Mudcats Complete Suspended Game with Shutout Win
Carolina 4 @ Delmarva 0 August 11, 2022 | Venue : Arthur W. Perdue Stadium | First pitch : 7:06 PM | Att : 1,944 | T : 2:27 (:05 delay) CAR: 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 1 DEL: 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina 4 @ Delmarva 0
August 11, 2022 | Venue : Arthur W. Perdue Stadium | First pitch : 7:06 PM | Att : 1,944 | T : 2:27 (:05 delay)
CAR: 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
DEL: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
WP: Pablo Garabitos (3 - 0) LP: Moises Chace (1 - 4)
SALISBURY – Jesus Chirinos went 2-for-5 with RBI doubles in the first and fifth innings, and starter Stiven Cruz and reliever Pablo Garabitos combined on a five-hit shutout as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 4-0 in the second game of a six-game series between Carolina (20-18, 54-50) and Delmarva (13-25, 34-69) at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The game originally began on Wednesday, August 10, but was suspended in the fifth and completed on Thursday, August 11 in Delmarva.
Carolina originally took a 1-0 lead in the first on a RBI double from Chirinos off starter Moises Chace. Chirinos struck again later in the game with his second RBI double during a three run Carolina fifth. The fifth also saw a two-run double from Robert Moore. Chirinos was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI before the suspension. Moore was 1-for-3 and had also drove in two runs.
Cruz started for the Mudcats and worked through three no-hit innings before allowing a single in the fourth. Cruz was scheduled to return for the fifth before the game was stopped. He ended up going through four innings with a hit, a walk and four strikeouts.
Garabitos (3-0) took over in relief of Cruz when the game resumed and would go on to finish it while pitching through five scoreless innings. Garabitos scattered four hits, walked one and struck out four while finishing off the Shorebirds.
The victory was Carolina’s fourth straight and put them up 2-0 in their current with Delmarva.
TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:
Chirinos, 1B (Carolina): 2-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Moore, 2B (Carolina): 1-for-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Brown Jr., SS (Carolina): 1-for-3, 2 SB
Avina, CF (Carolina): 1-for-4, 1 R
Willems, 1B (Delmarva): 2-for-4, 1 2B
Trimble, CF (Delmarva): 1-for-3, 1 2B
TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:
Cruz (Carolina): 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Garabitos (W, 3-0) (Carolina): 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Beltran (Delmarva): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
Heid (Delmarva): 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO
SCORING:
Mudcats 1st (Mudcats 1, Shorebirds 0) -- Robert Moore flies out to Stiven Acevedo. Eric Brown Jr. pops out to Creed Willems. Jace Avina singles to center field. Jesus Chirinos doubles to right field, Jace Avina scores. Luis Castillo strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Mudcats 5th (Mudcats 4, Shorebirds 0) -- Eduarqui Fernandez struck out looking. Branlyn Jaraba walks. Alex Hall singles to shallow right field, Alex Hall to 2nd; throwing error by Luis Valdez. Robert Moore doubles to right field, Branlyn Jaraba scores; Alex Hall scores. Pitcher Change: Hugo Beltran replaces Moises Chace. Eric Brown Jr. singles to shallow left field. Jace Avina flies out to Elio Prado. Jesus Chirinos doubles to left field, Robert Moore scores; Eric Brown Jr. to 3rd. Luis Castillo grounds out to Creed Willems.
(3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB)
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