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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (June 4, 2026). – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (21-31) dropped their fourth straight game, third to the Charleston RiverDogs (29-25) 9-5 at “The Joe” on Thursday night.
DEREK DATIL COMPLETES THE COMEBACK! #HomeoftheFun pic.twitter.com/DmJDDe1Scm
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) June 6, 2026
Trailing the RiverDogs 9-3 in the top of the ninth, Michael Carico (4) cranked a solo home run to make the score 9-3. Then Derniche Valdez singled and then scored on an RBI double from Yahil Melendez to cut the deficit to 9-5.
Valdez ropes a two-run double. We’re up 2-0 early!
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 5, 2026
The Pelicans started the scoring in the top of the first. Eli Lovich worked a work and then moved to second on a single from Logan Poteet. A batter later, Valdez drew a walk. In the next at-bat, Melendez worked a walk which brought home Lovich to make the score 1-0.
POWER FROM PO! Poteet jacks his 8th HR, we lead 3-0.
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 5, 2026
Myrtle Beach put up another run in the top of the third. Poteet roped a leadoff double and then moved to third on a lineout. A batter later Melendez smacked an RBI double to increase the lead to 2-0.
Double from De Leon puts us up 7-5 late
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 6, 2026
Charleston came back in the bottom of the third. Brendan Summerhill walked and then moved to third on a single from Alberth Palma coupled with a fielding error. After Palma stole second, Brady Marget smacked a go-ahead three-run home run to give the RiverDogs 3-2.
Nicandro Aybar clears the bases to tie it in the sixth!#HomeOfTheFun pic.twitter.com/X8Xsbozfh4
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) June 6, 2026
The RiverDogs extended the lead in the fourth. With two outs, J.D. Gonzalez singled and then advanced to second on a walk by Derek Datil. In the next at-bat, Summerhill smashed a RBI double to make the score 4-2. In the bottom of the sixth, the RiverDogs tacked on four more runs, capped off by a two-run double by Cooper Flemming to move the lead to 8-2.
A Myrtle Beach error leads to the fifth run of the inning!#HomeOfTheFun pic.twitter.com/kdcX6wjJe5
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) June 6, 2026
The Pelicans scratched one run across in the top of the seventh. Lovich singled and then scored on an RBI double from Poteet to cut the deficit to 8-3. Charleston put up another run in the bottom of the seventh. Tom Poole singled and then stole second. A batter later, Brailer Guerrero cracked an RBI single to bring the score to 9-3.
JD GONZALEZ TIES IT IN THE NINTH! pic.twitter.com/xrCMNsRpvX
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) June 6, 2026
RHP Trendan Parish (1-1, 0.96 ERA) received the win for the RiverDogs. LHP Hayden Frank (2-3, 3.93) was tagged with the loss for the Pelicans.
UNBELIVABLE!
The RiverDogs erase a three-run deficit down to their final out! pic.twitter.com/iB7cDYeJRy
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) June 6, 2026
Myrtle Beach will continue their six-game road trip against the Charleston RiverDogs (Single-A Tampa Bay Rays) on Friday June 5 at “The Joe”. First pitch is slated for 7:05 PM. RHP Noah Edders (0-2, 4.68) will start on the hill for the Pelicans. LHP Dominic Fritton (1-3, 6.69) gets the nod for the RiverDogs.
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