Amparo's Late Homer Secures Delmarva's Second Straight Win over the GreenJackets

Amparo's Late Homer Secures Delmarva's Second Straight Win over the GreenJackets

Shorebirds Take the Series Lead in Augusta

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC: The Delmarva Shorebirds (19-35) earned their second consecutive win over the Augusta GreenJackets (30-24) on Thursday, winning 4-2.

The Shorebirds took the lead in the opening inning for the second night in a row, with an RBI groundout from DJ Layton scoring Stiven Martinez, making it 1-0.

Delmarva extended their lead to 2-0 in the fifth on a two-out, RBI double by Jose Perez to score Juan Ortega.

The Shorebirds held their 2-0 lead into the eighth until Tate Southisene ended the shutout bid with an RBI single, making it 2-1 and putting the tying run at second and the go-ahead run at first. However, Kailen Hamson retired the next three batters to keep Delmarva in front, 2-1.

In the ninth, Edwin Amparo (4) provided two crucial insurance runs with a two-run homer over the right field fence, his second home run in as many days, giving the Shorebirds their largest lead at 4-1.

That long ball proved important when Nick Montgomery (4) hit a solo home run in the bottom of the inning, making it a 4-2 game. That's as close as the GreenJackets would get, as Kenny Leiner struck out Joe Olsavsky, the tying run, to end the game, giving the Shorebirds their second consecutive win, 4-2.

Kailen Hamson (3-3) earned the win with 3.2 innings of relief, while Kenny Leiner (1) recorded his first save of the season. Derek Vartanian (1-3) took the loss as Augusta's starter.

The Shorebirds will try to make it three in a row on Friday, with Stephen Still taking the mound against Briggs McKenzie for Augusta. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

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