Delmarva Wins Third-Straight Over Carolina
August 17, 2024 - Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (43-69, 20-27) earned their third-consecutive victory over the Carolina Mudcats (66-45, 25-21) on Saturday, 9-3.
After a scoreless first two innings, the Mudcats grabbed a 3-0 lead on run-producing hits by Yophery Rodriguez and Juan Baez, followed by a sacrifice fly by Luis Castillo.
Delmarva scored their first in the fourth on an RBI single by Braylin Tavera to make it a 3-1 game.
In the fifth, the Shorebirds pulled within one on a bases-loaded walk to Ethan Anderson. Two runs scored moments later on a wild pitch by Harrison Durrow as Austin Overn and Griff O'Ferrall touched home to give Delmarva their first lead of the night at 4-3. One final run scored in the inning on a throwing error on a steal attempt, allowing Anderson to come home, making it 5-3 Delmarva after five.
An inning later, Austin Overn bunted a run home with two outs with Maikol Hernandez crossing the plate to extend the lead to 6-3.
The scoring continued in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Miguel Rodriguez, pushing Delmarva's advantage to 7-3.
The Shorebirds added two final runs in the eighth on run-scoring singles by Anderson and Rodriguez, giving Delmarva their largest advantage of the night at 9-3.
Delmarva's bullpen of Randy Berigüete, Juan Rojas, and Simon Leandro kept the Mudcats off the board in the final half of the game by combing for 5.2 scoreless innings, securing a 9-3 victory over the Mudcats.
Juan Rojas (3-4) earned the win in relief with Harris Durrow (3-4) suffering the loss.
The Shorebirds go for a series win on Sunday evening with Blake Money drawing the start for Delmarva versus Bishop Letson for the Mudcats. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m.
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