Deyvison De Los Santos hit two home runs, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp lost 9-3 to the Norfolk Tides on Sept. 1 at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Va. The performance marked De Los Santos’ second multi-homer game of the season. Jacksonville led 3-2 with one out in the sixth inning before Norfolk scored five runs.
Brandon White walked Payton Eeles before Rece Hinds hit a go-ahead two-run home run. After a hit by pitch, Norfolk extended its lead to 6-3 when Brandon Butterworth hit a two-run home run. Jud Fabian later walked and advanced to third on a Sam Huff single before scoring on a wild pitch.
De Los Santos supplies Jacksonville’s offense
Jacksonville took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jonathon Long walked, Matthew Etzel reached on an error and De Los Santos walked to load the bases before Kemp Alderman hit a sacrifice fly that brought home Long. De Los Santos then hit a solo home run in the third inning to put the Jumbo Shrimp ahead 2-0.
Norfolk answered in the bottom of the third on three consecutive one-out doubles from Sam Huff, Bryan Ramos and Enrique Bradfield Jr. Ramos and Bradfield Jr. scored on the sequence, tying the game at 2. De Los Santos led off the sixth with his second home run of the game, giving Jacksonville a 3-2 lead before Norfolk’s five-run response.
Norfolk adds two runs in the eighth
The Tides added two runs in the eighth inning. Huff walked with two outs, and Bryan Ramos reached on an error before Enrique Bradfield Jr. followed with a two-run triple. The hit set the final score at 9-3.
The loss dropped the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to 66-65 overall and 24-33 in the relevant split. Norfolk improved to 50-80 overall and 22-33 in the relevant split. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp compete in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.
Jacksonville and Norfolk meet again Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. ET. Luis Palacios is scheduled to start for Jacksonville with a 3-1 record and a 3.00 ERA, while Juaron Watts-Brown is scheduled to start for Norfolk with a 1-1 record and a 7.84 ERA. Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. ET on ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.
Source: Original report