Offensive explosion guides Birds to fifth straight victory

Myrtle Beach hits three homers, beats Down East 9-2

Jhonny Pereda continued his hot-hitting on Sunday, going 2-for-5 with a three-run home run. Over his last eight games, Pereda is hitting .361 (13-for-36). (Larry Kave/Myrtle Beach Pelicans)

By Zach Bigley

July 15, 2018

KINSTON, N.C. (July 15, 2018) - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans blasted a season-best three home runs on Sunday to crush the Down East Wood Ducks 9-2 from Grainger Stadium. With the Pelicans (44-49, 11-13) tailing the Woodies (44-51, 9-16) 1-0 in the fifth inning on a third-inning solo homer by LeDarious Clark,

KINSTON, N.C. (July 15, 2018) - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans blasted a season-best three home runs on Sunday to crush the Down East Wood Ducks 9-2 from Grainger Stadium.
With the Pelicans (44-49, 11-13) tailing the Woodies (44-51, 9-16) 1-0 in the fifth inning on a third-inning solo homer by LeDarious Clark, Myrtle Beach's Wladimir Galindo hit his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot, to tie the game.

After the Wood Ducks took the lead right back in the bottom of the fifth with a bases-loaded walk, Jared Young gave the Birds the lead with a two-run homer in the top of the sixth off Down East starter Yohander Méndez (1-2). It was Walker's first dinger at the High-A level.
In the seventh inning, the Pelicans blew the game wide open. Aramis Ademan ripped an RBI single to give the Pelicans a 4-2 lead before Jhonny Pereda cranked a three-run home run to make it 7-2 Myrtle Beach.
The Birds added on in the eighth with an RBI single from Andruw Monasterio and a bases-loaded free pass by Ademan.
Tyson Miller (8-6) earned the win, tying a career-high with eight strikeouts over his five innings while just ceding two runs on three hits.
The Pelicans vie for the sweep with Monday's 7 p.m. first pitch. RHP Alex Lange (5-6, 3.52 ERA) starts for Myrtle Beach against Down East RHP Stephen Bruce (3-5, 3.86 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn.
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