'Birds Hang Tough in 3-1 Win
April 20, 2016 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
SALISBURY, MD - Despite having just one hit for the entire game, the Delmarva Shorebirds held an impressive rally of their own on the Eastern Shore Wednesday night, trumping the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-1 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
While Delmarva's offense sputtered early, Francisco Jimenez kept the Shorebirds in the game with a brilliant outing. He twirled six shutout innings while allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out four.
Greensboro starter Kevin Guzman pitched five perfect innings before Nestor Bautista took over to begin the bottom half of the sixth. Ademar Rifaela got the inning started with a leadoff walk. Drew Turbin was then hit a pitch, and both runners then moved up on a Cedric Mullins groundout. With Ricardo Andujar batting, Bautista unleashed a wild pitch that scored Delmarva's first run of the game.
Alex Murphy then came through with the Shorebirds' first and only hit of the night, a two-run single that stretched the lead to 3-0. The hit brought his team-leading RBI count to 13, and his average for the season now sits at .352.
Patrick Baker came out of the bullpen for the last three innings of the game and slammed the door shut after allowing an unearned run in the seventh. He racked up five strikeouts over the course of his outing and was rewarded with his first save of the season.
The Shorebirds now hit the road for a brief four-game trip to Kannapolis to face the Intimidators. First pitch for Thursday's contest at CMC NorthEast Stadium is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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