Two seven-run innings plague Birds' pitching in loss to Red Sox

SALEM, Va. (April 28, 2019) - The Salem Red Sox swept aside the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Sunday thanks to two huge innings in a 15-7 thumping from Haley Toyota Field. 

The Red Sox (11-12) jumped out in front in the first inning on Myrtle Beach (7-17) starter Alex Lange (0-4) with seven runs. After the first batter struck out, eight straight batters recorded hits against Lange to knock him out of the ballgame. Seven different players picked up an RBI in the inning for the Sox.
Trailing 7-0, the Birds found the scoreboard in the top of the second when Aramis Ademan doubled home two runs to pull within 7-2.
That score remained until the sixth when Grant Fennell , who picked up three hits on the day, laced an RBI single to make it 7-3. Ademan then crushed a three-run homer, his second of the season, to cut the deficit to 7-6. Ademan drove in a career-high five runs on the day.
In the bottom of the seventh, Jarren Duran drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in a run for Salem and give them a 8-6 lead.
The flood gates opened in the bottom of the eighth for the Red Sox when they plated seven more runs. Those tallies came on five hits and three Pelicans' errors to make the score 15-7.
Jhonathan Diaz (2-1) earned the win for Salem, throwing five innings, while Eduard Bazardo saved his second game of the season with three innings to close things out.
Myrtle Beach returns home on Monday, April 29 to start a seven-game homestand. To start it off, the Birds meet with the Down East Wood Ducks for four games. LHP Bryan Hudson (1-1, 4.43) takes the mound for the Birds against RHP Tyler Phillips (1-1, 1.46) for the Woodies. Coverage for Monday's game begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.Com/Broadcast and the First Pitch App.
Monday is Half-off for Hunger Monday presented by WPDE. Fans receive a half-priced ticket with a donation from the Backpack Buddies list. Additionally, in celebration of the Pelicans' fifth season with the Cubs, tickets purchase online with the promo code "CUBS5" are $5 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's games. A $5 Meal Deal, featuring a Mellow Mushroom pizza slice and a regular drink, will be available for all three games and Cubs and Pelicans co-branded pennants are $5 at the pro shop.
The 2019 season is the 21st season for the Pelicans franchise and fifth as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For tickets visit MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/tickets, call (843) 918-6000, or visit the Pelicans Box Office.
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