JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP GAME NOTES Biloxi Shuckers (38-25) at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (25-36) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp – Double-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins Proud Member of the Southern LeaGue of Professional Baseball Southern LeaGue Champions 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014 Monday June 11, 2018 – 7:05 p.m. BraGan Field at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville – Jacksonville, Florida Shuckers: LHP Kodi Medeiros (4-3, 4.11) vs. Shrimp: RHP Kolton Mahoney (3-3, 1.73) Game #62 – Home Game #27 (12-14) Last Game: 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 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. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME SHUCKERS STARTER JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER Tues., June 12 BLX 12:05 p.m. RHP Trey Supak (0-2, 6.60 ERA) RHP Robert Dugger (0-1, 6.19 ERA) NEWS AND NOTES Five Straight Games with Homers for O’Brien Jacksonville’s Peter O’Brien has homered in the past five games for the Jumbo Shrimp, accounting for all five of his hits this season for the Jumbo Shrimp. O’Brien, acquired by the Marlins in a trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 1, homered in the final two games of the Barons series, and the first three games of this series against the Shuckers. This is the first time in O’Brien’s career that he has homered in five straight games. O’Brien had also homered in three straight games earlier this year with Double-A Tulsa from May 12-14, and he homered in three straight games from April 24-26 with Triple-A Reno in 2016, April 20-22, July 29-31 with Triple-A Reno in 2015, and 2013 June 4-6 with Single-A Charleston in 2013. If O’Brien homers tonight, he will tie the Southern League record for consecutive games with a HR at 6, along with Derrek Lee who did so for the 1996 Memphis Chicks from June 2-8. Diaz S.L. Player of the Week: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp second baseman Isan Diaz has been named the Southern League Player of the Week for June 4-10, announced by the league office on Monday. Diaz hit safely in all seven games last week, hitting .565 (13-for-23), which was the highest batting average in Double- A baseball and the fourth-highest in all of Minor League Baseball for that time period. During his hitting streak, Diaz drove in seven runs, collected four doubles, drew six walks, stole three bases, and scored five runs. His .667 on-base percentage was the best in Minor League Baseball for the week, and he also led the Southern League with a 1.406 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). Also impressive during his season-long seven-game hitting streak was the fact that he recorded four multi-hit games, as well as three multi-RBI games. His batting average has risen from .194 to .240 during this stretch at the plate. Seven Shrimp All-Stars: The Southern League announced that six Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players have been named to the league’s South Division All-Star roster for the 2018 Southern League All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 19, at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Right-handed pitchers Nick Neidert and Pablo Lopez, left-handed pitcher Jose Quijada, catcher Rodrigo Vigil, designated hitter Eric Jagielo, and outfielder Monte Harrison will represent Jacksonville as South Division All-Stars. Left-handed pitcher Jeff Kinley was also added to the South Division All-Star Roster earlier today by the Southern League. The Shuckers are Here: This is the second of four series this season between Jacksonville and Biloxi. Earlier this season, the Jumbo Shrimp were swept by the Shuckers in early May at MGM Park in Biloxi. The next two meetings will be in Jacksonville from June 8-12 and in the second half from July 12-16. The Jumbo Shrimp will not make a return trip to Biloxi until August 6-12. Last season the Jumbo Shrimp and Shuckers played five series, with Jacksonville going 9-15 in those games. That included a 6-9 record in Biloxi, and the Shrimp were 3-6 against the Shuckers in Jacksonville. The Jumbo Shrimp did win their last series here in late August, including a key doubleheader sweep on August 30 that shrunk Jacksonville’s magic number to clinch the second half South Division title from five to one, and the Shrimp clinched a playoff berth the next day with a win at home against the Blue Wahoos. Shrimp Have Prospects: On the roster, the Jumbo Shrimp have five players who were listed by MLB.com as Top 30 Miami Marlins prospects for the 2018 season: OF Monte Harrison (1), Isan Diaz (7), RHP Nick Neidert (8), RHP Pablo Lopez (21), and John Norwood (30). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS: (904-358-2846) or jaxshrimp.com BILOXI SHUCKERS FRIDAY JUNE 8 – TUESDAY JUNE 12, JACKSON GENERALS WEDNESDAY JUNE 13 – SUNDAY JUNE 17 VYSTAR CREDIT UNION CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME MONDAY/BUSINESSPERSON SPECIAL: (Mon. June 11, 7:05 p.m.) Join the Jumbo Shrimp for a midday matinee and get one 16 oz. soda or Yuengling, hot dog, chips, and a ticket for only $15! Must call the box office or purchase in person. 16 oz Yuengling cans are available for half price that day. It’s also VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home, featuring up to two different local nonprofits, they will raise awareness and funds throughout the game through ticket sales and launch-a-ball promotion. CFCU TWO FOR TUESDAY/BUSINESSPERSON SPECIAL: (Tues., June 12, 12:05 p.m.) Get one 16 oz soda or Yuengling, hot dog, chips, and ticket for $15. Call box office or in person. Tickets 2-for-1 for Community First Credit Union members using CFCU credit or debit card, fans can sign up on concourse. $1 12 oz and $2 24 oz Coors Light at specific locations around park. 2018 VS. BILOXI 0-8 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-8 DATE: PLACE: W-L/SCORE: WP/REC: LP/REC: SAVE: NOTEWORTHY: 5/2 BLX L/2-1 Jankins/5-0 Neidert/2-2 Griep/9 Vogt HR on ML rehab, Neidert 7.0 IP, 6K-season high. 5/3 BLX L/3-2 Kuntz/1-2 Crescentini/1-3 None Ray walk-off HR in bot 9th, Isan Diaz 2H, go-ahead RBI in 9 5/4 BLX L/6-4 Olczak/2-0 Quijada/0-2 Griep/10 Erceg go-ahead 2R HR in bot 7th, Rijo 2 HR, Harrison 2RBI. 5/5 BLX L/1-0 Rodriguez/1-1 Poteet/2-2 Torres-Costa/2 Ray RBI 2B in bot 3rd only run. Houser 4.0 IP, 0R, 6 K. 5/6 BLX L/6-5 Medeiros/3-1 Duval/1-3 Griep/11 Erceg, Moore, Franklin HR, Harrison HR, Greip 3rd sv in srs. 6/8 JAX L/5-3 Kuntz/2-2 Kinley/3-1 Griep/21 Shuckers outscore Shrimp 5-0 last 4 inn, Ray 2 RBI 2B 8th 6/9 JAX L/6-3 Ponce/3-4 Neidert/6-4 Ortiz/2 Hager 2 HR, 3 RBI. O’Brien homers in 4th straight game. 6/10 JAX L/11-4 Ramirez/8-0 Duval/1-6 None O’Brien HR in 5th straight game, 8R last 3 INN for BLX.