JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Despite 15 strikeouts from the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp pitching staff, the Syracuse Mets came away with a 2-1 win Sunday night at VyStar Ballpark.
Syracuse (59-60, 21-23) opened the scoring in the second. A fielder's choice coupled with a wild pitch put José Ramos on second. Hayden Senger followed with a base hit, plating Ramos to put the Mets ahead, 1-0.
Jacksonville (59-59, 17-27) responded with a run in the bottom of the second. Kemp Alderman (17) demolished a solo home run, tying the game at one.
After four scoreless frames, the Mets jumped ahead 2-1 in the seventh. A pair of singles from Zack Short and Ronny Mauricio put runners on first and third. Nick Morabito walked to load the bases and Eric Wagaman hit a sac fly, plating Short, giving Syracuse a 2-1 advantage.
Following an off day on Monday, the Jumbo Shrimp hit the road to begin a six-game series with the Memphis Redbirds that kicks off Tuesday from AutoZone Park at 7:45 p.m. ET.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The 2025 International League and Triple-A National Champions, the Jumbo Shrimp call VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.