Birds Stay Hot; Fend off Buies Creek

June 5, 2018 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release

LILLINGTON, N.C. - Both P.J. Higgins and Jhonny Pereda registered three hits Tuesday and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans notched their 10th win in 12 games with a 7-4 victory at the Buies Creek Astros from Jim Perry Stadium.

Myrtle Beach (28-29) opened up the scoring in their first at-bats. Aramis Ademan tripled against Buies Creek (32-25) starter Carson LaRue (3-3) with one out. Higgins promptly singled Ademan in to make it 1-0.

The score remained that way until the fourth. Higgins and Pereda each singled to start the inning. Two batters later, Kevonte Mitchell, who bagged a pair of doubles, blasted an RBI two-bagger to push the Pelicans' advantage to 2-0.

However, Buies Creek answered right back. Ronnie Dawson smashed a home run to dead center field off Birds starter Bryan Hudson (4-4) to halve the Myrtle Beach lead. Hudson went 5.2 frames, yielding three runs on five hits to earn the win.

In the fifth, Luis Ayala tripled with one out and came in to score on Andruw Monasterio's sacrifice fly. However, the Astros again had an immediate answer; Osvaldo Duarte drew a walk with one out and scored from first on Abraham Toro's RBI double.

Up 3-2, the Pelicans put together a big sixth inning. Pereda singled to begin the frame. Two batters later, Mitchell doubled him to third before Connor Myers socked a two-run single. After a fly out, Ayala looped in an RBI double to left to push the tally to 6-2.

In the bottom of the sixth, Luis Payano doubled to lead things off. He moved to third on a ground out and scored on Chuckie Robinson's sacrifice fly to put the score at 6-3.

Ademan reached on a leadoff walk in the seventh. Higgins and Pereda then singled to load the bases with nobody out. After a strikeout, Mitchell lifted a sacrifice fly to push the score to 7-3.

The tally remained that way until the ninth. With two outs, Duarte, who had doubled, scored on a J.J. Matijevic infield single coupled with a Pelicans error. However, Tyler Peyton struck out Dawson as the tying run to end the ballgame.

The Birds look for their season-best fifth straight win in Wednesday's 6 p.m. contest. RHP Alex Lange (3-2, 3.26 ERA) starts for Myrtle Beach against Buies Creek RHP Brandon Bailey (1-5, 3.61 ERA). Coverage begins at 5:45 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn.

The 2018 season is the 20th season for the Pelicans franchise and fourth 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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• O'Day and Rasmus to Rehab with the Keys - Frederick Keys
• Washington Nationals Outfielder Adam Eaton to Rehab with Potomac Tuesday Night - Potomac Nationals
• Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (June 5 vs. Salem) - Winston-Salem Dash
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• LHP Jordan Minch assigned to Double-A Tennessee - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
• C Daniel Gonzalez transferred from the disabled list to Winston-Salem - Winston-Salem Dash
• Keston Hiura Named Carolina League Player of the Month for May - Carolina Mudcats
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