‘Birds Battle Back for Series Opening Win against FredNats
SALISBURY, MD – The Delmarva Shorebirds picked up their second consecutive win as they downed the Fredericksburg Nationals 5-3 on Tuesday morning at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The win marked the first time the Shorebirds (11-23) have won back-to-back games at home while the Nationals loss (19-14) is their second
SALISBURY, MD – The Delmarva Shorebirds picked up their second consecutive win as they downed the Fredericksburg Nationals 5-3 on Tuesday morning at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
The win marked the first time the Shorebirds (11-23) have won back-to-back games at home while the Nationals loss (19-14) is their second straight.
The FredNats struck first in the first inning as Jeremy De La Rosa doubled, moved to third on a Brady House single, and scored on a Branden Boissiere sacrifice fly.
Boissiere doubled the FredNats lead in the third with an RBI double to make it 2-0.
The Shorebirds got on the board in the fifth as Trendon Craig doubled and scored after two wild pitches.
Isaac Bellony vaulted the Shorebirds ahead in the sixth with a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, to make it 4-2.
With two on and one out in the seventh, a FredNats error on a double play chance allowed Luis Valdez to race all the way home from second to increase the ‘Birds lead to 4-2.
House cut into the FredNats deficit with a solo shot leading off the eighth, his third homer of the season, making it 4-3.
Isaac De León restored the two-run lead for the ‘Birds with a solo homer of his own in the bottom of the eighth, his second homer of the year.
Dan Hammer (2-2) allowed just one run of four innings in relief to earn the win for Delmarva. Hammer gave up two hits and struck out five.
Bryan Peña (1-1) took the loss for the Nationals, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks in 1.1 innings.
T Shorebirds continue their six-game series with the Nationals on Wednesday, May 18. Conor Grady (1-2, 7.71) gets the ball for Delmarva against Bryan Caceres (3-1, 4.50) for Fredericksburg. First pitch from Perdue Stadium is slated for 7:05 p.m. with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.TV and theshorebirds.com with Sam Jellinek on the call.
ABOUT THE DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
The Delmarva Shorebirds were founded in 1996 and have been the Class-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles since 1997. The Shorebirds have won two South Atlantic League championships in 1997 and 2000 and were named the MiLB.com Minor League Team of the Year in 2019 after going 90-48 in the regular season. Based in Salisbury, Maryland, the Shorebirds are proud to represent the entire Delmarva Peninsula and have hosted two SAL All-Star Games in 1999 and 2011. The Shorebirds are owned by 7th Inning Stretch, LP, based in Stockton, California headed by Chairman Tom Volpe and President Pat Filippone.