Myrtle Beach Pelicans falter in ninth, fall to Winston-Salem Dash

Final score

Winston-Salem Dash 3, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1

Turning point

Reliever Dave Berg had a rough outing in his first appearance with the Pelicans as the former UCLA standout gave up a two-run single to Jeremy Dowdy in the ninth inning, which proved to be the game-winning hit as the Dash shut down Myrtle Beach in the bottom half of the frame.

The man

Pelicans left fielder Pin-Chieh Chen, who leaped up and robbed a home run from slugger Keon Barnum in the top of the fourth inning.

Decision takers

W–Peter Tago (2-0). L–Berg (0-1).

Keeping records

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (46-36 overall, 5-8 second half), Winston-Salem (37-45 overall, 7-5 second half).

By the numbers

1 | Walk given up by Myrtle Beach pitching.

4 | Hits allowed by Pelicans starter Brad Markey over six innings during his first Carolina League outing.

6 | Pelicans with at least one hit.

9 | Men left on base by Myrtle Beach.

18.00 | Berg’s current ERA.

He said it

“Well-pitched game from Markey; he came out and threw strikes. He had his slider working after the second inning and I saw a lot of good things out of him. Garner gave us two really nice innings and it was Berg’s first outing of the year, too. He just couldn’t find it to start the ninth.” – Pelicans manager Mark Johnson

“Started off a little bit rough but I relaxed after a couple of innings and bared down, started to get my pitches to work a little more and got my curveball working towards the end. But all in all, I felt pretty good.” – Myrtle Beach starter Brad Markey

Next up

Who | Winston-Salem Dash at Myrtle Beach Pelicans

When | 7:05 p.m., Wednesday

Where | TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark

Radio | 1450-AM

This story was originally published July 7, 2015 at 11:46 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach Pelicans falter in ninth, fall to Winston-Salem Dash."