CarL1 Wilmington Blue Rocks

Frederick downs Blue Rocks, 7-6

Published on September 3, 2005 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Wilmington Blue Rocks News Release


Wilmington, DE --- Mario Delgado and Nate Spears both homered for the Frederick Keys, as they defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 7-6, at Frawley Stadium before a crowd of 6,748 on Saturday night. The loss was the third in a row for Wilmington.

After taking a 1-0 lead off Wilmington starter Luis Mendoza (4-9) on a double play grounder in the fourth inning, the Keys poured on the offense. Travis Brown tripled in a run in the fifth inning and was sent home on an RBI single from Jeff Fiorentino.

One inning later, Delgado led off with his 26th home run of the season, a line drive to right field that skipped off the top of the wall and over to make it a 5-0 game. Dustin Yount followed two batters later with a double, and was brought home on a single by Mike Russell.

Meanwhile, Frederick starter Carlos Jan was frustrating Wilmington batters. He did not allow a run until the sixth inning, when Iggy Suarez plated two runs with a two-out single. Jan (5-2) went five and two-thirds innings, allowing those two runs on seven hits, while striking out seven.

In the top of the seventh, Nate Spears launched a long, two-run home run to right field off Felix Romero to give Frederick a 7-2 lead. The homer was the sixth of the season for Spears.

Wilmington scratched across three in the bottom of the eighth inning off reliever Dave Haehnel, including a two-run double by Bret LeVier. Claudio Arias' ninth-inning homer, a solo shot off Marino Salas, made it a one-run game, but Salas struck out Ian Bladergroen to end the ball game. Salas earned his 15th save of the season, striking out the side in the final inning.

The Blue Rocks and Keys will play a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Frawley Stadium, beginning at 1:35 p.m. Both games will be seven-inning affairs. For tickets or more information, call (302) 888-BLUE, or visit the official website of the Wilmington Blue rocks, www.bluerocks.com.

Game Notes: Delgado has hit six home runs this season against Wilmington pitching, the second-most of any opponent this year. Winston-Salem's Leo Daigle hit seven this year, while Lynchburg's Pat Magness also has six homers.

Frederick has now won 12 of 17 meetings this season between the two ball clubs.

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