The Nashville Sounds can get back to .500 for the first time since April 23 with a win Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
The Nashville Sounds (20-21) opened their six-game series with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (17-24) with two straight wins and can lock up no worse than a split with a victory on Thursday night at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville. With a win, Nashville — the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers — can also get back to the .500 mark for the first time since it was 11-11 on April 23. The Jumbo Shrimp, the top farm team of the Florida Marlins, brings a six-game losing streak into Thursday’s contest. Two of the top 100 prospects in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, play for the Sounds in catcher Jeferson Quero (No. 26 but out for the season with a torn labrum) and first baseman Tyler Black (No. 36). Jacksonville features right-hander Max Meyer (No. 84).
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Black crushed a three-run homer to center field in the top of the 10th inning on Wednesday to power Nashville to a 5-3 victory. RBI singles from Vinny Capra and Isaac Collins gave the Sounds a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Outfielder Brewer Hicklen leads the club with eight homers and 27 RBI while Black slashes .303/.384/.521 with six long balls and 23 RBI.
Griffin Conine got the Jumbo Shrimp on the board with a solo shot in the second and they tied the game on Jonathan Guzmán’s run-scoring single in the sixth. Shortstop Tristan Grey tops the team with 10 home runs, 22-year-old outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. has 26 RBI and third baseman Jonah Bride hits .303/.451/.615 with eight homers.
Jacksonville did not declare a starter for Thursday. Nashville opted for 25-year-old right-hander Chad Patrick (1-1). Patrick authored a 3.52 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 30.2 innings over six starts thus far.
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