Cade Povich allowed five runs (three earned) over 4.1 innings of rehab with the Tides.
Triple-A: Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 6, Norfolk Tides 0
Cade Povich’s rehab appearance could have gone smoother. Povich gave up singles to the first three batters he faced before allowing a sacrifice fly and a two-out single. The lefty allowed another run on a pair of extra-base hits in the second and an unearned run in the fourth. He left after 4.1 innings with 7 hits, 5 runs (3 ER), 3 K and 1 BB. He threw 46 of 75 pitches for strikes.
Another rehabber, Jorge Mateo, finished 1-for-3 from the leadoff spot. Samuel Basallo failed to reach base in a pinch-hit appearance, and Dylan Beavers finished 0-for-3. Heston Kjerstad did not record a hit in four trips, and Emmanuel Rivera finished 0-for-2 with a walk.
The Tides never scored.
Cionel Pérez and Yennier Cano both pitched in relief. Pérez allowed a hit and two walks but did not surrender a run. Cano surrendered a run on a pair of hits while striking out two.
Double-A: Altoona Curve (Pirates) 3, Chesapeake Baysox 2
The Baysox cut the lead in half on a throwing error in the ninth, but Chesapeake failed to complete the comeback. The Baysox scored their only other run on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, so the team finished without an RBI.
Chesapeake nearly evened the score with the bases loaded and one out. Max Wagner skied a ball to right field, but Mike Jarvis threw out the potential tying-run at the plate for a game-ending double play. Wagner accounted for half of Chesapeake’s four hits.
Trey “Don’t-Call-Me-Kyle” Gibson allowed a pair of runs on six hits. Gibson only pitched 3.2 innings but still struck out seven and walked four.
High-A: Aberdeen IronBirds 7, Hub City Spartanburgers (Rangers) 2 — Game 1
The IronBirds finally provided some good news in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Griff O’Ferrall and TT Bowens combined to go 4-for-7 with 3 RBIs. Catcher Ryan Stafford finished 2-for-3 with a triple and run scored, while Vance Honeycutt finished 0-for-3 with a walk. O’Ferrall helped break things open with an RBI-single in a four-run seventh inning.
Sebastian Gongora struck out six over 4.1 innings of two-run ball. Christian Herberholz earned the win with 2.1 scoreless frames.
High-A: Hub City Spartanburgers (Rangers) 4, Aberdeen IronBirds 3— Game 2
Cohen Achen allowed a run in each of the first two innings, but Aberdeen battled back to tie the game at two. Aron Estrada got the IronBirds on the board with a solo homer in the fourth, and O’Ferrall reset the game with a sac fly in the fifth.
The standard 7 inning doubleheader wasn’t enough. Aberdeen managed one run in the top of the eighth, but Hub City managed two for a walk-off win. Alejandro Méndez took the loss for Aberdeen.
Low-A: Hickory Crawdads (Rangers) 9, Delmarva Shorebirds 3
Delmarva failed to score in the first eight innings before tacking on three in the ninth. Raylin Ramos scored Delmarva’s first run of the game after a wild pitch and defensive indifference. How exactly a team ever becomes indifferent about a run scoring is beyond me, but that’s what the box score said. I guess a nine-run advantage will make a team feel generous.
Braylin Tavera added a solo shot, and Kevin Guerrero drove in the final run of the game with a single.
Starter Evan Yates failed to complete the first inning, but three of his four runs allowed were unearned. Shortstop Joshua Liranzo recorded consecutive errors in the first frame.
Friday’s Schedule
Norfolk: vs Gwinnett, 6:35 pm. Starter: TBD
Chesapeake: vs Altoona, 7:05 pm. Starter: Levi Wells (0-4, 3.27 ERA)
Aberdeen: at Hub City, 7:05 pm. TBD
Delmarva: vs Carolina, 7:05 pm. Starter: Carson Dorsey (0-0, — ERA)