CHARLOTTE – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were shut out 4-0 by the Charlotte Knights in Tuesday’s series opener from Truist Field.
With two outs in a scoreless second, Jumbo Shrimp (29-23) starter Dax Fulton (2-3) walked Mario Camilletti. Dru Baker followed by bashing a two-run home run to give the Knights (27-25) a 2-0 lead.
The score remained that way until the eighth. Camilletti singled. After a strikeout, he stole second and scored on Jason Matthews’ RBI single. An error put runners on first and second. Braden Montgomery then walked to load the bases before Jacob Gonzalez drew a free pass to force in a run to make it 4-0.
Adisyn Coffey (2-0) earned the win for Charlotte with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief. Ben People tossed the final 2.0 innings for his third save.
Jacksonville and Charlotte meet again in Wednesday’s 6:35 p.m. contest. LHP Braxton Garrett (0-2, 2.30 ERA) makes the start for the Jumbo Shrimp against Knights LHP Hagen Smith (0-4, 4.54 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. 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.