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Walks Doom ‘Birds in loss to FredNats

Tavarez goes yard for first ‘Birds homer of the year
By Sam Jellinek
April 9, 2022

SALISBURY, MD – A bevy of walks did the Delmarva Shorebirds in on Saturday night at Perdue Stadium as they fell 18-5 to the Fredericksburg Nationals. The Shorebirds (1-1) pitching staff issued 14 total walks as the Nationals (1-1) offense cashed in the free passes for a plethora of runs.

SALISBURY, MD – A bevy of walks did the Delmarva Shorebirds in on Saturday night at Perdue Stadium as they fell 18-5 to the Fredericksburg Nationals.

The Shorebirds (1-1) pitching staff issued 14 total walks as the Nationals (1-1) offense cashed in the free passes for a plethora of runs.

The FredNats got on the board in the first inning for the second straight game, this time cashing in a Jacob Young triple with a Brady House RBI single.

In the bottom of the third, the Shorebirds rallied to take the lead. Isaac De Leon doubled home a run to tie the game before Noelberth Romero blasted a two-run homer, his first of the season, to put Delmarva ahead 3-1.

The FredNats thundered back with five runs in the fourth to take the lead back. Viandel Pena tripled home a run and then scored on the play when the relay throw to third caromed into the Shorebirds dugout. Jeremy De La Rosa drove in a run with an infield single before Brady House demolished a two-run homer, his first of the year, to make it 7-3 Fredericksburg.

Six more runs came across for the FredNats in the fifth thanks to six walks, a hit batter, a balk, a fielder’s choice, and an error.

The Nationals offense continued to pour it on, plating one in the sixth, three in the seventh, and one more in the ninth.

Davis Tavárez smacked a two-run homer in the seventh, his first of the year for the Shorebirds, to provide a bright spot down the stretch.

Riggs Threadgill (1-0) earned the win out of the bullpen for the FredNats, going 2.1 innings while allowing two runs on four hits while striking out three.

Hector López (0-1) absorbed the loss for the Shorebirds, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk.

The Shorebirds and FredNats go at it for the rubber match of the series at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 at Perdue Stadium. Juan De Los Santos makes his first outing for the Shorebirds against Andry Lara for the FredNats. Pregame coverage begins at 1:50 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.