Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (3-1) vs. Norfolk Tides (1-3) vs. THE TIDES 2021 vs. Tides .......................................................................3-1 Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 6:35 p.m. ET in Jacksonville .............................................................3-1 Game No. 5 • Home Game No. 5 in Norfolk ...................................................................0-0 121 Financial Ballpark • Jacksonville, Fla. Since 2021 vs. Norfolk .........................................3-1 (1.000) MiLB.tv • ESPN 690 AM • JaxShrimp.com • MiLB First Pitch App 2020 vs. Tides .......................................................................0-0 in Jacksonville .............................................................0-0 RHP Josh A. Smith (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Bruce Zimmerman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) in Norfolk ...................................................................0-0 JACKSONVILLE FALLS 5-3 FOR FIRST DEFEAT YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE JUMBO SHRIMP BY THE NUMBERS Jesús Sánchez launched a two-run home run and Nick Though the Jumbo Shrimp offense deserves most of the Record ....................................................................................3-1 Neidert did not allow an earned run over 5.0 innings of credit for the team’s 3-1 start, Jacksonville’s pitching staff Home Record .......................................................................3-1 work Friday, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp lost for the has helped itself quite a bit by not lending free passes to op- Road Record .........................................................................0-0 first time in 2021, falling 5-3 to the Norfolk Tides from 121 posing hitters. AfterBraxton Garrett walked the first batter Current Streak .......................................................................L1 Financial Ballpark. Sánchez’s shot gave the Jumbo Shrimp a of the season on Tuesday, Jumbo Shrimp pitchers went 58 2-0 lead in the first inning. The Tides gained the advtange in hitters in a row into Wednesday without issuing a free pass. Runs Scored ............................ 31 (9.3 per game)/3rd-Most Runs Allowed ....................18 (4.3 per game)/T-7th-Fewest the fourth thanks to an RBI single by Yusniel Diaz and a two- In total, Jacksonville’s nine walks through the season’s first Run Differential............................................................+13/4th run base hit by Brett Cumberland. A Luis Marte sacrifice four games mark the fewest total in Triple-A East. Jumbo Pythagorean Record ............................................................3-1 fly equalized things at three in the sixth. However, Mason Shrimp pitchers have walked just 6.0 percent of opposing Southeast Division Standing/GB ........................... T-2nd/1.0 McCoy and Ryan McKenna hit back-to-back long balls in hitters, a key figure when the club ranks just 15th in the 20- Current Standings Streak .............2nd, 1 day (5/7-present) the seventh to make it 5-3. Outside of Sánchez’s home run, team circuit in strikeouts with 37. Long Standings Streak .......................... 1st, 3 days (5/4-5/6) Jacksonville was only able to place one runner on third base Series Record ....................................................................0-0-0 the entire night. Steven Okert worked two scoreless innings SPREAD OFFENSE Series Streak ........................................................................N/A in his season debut. Jacksonville has shown a remarkable propensity for getting Jumbo Shrimp Sweeps .......................................................N/A production through each part of the batting order through Sweeps of the Jumbo Shrimp...........................................N/A STEADY EDDY the season’s first four games. The Jumbo Shrimp are littered Through the season’s first four games, Jacksonville infielder Batting Average/Rank ................................................ .301/3rd throughout the top five in Triple-A East’s offensive catego- On-Base Percentage ................................................. .382/4th Eddy Alvarez has logged one start apiece at both shortstop ries, ranking third in runs scored (31), batting average (.301), Slugging Percentage ................................................... .566/3rd and second base, and has also started a pair of contests at slugging percentage (.566) and OPS (.948), respectively, OPS .............................................................................. .948/3rd third base. The Miami native has also been a quiet force while also placing in a tie for third in hits (41) and fourth BABIP ........................................................................... .337/5th at the plate for the Jumbo Shrimp; his seven walks lead in both on-base percentage (.382) and home runs (eight). Strikeouts ......................................................32/T-2nd-Fewest Triple-A East, and when combined with his three hits and Friday’s game was the first contest in which all nine batters K% (MLB avg: ~24.2%)....................................................20.4% two hit-by-pitches, give him a .579 on-base percentage Walks ...............................................................17/T-11th-Most in the lineup did not reach base at least once. Instead, a BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ....................................................10.8% that places him seventh in the league. Alvarez has drawn at mere seven members of Friday’s lineup reached base at Hits ................................................................................41/T-3rd least two walks in three of the season’s four contests to this least one time. Jacksonville has scored at least seven runs Doubles ..........................................................................8/T-2nd point, posting a walk percentage of 36.8 that is the most of in three of the campaign’s first four games. The nine runs Triples .............................................................................2/T-2nd any Triple-A player with at least 10 plate appearances. they’ve scored in the second innings alone are more than Home Runs ........................................................................8/4th the season total of eight different teams in Minor League Stolen Bases................................................................. 1/T-12th BASH BROTHERS Baseball. Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .753 Jacksonville first baseman Lewin Díaz and outfielder Jesús Errors ...................................................................5/T-2nd-Most Sánchez have each gotten off to a pair of scorching starts SHRIMP SKEWERS to begin the season. In fact, Díaz and Sánchez have driven The Jumbo Shrimp have been retired in order in just eight FIP ..........................................................................................4.60 in 18 of the Jumbo Shrimp’s 31 runs on the season (58.1 of their 33 offensive innings... Jacksonville’s 32 strikeouts ERA ............................................................................... 3.50/6th percent). Sánchez is 11-for-17 (.647) on the season with BABIP .................................................................................. .247 offensively are the second-fewest in Triple-A East. The club Strikeouts ...................................................................... 37/15th one triple, three home runs and a Triple-A-leading 11 RBIs. has fanned in just 20.4 percent of their plate appearances... K% (MLB avg: ~24.2%)....................................................25.0% His 11 hits also lead all of Triple-A, with the three long balls The Tides denied the Jumbo Shrimp their first 4-0 start since Walks ........................................................................... 9/Fewest placing him in a tie at the top. Sánchez also places fourth in 2004 with their 5-3 win on Friday. With a win on Saturday, BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................6.0% slugging (1.294), fifth in both average (.647) and OPS (1.961) though, Jacksonville would be 4-1 for the first time since Hits Allowed ..................................................... 30/8th-Fewest and sixth in on-base percentage (.667). Meanwhile, Díaz’s 2016... Luis Marte, who is in Saturday’s lineup at first base, Home Runs ..........................................................7/T-5th-Most WHIP ............................................................................ 1.08/4th four extra-base hits tie for tops in the level. He also ranks will start at his fourth different position in the season’s first tied for fourth in runs (five) and RBIs (seven). The Santiago, five games... Jumbo Shrimp starters and relievers have each D.R., native is 5-for-18 (.278/.316/.722) with two doubles, collectively thrown 18.0 innings so far through the year’s SOUTHEAST DIVISION STANDINGS two homers and seven RBIs to start the season. first four games. Team W-L GB Durham 4-0 -- THE WEEK AHEAD Jacksonville 3-1 1.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Sun. May 9 3:05 ET Norfolk LHP Braxton Garrett (0-0, 4.91) LHP Alex Wells (0-0, 0.00) Gwinnett 3-1 1.0 Mon. May 10 OFF DAY Nashville 2-2 2.0 Tue. May 11 6:45 ET at Durham LHP Shawn Morimando (0-0, 7.36) TBA Charlotte 1-3 3.0 Wed. May 12 1:05 ET at Durham RHP Cody Poteet (1-0, 1.59) TBA Thu. May 13 6:35 ET at Durham RHP Nick Neidert (0-0, 0.00) TBA Norfolk 1-3 3.0 Fri. May 14 6:35 ET at Durham TBA TBA Memphis 0-4 4.0 Sat. May 15 6:35 ET at Durham TBA TBA SHRIMP AND GRITS Eddy Alvarez: 3-for-11, .273,