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Shorebirds Hit Two Home Runs in a 4-3 Win Over Red Sox Monday

July 6, 2022 - Carolina League (CarL)
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LAST TIME OUT: The Fourth of July brought out the fireworks for the Shorebirds as they swatted two home runs in a 4-3, 10-inning, walk-off win over the Salem Red Sox on Monday. The win snapped the 'Birds seven-game losing streak and was their second walk- off win this year off the Red Sox. Isaac De León and Anthony Servideo each hit solo homers while Luis Valdez collected two hits including an RBI double. In his Single-A debut, Miguel Padilla was solid on the mound, going 4.2 frames, allowing two runs while striking out five. Dylan Heid earned his first career win in relief while punching out seven after Noelberth Romero won it for the 'Birds in the 10th on a groundball to third that saw Roberto Martinez score at the plate after a dropped throw.

TODAY'S OPPONENT: Reidis Sena toes the rubber for the Red Sox on Wednesday night. Sena has seen his innings limited to start the season, goin a maximum of three frames (each of his last four starts). He's been extremely effective in the short bursts, allow- ing justtwo runs in his past 12 innings on nine hits and three walks, striking out 13. He allowed just one run to the 'Birds over three frames on June 18, striking out five.

KJERSTUD: Heston Kjerstad finally debuted after being selected 2nd overall in the 2020 draft by the Orioles and hasn't missed a beat since returning. Kjerstad missed two seasons thanks to myocarditis and then a hamstring strain this past spring training, but has flourished with the Shorebirds in his first 17 games, going 28-for-67 (.418) with six doubles, two homers and 12 driven in. Kjerstad already has 10-multi hit games, including a three-hit game on June 19 which included a two-out, two-run go-ahead single in the ninth against Salem. Kjerstad just wrapped a 14-game hitting streak (the longest this season for a 'Bird), slashing .472/.547/.679 with two homers and 10 driven in during the run.

FRESH ARMS: The Shorebirds have remade their starting rotation with names like Miguel Padilla, Deivy Cruz, and Edgar Portes making their Single-A debuts in prominent starting roles. The trio have combined to post 33.2 innings through their first eight out- ings, allowing just 12 runs (3.20 ERA).

THE H IS SILENT, BUT HE ISN'T: Noelberth Romero just wrapped a 6-for-18 series against the Hillcats two weeks ago, smashing three hoemrs and driving in 10 runs. He now leads the ballclub with seven dingers, more than doubling his entire output from last season (3). Romero was acquired by the Orioles from the Red Sox back in 2019 as part of the Andrew Cashner deal.

FREDDY BASE KNOCKS: All Frederick Bencosme has done since join the 'Birds is pile up the hits. He is 30-for-80 (.375) for the 'Birds, having posted a 5-for-5 game June 19, running out five more multi-hit games since, giving him eight on the season. Bencosme is still just 19 and has barely played stateside, having spent all of 2021 in the DSL.

RUN, LUIS, RUN: MLB.com recently crowned Valdez the fastest player in the O's system, and that's been bearing fruit on the bases.

Valdez leads the league with 36 stolen bases, having been caught just 10 times. This comes after Valdez failed to steal a base in hus first nine games this season.

DE LE ON TRACK: Isaac De León got off to a putrid start this season (7-for-56, .125/.319/.161) but then found his groove over his next 24 games where he's slashed .256/.419/.359 with five doubles, a homer and 18 driven in. He had five multi-hit ef- forts during the stetch and five multi-RBI games too. De León is tied for the Carolina league in walks (56) as well and paces the 'Birds with 33 RBIs.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Although save opportunites have been few and far between for the 'Birds this season, when they have needed to close down a win, Preston Price has been money. The righty is 5-for-6 in save opportunites, tying him for the third most saves in the Carolina league.

TIDE, RISEN: The Orioles front office's meticulous approach in the recent rebuild has started to bear fruit, as the Orioles minor league system was named the No. 1 farm system in baseball for the second consecutive ranking by MLB Pipeline. Current top-30 O's prospects on the 'Birds roster are: No. 9 Heston Kjerstad, No. 27 Carter Baumler, and No. 30 Anthony Servideo.

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