Sox Baffled by Blue Rocks 7-0 Friday
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WILMINGTON, DE (June 16, 2017) - The Salem Red Sox were stifled offensively for the second consecutive evening on Friday, mustering only two hits as they suffered a 7-0 shutout loss at the hands of the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington.
The Sox (40-27) lost their third straight game at a critical time, and their Northern Division lead dwindled to just one game against the Lynchburg Hillcats after the Hillcats topped the Frederick Keys 5-1. The Blue Rocks (37-31) earned their third straight shutout victory and secured at least a split of the four-game series. Salem's last 15 hitters went down in order, and the Sox never advanced past second base.
Wilmington opened the scoring in the bottom of the second against Salem starting pitcher Mike Shawaryn (L,0-2), who set down the first two batters in the frame before surrendering a two-out single to Kurt Peterson.
The Blue Rocks exploded their lead in the bottom of the third.
The Blue Rocks tacked on another in the bottom of the fourth, as
Shawaryn was rocked for five runs on nine hits and two walks in 2.1 innings pitched. Weems surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk in 3.2 innings, whiffing one.
The Sox will try to right the ship Saturday night, with All-Star southpaw
The Carolina League All-Star Game returns to Salem on Tuesday, June 20 at Haley Toyota Field. As part of a celebration of 50 years of Carolina League baseball in the Roanoke Valley, the Red Sox will host a skills competition on Monday, June 19. The skills competition will take place at historic Kiwanis Field, the original home of Carolina League baseball in Salem. All 2017 Salem Red Sox season ticket holders will have tickets to the skills competition and the All-Star Classic at Haley Toyota Field included in their ticket package.