SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
04/24/2099
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LEXINGTON LEGENDS AT DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
GAME ID: 10221 - FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2099 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lexington Legends (7-9) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 12 0
Delmarva Shorebirds (12-4) 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 X 8 11 0
Esparza Goes Deep Twice in 8-5 Shorebirds Win
The Delmarva Shorebirds trumped the Lexington Legends, 8-5, at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Delmarva right fielder Jerry Esparza was terrific. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. With the loss, Lexington sinks to 7-9.

Esparza had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-2 cutter from Stephen Lunn, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Shorebirds a 8-5 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Esparza.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," said Esparza. "But I like how we're playing right now."
LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE DELMARVA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Penland RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .169 1 2
D. Candia CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .213 3 5
S. Soltero 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .218 0 3
W. MacLean 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 1 2
   a-J. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
   b-A. Crossland 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Washington 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .296 1 4
E. Rios DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .321 0 10
B. Krueger SS 4 2 1 0 0 2 5 .347 2 11
A. Guerrero C 4 0 1 3 0 1 3 .167 0 4
J. Salinas LF 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 .227 1 14
   c-I. Rogers PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 2
Totals 39 5 12 5 3 9 26      
a - J. Lewis pinch hit for W. MacLean in the 6th
b - A. Crossland substituted for J. Lewis in the 6th
c - I. Rogers pinch hit for J. Salinas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Guerrero (1, 2nd Inning off M. Flaherty, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Salinas (1, 6th Inning off M. Thimmes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Penland , D. Candia 2 , W. MacLean 2 , J. Washington 2 , E. Rios 2 , B. Krueger , A. Guerrero 2 , J. Salinas 4
2-out RBI: J. Salinas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Candia , J. Lewis , J. Washington , B. Krueger , I. Rogers
Hit by Pitch: B. Krueger
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
PB: A. Guerrero
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Santiago SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .328 0 5
B. Bronson 1B 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .267 0 3
A. Gil DH 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 .370 2 9
J. Esparza RF 4 2 3 7 0 0 1 .283 3 14
D. Mora C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 0 1
J. Allmond 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .292 0 6
C. Capellari LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152 0 4
J. Williams CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 1 6
S. Giltner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 1 6
Totals 35 8 11 8 2 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Esparza (4, 1st Inning off M. Krill, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Gil (4, 5th Inning off M. Krill, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Bronson (1, 5th Inning off M. Krill, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Esparza 2 (3, 3rd Inning off M. Krill, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Lunn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Santiago , B. Bronson 5 , A. Gil 3 , J. Esparza 10 , J. Allmond , J. Williams
2-out RBI: , J. Esparza 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Santiago , D. Mora 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bronson (1)
LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE DELMARVA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Krill L (0-3) 6.2 8 7 7 2 5 1 104 6.48   
S. Lunn 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 27 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Krill 33
Batters Faced: M. Krill 30, S. Lunn 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Krill 6-9, S. Lunn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Krill 104-63, S. Lunn 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lunn 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flaherty 4.2 5 3 3 2 5 0 94 2.88   
M. Thimmes 1.2 6 2 2 1 1 1 51 16.88   
D. Butts W (3-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 40 0.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flaherty 45
Batters Faced: M. Flaherty 22, M. Thimmes 12, D. Butts 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flaherty 4-5, M. Thimmes 3-1, D. Butts 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flaherty 94-56, M. Thimmes 51-31, D. Butts 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Thimmes 1-0 , D. Butts 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Flaherty
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Esparza
Ballpark: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 5129
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