'Birds Upend 'Claws Late, Match Record
LAKEWOOD, NJ - The Delmarva Shorebirds matched a franchise record with their 83rd win of the season, coming from behind late to beat the Lakewood BlueClaws 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park.The Shorebirds (35-20, 83-41) matched the inaugural 1996 Shorebirds, who went 83-59 and had been unmatched for 23
LAKEWOOD, NJ - The Delmarva Shorebirds matched a franchise record with their 83rd win of the season, coming from behind late to beat the Lakewood BlueClaws 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park.
The Shorebirds (35-20, 83-41) matched the inaugural 1996 Shorebirds, who went 83-59 and had been unmatched for 23 years. Delmarva still has 14 games to go in the regular season and is now seven wins away from becoming the first South Atlantic League team since the 2006 Augusta GreenJackets to win 90 games in a season.
Down 2-0 in the top of the eighth,
Ogren and Curran tag-teamed again to add an insurance run in the ninth. Ogren belted a two-out double and advanced to third on a passed ball, and Curran stroked an RBI single into right center to give the game its final 4-2 margin.
After the first five-and-a-half scoreless innings sped along at just under an hour, Lakewood finally broke through against Delmarva starter
Guance settled down from there, though, and kept any further damage at bay. He finished with his second straight Quality Start in a no-decision, allowing two runs on three hits in six innings with three walks and three strikeouts.
Lakewood's
Ogren finished 2-for-4 with a double and two runs to lead the Shorebirds, while Curran went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI. Fontana's two-run triple was his third extra-base hit in his first five games with Delmarva.
Matos went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored to pace the BlueClaws.
After their final off day of the regular season, the Shorebirds hit the final two weeks of the regular season beginning on Tuesday night at home agains the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Neither team has yet to announce a starting pitcher. First pitch from Arthur W. Perdue Stadium is set for 7:05 p.m. with gates opening at 6:00. Tuesday night is Ticket Amnesty Night at Perdue Stadium; fans with any unused 2019 game tickets can exchange them for a free ticket to Tuesday's game. It's also the final Wag Your Tail Tuesday presented by Concord Pet Foods and Supplies. Pregame coverage on Fox Sports 960 AM and the MiLB First Pitch App begins at 6:50 with Will DeBoer and Sam Jellinek on the call.