Lots of losses on the farm
Triple-A: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 5, Norfolk Tides 4
Cameron Weston pitched into the seventh inning, which is impressive. He gave up four runs, which is less so. He only gave up five hits, but the Jumbo Shrimp made the most of them. Two of those hits were solo home runs. He exited the game with one runner on, who scored when Cionel Pérez came into the game. Pérez also allowed a run of his own as his brutal run in Triple-A continues.
On offense, the Tides had a 4-1 lead after the top of the fourth, but didn’t score again. A double from Silas Ardoin doubled and Jordyn Adams singled in runs in the second inning. José Barrero doubled in a run in the third, and Heston Kjerstad homered in the fourth. It was a two-hit night for Kjerstad, who also doubled. Great to see Kjerstad have a good game.
Samuel Basallo started at first base and went 0-for-3 with a walk. Dylan Beavers did not start, but walked as a pinch hitter in his only plate appearance.
Double-A: Reading Fightin Phils 3, Chesapeake Baysox 2 – Game 1
It was another doubleheader day for the Baysox, who managed just two runs on three hits in the first of two seven-inning games. They scored once in the first inning and once in the seventh, with very little in between. Creed Willems, Carter Young, and Alfredo Velásquez each singled, with Young’s knocking in a run. Luis Valdez picked up an RBI with a seventh-inning groundout.
Trace Bright took the loss with 4.1 innings pitched and two runs allowed. He walked three and struck out one.
Double-A: Baysox 8, Fightin Phils 3 – Game 2
The Baysox hit four home runs to win big and split the doubleheader. They got started right away, with sole homers by Carter Young and Douglas Hodo in the first inning. Max Wagner hit the other two. He belted two-run shots in each of the third and fourth inning, the latter part of a four-run rally that included a two-run double from Cole Urman. It was a two-double day for Urman.
Organizational stalwart Ryan Long started game two and kept the Phils off the board until the sixth inning when he surrendered a two-run homer. By then the game was well in hand.
High-A: Jersey Shore BlueClaws (PHI) 4, Aberdeen IronBirds 1
Through eight innings, the IronBirds had just two baserunners. Aron Estrada singled in the first inning and Ethan Anderson singled in the bottom of the eighth. Two more hits in the ninth broke up the shutout when Angel Tejada singled and scored on a double from Estrada.
Vance Honeycutt strikeout watch: 2, for a season total of 124. Plus a pop out on a bunt.
Michael Forret started and allowed three runs in 5.2 innings. Two of his six hits were home runs. He struck out eight without a walk.
Low-A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (HOU) 4, Delmarva Shorebirds 2
It’s never a good sign when your team has more errors than hits, and that is what happened to the Shorebirds last night. The offense had four hits, all singles, while the defense made five errors in the field. Surprisingly, it only resulted in one unearned run.
The two Shorebirds’ runs scored on a ground out and a wild pitch. Not very inspiring. Nate George watch: 1-for-3. Yasmi Bucce watch: didn’t start, but walked as a pinch hitter.
Chase Allsup started for the Shorebirds and gave up three runs in the first, two on a home run. Overall he pitched 4.1 innings with four runs (three earned).
Today’s Schedule
- Norfolk @ Jacksonville, 1:05. Starter: Roansy Contreras
- Chesapeake vs Reading, 1:05. Starter: Nestor German
- Aberdeen vs Jersey Shore, 2:05. Starter: TBD
- Delmarva @ Fayetteville, 2:05. Starter: Yeiber Cartaya