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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 27, 1990                   TAG: 9006270230
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


BUCS FALTER IN NINTH, LOSE 5-4 TO LYNCHBURG

Lynchburg's Greg Blosser celebrated his 19th birthday with a game-winning RBI in the ninth inning as the Red Sox dealt the Salem Buccaneers a 5-4 Carolina League loss Tuesday.

James Byrd led off the Lynchburg ninth with a single. He reached second on a balk by Tim McDowell and moved to third on a sacrifice fly.

Mike Pomeranz came on in relief of McDowell (3-5) and Blosser laced his RBI single to left.

The Red Sox got back-to-back home runs from Scott Powers and Paul Williams in the second inning off starter Bobby Underwood. Chris Whitehead also took Underwood deep to start the fourth inning.

The Bucs took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and led 4-3 after four.

Rennie Scott (5-3) earned the win in relief by throwing three straight screwballs to strike out pinch-hitter Tim Hines.

\ BUCSHOTS: Salem will send Paul Miller (4-2) to the mound against Ken Ryan (2-7) in tonight's final game of the series.

SALEM LYNCHBURG ab r h bi ab r h bi Sims cf3120 Byrd ss5110 Schreiber 3b4110 Powers 2b4111 Pennye lf4101 Blosser rf5021 Brewington dh4010 PWilliams c4121 Romero c4000 Tatum 1b3000 Estep rf4012 Whitehead 3b4221 Shelton 1b2100 Hanks dh2010 McNabb 2b4021 Malzone ph1011 Bailey ss3010 Perozo lf2000 Hines ph1000 Leach cf0000 FWilliams ss0000 Rivers cf3000 Wallin ph1000 Monegro 2b0000 Totals33 4 8 4 Totals 34 5 10 5

Salem300 100 000-4 Lynchburg002 100 011-5

E-Whitehead. DP- Lynchburg 2. LOB-Salem, 5, Lynchburg 9. 2B-Whitehead. HR-Powers (1), P. Williams (9), Whitehead (7). SB-Estep. IP HRERBBSO Salem Underwood 663337 McDowell L,3-5 232213 Pomeranz 010000 Lynchburg Estrada 884226 Scott W,5-3 00001

HBP - Perozo by Underwood, Shelton by Estrada. BK- McDowell.

T-2:54. A-727.



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