CarL1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Pelicans win eighth straight over Keys

Published on June 30, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


FREDERICK, MD - The Pelicans once again took advantage of a listless Frederick offense, beating the Keys for the eighth consecutive meeting, 4-2, at Harry Grove Stadium on Monday night.

Pitching dominated the ballgame early as Keys' starter Pedro Beato and Pelicans' starter Jeff Lyman battled into the fourth inning scoreless. Lyman struck out five and allowed just one hit in his first trip through the Keys order.

The Pelicans finally broke through against Beato in the fourth. Tyler Flowers singled to left field to start the rally and advanced to second base on a Travis Jones single through the hole on the left side of the Keys' infield. Both would score to give the Pelicans a 2-0 lead as Jon Mark Owings ripped a line drive double down the left field line and into the left field corner.

Myrtle Beach doubled their lead with a pair of runs off of Beato in the sixth inning. Brandon Hicks led off the inning with a single and was doubled home by Flowers on a ball rifled into the gap in right center field. A batter later, Concepcion Rodriguez scored Flowers with a sacrifice fly to left field to extend the Pelicans lead to 4-0.

Lyman (2-2) departed the ballgame after five scoreless innings, baffling Frederick to the tune of just one hit and seven strikeouts. Lyman claimed his second win in the process. In two starts, Lyman has worked nine scoreless innings, while allowing just four hits and striking out 11.

Gonzalo Lopez replaced him and immediately ran into trouble in the sixth, walking four batters eventually walking in a run to put Frederick on the board and cut the lead to three runs at 4-1.

Lopez returned for the seventh and struggled in a similar fashion, walking two more and hitting another to load the bases with one out before departing in favor of Tyler Wilson. Wilson conceded an RBI single to Todd Davison to cut the lead to two runs and then the Keys appeared to have cut it to a one-run game on a wild pitch. But Mike Pierce was ruled to have missed home plate on appeal and was the second out of the inning. Wilson then retired pinch-hitter Paul Winterling to end the threat and the Pelicans remained in front, 4-2.

Wilson went on to strike out the side in the eighth inning before handing it off to fellow left-hander Bryan Dumesnil, who retired the side in order in the ninth for his ninth save of the season.

Beato (3-3) turned in six innings in his return from the disabled list. He conceded four runs on nine hits, while striking out three and walking one to take the loss.

The series will conclude with Tuesday's 7:05 game three. RHP Chris Vines (2-1, 3.19) will make the start for the Pelicans against RHP Tim Bascom (1-2, 4.64) for the Keys.

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