DS LEVEL SERIES WITH 6-4 WIN OVER ‘BIRDS

Dalles Connects on Fourth Homer of Season

Salisbury, Md. – Lexington starter Zach Grimmett hurled a seven-inning gem as the Legends defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-4 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Monday night.

The Legends raced to an early lead in the third inning. Barry Butera hit a double down the right field line. Two batters later, Butera scored on a fielder’s choice grounder up the middle. After Hogue moved to second on a ground out by Jiovanni Mier, Jimmy Paredes hit a double to give the Legends a 2-0 lead. The Legends took a 3-0 lead on a single by Ben Heath.

In the bottom of the third, Justin Dalles hit a long homer to left field to get the ‘Birds within two. It was his fourth home run of the season and first since June 29th.

The Legends padded their lead in the seventh. Mier and Paredes hit back-to-back singles with one out. Then, Jacob Goebbert hit a two-run double to give the Legends a 5-1.

Brian Kemp singled home Aaron Bray in the eighth inning to give the Legends a 6-1 lead.

The Shorebirds fought back with a run in the eighth inning to trim the deficit to 6-2. Then, in the ninth inning, Ty Kelly hit a two-run single to left-center field to get the ‘Birds within 6-4. Steve Bumbry flew out to left with runners at first and third to end the game.

Zach Grimmett allowed just four hits in seven innings to earn his fifth win of the season. He struck out seven batters and walked two.

Shorebirds starter Patrick Kantakevich was tagged with the loss in six innings. He allowed six hits and three runs.

Aaron Swenson made his Shorebirds debut in the seventh. In two innings, he allowed six hits and three runs.

The Shorebirds and Legends square off in the series finale on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m.