Seventh Inning Game Two Rally Keys BlueClaws Sweep of Birds
The BlueClaws swept a double-header on Sunday at Delmarva! ---
The BlueClaws swept a double-header on Sunday at Delmarva!
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SALISBURY, MD - The BlueClaws swept a double-header from Delmarva on Sunday, winning the first game 3-2 and scoring six runs in the seventh inning of game two for a 7-2 victory.
Lakewood (28-21) has won three of four from Delmarva (29-20). The BlueClaws are seven games over .500 for the first time this year and winners of six of their last eight and 13 of their last 19 games.
Game One
In the opener,
The teams exchanged home runs early on, with
The BlueClaws took the lead in the sixth inning on a wild pitch that scored
Shorebirds starter
Russ, meanwhile, took the league lead with his 10th save of the year, stranding the tying run on second base when he got
Game Two
Lakewood used a six-run seventh for a 7-2 win in the nightcap, the second win of the season for the BlueClaws in which they trailed entering their last at bat.
Daniel Brito then reached on an error, allowing two more to score, and put the BlueClaws up 7-2.
All six runs, four earned, were charged to
The teams exchanged early unearned runs. Delmarva got a run in the first on an RBI single from
Delmarva took the lead in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Max Hogan.
Lakewood starter
Scheiner, Ortiz, and Fitch had two hits for the BlueClaws.
The BlueClaws swept their second straight double-header, after taking one from Hagerstown on Thursday at FirstEnergy Park. Lakewood is now 6-2 since losing a double-header last Sunday.
The teams finish their series on Monday at 2:05 pm. LHP
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