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Shorebirds 14-12, Legends 8-18. The Birds are 2.5 games back of 1st.
Starting Pitchers - Shorebirds Cole McCurry 0-2, 4.22 ERA; Leandro Cespedes 1-1, 5.40 ERA.

Bottom of the First - Anthony Martinez blooped one to center for a single Matt Angle socres, Tyler Henson moves to third. A delayed steal by Henson from third gets in for a run. 2-0 Shorebirds.

Top of the 2nd - Steve Brown K'd by Cole McCurry. Eric Taylor reaches 2nd on a wild throw to 1st. Kevin Carkeek hit one through the shortstop, Taylor stays on 2nd. Nicholas Moresi K'd. Joe Mahoney makes an out on Ronald Ramirez pop out. 2-0 Birds.

Bottom of the 2nd - Kieron Pope goes down with a K. Wally Crancer doubled off the wall standing up. Ryan adams skied out to center. Matt Angle gounds out to first and Crancer is left stranded. 1-0 Birds. Russell Dixon strikes out for the final out. Still 2-0 Birds.

Top of the 3rd - Matthew Cusick K'd out! Craig Corrado ripped one down the third base line for a stand up double. Collin Delome grounded out and Corrado moved to 3rd.

Bottom of the 3rd - Matt Tucker got hit by a pitch and moves to first. Tucker moves to 2nd on a wild pitch with 2 outs. Martinez strikes ou to end the inning. Still 2-0 Birds.

Top of the 4th - Steve Brown gets an infield single. McCurry threw a wild pitch and Brown moves to 2nd. Carkeek gives a sacrifice fly to center to move over Brown to third. Taylor walked. Moresi drives in Taylor and Brown with a double down the third base line. Moresi scores on a Craig Corrado hit; Cusick is on 2nd. Anthony Martinez of the Birds misses a routine grounder on a DeLome hit. Cusick scores. Dixon is walked, bases loaded. Steve Brown got k'd to end the inning. 4-2 Legends.

Bottom of the 4th - Nowicki flied out for the first out. Pope pops out in foul territory. Crancer flies out for the final out. 4-2 Legends.

Top of the 5th - Eric Taylor gets a lead off double. Carkeek walked, men on 1st and 2nd. Moresi hits a double and scores Taylor and Carkeek. McCurry is pulled for Shane Matthews. Ramirez grounds out and Moresi moves to 3rd. Cusick is walked and men on the corners. Corrado gets a sacrifice fly and Moresi scores. Delome is hit by a pitch; men on 1st and 2nd. Dixon hits a double and scores Delome and Cusick. Steve Brown flied out to end the inning. 9-2 Legends.

Bottom of the 5th - Adams K'd. Angle K'd. Matt Tucker doubled to right. Henson K'd to end the inning. 9-2 Legends.

Top of the 6th - Joe Nowicki makes a diving catch for the 1st out. Carkeek grounds out to 2nd. Martinez catches a lazer down the 1st base line for the final out. 9-2 Legends.

Bottom of the 6th - Mahoney Grounds to the SS for the 1st out. Martinez singles to right. Nowicki grounds into a double play to end the innning. 9-2 Legends.

Top of the 7th - Ramirez K'd. Cusick reaches 2nd on a hit to left,0 but left stranded on a DeLome pop out. 9-2 Legends.

Bottom of the 7th - Pope grounds out to the pitcher. Crancer walked with one out. Ryan Adams grounds into a inning ending double play. 9-2 Legends.

Top of the 8th - Dixon K'd. Brown grounded out to the pitcher. Taylor grounds out for the final out. 9-2 Legends.

Bottom of the 8th - Angle K'd. Matt Tucker gets a double to center. Henson Grounds to the SS for an out and Tucker moves to third. Tucker Scores on a Mahoney double. Martinez hits a two run two out shot to deep left. Nowicki flies out for the final out. 9-5 Legends.

Top of the 9th - Carkeek grounds to third for the 1st out. Moresi grounds out. Ramirez grounds out to end the inning. 9-5 Legends.

Bottom of the 9th - Pope flies out deep to right for the first out. Crancer lined out to left for the 2nd out. Adams K'd to end the game.

McCurry (0-3) gets the loss and the Birds 14-13 now. Cespedes gets the W and the Legends are now 9-18.