Six-run fifth inning seals the win for Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Brandon White (W, 3-3) tallied seven strikeouts over five innings, and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp plated 10 runs on 15 hits in their 10-4 win over the Memphis Redbirds Thursday night in front of 6,341 fans at VyStar Ballpark.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (44-33, 2-1) opened the scoring in the first inning. Johnny Olmstead led off with a base hit and Kemp Alderman (12) followed with a two-run blast.

The Jumbo Shrimp added another run in the second. Ethan O’Donnell led off with an infield single. Jared Sernareached on an error pushing O’Donnell to third. Olmstead followed with a sac fly plating Jacksonville’s third run.

Memphis (48-30, 1-2) collected their first run in the third. Colton Ledbetter singled and Jeremy Rivas reached on an error that pushing Ledbetter to third. Two batters later, Victor Scott walked, and sac fly from César Prieto plated the Redbirds’ first run.

Jacksonville blew the game open in the fifth. Olmstead sliced a single and Alderman reached on an error. With runners on first and second, Deyvison De Los Santos singled, driving in Olmstead and pushing Alderman to second. Agustín Ramírez followed with a double driving in Alderman, increasing the lead to 5-1. Reese Hinds walked to load the bases and Jacob Berry roped a two-run single. With runners on first and second, Gage Miller singled plating Hinds, padding the advantage to 8-1. After a double play, Jared Serna plated Berry with a base hit, giving the Jumbo Shrimp a 9-1 lead.

The Jumbo Shrimp tacked on another run in the sixth inning. Consecutive doubles from Ramírez and Hinds put Jacksonville ahead by nine.

Memphis narrowed the deficit seventh on two solo homers from Bligh Madris (11) and Rivas (1).

The Redbirds added the final run of the ball game on a Nolan Gorman (1) solo bomb.

The Jumbo Shrimp and the Redbirds continue their series with Friday’s 7:05 p.m. contest. Jacksonville will hand the ball to LHP Patrick Monteverde (2-3, 7.30 ERA ERA) and Memphis will counter with LHP Pete Hansen (1-2, 5.48 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.

Gates open at 6 pm for Red Shirt Friday. The Jumbo Shrimp and their staff will wear red to honor the military. Fans who wear red can save a dollar at the Miller Electric Box Office. From when gates open until 7:30 pm, join the Jumbo Shrimp for Friday Night Lites Happy Hour and enjoy $2 12-oz. Miller Lites and $1 off craft beer in the Craft Cave. After the game, stick around for post-game fireworks, presented by Union Home Mortgage.

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.