How to Watch Woodpeckers at Pelicans: Stream Minor League Baseball Live, TV Channel

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers and Myrtle Beach Pelicans will decide their season-opening 3-game series on Sunday at Pelicans Ballpark.

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (1-1) powered past the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (1-1) on Saturday for their first win of the season. The teams will decide their three-game Carolina League series on Sunday at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach. The Pelicans are the Single-A affliate of the Chicago Cubs while Fayetteville is an affiliate of the Houston Astros. The top Houston prospect with the Woodpeckers is third baseman/outfielder Waner Luciano, a 19-year-old who has opened the season 1-for-9 with five strikeouts. Luciano is ranked No. 18 in the Astros organization, per MLB Pipeline. Myrtle Beach has the No. 22 and No. 23 players in the Cubs’ chain, middle infielders Cristian Hernandez, 20, and Alexis Hernandez, 19.

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Game Date: April 7, 2024

Game Time: 6 p.m. ET

TV: Marquee Sports Network, Marquee Sports Network (National)

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The Pelicans took control on Saturday with three runs in the third and added six more in the sixth en route to a 9-2 thumping of Fayetteville. Alexis Hernandez was 4-for-5 in the win while Wally Soto went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Myrtle Beach banged out 15 hits, all singles.

The Woodpeckers got their runs on a fourth-inning throwing error by Soto that allowed Chase Jaworsky to score after he stole third base. Alejandro Nunez came home on a wild pitch in the seventh.

Right-hander Alain Pena gets the start on Sunday for Fayetteville. He was 3-1 in 11 appearances and six starts covering 36.1 innings for the Astros’ entry in the Florida Complex League last season, compiling a 3.22 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. The Pelicans had not named a starter for Sunday’s game.

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