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'Birds Keep Playoff Hopes Alive with Crucial Win over FredNats

September 9, 2021 - Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


SALISBURY, MD - Heading down the home stretch of the season, the Delmarva Shorebirds kept themselves on the fringes of the postseason hunt with a 6-2 win over the Fredericksburg Nationals on Thursday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

With the win over the Nationals (39-72), the Shorebirds (62-49) find themselves six games out of a playoff spot with nine to play.

For the first time since Saturday, Delmarva plated the first runs of the game. In the third inning, the Shorebirds loaded the bases before two wild pitches pushed two runs home to open the scoring.

The FredNats answered in the fifth to tie the game. After two one-out walks, Jacob Young stepped in with two away and drilled a two-run double to knot the game at 2-2.

The game did not stay tied for long as Darell Hernaiz belted a two-run homer, his sixth of the year, in the bottom of the fifth to restore Delmarva's two-run lead.

The Shorebirds added two insurance runs in the seventh with back-to-back two out RBI singles from Colton Cowser and Coby Mayo to secure the 6-2 win.

Conor Grady (1-0) collected the win out of the bullpen for Delmarva. Grady allowed two runs on two hits and four walks, striking out three.

Andry Lara (0-1) suffered the loss for the FredNats after allowing four runs on three hits and five walks, striking out three.

Although absent from the decision, Delmarva starter Peter Van Loon was excellent, firing four shutout frames. He struck out four and retired the final 10 batters he faced.

The Shorebirds will look to string together wins against the FredNats on Friday, September 10. Carlos Tavera (0-0, 3.18) goes for the Shorebirds against Matt Merrill (2-2, 5.54) for the FredNats. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.TV and Fox Sports 960 AM with Sam Jellinek on the call.

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