Coastal Birds Eliminated by Nationals on Friday Night

July 26, 2024 – Carolina League (CarL)
Delmarva Shorebirds Press Release

FREDERICKSBURG, VA: The Delmarva Shorebirds (35-58, 12-16) suffered their second straight loss to the Fredericksburg Nationals (54-40, 19-9), with a final score of 5-0.

The game was dominated by each team’s starting pitcher early on, as Braxton Bragg threw five scoreless innings for the Shorebirds, allowing no runs on two hits with five strikeouts. His counterpart, Dustin Saenz, threw four shutout frames, giving up the minimum of 12, as he struck out four.

With the game still scoreless in the sixth, the Fred Nats produced the first run on an error off the bat of Elijah Green as Nate Ochoa tapped in the play. Cristhian Vaquero extended the lead to 3-0 with a two-run single. Brandon Pimentel made it 4-0 with a run-scoring single to complete a bat-around inning for Fredericksburg.

The Nationals added another run on a bases-loaded fielder’s choice, with Pimentel picking up his second RBI in as many innings to put Delmarva behind 5-0.

The Shorebirds were shut out by Fredericksburg’s pitching in the final two innings, leading the Nationals to their second shutout win of the week as they defeated Delmarva 5-0

Austin Amaral (2-1) earned the win as a reliever for Fredericksburg, while Grabiel Salazar (0-2) suffered the loss for the Shorebirds.

Delmarva will look to rebound on Saturday when they send Nestor German to the mound against Travis Sykora for the Nationals. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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