Wells Roughed Up; 'Birds Bats Silent
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Power scored four runs off Alex Wells in the first inning and never looked back as the Delmarva Shorebirds dropped their seventh straight, losing 5-1 on Friday night at Appalachian Power Park.Wells, the reigning Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month, carried a 36-inning
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Power scored four runs off
Wells, the reigning Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month, carried a 36-inning scoreless into the game.
West Virginia added one more in the bottom of the third. Baur led off with a double to the wall in right, then after a pair of groundouts,
Wells (9-5) took his first loss since June 17, lasting five innings and allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits. He walked none and struck out five. The runs he gave up were his first since giving up three first-inning runs in Kannapolis on June 30. Wells' walkless streak remains alive as he has not given up a free pass in 47 innings dating back to June 25.
The Shorebirds only managed two hits on the night, matching their lowest total of the season. Delmarva got two-hit in both ends of a doubleheader split against Lakewood on April 26. The first came in the form of a
Palmeiro saw his 13-game hitting streak come to an end, going 0-for-2 with a run, walk, and hit by pitch.
Baur paced the West Virginia attack, going 3-for-4 with a double and two runs. Gonzalez's three-run homer in the first inning was his fourth in 11 games with the Power.
Delmarva falls back to .500 in the second half. The 'Birds have lost eight out of nine since their eight-game winning streak.
The Shorebirds will look to regroup on Saturday night as