SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes at Rome

Published on July 25, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds snapped a four-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over Rome. After the Braves tied the game with two runs in the 8th inning, Delmarva scored five runs in the 9th for the win. Luis Gonzalez was spectacular in the start, going six shutout frames, extending his streak to 14 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last three starts.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Chris Diaz will start the finale for the Rome Braves on Friday night. The left-hander has no record yet with a 2.12 ERA in five appearances (four starts) for Rome. Diaz has been limited to four innings per start after being selected in the 5th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves. Diaz previously pitched for the University of Miami, the same alma mater as Shorebirds' hitting coach Paco Figueroa.

19TH SEASON: The 2014 season marks the 19th season of Shorebirds baseball on the Eastern Shore and 18th straight year as a Baltimore Orioles affiliate. The Shorebirds' first season was 1996 as a Montreal Expos farm team.

ORIOLES WATCH: The Baltimore Orioles continued their West Coast road trip with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Seattle Mariners. Wei-Yin Chen tossed eight scoreless innings for his 11th win of the year, while Delmon Young blasted a three-run home run. The O's are now 56-45 on the season, 3 games ahead of both Toronto and New York in the AL East.

THE IRON IS HOT: 19 out of the 25 players on the Shorebirds active roster appeared for the Ab- erdeen IronBirds in 2013. The IronBirds put together an impressive season, making the playoffs for the first time in their 12-year franchise history. Aberdeen won the McNamara Division in the New York-Penn League with a 40-32 record. The IronBirds lost in the first round of the NYPL play- offs, losing 2 games to 0 against the Tri-City Valley Cats.

PLAYER TO WATCH

WHO'S HOT/WHO ELSE

GREGORY LORENZO | OF

The Shorebirds outfielder has raised up his game since the All-Star Break. Lorenzo is hitting .274 in 31 games in the second half, compared to .243 in the first half. His on-base percentage is .339, up from .303 in the first half. Lorenzo already has 16 RBIs since the break, which is more than the 11 RBIs he collected in 62 games before the All-Star Game.

WHO'S HOT - ALEX SANTANA

The Shorebirds' reliever pitched 2 1/3 score- less innings at Rome on Wednesday. Santana has now struck out 22 batters in 15 2/3 in- nings pitched. In seven straight appearances, Santana has struck out at least two batters.

WHO ELSE - CHANCE SISCO

The Shorebirds catcher is batting .391 (50- for-128) in 32 games in the second half. Sisco is now 1st in the SAL with a .344 batting average. Sisco just had his 18-game hitting streak snapped on Saturday.

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