Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes for May 10, 2016
Published on May 10, 2016 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
Tuesday May 10, 2016 11:05 AM Fox Sports AM 960 WTGM
Delmarva Shorebirds (17-13) vs. Asheville Tourists (13-16)
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS
LHP Reid Love (2-1, 3.75) vs. LHP Dylan Craig (0-1, 10.34)
UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES
Date Time  Opponent Pitching Matchup
May 11 OFF DAY
May 12 7:05 pm vs. Greensboro RHP Ofelky Peralta (0-1, 2.42) vs. TBA
May 13 Â 7:05 pm vs. Greensboro RHP Francisco Jimenez (2-3, 7.13) vs. TBA
May 14 7:05 pm  vs. Greensboro LHP Brian Gonzalez (3-0, 2.48) vs. TBA
PREVIEW: The Shorebirds couldn't hold one of the South Atlantic League's top offenses at bay last night in a 9-3 loss to Asheville. The Tourists have the series lead 2-1 with the season-series finale this morning. The Asheville Tourists and the Class A Affiliates of the Colorado Rockies. The 'Birds have won 13 of their last 20 games since opening the season 4-6 and still have a chance to split the series and win the road trip. Asheville is led by shortstop Brendan Rodgers, last year's third overall pick. Rodgers has been the best prospect in the league this year - he is hitting a league best .363 with 10 doubles (fifth), 7 homers (tied first) and 27 RBI's (second).
TODAY'S OPPONENT: Southpaw Dylan Craig gets the ball in the series finale for the Tourists. Craig was selected in the 12th round of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Illinois State University. This is his first year in the South Atlantic League, and he is coming off of the worst start of his career. Craig recorded only three outs and surrendered 10 runs on nine hits in a blowout loss to Lakewood last Thursday night. He has also given up five runs in 2.2 innings and four runs in 4.0 innings this year. This morning marks his third start of the season in his sixth game.
ROSTER OVERVIEW: Delmarva opens the year with each of the Orioles' First Round Draft picks last summer in shortstop Ryan Mountcastle and outfielder D.J. Stewart. According to Baseball America, the Shorebirds have five of the top 30 prospects in Baltimore's farm system on their roster. Aside from Mountcastle and Stewart, pitchers Ofelky Peralta (#17) and Garrett Cleavinger (#26), along with catcher Alex Murphy (#27), are among the O's most highly-touted farmhands. RHP's Christian Turnipseed and Ryan Meisinger have both posted solid numbers as well.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 10, 2016
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- Drive Rally Falls Just Short in 7-6 Loss - Greenville Drive
- Crawdads Escape 9th Inning with 7-6 Win - Hickory Crawdads
- Fireflies Home Games to Air on MiLB.TV - Columbia Fireflies
- RiverDogs Left Scratching at the Door, Fall 7-6 to Hickory - Charleston RiverDogs
- Seven-Run Fifth Sends Greensboro to 7-5 Win over Legends - Lexington Legends
- Shorebirds Taken to School on Education Day - Asheville Tourists
- Shorebirds Squander Opportunities in 4-1 Loss - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Augusta Rallies Late, Rome Falls 7-4 - Rome Emperors
- Fireflies Game Notes: May 10 at Greenville (Game 32) - Columbia Fireflies
- Catcher Matt Winn, RHP Pitcher Michael Santos Awarded SAL Players of the Week - Augusta GreenJackets
- Hagerstown Suns Hosting Sprint Day at the Park on May 27th, 2016 - Hagerstown Suns
- Former Sun and Major League Pitcher Boof Bonser Makes Return to Hagerstown - Hagerstown Suns
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