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Wire-To-Wire Setback Halts Wilmington's Winning Streak

May 8, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
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Salem, VA - The Salem Red Sox raced out to a sizeable early advantage and never looked back on their way to a 6-1 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Wednesday at Haley Toyota Field. Salem scored two in the first inning and added three more in the second against Blue Crew starter Daniel Lynch. The loss ended Wilmington's four-game winning streak.

Lynch yielded five runs on a season-high 10 hits over four frames in his shortest outing since April 10. Tanner Nishioka got Salem on the board with a two-run double off the lefty in the first. The Red Sox added to their lead with tally-producing singles from Dylan Hardy and Ryan Fitzgerald as well as an RBI-fielder's choice off the bat of Pedro Castellanos in the second.

The Rocks got their lone run courtesy of a sacrifice fly from Sebastian Rivero in the fifth. The Blue Crew managed just two hits in the game and had only two at bats all evening with a runner in scoring position.

Salem starter Kutter Crawford fanned 11 and allowed just one run on two hits in 6.1 frames en route to the victory. The Rocks also fanned four times against the Salem bullpen and have whiffed 33 times over the first two games of this series

Wilmington wraps up its three-game road trip on Thursday at Salem. Right-hander Brady Singer (3-2, 3.03) gets the start for the Blue Crew with first pitch slated for 7:05 p.m. Fans can catch all the action with the Voice of the Blue Rocks Cory Nidoh on 89.7 WGLS-FM.

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Despite spending two-thirds of the season atop the Carolina League North standings, the Wilmington offense continues to be a work in progress this season. The Rocks managed just two hits in Wednesday's loss. It was the 13th time this year Wilmington has managed five knocks or fewer in a contest. The Rocks also went hitless with runners in scoring position and have just nine total hits with men at second and/or third base in their last nine games. Overall the Blue Crew attack is last in the Carolina League with a collective .199 batting average. Wilmington is also last in the loop in on-base percentage, runs, hits and extra-base knocks.

Wilmington has had an odd schedule to start the 2019 season. Wilmington opened the campaign with a series against Salem and then played 17 consecutive games against CL South opponents. The Rocks went 9-8 during that stretch. The Blue Crew are now in the midst of playing 24 out of 27 against the CL North. The Rocks are 8-3 so far during this divisional-heavy portion of the slate and 8-5 on the year against CL North foes.

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