Triple-A: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins) 9, Norfolk Tides 2
With the Orioles idle, Norfolk represented the closest thing to a major league game last night. With that said, the outcome is about what you’ve come to expect. Jonathan Rodríguez hit a solo home run in the top of the first, but the Tides proceeded to allow seven consecutive runs. Jacksonville did the majority of the damage with a five-run fourth inning, and the Jumbo Shrimp bested Norfolk 9-2.
The Tides managed only five hits during the contest. Christian Encarnacion-Strand added the only extra-base
hit with a double. Heston Kjerstad finished 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. Sam Huff finished 1-for-3 with a run scored. Huff is now fully entrenched as the team’s third catcher after the Orioles lost Maverick Handley on waivers.
Christian Herberholz allowed five runs over four innings. He surrendered a pair of homers, walked three and struck out four.
Double-A: Somerset Patriots (Yankees) 2. Chesapeake Baysox 1
Ethan Anderson plated the first run over the game with a double in the third, and it felt like the one-run lead would hold up for a majority of the game. Unfortunately, Somerset struck for two runs in the top of the seventh. Yaqui Rivera coughed up a two-run homer to Garrett Martin, and the Patriots snuck out a 2-1 win.
Chesapeake starter Evan Yates did his part with 5.1 scoreless innings. Yates limited Somerset to only three hits. He struck out seven and walked three.
Both teams tallied five hits during the game. Chesapeake shortstop Carter Young finished 2-for-4. Anderson’s double represented the only extra-base hit for the Baysox.
High-A: Frederick Keys vs. Greenville Drive (Red Sox) PPD
The game will be made up today during a single admission doubleheader.
Low-A: Wilson Warbirds (Brewers) 13. Delmarva Shorebirds 11
Delmarva’s offense did its part again after a 12-run outburst on Wednesday, but the pitching came up short. Stiven Martinez hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the eighth, but Adrian Heredia allowed a three-run home run with two outs in the bottom half. The big fly came after a batter reached on a fielding error by second baseman DJ Layton.
Martinez finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored. RJ Austin and Raylin Ramos combined for six of Delmarva’s 15 hits. Austin scored four of the Shorebirds’ 11 runs. Ramos finished a homer shy of the cycle, while Austin only needed a double to accomplish the feat.
Friday’s Schedule
Norfolk: at Jacksonville, 7:05 pm. Starter: Nestor German (1-1, 4.54 ERA)
Chesapeake: vs Somerset, 7:05 pm. Starter: Joseph Dzierwa (0-0, — ERA)
Game 1: Frederick: vs Greenville, 5:00 pm. Starter: Carson Dorsey (2-3, 6.46 ERA)
Game 2: Frederick: vs Greenville, TBD. Starter: TBD
Delmarva: at Wilson, 7:05 pm. Starter: Brayan Orrantia (0-3, 5.34 ERA)
