The Tides got rained out, but Chesapeake pitchers twirled a gem and Aberdeen’s Griff O’Ferrall homered for the second straight game.
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides, Omaha Storm Chasers (KCR) – Cancelled (Rain)
Double-A: Chesapeake Baysox 3, Richmond Flying Squirrels (SFG) 2
Chesapeake continued a run of great pitching with a two-run, eight-hit effort over nine innings. Ryan Long turned in a solid five innings, allowing two runs on a couple of singles. Levi Wells was even better, blanking Richmond over four innings with just three hits allowed.
Baysox hitters scored three runs. Two came on a third-inning rally kicked off by Douglas Hodo and Jeremiah Jackson, who scored on a groundout and sac fly. It was one of two hits from Jackson on the day. Creed Willems doubled and scored the third run. Noelberth Romero had two hits, and Adam Retzbach and Anthony Servideo had a single apiece.
High-A: Aberdeen IronBirds 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM) 2
The IronBirds scored early and never looked back. Griff O’Ferrall led off the game with his second home run in two games. The next inning, DH Jake Cunningham hit a homer of his own. Outfielder Ryan Stafford singled home a run. Stafford also reached with a walk. Leandro Arias had two hits. Anderson de los Santos doubled, and Vance Honeycutt and Aron Estrada singled.
A rehabbing Kyle Gibson allowed two runs (one earned) over five innings. He kept the hits to a minimum (one) and struck out five. The Orioles rotation could use him, so keep up the good work, Gibby! After Gibson, the rest of the Aberdeen pitchers were excellent. Riley Cooper turned in two scoreless innings, Teddy Sharkey threw 1.2 scoreless of his own, and Wyatt Cheney retired one batter on a strikeout.
Low-A: Carolina Mudcats (MIL) 8, Delmarva Shorebirds 0
This was a blah effort on both pitching and offense, but starter Sebastian Gongora pitched well, striking out five in two scoreless innings. Evan Yates, a 20th rounder in 2024, was unreliable, walking six in 2.1 innings. Christian Heberholz allowed no earned runs over 1.2 innings. Grabiel Salazar allowed three runs in two innings.
The offense scattered three hits, one apiece for Braylin Tavera, Raylin Ramos and Edrei Campos.
Monday’s Schedule
There are no games scheduled for Monday.