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Published on August 1, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lexington Legends (15-25, 44-66) at West Virginia Power (19-21, 39-69)

Game 109 | August 1, 2014 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 pm

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

RH Matt Tenuta (4-8, 5.40) vs. RH Luis Heredia (1-3, 4.86)

Heredia: Allowed 4 R on 8 H over 6.0 IP in 7/27 ND @ ROM w/ 0 K & 0 BB (5-4 Power)

Tenuta: Allowed 0 R on 2 H over 3.0 IP in 7/26 SV vs SAV w/ 2 K & 2 BB (1-0 LEX)

THE LEAD OFF: The Power dropped the series opener with the Lexington Legends 5-4 on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park. The Legends struck for one on the first inning before the Power responded with a run in the second on an Erich Weiss sacrifice fly and another in the third with an Edwin Espinal RBI base knock. Lexington tied the game at two in the fourth before a Francisco Diaz RBI triple in the bottom half and another West Virginia run in the sixth. The Legends, however, came storming back with a pair in the seventh and another in the eighth to earn the victory. Henry Hirsch was charged with the loss while Jose Rodriguez earned the win.

FINAL STRETCH: The Power have 30 games remaining in the 2014 season. 18 of the 30 games will match West Virginia with either Lexington or Asheville. The Power have 10 games left with the Legends, including tonight's affair. Meanwhile, West Virginia will see Asheville eight more times before the season concludes. 10 of the 18 will have the Power on the road.

GOOD AND BAD NEWS: Before Friday's game, the Pittsburgh Pirates placed Jeff Roy on the Power Disabled List after a knee injury sustained on July 29 in Rome. The outfielder was hitting .216 with a home run and 10 RBIs in his time with West Virginia. Meanwhile, the Pirates activated infielder Chris Diaz from the Disabled List. Diaz was placed on the Disabled List on 7/21 and was hitting .216 with 18 runs batted in.

LATE BLOOMERS: The West Virginia Power won 20 games in the first half of the 2014 season. With 30 games remaining in the second half, the Power are one win away from tying that mark.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE: With a win over the Rome Braves on Tuesday night, the West Virginia Power captured their seventh series win of the 2014 season. It was the first series win in the month of July for the Power and the first since a series victory over Delmarva. West Virginia took the series 3-1 back on June 26 in Salisbury.

BULLPEN BURNT: In 38 second half games, West Virginia's starting pitchers have a 10-10 record and a 3.57 earned run average over 196.2 innings pitched. The Power bullpen is 9-11, but has a 5.09 ERA over 166 innings. During the first half of the season, the bullpen's earned run average was a half a run lower than the starters (4.20 compared to 4.73).

DESIGNATED TO HIT: At the mid-point of the 2014 season, West Virginia's designated hitters had a collective .189 average over 68 games (43 hits over 227 at bats). Over 40 games since break, Power designated hitters are batting a collective .333 (47 hits over 141 at bats).

POWER PROMO UPDATE- AUGUST 2: The Power battle the Lexington Legends on Saturday, August 2 at Appalachian Power Park on Football Night in Charleston. BirdZerk will perform during the game and the first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a six-pack cooler sling.

POWER POINTS: Prior to Sunday's game, the Pirates activated infielder Wyatt Mathisen off the Power Disabled List. Pittsburgh transferred infielder Francisco Aponte back to the Jamestown Jammers roster to clear a roster spot...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4... Indianapolis bested Buffalo 6-4. Casey Sadler picked up his ninth win of the season for the Indians... Altoona ousted Richmond 8-5. Stetson Allie drove in three of the Curve's runs in the victory... Bradenton blanked Daytona 8-0. Jose Osuna blasted two home runs in the game and John Kuchno, Bryton Trepagnier and Jhondaniel Medina combined to shutout the Cubs... Jamestown swept a doubleheader with Hudson Valley 4-2 and 4-1.

ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on Charleston's ESPN 104.5 FM and 1490 AM in Charleston, online at wvpower.com and on the TuneIn Radio App.

HERE IT GOES AGAIN: The Power have played Lexington more than any other opponent during their nine previous seasons. The cross-division rivals are only two-and-a-half hours apart along I-64 and have played 183 times since the start of the 2005 season. West Virginia leads the all-time series 93-90 with a 3-6 mark against Lexington in 2014. The Legends hold the upper hand in Charleston, having a 47-40 mark.

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