RECAP: Shorebirds Rally Back from Dead in Ninth, Shock 'Dogs
May 6, 2017 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
RECAP: Shorebirds Rally Back from Dead in Ninth, Shock 'Dogs
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SHOREBIRDS RALLY BACK FROM DEAD IN NINTH, SHOCK 'DOGS
Woody's go-ahead single upends Charleston in 4-3 win
CHARLESTON, SC - Down to their final outs after eight silent innings, the Delmarva Shorebirds woke up for a stunning comeback in the top of the ninth, scoring four runs to beat the Charleston RiverDogs 4-3 in front of 6,161 shocked fans at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Saturday night.
The Shorebirds (14-15) trailed 3-0 after eight and had managed just one hit off starter Nick Green, an Alejandro Juvier single in the third. Rather than send Green out for the final inning, the RiverDogs (14-16) elected to go to the bullpen - which had posted a 1.99 ERA on the season - bringing in Garrett Mundell.
Frank Crinella greeted the right-hander with a scorching ground-rule double that got caught in the scoreboard netting in left field. Crinella moved up to third base on a passed ball, which served as ball four to Juiver at the plate. Ryan McKenna then served a bloop single into right field, chasing home Crinella to make it 3-1. Jake Ring followed with a line drive double to the right field corner, scoring both Juvier and McKenna to tie the game.
Ring advanced to third base on a Chris Clare groundout to second. Charleston then went back to the 'pen, bringing in lefty Trevor Lane to face Collin Woody. Woody swung at the first pitch he saw and lined one softly into center, scoring Ring to make it 4-3.
Jake Bray got loose quickly to come on for the ninth and promptly retired the first two batters he faced. The RiverDogs then staged their own rally as Isiah Gilliam doubled to right. He then advanced to third on a wild pitch to put the tying run 90 feet from the plate. Bray would settle down, though, and induced Diego Castillo to pop up to the middle of the infield. Woody from first base squeezed the ball with two hands for the 27th out and an unlikely win.
Cody Dube (1-0) earned the win in relief for the Shorebirds with two perfect innings. Mundell (0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits and a walk in just a third of an inning. Bray's save was his fourth of the season, good for third in the SAL.
After three quick scoreless innings, the RiverDogs first broke through in the bottom of the fourth. Hoy Jun Park singled to lead off the inning and stole his way to both second and third. After a groundout, Brandon Wagner lifted a line drive over the drawn-in infield for a single to score Park and make it 1-0.
Charleston tacked on two in the sixth. Blake Rutherford led off with a single, and Park laced a double to right to put the runners on second and third. Back-to-back groundouts by Donny Sands and Wagner brought both men home, and the RiverDogs had their 3-0 lead.
Park finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, two runs, and two stolen bases, while Gilliam went 2-for-4.
Matthias Dietz notched his second straight quality start in a no-decision, allowing three runs on eight hits in six innings, walking none and striking out one. A strong defense lifted Dietz up throughout his start; Ring from right gunned down Gilliam trying to go first-to-third in the second, while Cole Billingsley made a pair of diving catches in left field to end the fifth and sixth.
Green faced one above the minimum in his no-decision gem for the RiverDogs, allowing the lone single and walking none while striking out nine on 83 pitches.
First baseman Preston Palmeiro was ejected from the game in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes, and manager Ryan Minor followed him out the door soon after. It was the first two ejections of the season for Delmarva. Hitting coach Buck Britton managed the Shorebirds the rest of the way.
The Shorebirds will try to keep the good times rolling on Sunday afternoon as lefty Travis Seabrooke (1-1, 2.91) faces RiverDog righthander Adonis Rosa (0-0, 2.61) in a rematch of last Sunday's matinee in Salisbury. First pitch is 5:05 p.m., and pregame coverage on Fox Sports AM 960 and the MiLB First Pitch app begins at 4:50 p.m. with Will DeBoer on the call.
Delmarva Shorebirds
---------------------------- The Delmarva Shorebirds are the Class "A" Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Shorebirds are owned by 7th Inning Stretch, LLC, the same company that owns the Stockton Ports of the California League and the Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League.
The Shorebirds are celebrating their 22nd season in 2017 and have entertained nearly five million fans since beginning play at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland in 1996. The team captured South Atlantic League titles in 1997 and 2000 and successfully hosted the South Atlantic League All-Star Game in 1999 and 2011.
For more information on the Shorebirds, call 410-219-3112 or visit theshorebirds.com.
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