SAL1 Delmarva Shorebirds

Shorebirds Stay Hot with 5-2 Win

Published on June 26, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release


SALISBURY, Md. -- The Delmarva Shorebirds got off to a great start on Friday night with a five-run first inning on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Hagerstown Suns. Delmarva (2-0, 35-35) evened their overall record with their second straight win to begin the second half.

A two-out rally in the first inning was all the offense Delmarva needed on Friday evening. A single and two walks loaded the bases against Suns' starter Matt Purke. Derek Peterson smoked a line drive up the middle to score two runs, extending his hitting streak to a season-high ten games. Elier Leyva ripped a two-run single through the hole at short, and then Yermin Mercedes delivered an RBI double for a 5-0 lead.

Matthew Grimes pitched well for his team-high sixth victory of the season. Grimes took a shutout into the sixth inning, before allowing an unearned run. The Shorebirds' right-hander spun a quality start with five hits, two walks and just the one unearned run surrendered.

Hagerstown tightened the score with a run in the eighth inning, but Garrett Cortright extinguished the Suns' comeback hopes. Raudy Read lifted a sacrifice fly off Nick Cunningham to cut the lead down to 5-2. Cortright came on to face Jose Marmolejos, representing the tying run. Cortright struck out Marmolejos to end the eighth, and he wrapped up a quiet ninth for his fifth save.

Delmarva only added two hits after the decisive rally in the first inning. Hagerstown's bullpen of Connor Bach, Kevin Perez and Jake Walsh impressed, though it was too late to erase the damage from the five-run rally. The Suns actually outhit the Shorebirds by three, nine to six, but Delmarva grabbed their second win to begin the second half.

The Shorebirds will try to make it three straight victories and a series win on Saturday evening. Left-hander John Means (5-4, 3.99) starts for Delmarva against Hagerstown right-hander Luis Reyes (3-4, 4.91). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

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