Baseball Lakewood Falls to Delmarva on Saturday, 5-4 by Staff Post June 12, 2016 Ryan Mountcastle broke a 4-4 tie with a sixth-inning homer and Ryan Meisinger notched a nine-out save for the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds in their 5-4 win over the visiting Lakewood BlueClaws on Saturday night. The Shorebirds (34-26) have won two of three games from Lakewood. The series finale is Sunday. Lakewood (24-37), which had won four of its previous five games, is 4-7 against Delmarva this season. Lakewood’s Josh Tobias opened the eighth with a double, but was stranded. In the ninth, the tying run was at first base with one out, but Meisinger got Carlos Duran and Grenny Cumana to pop out. Meisinger earned his fourth save of the year. Three have been nine-out saves. Lakewood took a 3-1 lead. Jiandido Tromp blasted his eighth home run of the year and second of the series, a drive in the first. Lakewood added a run in the second on an RBI single by Brendon Hayden and a run in the third on a Tobias groundout. Delmarva swung ahead with three runs in the fourth. The first run scored on a wild pitch. Yermin Mercedes slugged a two-run homer off the left-field foul pole to cap the scoring. Lakewood tied the game in the fourth on an RBI from Deivi Grullon. Mouncastle put Delmarva ahead 5-4 in the fifth with a homer off Jose Taveras. The BlueClaws’ starter, Taveras (2-6) allowed five runs on eight hits through five innings. Edgar Garcia followed with three scoreless innings. Delmarva starter Reid Love (3-4) surrendered four runs through six innings for the win. Damek Tomscha and Hayden each had two hits for Lakewood, the Philadelphia Phillies’ low Class A farm team which competes in the South Atlantic League. Delmarva is a Baltimore Orioles affiliate. The series concludes at 2:05 p.m. Lefty Tyler Gilbert (3-5) will start for Lakewood. He will be opposed by righty Christian Alvarado (3-4). Post Views: 1,198 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Barnstormers Take Series Opener 6-4 LaHair Smacks Two Home Runs To Help Lead To 9-4 Patriots Win