Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes for Tuesday, June 7

June 7, 2016 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release

DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Tuesday June 7, 2016 7:05 PM Fox Sports AM 960 WTGM

Delmarva Shorebirds (31-24) vs. West Virginia Power (29-27)

TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS

RHP Cristian Alvarado (3-4, 4.13) vs. RHP J.T. Brubaker (4-5, 3.70)

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES

Date Time Opponent Pitching Matchup

June 8 7:05 pm at West Virginia RHP Ofelky Peralta (2-3, 3.38) vs. RHP Logan Sendelbach (3-1, 3.72)

June 9 7:05 pm vs. Lakewood RHP Francisco Jimenez (4-5, 6.04) vs. TBA

June 10 7:05 pm vs. Lakewood LHP Brian Gonzalez (5-2, 2.37) vs. TBA

June 11 6:35 pm vs. Lakewood LHP Reid Love (3-3, 3.00) vs. TBA

PREVIEW: Delmarva and West Virginia continue their three game series tonight after last night's nearly 5 hour game that ended exactly as the clock struck midnight. The Shorebirds are five games behind division-leading Hagerstown with 14 games to play as they look to clinch a playoff spot. West Virginia is the Class A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and they've lost three in a row, falling to fifth place in the division. After Delmarva only won three of 15 meetings last season with the Power, they've already won three of the first four this year. Since the Shorebirds opened the season with a 4-6 mark and lost two of the first three series, they have a series record of 8-3-2 over their last 13 sets, going 27-18 over that stretch. Delmarva was just swept for the first time all year on Saturday night in Greensboro.

TONIGHT'S OPPONENT: Right-hander JT Brubaker gets the ball from Brian Esposito in the middle game of the series. Brubaker needs to give the Power some length, after they used four of their eight available bullpen arms in last night's 13-inning affair. Brubaker has rebounded nicely to win each of his last two starts, snapping a stretch of five straight losing decisions (including one against Delmarva). Brubaker was selected out of the University of Akron in the 6th round last summer.

LAST GAME QUICK HITS: Delmarva's bullpen saved the day, collectively allowing one earned run in 12.1 innings as the 'Birds beat West Virginia 9-5 in 13 innings. The game last 4:51, which along with the 13 innings, made the contest the longest played game of the season (time-wise by almost an hour). Ryan Mountcastle and DJ Stewart each had four hit efforts, while Alex Murphy and Ademar Rifaela's 13th inning run-producing hits sparked the late comeback rally.

South Atlantic League Stories from June 7, 2016

• Hagerstown Bests Columbia on Saturday - Columbia Fireflies
• McClure Clutch in Extra-Inning Walk off Win - Asheville Tourists
• Drive Take Two from Intimidators on Tuesday - Greenville Drive
• Mendick Collects 3 Hits But Greenville Sweeps - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• RiverDogs Clinch Series with Comeback Win over Braves - Charleston RiverDogs
• Home Runs Carry Crawdads to 5-1 Win - Hickory Crawdads
• Strong Start by Toussaint Not Enough, Rome Falls 4-2 - Rome Emperors
• BlueClaws Shut out Legends 2-0 - Lexington Legends
• Martinez Spins First Complete Game in Loss - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• Palma Joins RiverDogs in Midst of Playoff Push - Charleston RiverDogs
• Ibanez Promoted to Double-A Frisco - Hickory Crawdads
• LHP Bobby Strader transferred to Delmarva - Delmarva Shorebirds
• Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes for Tuesday, June 7 - Delmarva Shorebirds
• Fireflies Game Notes: June 7 Doubleheader at Augusta (Games 57 and 58) - Columbia Fireflies
• First Place RiverDogs Back Home to Unite in a Special Way for Larry Doby Weekend - Charleston RiverDogs
• Four Hoppers Selected for SAL All-Star Game - Greensboro Grasshoppers
• WV Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Mundell, Rodgers Highlight Tourists All-Star Selections - Asheville Tourists
• 4 Crawdads on 2016 SAL All-Star Team - Hickory Crawdads
• Ogando, Vallot Named SAL All-Stars; Ramirez on Coaching Staff; Keiser to Serve as Trainer - Lexington Legends
• Drive Place Five Players in South Atlantic League All-Star Game - Greenville Drive
• Three Power players named to 2016 SAL All-Star Team - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Eight Suns Named to South Atlantic League All-Star Team - Hagerstown Suns
• RiverDogs Skipper Luis Dorante to Lead Southern Division All-Star Team - Charleston RiverDogs
• 2016 South Atlantic League All Stars Announced - Five Rome Braves Named to Team - Rome Emperors
• Four Shorebirds Named to SAL All-Star Roster - Delmarva Shorebirds
• Four Intimidators Make SAL All-Star Game - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• SAL Announces 2016 All-Star Roster - Augusta GreenJackets
• Pujols, Tobias Named South Atlantic League All-Stars - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• Three Fireflies Named South Atlantic League All-Stars - Columbia Fireflies

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