Rocks Can't Outslug Keys in Loss
Published on May 5, 2018 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Wilmington Blue Rocks News Release
Wilmington, DE - Both offenses were on display in the middle game of the series, but the Wilmington Blue Rocks (13-15) were unable to keep pace with the Frederick Keys (11-18) Saturday night at Frawley Stadium and dropped the second game of the series, 12-9. Both teams combined for 27 hits and 18 walks as Brandon Downes, Meibrys Viloria and Chris DeVito each drove in a pair of runs for the Blue Rocks in the loss.
The scoring started in the third inning when the Keys erupted for five runs in the frame. Alejandro Juvier drove in a pair of runs with a single before Chris Clare extended the lead with a three-run homer to make it 5-0. The Keys added another run in the fourth on an RBI single from Yojhan Quevedo to widen the gap, 6-0. Wilmington responded in the fourth inning. Downes roped an RBI double to plate Khalil Lee who led the inning off with a walk to get Wilmington on the board, 6-1. Viloria walked and then scored on an RBI double from Xavier Fernandez to make it 6-2. DeVito followed with a run-scoring single to right field and a fielding error by Jake Ring allowed Fernandez to score on the play to make it 6-4. That would be the closest the Rocks would get to the Keys.
Frederick scored three more runs in the fifth inning on a two-run double from Reyes and a wild pitch to push the Keys ahead 9-4. Wilmington added two runs in their half of the inning on a pair of ground outs from Downes and Viloria to make it a 9-6 contest. Wilmington however was unable to keep the Keys off the board. Frederick added two more runs in the sixth on a Ryan McKenna double and another tally in the eighth on a run-scoring single from Reyes. Wilmington plated a run in the seventh on Viloria's RBI single and added a pair in the ninth on an RBI single from DeVito and a passed ball to cap the scoring.
The Blue Rocks and Keys conclude the three-game set on Sunday, May 6. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. with righty Gerson Gararbito (1-2, 2.78 ERA) making the start for Wilmington while left-hander Alex Wells (0-3, 4.50 ERA) starts for Frederick. Fans can listen to the game as Matt Janus and Cory Nidoh will have the call on 89.7 WGLS-FM.
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Emmanuel Rivera continues to hit at a torrid clip thanks to another multi-hit game Saturday night. The third baseman roped a pair of doubles and is hitting .338 (25-for-74) with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 15 RBI over his last 19 games. Rivera padded his team-lead and now has eight doubles and also paces the team with the 19 RBI and 31 hits. The 21-year-old has posted multi-hit games in his three of his last four games.
The Rocks' pitching allowed a season-high 12 walks in the game and it marked the first time this season Wilmington has allowed double-digit walks. The previous watermark was eight which the Blue Crew did twice on April 12 against Lynchburg and May 2 at Potomac.
The time of game was 3:43 which marked the longest nine-inning game of the season for the Blue Rocks. The longest time of game prior was 3:34 minutes when the Rocks played at Potomac on May 2. Saturday night's game fell just three minutes shy of tying the franchise record at 3:46 which was played on June 15, 1998 when the Blue Rocks beat Kinston 8-7.
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