Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (26-20) at Memphis Redbirds (18-30) vs. THE BULLS 2021 vs. Bulls ......................................................................8-10 Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 8:10 p.m. ET in Jacksonville .............................................................4-8 Game No. 47 • Road Game No. 24 in Durham ...................................................................4-2 AutoZone Park • Memphis, Tenn. Since 2021 vs. Durham.........................................8-10 (.444) MiLB.tv • ESPN 690 AM • JaxShrimp.com • MiLB First Pitch App 2020 vs. Bulls ........................................................................0-0 in Jacksonville .............................................................0-0 LHP Shawn Morimando (2-2, 5.50 ERA) vs. LHP Connor Thomas (2-0, 3.70 ERA) in Durham ...................................................................0-0 JUMBO SHRIMP WALK-OFF IN 10 OVER DURHAM CRAZY. STUPID. GLOVE. JUMBO SHRIMP BY THE NUMBERS Deven Marrero’s single in the 10th inning Sunday allowed Jacksonville has committed just one error in its last nine Record ...............................................................................26-20 the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to walk-off over the Durham games, the fewest of any Triple-A team during that span. Home Record ..................................................................10-13 Bulls at 121 Financial Ballpark. The Bulls scored two runs This impressive run featured an eight-game errorless streak Road Record ...................................................................... 16-7 three batters into the game in the top of the first inning. from June 17-26, which marked the club’s best miscue- Current Streak .....................................................................W1 Isan Díaz homered in the seventh to finally get Jacksonville free roll since going nine games without making an error on the board. In the bottom of the ninth, Lewin Díaz’s RBI from August 2-11, 2019. Moreso than not just committing Runs Scored .....................203 (4.4 per game)/T-15th-Most Runs Allowed ...................226 (4.9 per game)/10th-Fewest double knotted the tally at two. AfterSteven Okert struck miscues, the Jumbo Shrimp defense has done a great job Run Differential...........................................................-23/11th out the side in a scoreless top of 10th, Marrero’s single of vacuuming balls put in play against them to record outs. Pythagorean Record .......................................................21-25 plated Santiago Chavez to give the Jumbo Shrimp a 3-2 Over the past nine games, Jacksonville has registered outs Southeast Division Standing/GB ............................... 3rd/4.5 victory. The Jacksonville bullpen combined to cede just on 71.8 percent of balls put in play against it. To put that in Current Standings Streak .......3rd, 32 days (5/26-present) three hits in 7.0 innings, striking out 13 against four walks perspective, Houston led MLB during its last full season in Long Standings Streak .............3rd, 32 days (5/26-present) in the win. 2019 by recording outs on 72.9 percent of balls put in play. Series Record ....................................................................4-3-1 Series Streak ...........................................................................T1 ‘PEN PALS SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE Jumbo Shrimp Sweeps .......................................................N/A The Jacksonville bullpen shined over the season’s first 17 Jacksonville has gone just 20-for-100 (.200) with runners in Sweeps of the Jumbo Shrimp...........................................N/A games, posting a 2.82 ERA that was backed by a sparkling scoring position over the last 11 games, a span in which the walk rate of 2.0 BB/9 and strikeout rate of 10.6 K/9. Jumbo Shrimp have been gone 5-6 while being outscored Batting Average/Triple-A East Rank ....................... .246/9th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .319/16th However, things did not go as smoothly over the next 23 59-41 with 68 runners left on base. On the season, Slugging Percentage ................................................. .412/10th games, as Jumbo Shrimp relievers combined for a 5.30 Jacksonville is slashing .241/.312/.383 (.696 OPS) with OPS ............................................................................ .731/13th ERA with an increased walk rate of 6.0 BB/9 and lower runners in scoring position. However, with ducks on the BABIP ......................................................................... .301/12th strikeout rate of 10.3 K/9. Over the last six games, though, pond and two outs, the club’s batting line has cratered to Strikeouts ........................................................411/3rd-Fewest Jacksonville relief pitchers have worked 33.0 innings with .189/.272/.292, which works out to a .563 OPS that places K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................23.7% just five runs against (1.36 ERA), scattering 21 hits (5.7 H/9) 29th out of the 30 Triple-A teams. Walks .......................................................................144/Fewest BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.3% and seven walks (1.9 BB/9) against 42 strikeouts (11.5 K/9). Hits ............................................................................... 380/10th STARTING FROM SCRATCH Doubles ......................................................................... 67/15th OVERPOWERED Jumbo Shrimp starting pitchers have made it through 5.0 Triples ..............................................................................15/2nd The Jumbo Shrimp yielded 32 home runs over the season’s innings just three times in their last 14 games, failing to Home Runs ................................................................53/T-13th first 30 games, surrendering a total of 139 runs (4.6 runs even reach 4.0 innings on seven occasions. During this Stolen Bases.....................................................................42/6th allowed per game). The club posted 19-11 (.633) record stretch, Jacksonville lid-lifters have yielded 49 runs, 45 Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .698 during that span. However, in the 16 games since then, earned, on 52 hits in 55.0 innings for a 7.36 ERA (45 K, 29 Errors ..............................................................30/T-9th-Fewest Jacksonville has ceded 34 bombs, giving up 81 runs in the BB). Through 46 games, Jacksonville relievers have recorded process (5.1 runs allowed per game). Not coincidentally, more innings (213.1 - 51.9 percent) than the club’s starters FIP ..........................................................................................4.48 despite hitting 16 of their own long balls, the Jumbo Shrimp (197.2). In 2019, the Jumbo Shrimp bullpen worked just ERA ............................................................................... 4.31/7th are just 7-9 (.438) in these last 16 affairs. 462.0, or 38.7 percent, of the club’s 1,192.2 frames. BABIP .................................................................................. .302 Strikeouts ...................................................................... 453/5th K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................25.5% FRIENDS CLOSE, ENEMIES CLOSER SHRIMP TAILS Walks ...............................................................166/7th-Fewest No Triple-A East team has played fewer games decided Sunday’s win over Durham was Jacksonville second walk-off BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................9.3% by three runs or fewer than Jacksonville’s 23. The Jumbo triumph of the season. Deven Marrero has delivered the Hits Allowed .......................................................388/8th-Most Shrimp have excelled in these contests, going 16-7 (.696), walk-off hit in each victory... The Jumbo Shrimp split their Home Runs ...........................................................66/4th-Most WHIP ............................................................................ 1.35/7th which is the best such mark in the league. Conversely, six-game set with the Bulls, despite giving up multiple Jacksonville has struggled in “blowout” affairs, contests runs in the first inning in two of those three wins... Shawn decided by at least five runs. The club has lost 10 of its last Morimando’s 54.7 percent ground ball rate is sixth-highest SOUTHEAST DIVISION STANDINGS 12 in those games and has a blowout record of 6-12 (.333). out of 95 Triple-A hurlers with at least 30.0 innings pitched. Team W-L GB Durham 31-16 -- THE WEEK AHEAD Nashville 30-16 0.5 DATE TIME OPPONENT JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Wed. June 30 8:10 ET at Memphis LHP Eric Stout (0-1, 15.58) LHP Matthew Liberatore (2-4, 4.62) Jacksonville 26-20 4.5 Thu. July 1 8:10 ET at Memphis LHP Braxton Garrett (3-3, 5.79) RHP Tommy Parsons (1-4, 6.27) Gwinnett 22-25 9.0 Fri. July 2 8:10 ET at Memphis RHP Nick Neidert (2-0, 1.37) RHP Jake Woodford (0-0, 0.00) Norfolk 20-25 10.0 Sat. July 3 7:35 ET at Memphis LHP Brandon Leibrandt (0-1, 5.06) RHP Angel Rondon (0-4, 6.15) Sun. July 4 7:35 ET at Memphis TBA TBA Charlotte 18-28 12.5 Mon. July 5 OFF DAY Memphis 18-30 13.5 Tue. July 6 7:05 ET Charlotte TBA TBA SHRIMP AND GRITS Corey Bird: .722 OPS vs. RHP; .613 OPS vs. LHP Deven Marrero: 3-for-12, RBI, R in first five games since being outrighted to Jacksonville Bryson Brigman: 34-for-92 (.370/.410/.598), 6 2B, 3