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Birds Fall in Fifth Straight After Loss to Fayetteville

June 10, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Fayetteville Woodpeckers slashed eight runs on 12 hits on Monday night to beat the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 8-4 in the first game of the series from Segra Stadium.

After three-consecutive rainouts, the Pelicans (20-41) wasted no time getting on the board as they plated a run in the top of the first inning. Back-to-back singles from Carlos Sepulveda and Miguel Amaya set the table for Cam Balego who grounded out, but brought in a run in the process to make it 1-0 Birds off of Nivaldo Rodriguez (1-3).

The Woodpeckers (27-36) responded in the bottom half of the first with a two-run homer from Jake Adams to surge ahead 2-1.

In the fifth, Colton Shaver put two more on the board for Fayetteville with another two-run bomb that made it 4-1 Woodpeckers.

Enmanuel Valdez and Michael Papierski each knocked in a run in the sixth to extend the Fayetteville lead to 6-1.

Myrtle Beach collected two tallies in the seventh inning when D.J. Wilson laced a two-run double down the right field line to cut the lead in half and make it 6-3 Fayetteville. The Woodpeckers countered with another insurance run in the bottom of the seventh when Adams drove in his third run of the game on an RBI single that made it 7-3 Fayetteville.

After the Woodpeckers made it 8-3 on a sacrifice fly from Bryan De La Cruz in the eighth, the Pelicans forced a run across in the ninth when Grant Fennell tripled and scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-4.

Paul Richan (6-3) struck out a career-high nine batters, but surrendered four runs on five hits in his start for the Pelicans.

The Pelicans have now lost five in a row, but will look to rebound on Tuesday night against the Woodpeckers with first pitch set for 7:00 p.m.

The Birds will send RHP Erick Leal (0-0, 9.00) to the hill against RHP Luis Garcia, who makes his first start of the season for Fayetteville.

Coverage will begin at 6:45 p.m. on the Pelicans Baseball Network which is available on the TuneIn App, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast and MiLB First Pitch app.

The 2019 season is the 21st season for the Pelicans franchise and fifth as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For tickets visit MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/tickets, call (843) 918-6000, or visit the Pelicans Box Office.

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