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Shorebirds Bullpen Dominates in 6-3 Win Over Suns

May 12, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


Salisbury, Md. - The Delmarva Shorebirds (21-13) bullpen tossed 6.2 scoreless innings en route to a 6-3 win over the Hagerstown Suns in the finale at Municipal Stadium on Thursday night. The Shorebirds and Suns split the four-game series. The Shorebirds have not lost a series in six straight series (4-0-2).

The Shorebirds plated the first run of the game in the third inning. Mychal Givens reached on a one out single through the right side of the infield. Givens then stole second base. With two outs, the first baseman Mills Rogers dropped a throw by third baseman Blake Kelso, allowing Givens to score.

The Suns grabbed the lead in the third. Jacob Pettit, who walked a season high five batters, issued a walk to Blake Kelso to open the inning. Then, Adrian Sanchez and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back singles to load the bases. David Freitas followed with a two-run double to give the Suns a 2-1 lead. Randolph Oduber then singled to score Harper to extend the lead to 3-1.

The Shorebirds took the lead back in the fifth inning. Ty Kelly, who finished with three RBIs, hit a big two-run double down the left field line to tie the score at 3-3. Then, Kipp Schutz hit a sacrifice fly to left field to give Delmarva a 4-3 edge. Schutz has notched an RBI in 16 of the 30 games he has played in this year.

The Shorebirds added insurance runs in the sixth and ninth innings.

Givens paced the Shorebirds offense with the first four-hit game of his minor league career. Jonathan Schoop added three hits to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.

Cameron Roth earned the win in 3.2 innings of relief. He allowed two hits and no runs. Clay Schrader struck out five over two shutout innings to increase his scoreless innings streak to 11. David Walters tossed a scoreless ninth inning to earn his tenth save of the year.

The Shorebirds return to Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Friday, May 13 for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch against the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

For tickets and more information, contact the Shorebirds at 410-219-3112.

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