SALISBURY, MD - Grenny Cumana had four hits and Jose Pujols hit his league-leading 15th home run as the BlueClaws topped Delmarva 6-1 on Monday night in the first game of a three-game series at Perdue Stadium.

The win snaps a BlueClaws five-game losing streak, one off their season-long skid. Lakewood (5-8/34-47) has now won five of eight road games in the second half and are 5-8 against Delmarva (5-7/47-34) so far this year.

Trailing 1-0, the BlueClaws tied the game in the third inning on an RBI double by Carlos Duran, though Lakewood would leave two on base.

Lakewood took the lead in the fourth, jumping ahead on a two-run home run by Jose Pujols, his league-leading 15th home run of the season. Pujols is now within seven home runs of the BlueClaws single-season franchise record of 22 (Jim Murphy in 2011 and Juan Richardson in 2001). The BlueClaws added two more in the fourth, one on an RBI single by Grenny Cumana and another on a groundout by Carlos Duran.

BlueClaws starter Alberto Tirado (1-0) went five, allowing one run and tying his career high with seven strikeouts. He gave way to Sutter McLoughlin who retired all nine hitters he faced, striking out six.

Delmarva starter Reid Love lasted six innings, allowing five runs, three earned. Jesus Liranzo followed and gave up an unearned run in the seventh on an fielding error by first baseman Steve Laurino.

Cumana's four hits were a career high and had a chance to tie the franchise record with five hits in a game, but flew out to right field.

Skylar Hunter threw a scoreless ninth for the BlueClaws, who did not allow a run in the last eight innings of the game.

The series at Delmarva continues on Tuesday night at 7:05 pm. RHP Seranthony Dominguez (--) makes his BlueClaws debut opposite RHP Christian Alvarado (6-4, 3.17).

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