Zobrist homers for second-straight night, Birds fall to Blue Rocks
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (August 9, 2019)- Ben Zobrist blasted a solo homer for the second-consecutive day, but the Myrtle Beach Pelicans offense stayed quiet in a 6-2 loss to the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the series opener on Friday night from TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (August 9, 2019)-
After
In the top of the second, the Blue Rocks answered as
Wilmington took the lead in the top of the fourth inning when
Passantino was dominant for the second-consecutive outing as he allowed just two runs on five hits and did not walk a batter while striking out one in quality start.
The Blue Rocks etched another tally in the eighth inning against
In the bottom of the eighth the Pelicans clawed to within a run.
Leading 3-2 in the ninth, Wilmington added on some insurance in the top of the frame. For the second time on the night, Carrasco and Hill laced consecutive doubles to extend the Blue Rocks lead to 4-2.
Two batters later,
Schultz tacked on the final insurance run for Wilmington on a sacrifice fly to left and the Rocks took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning.
The Pelicans and Blue Rocks will continue their three-game series on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. Myrtle Beach has yet to announce a starter for the contest while Wilmington will send LHP
Saturday will also be an Embrace Veterans Saturday presented by Embrace Hospice in addition to a Palmetto State Saturday. South Carolina fans receive $3 off of their game ticket by showing their local ID at the Anderson Brothers Bank Box Office, courtesy of Food Lion, Sparks Toyota, WMBF, The Sun News and NASH FM. The night will also include the Locals Dice Roll Extravaganza where, each Saturday, one local fan will have a chance to win up to $25,000 courtesy of HTC and Sparks Toyota and a Postgame Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by East Coast Pyrotechnics.
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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