'Dogs Blow By 'Birds Down Stretch
SALISBURY, MD - The Delmarva Shorebirds started strong but faded fast as the Charleston RiverDogs busted the game open late to win 11-4 on Sunday evening at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.Dalton Lehnen (3-1) collected the win for the RiverDogs (15-22, 52-55). Out of the bullpen, Lehnen fired 3.1 innings, allowing
SALISBURY, MD - The Delmarva Shorebirds started strong but faded fast as the Charleston RiverDogs busted the game open late to win 11-4 on Sunday evening at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
The Shorebirds put the first tally on the scoreboard in the second.
After going silently through the first three frames, Charleston pounced for two runs in the fourth.
A two-run fifth pushed the Shorebirds back in front.
Charleston busted the game up in the sixth.
The Shorebirds got one back in the bottom of the sixth. Zach Watson floated a ball into shallow right that saw the second baseman and right fielder collide, allowing Watson to race around and score on an inside-the-park homer, his second home run of the homestand, making it 6-4 Charleston.
The RiverDogs pulled away late to put the game to bed. In the seventh, Peraza singled to start the frame and moved to third on a Stowers double. Smith brought them both around to score on a ringing double to left, putting Charleston ahead 8-4. Then in the eighth with the basses loaded, a passed ball allowed Lidge to score from third and a batter later Smith poked a single to left to plate two, giving Charleston their winning margin of 11-4.
Hall racked up his 35th multi-hit game of the season for the Shorebirds, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Ogren also posted a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI, walk, and stolen base.
The combination of Peraza, Stowers, and Smith at the top of the Charleston order powered their offense as they each finished multiple hits and multiple runs scored, going 7-for-13 with two doubles, four RBIs, and seven runs scored. In addition to his two-run homer, Gasper tacked on another RBI, going 1-for-3 with three driven in, two runs, and two walks.
The loss drops the Shorebirds to 7-8 on Sundays this season, including 2-7 at home. Delmarva has a winning record on every other day of the week, going a combined 66-25 on Monday through Saturday.
The Shorebirds wrap up their homestand on Monday night against the RiverDogs.