Brayan Hernandez Swats Third Homer of the Year; ‘Birds Drop Fourth Straight to GreenJackets

SALISBURY, MD. – The Delmarva Shorebirds saw a consistent offensive attack from the Augusta GreenJackets lead to a 14-2 loss on Friday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

The loss sealed a series loss for the Shorebirds (34-65, 13-21) who have now loss seven straight against the GreenJackets (14-18, 50-48).

Augusta broke the ice on the scoreboard with four runs in the second. Braulio Vasquez ripped an RBI triple before he scored on a Francisco Floyd RBI double. Eliezel Stevens then drove in two with a base hit.

Isaac De Leon doubled to lead off the home second. After a hit batter, two groundballs moved De Leon around, with him ultimately scoring on an Elio Prado groundout to make it 4-1.

The GreenJackets answered right back in the top of the third to pull away again. After the first two reached on a hit batter and a walk, a dropped flyball allowed a run to score before Stevens ripped another two-run single to make it 7-1.

Augusta scored another run in the fourth when Geraldo Quintero walked, stole second and third, then sprinted home on a passed ball.

RBI doubles from Mahki Backstrom and Stevens preceded an RBI single for Kadon Morton in the seventh, making it 11-1.

Backstrom put the game fully on ice with a three-run homer in the eighth, his eighth of the season.

Brayan Hernandez homered to lead off the ‘Birds ninth, his third of the year, making it 14-2.

James Acuna (3-2) earned the win for Augusta with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, striking out four and walking three, allowing just a hit.

Darlin Alcantara (0-2) suffered the loss for Delmarva, allowing seven runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks, striking out two.

The Shorebirds continue their series with the GreenJackets on Saturday, August 6 at Perdue Stadium. Juan De Los Santos (2-8, 4.35) takes the mound for Delmarva against Sam Strickland (3-2, 3.26) for Augusta. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. on MiLV.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.