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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (June 9, 2026). – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (21-35) dropped the series opener to the Augusta GreenJackets (31-27) 5-2 in front of 4,098 fans at Pelicans Ballpark on Tuesday night. The loss extends the Pelicans losing streak to eight straight games.
Final. AUG: 5, MB 2
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 10, 2026
The Pelicans led 2-1 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning when the GreenJackets mounted a rally. Cody Miller and Michael Martinez lined consecutive singles. Alex Lodise followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 2-2. After Joe Olsavsky replaced Martinez as a pinch runner, Luis Guanipa hit an RBI single to give Augusta a 3-2 lead. Following a wild pitch that moved Guanipa to second, Juan Mateo smacked a two-run double to increase the score to 5-2.
We are all tied up!!!
Solo shot from Geuri Lubo in the 7th! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/Ob71QfKDNw
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 10, 2026
Myrtle Beach received stellar pitching performances from RHP David Bracho and RHP Daniel Avitia. Bracho tossed four innings of one-run ball while racking up six strikeouts. Avitia hurled five clean innings while notching a career-high seven strikeouts.
LUBO!! pic.twitter.com/cdq9TiKVVK
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 10, 2026
Trailing the GreenJackets 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh, the Pelicans tied the game 1-1 courtesy of a solo home run by Geuri Lubo (3). Myrtle Beach took the lead in the eighth. Eli Lovich roped a leadoff double and then scored on an RBI single from Logan Poteet to make the score 2-1.
Another quality outing for David Bracho! 🤩
6 Ks in 4 innings of work. pic.twitter.com/wqBfzPofyb
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) June 10, 2026
Augusta started the scoring in the top of the fourth. Lodise tattooed a leadoff triple and then scored on an RBI sacrifice fly from Guanipa to give the GreenJackets a 1-0 advantage. RHP Aiven Cabral (8-1, 2.54 ERA) received the win for the GreenJackets. RHP Jhon Rosario (0-1, 27.00) was tagged with the loss for the Pelicans.
Myrtle Beach will continue their six-game homestand against the Augusta GreenJackets (Single-A Atlanta Braves) on Wednesday at Pelicans Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 7:05 PM. RHP Braylon Myers (2-1, 2.67) will start on the hill for the Pelicans. RHP Ethan Bagwell (3-1, 2.84) gets the nod for the GreenJackets.
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