Salisbury, Md. – The
Lakewood BlueClaws (33-31) scored six runs in the fifth inning to
defeat the Delmarva Shorebirds (22-42) 10-5 on Wednesday night at Perdue
Stadium. The Shorebirds have one home game remaining on Thursday, August 30 at 7:05pm.
The
Shorebirds struck first in the first inning. Gregory Lorenzo hit a
home run to left field on the second pitch of the inning to give the
Shorebirds a 1-0 lead.
Lakewood
countered with three runs in the second. Stephen Malcolm hit a two run
double with the bases loaded to give the ‘Claws a 2-1 lead. Tim Carver
lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to stretch the lead to 3-1.
The
Shorebirds answered in the bottom of the third. Lorenzo led off with a
single and Adrian Marin dropped a bunt single. Then, Connor Narron hit
a two run double down the left field line to tie the game at 3-3.
In
the fifth inning, the BlueClaws sent 11 batters to the plate and
recorded six runs. Miguel Alvarez had a two run double in the inning.
The Shorebirds defense also committed two errors in the frame.
The
BlueClaws added a run in the sixth inning on a single by Willie Carmona
and an error by Lucas Herbst, who over ran the ball in left field,
allowing Maikel Franco to score from first.
The
Shorebirds plated two runs in the eighth inning to trim the gap.
Narron hit his second double of the game to open the inning. Michael
Ohlman walked and Roderick Bernadina singled to load the bases. Herbst
was then hit by a pitch to force in a run. Adam Davis followed with a
sharp single to right field to cut the deficit to 10-5.
Lakewood
starter Ethan Stewart earned the win over six innings while Shorebirds
starter Eduardo Rodriguez was pinned with the loss over four innings.
Rodriguez gave up nine hits and seven earned runs.
Jesse
Beal tossed three strong innings of middle relief. He allowed three
hits and no earned runs. David Baker and Bobby Wilkins each tossed
scoreless innings of relief.
The Shorebirds and BlueClaws play the series finale and the final home game of the season on Thursday, August 30 at 7:05pm.
