Baseball Surging Blue Claws beat Delmarva 5-2 by Scott Mahnken April 21, 2018 They may have had a quiet start to the season, but the red-hot Lakewood BlueClaws have won seven of their last 10 games after posting a 5-2 victory over Delmarva on Friday night. Both teams came firing out of the gate early, and it was the Shorebirds that had a 2-1 lead after the first inning. The score stayed that way until the 4th when Lakewood exploded for three runs, taking a 4-2 lead. Four BlueClaws players had at least one RBI, but the Claws could have done much more damage, leaving a staggering 14 runners on base. In the top of the 8th inning, the BlueClaws added an insurance run to increase their lead to 5-2. The win lifted the BlueClaws record to 8-7 and dropped the Shorebirds to 11-4 after suffering back-to-back loses at home. Lakewood got five strong innings from starter Spencer Howard who had great command of his pitches, allowing just 2 runs in the first while tallying 9 strikeouts. Matthias Dietz suffered his first loss of the season moving his record to 2-1. Spencer was credited with his first win of the season. Zach Warren earned his first hold and Randy Alcantana got his first save of the 2018 campaign for the Claws. The Shorebirds left eight runners on base and Delmarva’s Zach Jarret hit the only home run of the game. The two teams meet again Saturday night for a 7:05pm game under the lights. Damon Jones (1-1) takes the mound for Lakewood and Delmarva counters with Brenan Hanifee (1-1). Having won the first two games of the four-game series, the BlueClaws coaches and players are thinking “sweep” but will need a win tonight to keep those hopes alive. Play ball! Post Views: 1,125 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Scott Mahnken Latest posts by Scott Mahnken (see all) The Future of Eli Manning a True Catch 22 - December 22, 2018 The future of Cespedes leaving the Mets in limbo? - December 17, 2018 NJ high school stars to watch in upcoming college bowl games - December 17, 2018 St. John’s Hopes to Storm to a 12-0 Start - December 14, 2018 Related TopicsBaseballlakewood blueclawsMinor League Baseball 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 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 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 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... Lakewood Claws Back to Beat Delmarva 4-3 Mets move Matt Harvey OUT of the starting rotation and into the bullpen