Shrimp Central: Jumbo Shrimp at Lookouts April 18, 2018
Jumbo Shrimp play doubleheader in Chattanooga
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp continue their 10-game road trip with a doubleheader — making up Monday’s postponement — for the second and third games of a five-game series Wednesday against the Chattanooga Lookouts, Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, at AT&T Field at 5:15 p.m.
In Tuesday’s series opener, Chattanooga’s Zander Wiel hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Lookouts a 3–2 win.
Below is Tuesday’s radio recap with highlights from the Jumbo Shrimp Network, presented by Community First.
Wednesday night marks the the Jumbo Shrimp’s first doubleheader of the season.
In Game 1, Jumbo Shrimp right-hander Max Duval (0–0, 3.60 ERA) makes his second start (and first since April 9), opposed by Chattanooga left-hander Stephen Gonsalves (1–0, 0.00). In Game 2, right-hander Kolton Mahoney (1–2, 2.25) will make his first Southern League start for Jacksonville against Chattanooga right-hander Ryan Eades (0–0, 4.05 ERA).
Here is Wednesday’s pregame interview with Jumbo Shrimp shortstop Chris Diaz:
Here are Wednesday’s official Jumbo Shrimp game notes:
Fans can listen to the game live on the Jumbo Shrimp Network, presented by Community First Credit Union, with Marco LaNave providing play-by-play. LaNave will also host the pregame show “Shrimp on Deck” beginning at 5:00 p.m. The game can be heard locally on Sunny 102.3 FM, on the TuneIn Radio app, as well as online by clicking the link below:
http://milb.streamguys1.com/jacksonvillejumboshrimp
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