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Delmarva Shorebirds (16-13) vs. West Virginia Power (11-18).
Starting Pitchers - Delmarva, Luis Noel (1-0, 3.28 ERA) Power, R.J. Siedel (1-2, 4.43 ERA).

Top of the 1st- Lee Haydel grounded out. Noel K'd Brent Brewer and Jonathan Lucroy swinging. 0-0.

Bottom of the 1st - Matt Angle grounded out. Matt Tucker advanced to first after getting beamed in the gut by a pitch. Tyler Henson drilled one up the middle advancing Tucker to third and arriving at 1st. Joe Mahoney grounds out into a inning ending double play. 0-0.

Top of the 2nd - Zelous Wheel lined out to 2nd. Caleb Gindl walked to 1st. Curt Rindal flied out left field for the 2nd out. Steffan Wilson hit one to short left for a single and Gindl moved to 2nd. Ulrich Snijders popped out to left to end the threat. 0-0.


Bottom of the 2nd - Anthony Martinez dribbled one in the infield for the first out. Joe Nowicki gets one to land in left for a hit. Brendan Monaghan moves Nowicki to 2nd on a dribble down the third base line but is thrown out at 1st. After a nice snag on a Pedro Sliveren hit down the first base line, RJ Sidel could not hold on to the toss from first baseman Steffan Wilson for the out. Nowicki scored! Calvin Lester was walked, men on first and 2nd. Matt Angle grounds out to end the inning. 1-0 Shorebirds.

Top of the 3rd - David Fronseca walked to open up the side. Haydel flied out to center for the first out. Brewer K'd by Noel for the 2nd out. Fronseca stole 2nd base. Lucroy K'd to end the inning. Thats Noel's 4th K of the game. 1-0 Birds.

Bottom of the 3rd - Tucker grounded out to start the inning. Tyler Henson stretched out a hit down the third base line for a triple. Joe Mahoney got a sac fly RBI to score Henson. Martinez grounded out to end the inning. 2-0 Birds.

Top of the 4th - Tyler Henson made a sliding grab to get Wheeler out at first. Gindl grounded out for the 2nd out of the inning. Rindal got K'd for the final out. 2-0 Birds.

Bottom of the 4th - Nowicki almost took RJ Siedel's head off with a single straight up the middle. Monaghan grounded out but Nowicki reaches 2nd safely. Silveren hitted one to center and it got bobbled allowing Silveren to make it to 2nd and allowing Nowicki to score. Lester grounded out moving Silveren to 3rd. Angle grounded out to end the innning. 3-0 Birds.

Top of the 5th - Ryan Adams came in at shortstop replacing Henson. Wilson got a lead off solo HR. Snijders got one to drop to left for a single. Fonseca popped out to right. Haydel lined out to left center for the 2nd out. Brewer K'd to end the inning. 3-1 Birds.

Bottom of the 5th - Ryan Adams flied out to start the inning. Henson grounded out for the 2nd out. Mahoney ends the inning with a ground out. 3-1 Birds.

Top of the 6th - Shane Matthews came in for relief. Lucroy walked to start the 6th. Lucroy advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Wheeler K'd for the first out. Gindle took 1st after getting hit by a pitch. Rindal grounded into a fielders choice, Lucroy moved to third. Steffan Wilson flies out to end the threat. 3-1 Birds.

Bottom of the 6th - Martinez flew out for the first out. Nowicki got K'd looking. Monaghan gets a hit to right field. Silveren grounded out to end the inning. 3-1 Birds.

Top of the 7th - Snijder pounded one to left for a lead off single. Houin K'd by Matthews. Haydel drilled one to Silveren, but he could not hold on. Men on 1st and 2nd. Matt Tucker botches a double play ball throwing it into the dugout; Snijder scored. Lucroy grounded out to end the inning. 3-2 Birds.

Bottom of the 7th - Lester grounded out to start the bottom of the 7th. Matt Angle beat out the throw on a dribble. Ryan Adams hit a triple and Angle scored. Free Hardee's Thickburgers to everyone in attendence! Henson K'd swinging. Mahoney grounded out to end the inning. 4-2 Birds.

Top of the 8th - Wheeler got walked to start the inning. Gindl soared one to left for the first out. Rindal grounded out for out #2. Wilson grounded out to third for the final out. 4-2 Birds.

Bottom of the 8th - Martinez popped out to start the side. Nowicki got a 1 out single up the middle. Monaghan grounded out moving Nowicki to 2nd. Silveren grounded out to end the inning. 4-2 Birds.

Top of the 9th - Brian Parker in for the Save. Snijders got sat down swinging. Haydel gets a single. Brewer ends the game with a pop out.

Noel (2-0) gets the win and Siedel (1-3) gets the loss. Parker gets the save.
The Birds take the 5 of the last 6 and improves to 17-13 and the Power are 11-19.