JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp defeated the Memphis Redbirds 10-1 in a seven-inning rain shortened contest Sunday afternoon at VyStar Ballpark.
Jacksonville (54-52, 12-20) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Andrew Pintar led off the bottom of the first with a single, then stole second. In the ensuing at-bat, Connor Norby's singled, plating Pintar from second for a 1-0 lead.
The Jumbo Shrimp broke the game open in the bottom of the second. Agustín Ramírez started things with a single and Matthew Etzel walked to put two runners on. A double steal coupled with a walk to Johnny Olmstead loaded the bases. Maximo Acosta ripped a single scoring Ramírez, pushing the lead to 2-0. Etzel was thrown out trying to score, which allowed Olmstead and Acosta to advance to second and third. Pintar followed with a single plating both Olmstead and Acosta. Norby capped the rally with a double bringing Pintar home, increasing the advantage to 5-0.
Jacksonville tacked on more in the bottom of the fourth. Norby drew a walk to open the inning and Deyvison De Los Santos (13) followed with a two-run homer pushing the lead to 7-0.
The Jumbo Shrimp kept the pressure on in the bottom of the fifth. Etzel singled and Olmstead (7) blasted a two-run homer giving Jacksonville a nine-run advantage. Two batters later Jared Serna singled and scored on Pintar’s single.
Memphis (60-48, 13-20) got on the board in the sixth. Victor Scott II reached on a Kemp Alderman throwing error and a Joshua Báez double put runners on second and third. Nolan Gorman and Leo Bernal drew consecutive walks, cutting the deficit to 10-1.
Serna opened the bottom of the seventh for Jacksonville with a walk. Norby was hit by a pitch just two batters later. The game went into a rain delay right after and never resumed, sealing Jacksonville’s 10-1 win and series win over Memphis.
Following an off day on Monday, Jacksonville hits the road and begins a six-game series with the Gwinnett Stripers that begins Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on ESPN 690 and espn690.com.
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.