SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: 8/6 vs. Lexington

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PREVIEW: The Shorebirds aim for a game one win after a 1-7 road trip to Lexington and West Virginia. The ‘Birds have dropped a season high six straight games and ten of their last 11 games. They are now in sixth place, 8.5 games behind the Lakewood BlueClaws with 30 games left.

LAST STARTER TO WIN: The last Shorebirds starter to earn a win was Kenny Moreland on July 21 when he beat Hickory. A ‘Birds starter has not won in 15 straight games.

SEVEN-GAMER: Kieron Pope takes a seven-game hitting streak into game one of the homestand. He is 12-for-27 (.444) during the stretch. His batting average has jumped from .249 to .271 during the stretch.

BIG INNINGS: The Shorebirds have been giving up the big inning of late. During the recent eight game road swing, the Shorebirds surrendered more than three runs in an inning six times.

#100: Ty Kelly, Steve Bumbry and Garabez Rosa have played in 99 games this season.

WALKS: The Shorebirds rank fourth in the SAL in walks with 359. Lexington leads the league with 366 free passes.

30 DOUBLES: Garabez Rosa has 28 doubles to lead the club. The last Shorebirds player to record at least 30 two-baggers in a single season was Chris Vinyard in 2007 (34). No Shorebirds player had 30 doubles in 2009 or 2008.

.269: In 11 games against the Legends this season, the Shorebirds are batting .269. T.J. Baxter is hitting .369 with nine RBIs against the Legends while Ty Kelly is batting .364 with 12 hits.

69:68: Brian Conley has walked (69) more times than he has struck out (68) this season. The last Shorebirds player to finish a season with more walks than strikeouts was Zach Dillon (33:32, 2006).

BREAKDOWN OF GAMES LEFT: The Shorebirds have 17 home games and 13 road games remaining in 2010. The Shorebirds play Lexington (20-20) five more times, Hagerstown (15-25) eight more times, Hickory (22-16) four more times, Kannapolis four more times (18-21) and four more versus Augusta (20-19).

WORKHORSE OUT OF PEN: Nick Haughian has served as the workhorse out of the Shorebirds pen in the last two weeks. Since July 20, he has thrown 16.2 innings. Brian Parker has the second most innings during the time period (12.1).

22-34 ON ROAD: The Shorebirds are tied for the second worst road record in the SAL at 22-34. Asheville and Rome have only won 20 games on the road.

MORE HOMERS: The Shorebirds have already notched more home runs (51) in 2010 than in 2009 when they hit 49. The ‘Birds finished dead last in the league last season.