5 10 Thursday, July 29, 2010 Game Time: 7:30 p.m. The York Revolution made history on Thursday night, tying a club record with their eighth consecutive win, and moving into first place by way of a 10-5 romp of the Camden Riversharks in front of 5,109 fans at Sovereign Bank Stadium. The Revs, who now own the league’s longest winning streak of the season, will look to establish a new club record with a ninth straight win when they head to Southern Maryland to open a six-game road trip on Friday night. The Revs came back twice in the early going, before ripping off a six-run fourth inning to pull away. Richie Robnett staked Camden with an early lead on a two-run homer to right, before an out was recorded in the first inning. The Revs had a match, as Ramon Castro singled with two outs in the first, setting up Jose Herrera who homered to right, tying the proceedings at 2-2. Teuris Olivares crushed a first pitch homerun to left, leading off the third, hedging the Sharks back in front 3-2. That deficit did not last long, before the Revs erupted an inning later. Herrera led off with a double, on a laser off the wall in center. James Shanks followed with his own double, on a smash down the third base line to tie it at 3-3. Ian Bladergroen was then hit in the helmet with a pitched ball, but stayed in the game to team up on a double steal with Shanks, who advanced to third. Shanks scored on a groundout by Chuck Jeroloman, and Bladergroen scored on an RBI single by Liu Rodriguez, chasing Camden starter Derell McCall, who had been acquired in a trade from York for future considerations the day before. Scott Grimes cranked a two-run homer to left-center off reliever Eddie Camacho, and Herrera added another run on a single to right, as the Revs stormed ahead 8-3. Herrera went 4-for-4, earning his second four-hit game in three days. He drove in four, including one more on a double down the first base line in the seventh inning, as the lead grew to 9-3. He matched a Revs’ club record with three extra-base hits in one game, and now has 24 RBI in his last 15 games. Camden plated a couple of runs in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Matt Ceriani, and a single from Estee Harris. The Revs tacked on the final run with help of a two-out error, allowing Grimes, who had walked and stolen second, to score his league-leading 94th run of the season. York reliever Matt Riley (4-1) earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, and announced his intentions to step away from the team following the contest, as he was placed on the inactive list. McCall (7-4) suffered the loss, as he was charged with six runs in 3.1 innings. Notes: The Revs went 7-0 on their homestand, and earned back-to-back sweeps for the second time in club history; the only other time they swept back-to-back series was during their other eight-game winning streak (including a home sweep of the Riversharks), August 8-15, 2008. It was just the third four-game sweep in club history, and the first since July 10-13, 2009 vs. Bridgeport. The Revs improve to 12-8 in the second half, taking over first place for the first time. They also improve to a franchise-record 14 games over .500 at 52-38. It’s the first time they’ve ever gone undefeated on a two-series homestand. They’ve scored double-digit runs in eight of the last 16 games, including three times in the series vs. Camden. The Riversharks committed three errors for the fourth time in the four-game series; the Revs have made just three errors over their last 12 games, while opponents have committed 21 errors. York is now 10-4 vs. Camden this season, and the Revs have won nine of the last 11 meetings. The Revs are averaging 5,053 fans over their last 10 home games, and drew a total of 30,160 on the homestand. Thursday marked their 13th home game played in front of more than 5,000 fans this season, and the fourth time the Revs have drawn more than 5,000 on a weeknight. Jesus Sanchez (7-4, 3.18) faces Craig Anderson (6-2, 3.40) in Friday’s opener in Waldorf, the 497th game in Revolution history. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., and fans in York can catch the action live on SportsRadio 1350, Shoutcast.com (WPDC), and YorkRevsTV.com beginning at 6:30 with Darrell Henry on the call. Promotion: Logos Academy presents “Faith in Our City” featuring Dr. Tony Evans… Come to the first of two special faith nights beginning at 6 p.m. when Christian recording artist Anthony Evans, whose latest album, "The Bridge" debuted as the #1 Christian album on iTunes, performs. He'll be followed by Christian pastor and widely-syndicated radio host of the "Urban Alternative," Dr. Tony Evans, at 6:30 p.m., speaking for approximately 45 minutes. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. For more information contact Kaylee at (717) 801-4477. Sponsors: Logos Academy Tony Evans Close Window