Jumbo Shrimp begin series against Stripers in Gwinnett

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp face the Gwinnett Stripers in a six-game Triple-A baseball series starting today, August 4, and running through August 9 at Gwinnett Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia. After snapping a 12-game losing streak with a series win against the Memphis Redbirds, the Jumbo Shrimp remain ninth in the International League East, trailing first-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by 10.5 games. Highlighting their recent performance, Deyvison De Los Santos recorded two game-winning RBIs last week, including a walk-off hit in a doubleheader. The Stripers, affiliated with the Atlanta Braves, sit just above.500 this second half of the season, featuring notable players such as Carlos Santana and Sean Murphy, who is on a rehab assignment.

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