Beavers ran into a teammate, leading to an inside-the-park home run.
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 3, Memphis (Cardinals) 1
The big thing from this game, unfortunately, was outfield prospect Dylan Beavers getting taken out of the game after colliding with a teammate while trying to chase down a line drive in the first inning. The team announced that Beavers was removed due to shoulder discomfort after the collision. Beavers has been OPSing over 1.000 in June, so if he has to miss time due to this, that’s tough luck.
Adding on to the injury, the collision also led to an inside-the-park home run by Memphis. As it turned out, this was the only run the Redbirds would score in the game. Brandon Young, in his first game back with the Tides after about six weeks on the injured list, allowed just two hits over five innings pitched. He walked none and struck out five. Take out the fluke collision and it’s a scoreless outing for Young.
These teams took a 1-1 tie into the ninth, which Norfolk finally broke with help by Memphis in the shenanigans department. The inning’s first batter, Vimael Machín, singled, and eventually two runs scored after an error when Jud Fabian attempted to bunt and a throwing error on an infield grounder hit by Chadwick Tromp.
Samuel Basallo went 1-4 in the game.
Double-A: Chesapeake Baysox 6, Erie (Tigers) 5 – 11 innings
Although the Baysox were out-hit here by a 13-9 margin, the teams carried a tie game into extra frames and Chesapeake got two runs in its half of the eleventh while only allowing one run. Neither Baysox run scored as a result of a hit. Nonetheless: Game over!
Enrique Bradfield Jr. had a pair of doubles out of the leadoff spot for Chesapeake, adding his 13th stolen base of the year as well. Danny Ardoin, the catcher, also had a pair of hits. Creed Willems had a 1-5 night, with the one hit being his eighth home run of the season. Six different batters drove in a run and six different players scored a run.
Not the best outing for pitching prospect Trey Gibson, who’d been good up until this game at the Double-A level. Gibson allowed three runs on six hits and three walks in only four innings. So, you know, probably lucky he didn’t allow more runs. Erie was just 4-18 with RISP in the game. Still, Gibson struck out five and he’s got a 2.30 ERA for Chesapeake, which doesn’t suck.
High-A: Brooklyn (Mets) 7, Aberdeen IronBirds 2
One heck of a forgettable game for the IronBirds, who had four errors committed by three different players, and fewer hits than they had errors, with just three of those all game. Nobody drew a walk either. Austin Overn, playing right field, ended up with two of the errors, though he also picked up an outfield assist and one of the IronBirds hits, as well as a stolen base (#26 on the season).
The starting pitcher for Aberdeen was Cohen Achen, a 14th round pick last year. He gave up a three-spot in the second inning and the IronBirds trailed the rest of the way. Achen ended up allowing four runs in six innings, raising his ERA at this level to 4.40.
Low-A: Hickory (Rangers) 11, Delmarva Shorebirds 3
A person might have thought that the previous game by Aberdeen would be the worst game by an O’s affiliate on the night, and they would have been wrong. Delmarva committed SIX errors in this game, also spread across three players. Two recently-promoted players accounted for half the errors: Left fielder Nate George had a fielding and throwing error, while shortstop Luis Almeyda committed a throwing error.
Each of George and Almeyda had a hit and an RBI across four at-bats in the game. George, through nine games at the level, is batting over .300.
Evan Yates, the 20th round pick by the Orioles last year, wore most of the damage, giving up seven runs – all earned – in just two innings.
Saturday’s Scheduled Games
- Norfolk: at Memphis, 7:35. Starter: Chayce McDermott
- Chesapeake: at Erie, 6:05. Starter: TBD
- Aberdeen: vs. Brooklyn, 7:05. Starter: Luis De León
- Delmarva: at Hickory, 7:00. Starter: Michael Caldon