'Birds Battle Back for Series Opening Win against FredNats
May 17, 2022 - Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
SALISBURY, MD - The Delmarva Shorebirds picked up their second consecutive win as they downed the Fredericksburg Nationals 5-3 on Tuesday morning at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
The win marked the first time the Shorebirds (11-23) have won back-to-back games at home while the Nationals loss (19-14) is their second straight.
The FredNats struck first in the first inning as Jeremy De La Rosa doubled, moved to third on a Brady House single, and scored on a Branden Boissiere sacrifice fly.
Boissiere doubled the FredNats lead in the third with an RBI double to make it 2-0.
The Shorebirds got on the board in the fifth as Trendon Craig doubled and scored after two wild pitches.
Isaac Bellony vaulted the Shorebirds ahead in the sixth with a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, to make it 4-2.
With two on and one out in the seventh, a FredNats error on a double play chance allowed Luis Valdez to race all the way home from second to increase the 'Birds lead to 4-2.
House cut into the FredNats deficit with a solo shot leading off the eighth, his third homer of the season, making it 4-3.
Isaac De León restored the two-run lead for the 'Birds with a solo homer of his own in the bottom of the eighth, his second homer of the year.
Dan Hammer (2-2) allowed just one run of four innings in relief to earn the win for Delmarva. Hammer gave up two hits and struck out five.
Bryan Peña (1-1) took the loss for the Nationals, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks in 1.1 innings.
The Shorebirds continue their six-game series with the Nationals on Wednesday, May 18. Conor Grady (1-2, 7.71) gets the ball for Delmarva against Bryan Caceres (3-1, 4.50) for Fredericksburg. First pitch from Perdue Stadium is slated for 7:05 p.m. with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.TV and theshorebirds.com with Sam Jellinek on the call.
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