Red Sox season ends on 6-3 loss
WILMINGTON, Delaware (September 9, 2019) - The Salem Red Sox season drew to a close with a 6-3 loss to the Wilmington Blue Rocks in Game Five of the Carolina League North Division Championship Sunday afternoon at Frawley Stadium.How it Happened * Wilmington delivered a solo shot in the third
WILMINGTON, Delaware (September 9, 2019) - The Salem Red Sox season drew to a close with a 6-3 loss to the Wilmington Blue Rocks in Game Five of the Carolina League North Division Championship Sunday afternoon at Frawley Stadium.
How it Happened
* Wilmington delivered a solo shot in the third and two-run bomb in the fourth inning for a 3-0 lead.
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* The Blue Rocks re-claimed the difference 4-1 with an RBI double by
* Salem rallied the bases loaded in the eighth with walks from
* Once again, Wilmington rallied with an RBI single and sacrifice bunt to push away 6-3 in the bottom of the frame.
* Salem rallied in the ninth, Acosta, Cottam and Casas all connected for singles to load the bases before Wilmington drew the final out to advance to the Mills Cup Championship.
Standout Sox
Victor Acosta: .274 BA, 28 multi-hit G / 104 G
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* Triston Casas: .429 BA, 8-for-23, 4 RBI, R, HR, 2 2B / 7 G
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* Kole Cottam: .256 BA, 6-for-16, 2 RBI, 3 2B in postseason / 16 G
* Keith Curcio: .291 BA, 80 H, 7-for-18, 3 RBI, 2 R, HR, 3B, 3 2B in postseason / 74 G
* Jerry Downs: 1-for-2, 2 RBI in postseason pinch-hit appearances, 13 H, 4 2B / 25 G
* Tyler Esplin: First player in Salem Red Sox history with multi-homer postseason game, 4-for-16, 4 RBI, 4 R, 2 HR, 2B in postseason / 6 G
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batting average and ERAs reflect regular season.
Noteworthy
Salem finished one hit shy of tying the single game franchise record with a 19-hit performance 4/9 at Lynchburg.
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* Dylan Hardy, Edgar Corcino,
* Dylan Hardy had Salem's lone grand slam of the season 4/20 at Frederick.
* Devlin Granberg, Keith Curcio and Garrett Benge set a new franchise record for three home runs in a playoff game 9/1.
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* Salem lead all of the Carolina League and Boston Minor League system in batting average (.258).
* Sox arms lowered their ERA from a 4.07 to a 2.83 to close the regular season.
* The Red Sox walked-off against opponents seven times. They had 22 come-from-behind wins.
* Salem swept six series.
* Salem turned around from a 25-42 last place first-half record to finish 67-70 overall with a best 42-28 second-half finish.
* Corey Wimberly managed a franchise-high transaction total at 125 roster moves.
* The Sox returned to the postseason for the first time since 2016 and first as a member of the North Division.
The Salem Red Sox are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and call Haley Toyota Field in Salem, Virginia home. The team was founded in 1968 and purchased by Fenway Sports Management in December of 2007. For more information on the Salem Red Sox, please visit SalemRedSox.com or contact Melanie Newman at [email protected].