SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes vs. Greensboro

Published on August 5, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds lost both halves for the doubleheader with near mirror images of another. Delmarva lost both games 2-0 with Greensboro taking a lead with three singles in the second innings. In the opener, the Shorebirds left nine runners on base while they knocked just one single in the nightcap shutout.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Ryan Wertenberger will start the series finale for the Greensboro Grass- hoppers. Wertenberger began his stint with Greensboro as a reliever, before moving into the rotation in mid-July. The right-hander is now 1-0 with a 4.60 ERA in 10 appearances (5 starts). The California native made one start against Delmarva, his lone win of the year. He allowed just one run on three hits in five innings on July 16th.

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 defeated the Washington Nationals, 7-3 on Monday night in a makeup game in D.C. Kevin Gausman improved to 6-3 with another quality start. Caleb Joseph and Nick Markakis both went deep in the victory. The O's now visit the Toronto Blue Jays to put their 4-game lead in the AL East to the test.

THE IRON IS HOT: 18 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

LUIS GONZALEZ | P

With six shutout innings vs. Lakewood, the Shore- birds' starter has now pitched 20 1/3 consecu- tive scoreless innings. Gonzalez currently sports a perfect 6-0 record while the Shorebirds are 10-2 in games in which the lefty starts. Over the current scoreless streak, Gonzalez has lowered his ERA from 3.07 to now 2.20.

WHO'S HOT - ALEX SANTANA

The Shorebirds' reliever pitched 2 scoreless innings vs. Greensboro on Monday. Santana has now struck out 30 batters in 22 innings pitched. In ten straight appearances, Santana has struck out at least two batters.

WHO ELSE - CHANCE SISCO The Shorebirds catcher is batting .391 (62- for-162) in 41 games in the second half. Sisco is now 1st in the SAL with a .345 batting average. Sisco had an 18-game hitting streak, the longest by a Shorebird this year.

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