Chirinos & Perez Homer in 10-4 Finale Loss

Delmarva 10 @ Carolina 4

July 17, 2022 | Venue : Five County Stadium | First pitch : 1:02 PM | Att : 1,369 | T : 2:41

DEL: 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 13 1

CAR: 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 3

WP: Miguel Padilla (1 - 1) LP: Jeferson Figueroa (0 - 6)

ZEBULON – Jesus Chirinos homered in the second, Hedbert Perez hit a two-run blast in the fifth, and Jeferson Quero went 3-for-5 with two doubles, but the Delmarva Shorebirds rallied late with a four run eighth while finishing off a 10-4 victory versus the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium. The loss dropped the Mudcats (9-12, 43-44) into a 3-3 series split with the visiting Shorebirds (8-13, 29-54).

Jeferson Figueroa started for the Mudcats and allowed a run in each of the first two innings before seeing his club bounce back with two runs in the second to tie the game at 2-2. Chirinos brought in the first Carolina run with a solo home run, while a RBI single from Jheremy Vargas tied the game at 2-2.

The Shorebirds came right back though with a three-run third that gave them the lead again at 5-2. A two-run home run for Perez (his 11th of the season) cut that lead to 5-4, but Delmarva would tack on one more in the seventh before breaking it open with four in the eighth while taking the finale 10-4.

Figueroa (0-6) ended up pitching through the fifth while matching a career-high with eight strikeouts, but would also allow five runs on six hits while taking the loss. Miguel Segura eventually took over in the sixth where he would work a scoreless frame before giving up one in the seventh and four in the eighth. Segura also gave up five runs, but did so on four hits over three innings. Miguel Guerrero eventually finished the game by working through a scoreless ninth for Carolina.

Conor Grady started for Delmarva and allowed Carolina’s two runs in the second before leaving after the third with two runs, four hits, a walk and two strikeouts. Dylan Heid followed and allowed the Perez homer in the fifth, but gave up just the two runs overall on two hits over two innings. Miguel Padilla (1-1) worked a scoreless sixth and seventh while earning the win. Relievers Hector Perez and Yaqui Rivera then finished the game with a scoreless eighth and ninth for the Shorebirds.

Luis Valdez singled and scored in both the first and eight innings for the Shorebirds while going 3-for-6 with two runs. Roberto Martinez also had three hits while going 3-for-5 with a RBI double in the third. Cristopher Cespedes scored three runs while going 2-for-3 with the go-ahead run in the third (scoring on a single from Noelberth Romero) and a run in the seventh and eighth innings. The Shorebirds also saw run-scoring hits from Steven Acevedo in the third, Frederick Bencosme in the eighth and Trendon Crain in the eighth as well.

Carolina will next enter a four-day All-Star before beginning a three-game series with the Down East Wood Ducks on Friday, July 22, at Five County Stadium.

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:
Quero, C (Carolina): 3-for-5, 0 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Perez, CF (Carolina): 1-for-3, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Chirinos, 1B (Carolina): 2-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Valdez, L, 2B (Delmarva): 3-for-6, 2 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Bencosme, SS (Delmarva): 2-for-5, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Cespedes, C, RF (Delmarva): 2-for-3, 3 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI
Martinez, 1B (Delmarva): 3-for-5, 0 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:
Guerrero (Carolina): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
Padilla (W, 1-1) (Delmarva): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
Perez, H (Delmarva): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Rivera, Y (Delmarva): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

SCORING PLAYS:
Shorebirds 1st (Shorebirds 1, Mudcats 0) -- Luis Valdez singles to deep shortstop. Luis Valdez steals 2nd base. Elio Prado strikes out swinging. Frederick Bencosme singles to right field, Luis Valdez scores. Frederick Bencosme steals 2nd base. Cristopher Cespedes struck out looking. Trendon Craig grounds out, Jean Carmona to Jesus Chirinos.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Shorebirds 2nd (Shorebirds 2, Mudcats 0) -- Noelberth Romero flies out to Hedbert Perez. Stiven Acevedo walks. Roberto Martinez singles to deep second base, Stiven Acevedo to 2nd. Michael Mantecon strikes out swinging. Luis Valdez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by Jheremy Vargas, Stiven Acevedo to 3rd; fielding error by Jheremy Vargas. Elio Prado hit by pitch, Stiven Acevedo scores; Roberto Martinez to 3rd; Luis Valdez to 2nd. Frederick Bencosme flies out to Hedbert Perez.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 3 LOB)

Mudcats 2nd (Shorebirds 2, Mudcats 2) -- Alberis Ferrer struck out looking. Zack Raabe grounds out, Frederick Bencosme to Roberto Martinez. Jesus Chirinos hits a home run to left field on a 2-1 pitch. Jean Carmona walks. Jean Carmona steals 2nd base. Jheremy Vargas singles to left-center field, Jean Carmona scores. Hendry Mendez grounds out, Conor Grady to Roberto Martinez.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Shorebirds 3rd (Shorebirds 5, Mudcats 2) -- Cristopher Cespedes singles to shallow left field. Trendon Craig walks, Cristopher Cespedes to 2nd. Noelberth Romero singles to right field, Cristopher Cespedes scores; Trendon Craig to 2nd. Stiven Acevedo doubles down the left-field line, Trendon Craig scores; Noelberth Romero to 3rd. Roberto Martinez strikes out swinging. Michael Mantecon reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by Jesus Chirinos, Noelberth Romero scores; Stiven Acevedo to 3rd. Luis Valdez struck out looking. Michael Mantecon caught stealing 2nd base, Jeferson Quero to Zack Raabe.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Mudcats 5th (Shorebirds 5, Mudcats 4) -- Jeferson Quero pops out to Luis Valdez. Oswal Leones walks. Hedbert Perez hits a home run to right field on a 2-0 pitch, Oswal Leones scores. Alberis Ferrer strikes out swinging. Zack Raabe strikes out on foul tip.
(2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Shorebirds 7th (Shorebirds 6, Mudcats 4) -- Cristopher Cespedes walks. Trendon Craig walks, Cristopher Cespedes to 2nd. Noelberth Romero strikes out swinging. Stiven Acevedo strikes out swinging. Roberto Martinez singles to left-center field, Cristopher Cespedes scores; Trendon Craig to 2nd. Michael Mantecon strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Shorebirds 8th (Shorebirds 10, Mudcats 4) -- Luis Valdez singles to right field. Luis Valdez steals 2nd base. Elio Prado walks. Frederick Bencosme singles to left-center field, Luis Valdez scores; Elio Prado to 2nd. Wild pitch by Miguel Segura, Elio Prado to 3rd. Cristopher Cespedes walks, Frederick Bencosme to 2nd. Wild pitch by Miguel Segura, Elio Prado scores; Frederick Bencosme to 3rd; Cristopher Cespedes to 2nd. Trendon Craig singles to left-center field, Frederick Bencosme scores; Cristopher Cespedes scores; Trendon Craig out at 2nd on the throw, Hedbert Perez to Zack Raabe. Noelberth Romero flies out to Hedbert Perez. Stiven Acevedo walks. Roberto Martinez strikes out swinging.
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)