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Myrtle Beach rallies with four-run sixth for 10th straight win

Balaguert homers in 7-4 victory
By John Vittas
August 9, 2016

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (August 9, 2016) - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to rallying by the Salem Red Sox 7-4 to win their 10th game in a row Tuesday at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.

With Salem (67-46, 24-20) leading 4-1 heading into the inning, the Pelicans got a pair of one-out walks from David Bote and Yasiel Balaguert. The next batter was Ian Rice, who dumped a single down the left field line off Red Sox starter Matt Kent to cut the deficit to 4-2.

After Kent was replaced by Yankory Pimentel (8-6), Jeffrey Baez lined a ground-rule double to right to make it 4-3. Bryant Flete followed and pounded a chopper off home plate. Pimentel fielded and pumped a throw to home before realizing Rice was already home. Pimentel then turned to first and his throw sailed down the right field line, allowing Baez to score on the error and give Myrtle Beach (64-51, 28-17) a 5-4 lead.

With the Pelicans still up by one in the bottom of the eighth, Balaguert launched a solo home run to left to extend the advantage 6-4. Rice then singled before Baez bunted him to second. Flete followed by singling to center to plate Rice and cap the scoring at 7-4.

Tommy Thorpe worked 1.2 scoreless innings to earn his sixth hold of the year. Ryan McNeil retired all four batters he faced to claim his league-leading 18th save of the season.

After Myrtle Beach starter Jake Stinnett (8-4) worked a perfect top of the first, Charcer Burks led off the bottom of the inning with a single to left. After advancing to second on a ground out, Balaguert drove him in with a two-out single to right, giving the Pelicans a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the second, Mike Meyers singled before Danny Mars pushed him to third on a hit to right. Jordan Procyshen followed by flying out to center to score Meyers and tie the game at one.

Still tied 1-1 in the top of the fifth, Jose Sermo and Deiner Lopez both singled before Joseph Monge bunted them to second and third. Jayce Ray followed and lined a single up the middle to score the pair and make it 3-1 Salem. The next batter was Rafael Devers, who lined a ground-rule double to left to extend the Red Sox lead to 4-1.

The Pelicans' ten game winning streak is their longest since 2008. The Birds have won 16 of 19 games to get to a season-best 13 games over .500.

Myrtle Beach will look to extend their winning streak to eleven Wednesday night at 7 p.m. with RHP Trevor Clifton (6-7, 3.15 ERA) on the mound. LHP Trey Ball (5-5, 3.99 ERA) will pitch for Salem. All fans can enjoy BOGO Hebrew National hotdogs. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app, TuneIn and MiLB.tv.

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].