Myrtle Beach Pelicans strike out 13 but fall to Keys
Final score
Frederick Keys 6, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 0
Turning point
Highlighted by first baseman Aderlin Rodriguez’s two-run home run, Frederick jumped on the Pelicans for four runs in the first inning and never looked back.
The man
Rodriguez, who continued his hot start to the season. He was a triple shy of the cycle Saturday as he went 3-for-5 for the second straight night to help Frederick to a pair of wins.
He said it
It was a game we were never really in. In the first inning, they got a walk [to start] and we made an error and they hit a home run. We ended up with 30-something pitches in the first inning, they got four runs and we didn’t do much offensively until we had a couple of opportunities late in the game[Second baseman Ian] Happ had his best game, reaching all four times.We had a chance. One inning, we had two on and didn’t get anybody in and, in the eighth, we had first and third and [first baseman Yasiel] Balaguert hit a bullet that turned into a double play. … It was just one of those things, and I’ve never seen a team win if it doesn’t score a run and we just didn’t score any runs tonight.
Bailey
Decision takers
W–Matthew Grimes (1-0, 0.00 ERA). L–Trevor Clifton (0-1, 9.00).
By the numbers
Keeping records
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1-2, Frederick Keys 2-1
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Next up
Who: Frederick Keys at Myrtle Beach Pelicans
When: 3:05 p.m. Sunday
Where: TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark
Radio: 1450-AM
This story was originally published April 9, 2016 at 11:25 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach Pelicans strike out 13 but fall to Keys."