MEMPHIS – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp could not hold an early lead in Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Memphis Redbirds from AutoZone Park.
With the Jumbo Shrimp (62-60, 20-28) ahead 2-1 with one out in the fifth, Victor Scott II earned a walk against Bradley Blalock (3-9) before stealing second. Colton Ledbetter followed by tying the game with an RBI single. He scored from first two batters later on César Prieto’s go-ahead double, giving the Redbirds (68-56, 21-28) a 3-2 lead.
Memphis added to its lead in the seventh. Scott II singled to begin the inning before going to second on a passed ball. After a strikeout, Ramon Urías notched an RBI single to make it 4-2.
Jacksonville got on the board to take the game’s initial lead back in the second. Jonathon Long earned a walk to start the inning against Brandt Thompson (3-1). He advanced to second on a Brayden Taylor base hit before scoring on Bennett Hostetler’s RBI single.
Deyvison De Los Santos doubled with one out in the third. Matthew Etzel then lashed an RBI single for a 2-0 advantage.
The Redbirds got on the board in the bottom of the third. Brody Moore led off with a double. He scored on a steal of third coupled with an error to halve the lead at 2-1.
Jacksonville seeks a series win in Saturday’s 7:35 p.m. ET contest. RHP Karson Milbrandt (0-5, 7.65 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Redbirds LHP Cooper Hjerpe (0-0, 0.79 ERA). Coverage begins at 7:20 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.