Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes for May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release

Thursday May 5, 2016 7:05 PM Fox Sports AM 960 WTGM

Delmarva Shorebirds (15-10) vs. Lexington Legends (10-16)

TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS

LHP Reid Love (2-1, 3.50) vs. LHP Foster Griffin (1-3, 4.33)

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES

Date Time   Opponent Pitching Matchup

May 6 7:05 pm vs. Lexington RHP Ofelky Peralta (0-1, 2.60) vs. RHP Corey Ray (1-1, 5.14)

May 7 6:05 pm vs. Asheville RHP Francisco Jimenez (2-2, 4.22) vs. TBA

May 8 2:05 pm vs. Asheville LHP Brian Gonzalez (3-0, 2.70) vs. TBA

May 9 7:05 pm vs. Asheville RHP Cristian Alvarado (2-2, 4.62) vs. TBA

PREVIEW: The Shorebirds continue a seven game road trip with three contests in Lexington, Kentucky against the Lexington Legends. The Legends are Class A Affiliates of the Kansas City Royals. The Shorebirds finished their rain-shortened homestand 4-2 and have won 11 of their last 15 games (including yesterday, 7-4) since beginning the season 4-6. The 'Birds split a double-header with Southern Division leading Charleston on Monday to earn a split of the four game series. Lexington has really struggled after opening the year 5-1. They are 5-15 with only one series win since then. This is the only series scheduled in the first half between Delmarva and Lexington, but the Legends will come to Delmarva the last weekend in August.

TONIGHT'S OPPONENT: Left-hander Foster Griffin takes the ball for the Legends. Griffin was selected by the Kansas City Royals 28th overall in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft. MLB.com rated Griffin as the 9th best prospect in the KC farm system. He graduated from The First Academy in Orlando, Florida where he had a 1.55 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 58.2 innings as a senior. He passed on his commitment to Ole Miss by signing with the Royals. He went 4-6 for LEX last year.

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 5, 2016

• RiverDogs Crank out 11 Hits in 8-3 Win over Power - Charleston RiverDogs
• Legends Rally in Eighth for 7-5 Win - Lexington Legends
• Drive Defeat GreenJackets for Second Straight Night - Greenville Drive
• Shorebirds Collapse Late in Lexington - Delmarva Shorebirds
• BlueClaws' Bats Wake up in Tourists Loss - Asheville Tourists
• Power Dropped by Charleston 8-3 - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Intimidators Suffer First Shutout of 2016 - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• Pujols Homers, Drives in Five, Claws Roll 13-6 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• Rain Postpones Middle Game of Series in Greensboro - Columbia Fireflies
• Crawdads Split Doubleheader in Rome - Hickory Crawdads
• Doubleheader Split, 4-3, 6-0 - Rome Emperors
• Keller Honored by MiLB - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Love and Theft to Perform at Redneck Night - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Batman, Superman Day on May 15th at FirstEnergy Park - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• WV Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes for May 5, 2016 - Delmarva Shorebirds

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