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Pelicans surrender two in ninth to lose series against Dash

Martinez goes seven strong innings in defeat
By John Vittas
April 13, 2016

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (April 13, 2016) - Marcus Davis' two-run triple capped a ninth inning rally and spoiled seven terrific innings from Jonathan Martinez as the Winston-Salem Dash defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 4-2 in the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday night at TicketReturn.com Field.

Pelicans (3-4) reliever James Pugliese (0-1) had retired the first four batters he faced before allowing three straight hits in the top of the ninth. Gerson Montilla and Nick Basto both singled before Davis delivered the game-winning hit.

It was the first runs for Winston-Salem (3-4) since the first inning. Hunter Jones began the first inning for the Dash, before Louie Lechich doubled and Montilla singled home Jones. With runners at the corners and one out, Basto grounded into a double play, which allowed Lechich to come home to make it 2-0.

Down by two, the Pelicans mounted a comeback in the third when Rashad Crawford ripped a liner off of Davis' foot at first base for a one-out double. After Shawon Dunston Jr. walked, Ian Happ singled home Crawford on a looper to left. Two batters later, third baseman Jason Vosler pulled an RBI single into right to tie the game at two.

Both starting pitchers would halt the offense after that. Dash righty Matt Cooper went five innings, striking out six and walking two. Martinez lasted seven innings for Myrtle Beach, giving the Pelicans their longest outing of the year. After allowing the two runs in the first, Martinez surrendered just two hits over the next six frames.

Martinez has now allowed three runs or less in 28 of his last 29 starts dating back to July 18, 2014, his final start in the Dodgers' organization. Martinez has also held his opponents to four runs over his last 43 innings of work.

Dash reliever Nolan Sanburn picked up the win after turning in 2.2 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out five and stranded two runners in the eighth, and three inherited runners in the seventh. Wednesday marked the second straight night that Myrtle Beach stranded nine runners or more.

The Pelicans will now head to Zebulon to take on the Carolina Mudcats for four games beginning Thursday night at 7 p.m. Zach Hedges (0-1, 5.06 ERA) will start on the mound for Myrtle Beach, as Matt Withrow makes his 2016 debut for Carolina. Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. on www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com and the TuneIn app.

The 2016 season is the 18th season for the Pelicans franchise and second as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For information on tickets to see the Pelicans in 2016, please call (843) 918-6000, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.

ABOUT THE PELICANS: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and play their home games at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The park has ranked in the top eight in all of Minor League Baseball by Stadium Journey in each of the last five seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences in all of sports in each of the last five years and the best in the Carolina League for five straight seasons as well. In May 2015, TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark won the 2015 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. The Pelicans are the defending Mills Cup Champions, winning the title in 2015 as well as 2000 and co-Mills Cup championship honors in the inaugural 1999 season. The Pelicans have made nine postseason appearances behind 11 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season, as well as five Southern Division titles, most recently in 2015. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or emailing [email protected].