Triple-A:Charlotte Knights (White Sox) 4 Norfolk Tides 1
Trey Gibson started and limited Charlotte to one run over four innings. After a brief stint in the Orioles bullpen, the organization limited Gibson to 65 pitches. He threw 41 strikes. The 23-year-old allowed four hits, three walks, and struck out five.
Trace Bright piggybacked Gibson and ran into some trouble. The righty allowed three earned runs on seven hits. He struck out six, but was done in by three Charlotte homers.
The Tides failed to match the Knights power. The team loaded the bases in the top
of the eighth, but Sam Huff grounded into a double play. The contact led to Norfolk’s only run, but the twin killing ended any attempt at a rally. The team finished 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
Double-A: Akron RubberDucks (Guardians) 3, Chesapeake Baysox 2
Thomas Sosa drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth, but Chesapeake’s defense gave this one away at the end. The RubberDucks tied the game on a squeeze play. Akron got the winning run to second, and he came all the way around to score on an infield single to second base.
The outcome spoiled a solid outing by Juaron Watts-Brown. The former Blue Jays prospect limited Akron to only one hit over four scoreless innings. He struck out five and issued four free passes.
High-A: Frederick Keys 5, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees) 4
Yeiber Cartaya kept his season ERA below one with 4.1 solid innings. Cartaya actually allowed two runs, but only one was determined to be earned. He struck out three and walked three.
Keagan Gillies, Chandler Marsh and Joe Glassey teamed up to pitch 4.2 innings of scoreless relief. The trio combined to allow only one hit and struck out eight.
Elis Cuevas smacked his sixth home run of the year during a five-run seventh. The blast capped a 3-for-4 night with four RBIs and two runs scored. Wehiwa Aloy finished 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Leandro Arias doubled in four trips, and Braylin Tavera went 1-for-4 with a run scored from the leadoff spot. Ike Irish went 0-for-4 with a walk and three strikeouts.
Low-A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Astros) 6, Delmarva Shorebirds 3
Christian Rodriguez added to a strong night of starting pitching on the farm. Rodriguez held Fayetteville to only one hit over 4.2 innings. He struck out eight and walked three.
Unfortunately, the Woodpeckers managed six runs against Delmarva’s bullpen. The Shorebirds attempted to battle back with three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but a two-run single by Stiven Martinez and a throwing error were not enough to get Delmarva back in the game.
Friday’s Schedule
Norfolk: at Charlotte, 7:04 pm. Starter: Levi Wells (2-2, 3.94 ERA)
Chesapeake: at Akron, 7:17 pm. Starter: Evan Yates (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
Frederick: at Hudson Valley, 7:05 pm. Starter: Kiefer Lord (0-1, 9.64 ERA)
Delmarva: vs Fayetteville, 7:05 pm. Starter: Denton Biller (1-1, 5.68 ERA)
