JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP GAME NOTES Biloxi Shuckers (11-10, 52-39) at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (9-13, 37-53) 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 Saturday July 14, 2018 – 6:35 p.m. Bragan Field at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville – Jacksonville, Florida Shuckers: RHP Marcos Diplan (0-0, 1.10) vs. Shrimp: RHP Jordan Yamamoto (0-0, 3.00) Game #91 – Home Game #46 (20-25) Last Game: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp shortstop Joe Dunand drew a two-out, full-count, bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 4-3 win over the Biloxi Shuckers for Jacksonville’s season-high sixth straight victory in front of 4,895 fans. Shrimp right-hander Nick Neidert retired the first 11 Biloxi batters before a fourth-inning, two-out walk to second baseman Keston Hiura and first baseman Jake Gatewood’s double. Neidert stranded both runners in scoring position. In the bottom of the inning, Jacksonville second baseman Isan Diaz hit a leadoff home run to the right-field bleachers for the first hit and only run off left-hander Kodi Medeiros, who allowed two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in five innings. Biloxi (10-10 second half, 51-39 overall) tied the game against Neidert in the top of the fifth inning. Shortstop Luis Aviles Jr. hit a leadoff single, went to second base on right fielder Trent Grisham’s flyout, and scored on catcher Max McDowell’s ground-rule double to left field. Biloxi left fielder Troy Stokes Jr. led off the top of the sixth inning with a go-ahead solo home run to left-center field. In the seventh inning, Aviles hit a leadoff double and advanced on flyouts by Grisham and McDowell to make it 3-1. Neidert allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk with nine strikeouts in seven innings. Southern League saves leader Nate Griep followed Medeiros with a scoreless sixth inning for the Shuckers. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jacksonville left fielder Brian Miller hit a one-out single, and center fielder Monte Harrison, facing Griep for the first time since a walk-off home run June 11, lined a two-run, game-tying home run to the left-field berm. Left-hander Miguel Del Pozo (4-0) pitched two scoreless innings for Jacksonville (9-12, 37-52) to keep the game tied, 3-3. In the ninth inning, Biloxi right-hander Jon Perrin (0-1) walked pinch hitdter Eric Jagielo, who went to second base on Miller’s sacrifice. Diaz hit a two-out single, and first baseman Peter O’Brien was intentionally walked before Dunand. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME SHUCKERS STARTER JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER Sun., July 15 BLX 3:05 p.m. RHP Zack Brown (8-0, 2.47 ERA) RHP Robert Dugger (2-2, 5.65 ERA) Mon., July 16 BLX 7:05 p.m. RHP Trey Supak (0-6, 5.22 ERA) RHP Merandy Gonzalez (0-3, 5.91 ERA) NEWS AND NOTES I See You Isan: Jumbo Shrimp second baseman Isan Diaz has homered in the past two games against the Biloxi Shuckers, and for Jacksonville has hit safely in the last four games. In that stretch, Diaz is hitting .385 (5-for-13) with the three home runs and six runs batted in along with five runs scored. Last year with High- A Carolina, Diaz homered in back-to-back games on two occasions from April 21-22 and May 1-2. Diaz is regarded by MLB.com as the Marlins No. 7 prospect for the 2018 season. Yamamoto Returns: Tonight Jumbo Shrimp right-handed starting pitcher Jordan Yamamoto makes his second start of his Double-A career. In his Double-A debut on Monday night, Yamamoto had a no decision against Chattanooga where he worked six innings allowing a pair of runs on eight hits with a walk and seven strikeouts as Jacksonville won 3-2. Yamamoto is in his first year in the Marlins organization, after he was acquired by Miami in a trade from the Milwaukee Brewers in the Christian Yelich trade along with current Shrimp teammates Isan Diaz and Monte Harrison, along with Marlins centerfielder Lewis Brinson. Yamamoto is listed by MLB.com as the Marlins No. 19 prospect. Shrimp at the Top: Jumbo Shrimp sluggers Monte Harrison and Peter O’Brien are tied for the Marlins organizational lead with 12 home runs in the 2018 season. The Jacksonville pair are even with High-A Jupiter’s John Silviano who also has 12 home runs to lead the organization. Isan Diaz with his nine home runs is just outside the top four, with Jonathan Rodriguez of New Orleans at nine homers. Shuckers are Back: This is the third 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, and then the Shuckers took three of five games against the Jumbo Shrimp in Jacksonville in mid-June The next series will be 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. Shrimp Have Prospects: On the roster, the Jumbo Shrimp have nine 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), OF Brian Miller (10), Merandy Gonzalez (13), Joe Dunand (16), Jordan Yamamoto (19) Robert Dugger (22) and John Norwood (30). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS: (904-358-2846) or jaxshrimp.com BILOXI SHUCKERS (THURSDAY JULY 12-MONDAY JULY 16) ACE VENTURA NIGHT: (Sat., July 14, 6:35 pm) First 2,000 fans through the gates will receive a Hawaiian shirt courtesy of Swisher International! BAPTIST HEALTH SUNDAY FAMILY FUNDAY: (Sun. July 15, 3:05 p.m.). Kids can feel like the pros as families can play catch on the field with Baptist Health Sunday Family Funday. After the game kids 12 and under can run the bases, plus each Sunday features free face painting, balloon animals, and Jumbo Shrimp players will sign autographs. Words with Fans Night! VYSTAR CREDIT UNION CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME MONDAY: (Mon. July 16,, 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. VyStar CU members can get a buy 3 get 1 free. 2018 VS. BILOXI 3-9 Home: 3-4 Road: 0-5 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. 6/11 JAX W/6-5 Pena/1-1 Griep/0-1 None Harrison Walk-off 3R HR, O’Brien 2 HR and in 6th straight 6/12 JAX W/3-2 Dugger/1-1 Supak/0-3 Kinley/2 Shrimp 3R in bot 1st, RBI for Diaz, O’Brien, Norwood. 7/12 JAX W4-3 Del Pozo/4-0 Perrin/0-1 None Dunand Walk-Off Walk in bot 9, Harrison & I. Diaz HR 7/13 JAX L/8-6 Jankins/9-5 Duval/2-9 Olczak/1 Hiura 4-4, HR, 2 RBI. Gatewood, Erceg, Heieneman HR. JUMBO SHRIMP NETWORK presented by COMMUNITY FIRST Radio Flagship: Sunny 102.3 FM Internet Webcast: jaxshrimp.com or MiLB.com or TuneIn iPhone/Android App Twitter: @JaxShrimp Blog: Medium.com/jaxshrimp Broadcasters: Roger Hoover & Marco LaNave. Producer: Jeanie Verderese @JaxShrimp TONIGHT’S JUMBO SHRIMP STARTING PITCHER 9 – JORDAN YAMAMOTO, RHP 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1 game and 1 start 2018 w/JAX: 0-0, 3.00 ERA (2 ER/6.0 IP) in 1 G and 1 GS.