Keys Drop Doubleheader to Blue Rocks Friday Night
WILMINGTON, DE – The Frederick Keys dropped both games of the doubleheader to the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Nationals) Friday night, losing by scores of 1-0 and 2-1 from Daniel S. Frawley Stadium. In what were both pitcher dual games, the Blue Rocks took down the Keys in two one-run contests
WILMINGTON, DE – The Frederick Keys dropped both games of the doubleheader to the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Nationals) Friday night, losing by scores of 1-0 and 2-1 from Daniel S. Frawley Stadium.
In what were both pitcher dual games, the Blue Rocks took down the Keys in two one-run contests in front of their home crowd, as Frederick looks to even the series Saturday night in game six of seven from Wilmington.
Game 1:
Kyson Witherspoon picked up a scoreless bottom of the first inning on his tab with a strikeout to cap the frame off, keeping game one scoreless after one inning of play.
Following the Keys and Blue Rocks going off the board in the second, Witherspoon recorded a 1-2-3 bottom of the third inning with two strikeouts on his tab, taking the game to the fourth still knotted at zeros apiece.
After both sides finished with zeros in the fourth inning, Witherspoon capped off his strong start with three more strikeouts and a scoreless bottom of the fifth, finishing his outing with five innings and no runs allowed, along with eight strikeouts in his third start with Frederick.
With each team going scoreless in the sixth and the Keys going off the board in the top of the seventh, Wilmington proceeded to get the walk-off win in game one thanks to a game-winning RBI single to right, as the Blue Rocks took home game one by a score of 1-0.
Game 2:
The second game began like the first with both teams finishing with zeros on the board, as Stephen Still struck out the side in the bottom of the first to keep it a scoreless game.
He followed that up in the bottom of the second after striking out the side in order, taking the game into the third still knotted at zeros apiece in Wilmington.
After a scoreless third inning on both sides, the Blue Rocks plated home two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two-RBI single, making it a 2-0 game through four innings in game two Friday night.
Following a scoreless fifth inning for Frederick and Wilmington, the Keys got their first run of the night on a double play that brought home Enddy Azocar from third, cutting the deficit to one at a 2-1 score heading into the seventh, with the visitors looking for a late rally.
Despite the leadoff man reaching base for Frederick, the Keys went scoreless during the top of the seventh, as the Blue Rocks took home the game two win by a score of 2-1 at Frawley Stadium.
The Keys and Blue Rocks meet for the sixth time in five days Saturday night, with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m. from Daniel S. Frawley Stadium in Wilmington.