Triple-A: Durham Bulls 7, Norfolk Tides 0 (F/7)
Norfolk’s Nestor German allowed four runs in the game’s first two innings, and since the Orioles got one-hit by three Durham pitchers, this added up to a loss. Cameron Weston allowed three runs in 1.2 innings of work, and José Espada pitched 1.1 scoreless. The only Tides hit: a Ryan Noda double.
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 2, Durham Bulls (TBR) 1 (F/7)
Runs were scarce in the bottom half of the doubleheader, but the Tides came out on top. In the first inning, Enrique Bradfield singled, stole second, and took third on a bad throw by the Bulls’ catcher. Call it an EBJ triple. A sac fly brought him home. Bradfield also doubled later in the game, but Heston Kjerstad lined into an unlucky double play, so there’d be no run. The Tides did scratch across a second run in the sixth inning, through as Bryan Ramos singled, EBJ bunted him over, and Kjerstad singled him home.
Four Tides pitchers combined to shutout Durham until the final frame: Yaqui Rivera (2.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB), Dietrich Enns (W, 2.1 IP, 0 H, 3 K) and Nick Raquet (1 IP, 0 H, 1 K).
Double-A: Chesapeake Baysox vs. Harrisburg Senators (WSH) – PPD (rain)
Lots of rain this weekend. The Baysox’s Sunday scheduled game will be made on a date TBD.
High-A: Wilmington Blue Rocks (WAS) 4, Frederick Keys 2
The Keys dropped the series finale on Sunday as a tie game in the seventh became a 4-2 loss courtesy of a bases-loaded walk and an RBI groundout off Frederick’s Tyson Neighbors.
Wilmington had struck first with a two-RBI single in the first inning off Carson Dorsey, but the Keys cut the deficit in half at 2-1 off an RBI from Leandro Arias in the third, then tied it in the top of the seventh on Yamil Bucce’s fourth homer of the season. Ike Irish doubled, and Wehiwa Aloy finished 2-for-3 with a walk.
Low-A: Delmarva Shorebirds 11, Fayetteville Woodpeckers (HOU) 4
This was a 0-0 game into the fourth and then the Shorebirds exploded for a five-run inning. Three home runs—by Braylon Whitaker, DJ Layton, and Joshua Liranzo—helped. They added two more in the fifth when Miguel Rodriguez hit a two-run single. Then they rallied for four more runs in the seventh on a parade of singles: four in that inning alone, plus two steals.
Whatever this was, it wasn’t a banner day for Fayetteville pitching. Every Shorebird had a hit or more on a day they racked up 15. Whitaker finished 1-for-3 with that homer and a pair of walks. Stiven Martinez went 3-for-5 with three runs scored. DJ Layton had two hits, including a homer, plus two walks.
The pitching barely mattered, but starter Stephen Still, a May free agent signing, pitched five one-run innings with eight strikeouts. Michael Caldon allowed Fayetteville to get closer, with a three-run homer allowed, but J.D. Hennen and Zac Lampton turned in good outings in relief.
Monday’s Schedule
There are no scheduled games for today.