SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Game Notes vs. Lakewood

Published on July 31, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


PREVIEW: The Shorebirds broke a five-game losing streak in shutout style with a 4-0 win over the Lakewood BlueClaws. It was the 9th shutout victory for Delmarva on the season. Luis Gonzalez spun another gem with six scoreless, extending his streak to now 20 1/3 consecutive without a run allowed over his last four starts.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Yacksel Rios will start game two for the Lakewood BlueClaws on Thursday evening. Rios made the move to starter in mid-June, right before the All-Star Break. The right- hander has put together a 4-0 record with a 3.43 ERA. His stint as a starter includes two outings against Delmarva, going 1-0 with five runs allowed in 12 innings. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Rios in the 12th round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Puerto Rico.

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 won another one-run game by a final score of 4-3 over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Adam Jones hit yet another 1st inning home run, his 21st long ball of the year. Meanwhile, Kevin Gausman looked sharp again, allowing three runs on three hits in the win. The O's notched their 60th win of the year.

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

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. Lakewood on Wednesday. San- tana has now struck out 28 batters in 20 in- nings pitched. In nine straight appearances, Santana has struck out at least two batters.

WHO ELSE - CHANCE SISCO

The Shorebirds catcher is batting .383 (57- for-149) in 38 games in the second half. Sisco is now 1st in the SAL with a .344 batting average. Sisco had an 18-game hitting streak, the longest by a Shorebird this year.

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