Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 8, Durham Bulls (TBR) 5 – F/10
The Tides broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth on a Ryan Noda RBI double and José Barrero’s 11th home run of the year. The rally put them up, 5-3, then Ryan Long immediately allowed three runs in the next inning to re-tie it. That score held until the bottom of the 10th, when Creed Willems got to be the hero. He walked it off with a three-run homer to send the fans home happy.
Starting pitcher Trace Bright had his best start at the Triple-A level with a six-inning, two-run effort. He allowed
five hits and two walks. He struck out five.
Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (DET) 4, Chesapeake Baysox 0
The Baysox were held to four hits, one each from Aron Estrada, Ethan Anderson, Thomas Sosa, and Frederick Bencosme. Estrada’s hit was a double. Bencosme also worked a walk.
Luis De León pitched 4.1 innings with four hits, two walks, and six strikeouts. He allowed two runs, but just one was earned. In the fifth inning, the defense made two errors in the same play, one each by Sosa and Maikol Hernandez. It was part of a two-error game for Hernandez.
High-A: Frederick Keys 3, Jersey Shore BlueClaws (PHI) 1
Caden Hunter made his first start for the Keys after six games with the Shorebirds. He pitched 4.1 innings with two hits and two walks. He struck out nine. Great high-A debut, Caden!
The game was scoreless until the eighth inning when Colin Yeaman (Yeah Man!) doubled with Vance Honeycutt, Elis Cuevas, and Victor Figueroa on base. That put the Keys up, 3-0. Prior to the eighth inning, they had exactly one baserunner.
Carson Dorsey pitched the final three innings and allowed one run on four hits.
Low-A: Fredericksburg Nationals 9, Delmarva Shorebirds 6
It was another rough start for Esteban Mejia. He was knocked out of the game after five walks and just two-thirds of an inning. He was charged with four runs, two earned. His season ERA is now 8.16. The season has not gone well for him so far.
The Shorebirds scored six runs on just seven hits. They bunched four of those hits and three walks into a four-run third inning. One of those walks was from the rehabbing Enrique Bradfield Jr, who had a hit and two walks in the game. Elvin Garcia had three hits in the game and Junior Aybar picked up two.
Today’s Schedule
- Norfolk vs Durham, 1:05. Starter: Christian Herberholz
- Chesapeake @ Erie, 1:35. Starter: TBD
- Frederick @ Jersey Shore, 1:05. Starter: Yeiber Cartaya
- Delmarva vs Fredericksburg, 2:05. Starter: Christian Rodriguez
