Buies Creek ties Minor League record with seven home runs in win over Pelicans

Final score

Buies Creek Astros 12, (at) Myrtle Beach Pelicans 6

Turning point

The Astros set the tone for the afternoon in their first at-bat when Jason Martin homered to lead off the game. Anibal Sierra added a three-run shot in the first and Jason Martin and Kyle Tucker homered in the second as Buies Creek built an 8-1 lead after two. The Astros went on to tie a Minor League Baseball record with seven home runs as Martin hit two more and Pat Porter blasted one.

Offensive star

Martin, who homered in all three of his at-bats, drove in five runs and more than doubled his season homer total (5) after entering the game with just two.

Decision takers

Winner: Astros starter Matt Bower (2-0), who allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out three in five innings.

Loser: Pelicans starter Ryan Kellogg (1-2), who allowed nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits and struck out seven in four innings.

By the numbers

Keeping record

Buies Creek 20-11, Myrtle Beach 17-14

Up next

Myrtle Beach at Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. Tuesday

This story was originally published May 7, 2017 at 8:15 PM with the headline "Buies Creek ties Minor League record with seven home runs in win over Pelicans."