JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thanks to four home runs, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp beat up on the Durham Bulls, 12-2 Wednesday night at VyStar Ballpark.
The Jumbo Shrimp (50-37, 8-6) took the lead in the fourth. Kemp Alderman led off with a walk and Deyvison De Los Santos (11) blasted a two-run homer off Durham (38-50, 10-3) starter Michael Forret (1-2). Rece Hinds singled and reached second on an errant pick-off attempt. Andrew Pintar reached on an error, pushing Hinds to third. A double steal allowed Hinds to score from third putting Jacksonville ahead 3-2.
Jacksonville padded their lead in the fifth. Garret Forrester was hit by a pitch and scored on a two-run homer smacked by Matthew Etzel (11) to give the Jumbo Shrimp a 5-2 advantage.
The Jumbo Shrimp extended their lead in the sixth. Gage Miller was hit by a pitch and Johnny Olmstead walked. A double steal coupled with a wild pitch allowed Miller to score Jacksonville’s sixth run and pushed Olmstead to third. Kemp Alderman hit a two-run bomb, three batters later giving the Jumbo Shrimp an 8-2 lead.
Jacksonville continued the scoring in seventh. Graham Pauley led off with a walk and Hinds (12) followed with a two-run blast. Two consecutive walks to Miller and Olmstead put runners on first and second. Garret Forrester knocked in Miller with a double plating Jacksonville’s eleventh run.
The Jumbo Shrimp tallied their final run in the eighth. De Los Santos was hit by a pitch and went to third on a double by Hinds. Andrew Pintar drove in De Los Santos with a sac fly, pushing the lead to 12-2.
The Durham Bulls opened the scoring in the fourth. Carson Williams led off with a single followed by another single by Jacob Melton, pushing Williams to third. After Melton stole second, both runners scored on a Tatem Levins two-run single.
Jacksonville and Durham continue their series with Thursday’s 7:05 p.m. contest. The Jumbo Shrimp will hand the ball to RHP Brandon White (3-3, 5.88 ERA) and the Bulls will counter with RHP Brody Hopkins (3-7, 4.52 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.
Gates open Thursday at 6 p.m. for Coors Light Thirsty Thursday. Fans can enjoy $2 16-oz. and $3 24.oz. drafts at various locations throughout VyStar Ballpark. Make sure to warm up your vocal cords for crowd karaoke, pop punk edition.
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.