RidgeYaks Top Shorebirds to Even Series
RidgeYaks Top Shorebirds to Even Series Delmarva Strands 12 Runners in Defeat SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (39-73, 16-30) were defeated by the Salem RidgeYaks (49-61, 24-21) on Friday night, 9-3. The RidgeYaks scored first in the second inning on a three-run homer by Andruw Musett (3). Later in the
RidgeYaks Top Shorebirds to Even Series
Delmarva Strands 12 Runners in Defeat
SALISBURY, MD: The Delmarva Shorebirds (39-73, 16-30) were defeated by the Salem RidgeYaks (49-61, 24-21) on Friday night, 9-3.
The RidgeYaks scored first in the second inning on a three-run homer by Andruw Musett (3). Later in the frame, Kleyver Salazar singled home Wills Maginnis, putting the Shorebirds behind 4-0 after two innings.
Delmarva scored their first run in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Jhomnardo Reyes to make it a 4-1 game.
Salem struck for three runs in the top of the fifth, with RBIs from Andrews Opata, Skylar King, and Anderson Fermin, to take their largest lead at 7-1.
The Shorebirds began to chip away by scoring one in the bottom of the fifth on a Jimmy Anderson RBI single, his second hit of the game. A run-scoring single by Ty Head in the sixth pulled Delmarva within a 7-3 margin.
In the eighth, the RidgeYaks got both of those runs back on RBI hits by Wills Maginnis and Franklin Primera, matching their largest lead at 9-3.
Delmarva's offense was unable to break through for the big inning they needed, finishing 3-for-17 with runners in scoring position and stranding 12 runners in a 9-3 loss to the RidgeYaks.
Nicholas De La Cruz (5-3) was the winning pitcher in relief for Salem, with Delmarva starter Harrison Kreiling (0-2) taking the loss.
The series continues on Saturday as the Shorebirds try to recapture the series lead, with Esteban Mejia taking the mound against Sadbiel Delzine for the RidgeYaks. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.