The Tides and IronBirds were winners last night
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 7, Memphis Redbirds (STL) 3
Chayce McDermott has had a terrible season, but last night wasn’t too bad. He gave up just one run in five innings, which is good. He walked four, which is not good. But compared to the rest of his year so far, it’s a big improvement and hopefully something to build on. Before last night, in three starts since coming off the injured list, McDermott had given up 18 runs in 10.2 innings.
The Tides got on the board in the first inning with doubles from Terrin Vavra and Jeremiah Jackson. They followed with two three-run innings to run up the score. The lineup had big games from the players you want to have big games. Heston Kjerstad, back in the lineup after fouling a ball off his knee, doubled and tripled. Samuel Basallo had two hits with a double, and knocked in three runs. And Jud Fabian knocked in two with a double and a sac fly.
Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (DET) 2, Chesapeake Baysox 0
The Baysox were held to just three hits, all singles. Creed Willems, Douglas Hodo, and Reed Trimble did the honors. Williams also walked and got his first stolen base of the year. The team had four walks total, but didn’t have a single inning with more than on runner on base at the same time.
Levi Wells started and completed three innings with one run allowed. He struck out only one. Raúl Alcantara was charged for the other run thanks to a sacrifice fly after he was pulled. He had loaded the bases on two walks and a single.
High-A: Aberdeen IronBirds 7, Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM) 3
Aberdeen starter Luis De León continued to struggle with control. He walked four in 4.2 innings but only allowed two hits. One run scored on him in the first inning when he hit the first batter, walked the second, allowed both to steal, and then gave up a single. In the fifth, he hit the same guy, who then came around to score on a sac fly.
The offense scored a run in the first inning on a single from Leandro Arias. Arias knocked in Griff O’Ferrsll, who had singled and stolen second. They then poured it on in their five-run fourth inning. Anderson De Los Santos got the fun started with a two-run homer. The Shorebirds followed by loading the bases for Angel Tejada, who walked to score the third run of the inning. Two more runs scored on a Vance Honeycutt single.
Low-A: Hickory Crawdads (TEX) 6, Delmarva Shorebirds 4
Michael Caldon started for the Shorebirds and was pulled in the third inning after giving up a home run, a double, a single, and a walk. His final line: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. Jack Crowder took over and was decent for three innings before falling apart. Two walks followed by two singles resulted in a three-run inning for the Crawdads.
The Shorebirds jumped out to a two-run lead in the first inning on a home run by 19-year-old Nate George. George knocked in the team’s third run on a triple, then scored on a ground out by Yasmil Bucce.
Leadoff batter Fernando Peguero had two hits and stole two bases.
Today’s Schedule
- Norfolk @ Memphis, 2:05. Starter: Thaddeus Ward
- Chesapeake @ Erie, 1:35. Starter: TBD
- Aberdeen vs Brooklyn, 2:05. Starter: Michael Forret
- Delmarva @ Hickory, 2:00. Starter: Chase Allsup