Bryce Elder falls short in bid for 11th win as Gwinnett loses 5-3 to Jumbo Shrimp
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (72-76) struck for four runs on five hits in the second inning against Bryce Elder and rode that frame to a 5-3 win over the Gwinnett Stripers (72-77) on Saturday night at 121 Financial Ballpark. Bennett Hostetler homered and drove in three for the Jumbo Shrimp, who denied Elder his 11th win of the year in the second-to-last game of the season.
Decisive Plays: The Stripers opened the scoring on an RBI double by Luke Williams in the top of the second, but the 1-0 lead was erased by Jacksonville’s four-run bottom of the second against Elder. Gwinnett whittled the deficit to 4-3 in the fourth. Andrew Velazquez doubled and stole home on the back half of a double steal with Williams, and Drake Baldwin ripped an RBI double to right scoring Williams. Hostetler homered off Allan Winans in the sixth to push the Jumbo Shrimp lead to 5-3. A walk by Williams and single by Yolbert Sanchez put the tying runs on in the ninth, but Anthony Maldonado (S, 5) retired the next three batters in order…