Nationals Cruise Past Shorebirds Behind Harmon’s Arm, James’ Big Blast
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — The Fredericksburg Nationals defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 7-1 on Saturday at Virginia Credit Union Stadium behind a strong start from Landon Harmon and a three-run homer from Coy James.
Harmon earned the win, allowing just two hits over five scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Christian Rodriguez took the loss for Delmarva.
Fredericksburg scored in the first, added two in the second and broke it open with a four-run fourth, highlighted by James’ three-run shot to left field. Ronny Cruz added two RBIs.
Delmarva’s lone run came in the eighth. The Shorebirds managed seven hits but went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Attendance was 3,205. The game took 2 hours, 37 minutes. Fredericksburg improved to 9-5. Delmarva fell to 4-10.