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Blue Rocks and Red Sox Suspended

July 25, 2017 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Wilmington Blue Rocks News Release


Wilmington, DE - The Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Salem Red Sox were suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning of play on Monday at Frawley Stadium. The two teams were gridlocked in a 1-1 tie until a storm rolled in with Wilmington at-bat. The game will resume on Tuesday, July 25 at 5:00p.m. The second game of the series will follow 30-minutes after the end of the continuation.

Monday's contest was a pitching duel between Scott Blewett and Salem's starter Kyle Hart, who was making his Salem debut, through the first five-and-a-half frames. The Rocks struck across a run in the second inning. With two men on, Nathan Esposito hit an infield single to third base, while Wander Franco advanced home on the Salem third baseman's throwing error to make it 1-0. The Red Sox tied it 1-1 in the third frame on Jeremy Rivera's two-out, RBI double. With two-outs in the sixth, the Rocks put two runners on via a walk and Esposito's third single of the game before the contest was suspended due to inclement weather.

For the second game on Tuesday, RHP Jace Vines (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his Blue Rocks debut, while LHP Matthew Kent (6-4, 4.08 ERA) starts for the Red Sox. Fans can listen to the game on 89.7 WGLS FM with the voice of the Blue Rocks Matt Janus and Cory Nidoh. For tickets, fans can visit the team website on www.bluerocks.com.

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