun. June 13 6:35 ET Norfolk LHP Shawn Morimando (0-2, 6.75) TBA Norfolk 12-18 9.5 Mon. June 14 OFF DAY Tue. June 15 7:04 ET at Charlotte RHP Luis Madero (4-2, 3.42) TBA Memphis 12-20 10.5 Wed. June 16 7:04 ET at Charlotte TBA TBA Charlotte 11-20 11.0 Thu. June 17 7:04 ET at Charlotte TBA TBA SHRIMP AND GRITS Eddy Alvarez: 2-for-4 on Wednesday in first game since being activated from Temporary Inactive List Connor Justus: 9-for-36 (.250), 3 RBIs, 2 BB in first 12 games with Jacksonville Corey Bird: 12-for-42