Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (19-11) vs. Norfolk Tides (10-18) vs. THE TIDES 2021 vs. Tides .......................................................................9-3 Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 7:05 p.m. ET in Jacksonville .............................................................4-2 Game No. 31 • Home Game No. 13 in Norfolk ...................................................................5-1 121 Financial Ballpark • Jacksonville, Fla. Since 2021 vs. Norfolk ...........................................9-3 (.750) MiLB.tv • ESPN 690 AM • JaxShrimp.com • MiLB First Pitch App 2020 vs. Tides .......................................................................0-0 in Jacksonville .............................................................0-0 LHP Shawn Morimando (0-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (0-0, 2.25 ERA) in Norfolk ...................................................................0-0 JACKSONVILLE TAKES SET FINALE WITH GWINNETT LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL JUMBO SHRIMP BY THE NUMBERS Jake Fishman tossed 3.2 scoreless innings of relief and Jacksonville suffered through a season-long six-game losing Record ...............................................................................19-11 Santiago Chavez and Lewin Díaz each homered on Sunday streak from May 23-29, with the Jumbo Shrimp being Home Record .......................................................................5-7 to help the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 6-3 victory over outscored by a whopping 41-10 margin by their opponents Road Record ...................................................................... 14-4 the Gwinnett Stripers from Coolray Field. Connor Justus over that run. Since then, though, Jacksonville has won Current Streak .....................................................................W4 put the Jumbo Shrimp on the board in the first with an RBI six of their last seven contests. Over this run, the Jumbo single. Gwinnett scored twice in the second, but Jacksonville Shrimp have outscored their opponents 39-23. Jacksonville’s Runs Scored .......................143 (4.8 per game)/T-9th-Most Runs Allowed .....................135 (4.5 per game)/T-9th-Most answered with Chavez’s two-run home run in the fourth. offense, which struggled so mightily during its six-game skid, Run Differential............................................................+8/10th Sean Kazmar homered in the bottom of the fourth to tie the is collectively hitting .280/.353/.496 to post an .849 OPS Pythagorean Record .......................................................16-14 score at three. Brian Miller’s RBI triple in the fifth again put that ranks third in Triple-A East over the last seven contests. Southeast Division Standing/GB ............................... 3rd/2.5 the Jumbo Shrimp in front. Díaz hit a bomb in the sixth and The Jumbo Shrimp pitching staff, meanwhile, has posted a Current Standings Streak .......3rd, 13 days (5/26-present) Justin Twine added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make it 3.09 ERA during this run, which ranks third in the league. Long Standings Streak .............3rd, 13 days (5/26-present) 6-3. Fishman fanned five in his 3.2 frames out of the bullpen Series Record ....................................................................4-1-0 to earn the win. BOMBS AWAY Series Streak .........................................................................W1 Jesús Sánchez and Lewin Díaz have each slumped recently, Jumbo Shrimp Sweeps .......................................................N/A WE DIDN’T *START* THE FIRE but both appear to be bursting out of slumps over the last Sweeps of the Jumbo Shrimp...........................................N/A In five games from May 25-29, Jacksonville starters posted two games. Sánchez, who hit just .231/.302/.308 in 11 a 6.57 ERA (20 R, 18 ER) with 33 hits allowed (12.0 H/9) games from May 22 through June 3, went 2-for-4 with a Batting Average/Triple-A East Rank ....................... .252/5th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .322/13th in 24.2 innings pitched. Moreover, Jumbo Shrimp starting walk on Friday before bashing a home run on Saturday - his Slugging Percentage ................................................... .426/6th pitchers struck out only 20 (7.3 K/9) against 12 walks (4.4 first in 52 at-bats. He reached base again on Sunday with a OPS .............................................................................. .749/8th BB/9) during that span. Fortunately for the Jumbo Shrimp, walk. Díaz, meanwhile, was stuck in a 7-for-55 (.127) slump BABIP ......................................................................... .302/10th though, the club has received stronger starting pitcher of in 14 games from May 14 through June 2. In the last four Strikeouts ........................................................258/4th-Fewest late. Over the last seven contests, Jacksonville lid-lifters games, though, the native of Santiago in the Dominican K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................22.7% have collectively tossed 32.1 innings, ceding 12 runs, 11 Republic is 7-for-16 (.438) with two doubles, three home Walks .................................................................94/2nd-Fewest BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.3% earned, on 26 hits (7.2 H/9) for a 3.06 ERA. Jumbo Shrimp runs, five RBIs and two walks. Díaz’s long ball on Friday was Hits ................................................................................. 255/3rd starters have combined for 28 strikeouts (7.8 K/9) against 13 his first in 67 at-bats. Doubles ........................................................................ 48/T-8th walks (3.6 BB/9), surrendering two runs or fewer in five of Triples .............................................................................. 10/3rd those last six games. THREE POINTER Home Runs .................................................................. 36/T-7th Jacksonville has won four straight games, and in each of Stolen Bases................................................................. 25/T-6th I’M LIKE A BIRD, I ONLY FLY AWAY those contests, the Jumbo Shrimp have had a pitcher salt Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .688 Jacksonville outfielder Corey Bird went hitless in eight of away at least a third of the affair. Luis Madero fired five Errors ................................................................. 21/T-7th-Most 10 games from May 13 through May 26, going just 4-for-29 scoreless innings in Jacksonville’s 6-2 win at Gwinnett on (.129) at the plate during that span. However, in the nine Thursday, and Braxton Garrett did the same on Friday in FIP ..........................................................................................3.84 games since that point, the Elkview, W. Va., native has found a 5-0 triumph. The Jumbo Shrimp were able to partly win ERA ............................................................................... 3.93/5th a resurgence offensively. Bird has four multi-hit games in a back-and-forth 8-5 11-inning affair on Saturday thanks BABIP .................................................................................. .312 Strikeouts ...................................................................291/T-7th his last 10 contests, including his first career multi-home to 4.2 scoreless innings of relief from Josh A. Smith. Jake K% (MLB avg: ~24.1%)....................................................25.3% run game on May 30 against Durham. All told, the Marshall Fishman helped extend the club’s winning streak to four Walks ................................................................. 99/7th-Fewest University product is 11-for-38 (.289/.372/.605) with four when he went 3.2 frames without allowing a run in a 6-3 BB% (MLB avg: ~8.6%) ......................................................8.6% doubles, one triple, two home runs, five RBIs, six runs win on Sunday. Hits Allowed .......................................................255/5th-Most scored, five walks and a stolen base during this run. Bird’s Home Runs ....................................................... 32/9th-Fewest WHIP ............................................................................ 1.32/9th has posted the highest fly ball rate of his career by more SHRIMP TAILS than 20 points at 57.6 percent, the fourth-highest of the Jacksonville pitchers have walked at least three batters in 13 171 qualified hitters in Triple-A. His 40.3 percent opposite of the last 14 games... Brian Miller is 5-for-17 (.294) with a SOUTHEAST DIVISION STANDINGS field rate places 16th. triple and three walks in his last four games. Team W-L GB Nashville 21-8 -- THE WEEK AHEAD Durham 20-9 1.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT JUMBO SHRIMP STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Wed. June 9 7:05 ET Norfolk RHP Luis Madero (4-1, 2.33) LHP Alex Wells (2-2, 7.64) Jacksonville 19-11 2.5 Thu. June 10 7:05 ET Norfolk RHP Jordan Holloway (0-0, 3.86) TBA Gwinnett 15-15 6.5 Fri. June 11 7:05 ET Norfolk TBA LHP Zac Lowther (0-2, 7.150 Memphis 12-18 9.5 Sat. June 12 6:35 ET Norfolk RHP Josh A. Smith (2-0, 2.83) RHP Kyle Bradish (1-0, 2.03) Sun. June 13 6:35 ET Norfolk TBA TBA Charlotte 11-18 10.0 Mon. June 14 OFF DAY Norfolk 10-18 10.5 Tue. June 15 7:04 ET at Charlotte TBA TBA SHRIMP AND GRITS Corey Bird: 11-for-38 (.289/.372/.605), 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 5 BB in last 10 G, incl. 1st career multi-HR G (0-for-14 skid in prev. 5 G) Connor Justus: 8-for-29 (.276), 3 RBIs, 2 BB in first 10 games with