SCRANTON, Pa. (Interstat) — Kemp Alderman hit a grand slam in the third inning and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp held off the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 7-5 on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at PNC Field. The International League game took 2 hours, 59 minutes and drew 4,846 fans. Jacksonville improved to 73-69, while Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fell to 74-67.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. After Jarred Kelenic popped out, Jasson Domínguez homered to right-center for his ninth home run of the season. J.C. Escarra and Marco Luciano followed with singles, but Jacksonville starter Jace Beck struck out Yanquiel Fernández and got Max Schuemann to line out softly to second, stranding two runners.

Jacksonville threatened in the second when Kemp Alderman and Gage Miller walked, but Johnny Olmstead flew out to right in foul territory to end the inning.

The Jumbo Shrimp broke through in the third. Garret Forrester walked, Brendan Jones flew out, Brandon Compton walked, Cam Cannarella flew out, and Jonathon Long walked to load the bases. Alderman then hit a grand slam to right, his 19th homer, scoring Forrester, Compton and Long. Juan Matheus walked, and Gage Miller singled to left to score Matheus. Johnny Olmstead walked, and Forrester walked to load the bases again, but Brendan Jones struck out swinging to end the inning with Jacksonville ahead 5-1.

The RailRiders answered in the bottom half. Jasson Domínguez grounded out, J.C. Escarra was hit by a pitch, and Marco Luciano homered to right-center, his 17th, to cut the lead to 5-3. Yanquiel Fernández flew out, Max Schuemann walked, and Ernesto Martinez Jr. lined out sharply to first. Beck then settled in. He retired the side in order in the fourth, striking out Duke Ellis, and worked around a Domínguez single in the fifth by striking out Escarra and getting Luciano to ground out and Fernández to fly out.

Jacksonville could not add to its lead in the fifth. Alderman lined out, Matheus struck out, and Gage Miller reached on a sharp single to center that deflected off pitcher Bradley Hanner. Olmstead struck out swinging. In the sixth, Forrester, Jones and Compton were retired in order.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre went quietly in the sixth, with Max Schuemann flying out, Ernesto Martinez Jr. grounding out, and Tyler Hardman called out on strikes after a challenge. The RailRiders cut the deficit to 5-4 in the seventh. Duke Ellis singled sharply to center, Jarred Kelenic flew out, and Domínguez doubled to left to score Ellis. Escarra struck out swinging, and Luciano grounded out.

Jacksonville restored a two-run cushion in the eighth. Gage Miller was called out on strikes, Johnny Olmstead singled to third and advanced to second on a throwing error by Tyler Hardman. Garret Forrester struck out swinging, but Brendan Jones doubled to right to score Olmstead. Jacksonville added another run later in the inning for a 7-4 lead.

The RailRiders answered in the bottom of the eighth. Yanquiel Fernández singled to right, moved to second on Max Schuemann’s groundout, and scored on Ernesto Martinez Jr.’s single to center. Tyler Hardman flew out, Duke Ellis walked, and Jarred Kelenic flew out to end the threat. In the ninth, Chris Kean retired Cam Cannarella, Jonathon Long and Kemp Alderman in order for Jacksonville. Wikelman González returned for the bottom half and allowed a one-out double to Domínguez, but Escarra flew out, Luciano flew out and Fernández struck out swinging to end the game.

Beck earned the win, improving to 8-4, after allowing three earned runs on six hits over five innings with five strikeouts. Carr fell to 6-7. Hanner, MacGregor and De los Santos combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Domínguez finished 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and two RBIs for the RailRiders. Luciano went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Alderman led Jacksonville by going 2-for-4 with a grand slam and four RBIs. Gage Miller added two hits and an RBI. González got the save, his third, with two innings of relief. Amos Willingham struck out two over two innings of one-run relief.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5, Jacksonville 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a 56.3 percent probability to win.