REVS PINCHED BY CRABS IN HOMESTAND LID LIFTER

The York Revolution did not enjoy the return home they had envisioned, getting walloped by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 9-1 on Tuesday evening at Sovereign Bank Stadium.  The Revs will look to bounce back as the series and six-game homestand continues on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Southern Maryland jumped to an early lead and never looked back, scoring four times in the top of the second to take control.  Ryan Mulhern started the inning with a single to center, and Cyle Hankerd then reached on a swinging bunt hit.  With one out, Revs starter Pedro Liriano jumped ahead of both Cesar Nicolas and Jeremy Owens on 0-2 counts, but lost both to walks, with the first loading the bases, and the second forcing in the game’s first run.  Both hitters entered the night with sub-.200 averages. 

Things got worse as ninth-place hitter Wladimir Sutil cranked a two-run double off the Arch Nemesis in left.  Sean Smith was then hit by a pitch reloading the bases, and Renny Osuna ripped an RBI single to left to make it 4-0.

Liriano (2-2) did not record an out in the third inning after issuing a walk and a single, lasting just two-plus innings and allowing four runs on five hits and three walks to suffer the loss. 

The Revs got on the board in the bottom of the third, rallying with two outs as James Shanks singled, Eric Patterson was hit by a pitch, and Wilson Batista singled up the middle, driving in York’s lone run of the night.  Shanks scored his 200^th career run with the Revs on the play, just the second in Revs history to reach that milestone (Scott Grimes, 298 runs).

Southern Maryland got that run back in the fourth on an RBI single to center by Jose Julio-Ruiz who extended his hitting streak to nine consecutive games, before scoring four times in the sixth to put it out of reach, on an RBI double by Osuna, and back-to-back home runs by Mulhern and Hankerd. 

Blue Crabs starter Logan Williamson (2-1) allowed just one run in six innings to earn the win.

Southern Maryland pounded out 15 hits.  Every starter recorded at least one knock, with Osuna, Mulhern, and Hankerd totaling three apiece. 

The Revs turned a season-high four double plays in defeat.

York’s Chris Cody (7-2, 3.23) will face Daryl Thompson (5-4, 3.34) in Wednesday’s contest.  Tickets are available at YorkRevolution.com, (717) 801-HITS, and in-person at the Apple Chevrolet Ticket Office.