Legends' Gasparini ends marathon with a bang
At this point, the Lexington Legends and Delmarva Shorebirds are probably sick of each other. The Class A teams played for five hours and 51 minutes on Thursday before a storm rumbled through the area and forced the game to be suspended until Friday. That set the stage for Marten Gasparini
At this point, the Lexington Legends and Delmarva Shorebirds are probably sick of each other.
The Class A teams played for five hours and 51 minutes on Thursday before a storm rumbled through the area and forced the game to be suspended until Friday. That set the stage for
The Royals' No. 18 prospect led off the 21st inning with a home run as the Legends posted a well-earned 7-6 win over the Shorebirds at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in one of the longest games in South Atlantic League history.
Box score
Gasparini sent the fourth pitch after play resumed over the right-field fence for his eighth homer of the season and second in four games.
For a while, it looked like the Shorebirds were going to extend the game.
The teams combined for 35 hits and 50 strikeouts, used 13 pitchers who threw 624 pitches and left 64 runners on base.
Lexington third baseman
The game's top pitching performance came from Lexington reliever
Had the game gone one more inning, it would have matched the SAL record, set by Lakewood and Hagerstown on April 26, 2006.
The Legends and Shorebirds were scheduled to play another seven-inning game Friday, but it was rained out.
Michael Leboff is a contributor to MiLB.com.