Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (10-20) at Mobile BayBears (12-17) vs. THE BAYBEARS Monday, May 6, 2019 - 7:35 p.m. ET 2019 vs. BayBears ................................................. 0-0 in Jacksonville ................................................ 0-0 Game No. 31 • Road Game No. 16 in Mobile ........................................................ 0-0 Hank Aaron Stadium • Mobile, Ala. MiLB.tv • Sunny 102.3 FM • JaxShrimp.com • MiLB First Pitch • TuneIn 2018 Regular Season vs. BayBears .................... 9-9 in Jacksonville ................................................ 5-5 RHP Cody Poteet (2-2, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Jesus Castillo (0-4, 6.46 ERA) in Mobile ........................................................ 4-4 MISSISSIPPI EXECUTES SWEEP WITH WALK-OFF WE HEART JAX (& ALSO ST. A) JUMBO SHRIMP BY THE NUMBERS The Jacksonville pitching staff held Mississippi to just two Heading into play on Sunday, Jacksonville has lost 10 of Record ...............................................................................10-20 hits on Sunday, but the Braves walked off with a 1-0 win their last 11 road games. The club’s 2-13 road record equals Home Record .......................................................................8-7 in 10 innings to finish off a five-game sweep of the Jumbo that of the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) for the Road Record ...................................................................... 2-13 Shrimp. The game was scoreless into the 10th, with Drew worst such mark at the Double-A level. In 15 home games Current Streak .......................................................................L6 Waters starting on second base. After a sacrifice bunt at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, the Jumbo Shrimp moved him to third, Luis Valenzuela was intentionally are 8-7 and have batted .246/.308/.325 (.633 OPS). The club Runs Scored .................................78 (2.6 per game)/Fewest Runs Allowed .....................108 (3.6 per game)/4th-Fewest walked to put runners on the corners. A successful squeeze has posted a 2.85 ERA and yielded just 99 hits (6.6 H/9) in Run Differential............................................................. -30/9th bunt by Alejandro Salazar scored Waters to win the game 136.0 innings. However, on the road, Jacksonville is slashing Pythagorean Record .......................................................11-19 for Mississippi. Jacksonville starter Jordan Yamamoto .202/.275/.264 (.539 OPS), totaling a 4.16 ERA with 118 hits Southern Division Standing/GB............................... 5th/10.0 struck out six and ceded just one hit and two walks in his six surrendered (8.6 H/9) in 123.1 frames. Current Standings Streak ...................................5th, 19 days innings of work. Long Standings Streak ............. 5th, 19 days (4/17-present) ECHOES OF SUCCESS Series Record ....................................................................2-4-0 PLAYING WITH MATCHES In the first 20 games of the season, Jacksonville starting Series Streak ...........................................................................L1 Jumbo Shrimp catchers have teamed to form a dynamic pitchers compiled a 2-13 record and 5.33 ERA over 81.0 Jumbo Shrimp Sweeps ............................................................ 0 defensive backstop trio this season. Santiago Chavez’s 12 innings. Jumbo Shrimp lid-lifters combined for 41 walks Sweeps of the Jumbo Shrimp...1 (5-game, 5/1-5/5 at MIS) men caught stealing places in a tie for the Double-A lead. (4.7 BB/9), 78 strikeouts (8.7 K/9) and 84 hits allowed (9.3 Additionally, as a team, the Jumbo Shrimp have gunned H/9). However, the Jumbo Shrimp have seen some stellar Batting Average/Rank ................................................ .224/9th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .291/10th down 22 potential base stealers, leading Double-A and starting pitching over the last 11 games. During this stretch, Slugging Percentage ................................................... .295/9th ranking in a tie for second out of 120 teams in Minor League Jacksonville starters have combined for a 5-5 record and OPS ............................................................................ .586/10th Baseball. Jacksonville’s 47.8 percent caught stealing rate 2.52 ERA (18 ER in 64.1 IP). Jumbo Shrimp starters have BABIP .................................................................................. .297 ranks fourth in Double-A. walked 24 (3.4 BB), fanned 49 (6.9 K/9) and yielded 47 hits Strikeouts ........................................................260/5th-Fewest (6.6 H/9) over this run. K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................24.1% Walks .........................................................................77/Fewest THE SAHARA DESERT BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ......................................................7.1% Through just 30 games, Jacksonville has already suffered BEAT THE STREAK Hits ................................................................................. 217/7th eight shutout defeats, the most of any team in the Southern From April 16-23, Jacksonville lost eight games in a row, Doubles ......................................................................... 32/10th League. The Jumbo Shrimp are coming off a five-game set their longest skid since dropping eight in a row from April Triples ............................................................................. 6/T-5th in which they were blanked three times by Mississippi, and 15-22 of the 2017 season. The Jumbo Shrimp followed Home Runs ......................................................................8/10th entering a new set on Monday with Mobile, Jacksonville that up with five consecutive victories from April 24-28. Stolen Bases................................................................. 24/T-4th has not scored in 22 consecutive innings. Interestingly, the However, Jacksonville has completely undone that positive Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .713 Shrimp had the circuit’s worst record in blankings in 2018, run with six straight losses immediately after that winning Errors .....................................................................25/5th-Most finishing just 4-16 (.200). The club’s 16 zeroes were the most stretch. At 10-20, the club is already off to their worst start in the league since Jackson suffered 21 shutouts in 2015. through 30 games in recorded team history (through the FIP ..........................................................................................4.01 2005 season). Sunday’s loss to Mississippi marked the first ERA ............................................................................... 3.47/4th time the Braves have broomed the Jumbo Shrimp since at BABIP .................................................................................. .287 PALATE CLEANSING Strikeouts ...................................................................... 249/5th Jacksonville went 4-2 in six games from April 23-28, plating least the 2005 season. K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................22.9% a total of 35 runs in those contests (5.8 per game). However, Walks ...................................................................115/4th-Most in the six affairs since then, all defeats, the Jumbo Shrimp SHRIMP SCOPES BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ....................................................10.6% have tallied a grand total of four runs. Part of the issue for With only an unearned run against on Sunday in Mississippi, Hits Allowed ...................................................217/5th-Fewest Jacksonville has been a lack of extra-base hits during this Jacksonville’s bullpen has not allowed an earned run in their Home Runs ...........................................................24/3rd-Most WHIP ............................................................................ 1.28/4th poor stretch of offense. Over the last six games, the Jumbo last 11.0 innings (10 H, 5 BB, 14 K)... The Jumbo Shrimp are Shrimp have totaled just four extra-base hits. Jacksonville, a season-low 10 games under .500. The club’s 10.0-game which ranks last in Double-A with only eight home runs on divisional deficit is also their largest of the season... FIRST HALF STANDINGS the season, also hasn’t homered in six straight games. Jacksonville went 9-9 against Mobile in 2018. SOUTHERN Pensacola 20-10 -- Mississippi 15-13 4.0 THE WEEK AHEAD Biloxi 14-16 6.0 Mobile 12-17 7.5 DATE TIME OPPONENT JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Jacksonville 10-20 10.0 Tue. May 7 7:35 ET at Mobile LHP McKenzie Mills (1-4, 4.68) TBA Wed. May 8 7:35 ET at Mobile RHP Robert Dugger (1-5, 4.88) RHP Matt Ball (1-1, 2.74) NORTHERN Thu. May 9 7:35 ET at Mobile RHP Jorge Guzman (1-3, 4.22) TBA Montgomery 19-10 -- Fri. May 10 8:05 ET at Mobile RHP Jordan Yamamoto (1-3, 4.06) RHP Luis Madero (0-2, 7.00) Chattanooga 15-13 3.5 Sat. May 11 6:35 ET Biloxi TBA TBA Jackson 15-14 4.0 Sun. May 12 3:05 ET Biloxi TBA TBA Tennessee 15-14 4.0 Mon. May 13 7:05 ET Biloxi TBA TBA Birmingham 11-19 8.5 SHRIMP AND GRITS Corey Bird: Hits in 13 of last 17 starts (17-for-56, .304, 2B, 3B, 3 RBIs, 4 BB, 5 SB) Brian Miller: 1-for-16, .063 in last 5 G; 14-for-40, .350/.450/.550, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBIs in prev. 10 G Bryson Brigman: 11-for-36, .306, 2B, 5 RBIs, 2 BB in last 10 G; 6-for-44 (.136) in previous 11 G Anfernee Seymour: 3-for-7, RBI, 3 BB in last three games; 2-for-16 (.125) skid in