Alderman, Mesa Jr. power Jacksonville by Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. – Kemp Alderman and Victor Mesa Jr. each blasted three-run home runs and Patrick Monteverde tossed 5.1 scoreless innings Thursday to lead the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to an 8-5 victory over the Norfolk Tides. The game was scoreless until there were two outs in the top of the
NORFOLK, Va. – Kemp Alderman and Victor Mesa Jr. each blasted three-run home runs and Patrick Monteverde tossed 5.1 scoreless innings Thursday to lead the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to an 8-5 victory over the Norfolk Tides.
The game was scoreless until there were two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Norfolk (61-83, 31-40) starter Trey Gibson (1-4) yielded a double to Derek Hill before walking Griffin Conine. Alderman clobbered a three-run home run to break the scoreless tie and put Jacksonville (8-59, 41-31) in front.
The Jumbo Shrimp added to their lead in the seventh. Jack Winkler singled with one out and stole second. After a walk to Nathan Martorella, a passed ball coupled with an error scored Winkler to make it 4-0. Spencer Bramwell singled and then Mesa Jr. cracked a three-run shot to widen the gap to 7-0.
Bramwell doubled with one out in the ninth, scoring two batters later on a Matthew Etzel RBI base hit.
The Tides made it interesting in the bottom of the ninth. TT Bowens led off with a base hit. Two batters later, Ryan Noda ruined the shutout with a two-run shot. Maverick Handley walked and then Terrin Vavra singled. Livan Soto’s three-run bomb then brought Norfolk within 8-5, but they could get no closer.
Nigel Belgrave was perfect as an opener over 1.2 innings. Monteverde followed with 5.1 shutout frames and Dale Stanavich tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Jacksonville meets Norfolk again in Friday’s 6:35 p.m. contest. RHP Zach McCambley (1-3, 3.20 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Tides RHP Levi Wells (0-0, 6.75 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 team calls 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.