Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 5, Syracuse Mets 4 — F/10
Norfolk let a two-run lead slip away but walked it off in the bottom of the tenth. Josh Walker kept the Mets off the board in the top of the frame, and Luis Vázquez drove in the automatic runner with a single to right field.
José Barrero got the Tides on the board with a solo homer in the second inning, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand launched a three-run shot in the bottom of the third. Norfolk only tallied five hits across the ten innings. Heston Kjerstad went 1-for-4, and Sam Huff singled in four
trips.
Christian Herberholz limited Syracuse to two runs (one earned) over five innings. He allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out one. Dietrich Enns allowed a run over two innings, and Yosver Zulueta allowed a run in the eighth.
Double-A: Akron RubberDucks 5, (Guardians) Chesapeake Baysox 3
Chesapeake starter Evan Yates came within one out of a quality start, but he took the loss after allowing three runs over 5.2 innings. Yates allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out four. Micah Ashman allowed a pair of runs and failed to complete an inning of work.
Douglas Hodo III gave the Baysox an early lead with a solo home run in the top of the first. Aron Estrada doubled, walked and scored a run. Frederick Bencosme walked twice, and Thomas Sosa recorded a pinch-hit single in his only at bat.
High-A: Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Phillies) Frederick Keys — PPD
The game was postponed for inclement weather and will be made up on July 11.
Low-A: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (White Sox) Delmarva Shorebirds — PPD
The game was postponed for inclement weather and will be made up on July 10.
Friday’s Schedule
Norfolk: vs Syracuse, 6:35. Starter: Trace Bright (0-6, 7.25 ERA)
Chesapeake: at Akron, 7:17 pm. Starter: Sebastian Gongora (and 7-3, 3.18 ERA)
Frederick: vs Jersey Shore, 7:00 pm. Starter: Boston Bateman (3-3, 3.82 ERA)
Game 1: Delmarva: vs Kannapolis, 4:05 pm. Starter: Stephen Still (1-3, 6.32 ERA)
