Shorebirds Drop Series Finale to GreenJackets
SALISBURY, MD. – The Delmarva Shorebirds grabbed an early lead but were shutout over the final eight frames in a 13-2 loss to the Augusta GreenJackets on Sunday evening at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The loss to the GreenJackets (52-48, 16-18) marked the first time the Shorebirds (34-67, 13-23) had
SALISBURY, MD. – The Delmarva Shorebirds grabbed an early lead but were shutout over the final eight frames in a 13-2 loss to the Augusta GreenJackets on Sunday evening at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
The loss to the GreenJackets (52-48, 16-18) marked the first time the Shorebirds (34-67, 13-23) had been swept in a six-game series at home.
Delmarva started the scoring in the bottom of the first. Luis Valdez singled and maneuvered his way to third with one out after a throwing error and a passed ball. Reed Trimble then grounded to first with the throw coming to the plate, but Valdez beat the throw to give Delmarva a 1-0 lead. An Isaac De Leon single sent Trimble to third before Frederick Bencosme drove in Trimble with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
From there however, Augusta scored 13 unanswered runs. The GreenJackets tied the game in the second on a Victor De Hoyos RBI single and Kadon Morton RBI groundout.
Stephen Paolini drove in two for Augusta with a single in the fourth to make it 4-2.
Braulio Vasquez extended the Augusta lead to 5-2 with an RBI single in the sixth.
Three more runs came home for Augusta in the seventh on a Paolini RBI double, Brandol Mezquita RBI fielder’s choice, and Eliezel Stevens sacrifice fly.
In the ninth, Augusta scored five more times on a run scoring error and a Mahki Backstrom grand slam, his ninth homer of the season, bringing the final line to 13-2.
Following an off-day Monday, the Shorebirds kick off another six-game home series, this time against the Carolina Mudcats on Tuesday, August 9, at Perdue Stadium. 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.