Torres, Crawford lead Myrtle Beach Pelicans to win over Wilmington

By Max McKinnon

July 10, 2016 2:31 AM

Pelicans outfielder Rashad Crawford had a double and triple Saturday to help Myrtle Beach to a win over Wilmington JASON LEE jlee@thesunnews

Final score

Myrtle Beach Pelicans 8, Wilmington Blue Rocks 7

Turning point

Gleyber Torres hit a two-RBI single in the first inning to give the Pelicans a quick lead and some momentum, and later hit an RBI double and was driven in on a Yasiel Balaguert groundout in the seventh as Myrtle Beach came from behind to win.

The man

Torres, who was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Stars in the outfield

Pelicans outfielders (Rashad Crawford, Jeffrey Baez, Charcer Burks) combined to go 4-for-12 with six runs scored and one RBI.

Decision takers

W–Tommy Thorpe (4-4, 3.99 ERA); L–Jacob Bodner (0-2, 8.14); S–Ryan McNeil (12).

By the numbers

Keeping records

Wilmington Blue Rocks (33-53 overall, 6-11 second half), Myrtle Beach Pelicans (44-43, 8-9).

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Next up

Who: Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Wilmington Blue Rocks

When: 5:05 p.m. Sunday

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This story was originally published July 10, 2016 at 2:31 AM with the headline "Torres, Crawford lead Myrtle Beach Pelicans to win over Wilmington."