Myrtle Beach drops middle game of set to Woodies

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (August 1, 2018) - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans fell in the middle game of a three-game series 8-3 on Wednesday night to the Down East Wood Ducks from TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. 
The Wood Ducks (47-63, 12-28) used the long ball in the top of the second to get to Pelicans (50-59, 16-23) starter Tyson Miller (8-7). After Charles Leblanc was hit by a pitch with two outs, Andretty Cordero bashed a two-run homer and Ricky Valencia followed with a blast of his own to make it 3-0. 

Myrtle Beach answered in the bottom of the fifth with two runs. Wladimir Galindo led off the inning with a walk and Jose Gutierrez singled for D.J. Wilson , who doubled home Galindo and finished his night 2-for-4. Aramis Ademan plated Gutierrez with a ground out to make it 3-2. 
Down East answered right back in the top of the sixth inning with back-to-back triples to start the inning from LeDarious Clark and Anderson Tejeda. Two batters later, Josh Altmann ripped an RBI double and Cordero added an RBI single to give the Woodies a 6-2 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, Galindo worked a bases-loaded walk to pull the Birds within three, but Down East pulled away again with a sacrifice fly from Clark in the seventh and a Leblanc RBI double in the eight, making it 8-3.
Walker Weickel (2-8) earned the win, tossing five innings while allowing three runs. 
The Pelicans and the Woodies conclude their three-game series with Thursday's 7:05 p.m. first pitch. The Birds send RHP Erick Leal  (1-1, 0.61 ERA) to the mound against Down East RHP Emerson Martinez (4-10, 4.08 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn. 
Thursday is Myrtle Beach Mermen night featuring a Kenny Powers-inspired bucket hat giveaway to the first 1,000 fans. Additionally, it is Thirsty Thursday with $1 Bud and Bud Light drafts, $2 16 oz. cans and half-off Duplin Wine from 6-8 p.m. presented by Celebrations Nitelife, Axelrod & Associates and WBTW. The night concludes with the final Postgame Concert Series concert from DJ Nabs presented by Grand Strand Bojangles, 98.5 Kiss FM, Coast 97.3, and WBTW. 
The 2018 season is the 20th season for the Pelicans franchise and fourth as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For tickets visit MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/tickets, call (843) 918-6000, or visit the Pelicans Box Office.
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