WORCESTER, Mass. – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were shut out 5-0 on Saturday by the Worcester Red Sox at Polar Park.
The loss was Jacksonville’s 11th in a row, continuing their worst streak in recorded club history (2005-present).
The WooSox (50-46, 14-11) put together a two-out rally in the first. Nate Eaton blasted a solo shot off Jumbo Shrimp (50-49, 8-17) starter Karson Milbrandt (0-3). Andrew Knizner and Brett Harris each followed with singles before Jason Delay walked. Vinny Capra registered a two-run base hit before Kristian Campbell’s RBI single made it 4-0.
The only other run of the game came in the fourth. Capra led off with a walk. After a strikeout, Braiden Ward walked. After a double steal put runners on second and third, Franklin Arias lifted a sacrifice fly to center to widen the gap to 5-0.
Jacksonville seeks to salvage the series in Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. ET contest. Coverage begins at 12:50 p.m. ET on ESPN 690AM and www.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.