Three-Run Homer in 10th Hands Rocks Sixth Consecutive Loss

Wilmington Sees Opponent Get Out the Broom for First Time in 2019

Cristian Perez picked up two hits including a game-tying RBI single in the 5th inning, but the Blue Rocks fell 5-2 to the Dash in 10 innings Wednesday. (Brad Glazier)

By Matt Janus

April 24, 2019

Wilmington, DE - A three-run 10th inning by the Winston-Salem Dash doomed Wilmington on Wednesday as the Blue Rocks dropped a 5-2 decision at Frawley Stadium. With the defeat, the Blue Crew were swept in a series for the first time in 2019. It also extended Wilmington's season-high losing streak to

Wilmington, DE - A three-run 10th inning by the Winston-Salem Dash doomed Wilmington on Wednesday as the Blue Rocks dropped a 5-2 decision at Frawley Stadium. With the defeat, the Blue Crew were swept in a series for the first time in 2019. It also extended Wilmington's season-high losing streak to six games.

As per Minor League Baseball rules, the Dash started the 10th with a man at second base. Wilmington reliever Tad Ratliff started his outing with a strikeout, but a passed ball advanced the runner to third. Ratliff then intentionally walked Nick Madrigal, who promptly stole second. Ratliff seemed poised to escape the jam when he fanned Zach Remillard for out number two, but Craig Dedelow smacked a two-strike fly ball over the right-field wall for a game-clinching three-run homer.
Wilmington went down in order in the home-half of the frame to finish the night 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
In his second Advanced-A start, Marcelo Martinez scuffled his way through 4.2 frames for the Rocks. The lefty needed 84 pitches to get 14 outs and departed with two men on base, but he limited the Dash to only two score on four hits while fanning five.
The Rocks erased an early 2-0 deficit with single tallies in the fourth and fifth frames. Dennicher Carrasco got the Blue Crew on the board when his two-out double plated Seuly Matias. Another two-out knock drew Wilmington even, this time courtesy of a seeing-eye single from Cristian Perez .
The Rocks' relief corps got the game to extras. The duo of Daniel Duarte and Rito Lugo combined to toss 4.1 scoreless innings. Duarte entered in the fifth, stranded two inherited runners and then posted two more goose eggs. Lugo worked his way out of a first-and-second, no-out jam in the ninth.
Wilmington enjoys its first off day of the season before opening a seven-game road trip on Friday at Lynchburg. Left-hander Daniel Tillo (2-1, 5.17) gets the start for the Rocks. Fans can catch all the action with the Voice of the Blue Rocks Cory Nidoh on 89.7 WGLS-FM or BlueRocks.com.