Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (18-11) at Gwinnett Stripers (15-14) vs. THE STRIPERS 2021 vs. Stripers ..................................................................4-1 Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 1:05 p.m. ET in Jacksonville .............................................................0-0 Game No. 30 • Road Game No. 18 in Gwinnett .................................................................4-1 Coolray Field • Lawrenceville, Ga. Since 2021 vs. Gwinnett ........................................4-1 (.800) MiLB.tv • ESPN 690 AM • JaxShrimp.com • MiLB First Pitch App 2020 vs. Stripers ..................................................................0-0 in Jacksonville .............................................................0-0 RHP Parker Bugg (1-0, 3.29 ERA) vs. RHP Jasseel De La Cruz (0-0, 3.12 ERA) in Gwinnett .................................................................0-0 JUMBO SHRIMP BATTLE FOR 8-5 WIN IN 11 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL JUMBO SHRIMP BY THE NUMBERS Jesús Sánchez, Chad Wallach and Lewin Díaz each homered Jacksonville suffered through a season-long six-game losing Record ...............................................................................18-11 on Saturday and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fought streak from May 23-29, with the Jumbo Shrimp being Home Record .......................................................................5-7 through some late-inning adversity to beat the Gwinnett outscored by a whopping 41-10 margin by their opponents Road Record ...................................................................... 13-4 Stripers 8-5 in 11 innings. After Gwinnett scored a run in the over that run. Since then, though, Jacksonville has won five Current Streak .....................................................................W3 bottom of the first, Jumbo Shrimp starter Jordan Holloway of their last six contests. Over this run, the Jumbo Shrimp bagged an RBI single in the second. Sánchez and Wallach have outscored their opponents 33-20. Jacksonville’s Runs Scored .......................... 137 (4.7 per game)/9th-Most Runs Allowed ........................ 132 (4.6 per game)/8th-Most each smacked a pair of two-run shots in the second to make offense, which struggled so mightily during its six-game Run Differential............................................................+5/10th it 5-1 in favor of Jacksonville. The lead held until the late skid, is collectively hitting .288/.366/.500 to post an .866 Pythagorean Record .......................................................15-14 innings; the Stripers plated two in both the eighth and ninth OPS that ranks fifth in Triple-A over the last six contests. The Southeast Division Standing/GB ............................... 3rd/3.5 frames to send the gamee into extra innings. After neither Jumbo Shrimp pitching staff, meanwhile, has posted a 3.11 Current Standings Streak .......3rd, 11 days (5/26-present) side scored in the 10th, Corey Bird doubled home a run to ERA during this run, which ranks third in Triple-A. Long Standings Streak .............3rd, 11 days (5/26-present) start the 11th. Later in the frame, Díaz blasted a two-run Series Record ....................................................................4-1-0 bomb to make it 8-5. Tommy Eveld fanned five over 2.1 BOMBS AWAY Series Streak .........................................................................W1 scoreless innings to earn the win. Jesús Sánchez and Lewin Díaz have each slumped recently, Jumbo Shrimp Sweeps .......................................................N/A but both appear to be bursting out of slumps over the last Sweeps of the Jumbo Shrimp...........................................N/A WE DIDN’T *START* THE FIRE two games. Sánchez, who hit just .231/.302/.308 in 11 In five games from May 25-29, Jacksonville starters posted games from May 22 through June 3, went 2-for-4 with a Batting Average/Triple-A East Rank ....................... .253/4th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .324/14th a 6.57 ERA (20 R, 18 ER) with 33 hits allowed (12.0 H/9) walk on Friday before bashing a home run on Saturday - his Slugging Percentage ................................................... .425/7th in 24.2 innings pitched. Moreover, Jumbo Shrimp starting first in 52 at-bats. Díaz, meanwhile, was stuck in a 7-for-55 OPS .............................................................................. .749/7th pitchers struck out only 20 (7.3 K/9) against 12 walks (4.4 (.127) slump in 14 games from May 14 through June 2. In BABIP ......................................................................... .305/10th BB/9) during that span. Fortunately for the Jumbo Shrimp, the last three games, though, the native of Santiago in the Strikeouts ........................................................250/5th-Fewest though, the club has received stronger starting pitcher of Dominican Republic is 6-for-12 with two doubles, two home K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................22.8% late. Over the last six contests, Jacksonville lid-lifters have runs, four RBIs and two walks. Díaz’s long ball on Friday was Walks .................................................................92/2nd-Fewest BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.4% collectively tossed 29.0 innings, ceding nine runs, eight his first in 67 at-bats. Hits ................................................................................. 247/3rd earned, on 23 hits (7.1 H/9) for a 2.48 ERA. Jumbo Shrimp Doubles ............................................................................48/8th starters have combined for 25 strikeouts (7.8 K/9) against 11 I’M LIKE A BIRD, I ONLY FLY AWAY Triples .................................................................................9/3rd walks (3.4 BB/9), surrendering two runs or fewer in five of Jacksonville outfielder Corey Bird collected went hitless Home Runs .................................................................. 34/T-9th those last six games. in eight of 10 games from May 13 through May 26, going Stolen Bases................................................................. 23/T-7th just 4-for-29 (.129) at the plate during that span. However, Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .685 A BUGG’S LIFE in the nine games since that point, the Elkview, W. Va., Errors ................................................................. 21/T-6th-Most Jumbo Shrimp right-hander Parker Bugg will start Sunday’s native has found a resurgence offensively. Bird has four series finale at Gwinnett, becoming the 12th different multi-hit games in his last nine contests, including his first FIP ..........................................................................................3.86 Jacksonville pitcher to start a game this season. The start career multi-home run game on May 30 against Durham. ERA ............................................................................... 3.96/6th will be just the second of Bugg’s career, which totals All told, the Marshall University product is 11-for-34 BABIP .................................................................................. .315 Strikeouts ....................................................................280/10th 123 appearances. The San Diego native’s first start in (.324/.410/.676) with four doubles, one triple, two home K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................25.1% professional baseball came on June 9, 2018 in game two of runs, five RBIs, six runs scored, five walks and a stolen base Walks ................................................................. 96/7th-Fewest a doubleheader at Florida. He yielded one run on two hits during this run. Bird’s has posted the highest fly ball rate BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.6% in a career-high 4.0 innings, fanning four against one walk. of his career by more than 20 points at 56.6 percent, the Hits Allowed ...................................................250/T-4th-Most Bugg was also mainly a reliever at LSU, where he made fourth-highest of the 180 qualified hitters in Triple-A. Home Runs ....................................................... 31/9th-Fewest only one start out of 79 career appearances for the Tigers. WHIP ............................................................................ 1.34/9th Thus, since beginning his career at LSU in 2014, Bugg has SHRIMP TAIL made just two starts out of 312 appearances between both Jacksonville pitchers have walked at least three batters in 12 SOUTHEAST DIVISION STANDINGS college and professional baseball. of the last 13 games. Team W-L GB Nashville 21-7 -- THE WEEK AHEAD Durham 19-9 2.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Mon. June 7 OFF DAY Jacksonville 18-11 3.5 Tue. June 8 7:05 ET Norfolk LHP Shawn Morimando (0-1, 6.75) TBA Gwinnett 15-14 6.5 Wed. June 9 7:05 ET Norfolk RHP Luis Madero (4-1, 2.33) TBA Memphis 12-17 10.5 Thu. June 10 7:05 ET Norfolk LHP Braxton Garrett (3-1, 3.28) TBA Fri. June 11 7:05 ET Norfolk RHP Jordan Holloway (0-0, 3.86) TBA Norfolk 10-17 10.5 Sat. June 12 6:35 ET Norfolk TBA TBA Charlotte 10-18 11.0 Sun. June 13 6:35 ET Norfolk TBA TBA SHRIMP AND GRITS Corey Bird: 11-for-34 (.324/.410/.676), 4 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 5 BB in last 9 G, incl. 1st career multi-HR G (0-for-14 skid in prev. 5 G) Connor Justus: 7-for-25 (.280), 2 RBIs, 2 BB in first nine games with Jacksonville Davis Bradshaw: 0-for-4, BB in first