Norfolk 6, Toledo 3 – Box Score
- Matt Angle went 2 for 4 with 2 runs and a walk.
- Josh Bell went 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
- Brandon Snyder went 2 for 3 with a strikeout.
Reading 6, Bowie 4 – Box Score
- Ryan Adams went 0 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Tyler Henson went 1 for 4 with a run, a home run, an RBI and 2 strikeouts.
- Caleb Joseph went 1 for 3 with a run and a walk.
- Brandon Waring went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
- Steve Johnson pitched 5 innings and allowed 5 hits and 6 ER with 5 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Frederick 6, Winston-Salem 3 – Box Score
- Xavier Avery went 1 for 4 with an RBI, a walk and a strikeout.
- Kyle Hudson went 0 for 2 with an RBI and a walk.
- Ronnie Welty went 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
- Billy Rowell went 2 for 4 with 2 runs and a walk.
- Oliver Drake pitched 6 innings and allowed 6 hits and 2 ER with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.
Lexington 0, Delmarva 3 – Box Score
- Tyler Kelly went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a walk.
- Kieron Pope went 1 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Steve Bumbry went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts.
- Garabez Rosa went 2 for 4 with 2 runs and a strikeout.
- Nathan Moreau pitched 6 innings and allowed 4 hits and no runs with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Brent Allar pitched 1 scoreless inning.
Game previews for tomorrow:
| Team | Opponent | Location | Time | Starter |
| Norfolk Tides | Toledo Mud Hens | Away | 7:00 PM | Troy Patton |
| Bowie Baysox | Harrisburg Senators | Home | 7:05 PM | Chorye Spoone |
| Frederick Keys | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Away | 7:05 PM | Nate Nery |
| Delmarva Shorebirds | Lexington Legends | Home | 7:05 PM | Jesse Beal |
| Aberdeen IronBirds | Hudson Valley Renegades | Home | 7:35 PM | Justin Anderson |
Notes and Transactions
- Ryan Ouellette was traded to the White Sox.
- A Shorebird player told me he would not be surprised to see Nathan Moreau promoted soon.
The MudHens website notes:
There is also video highlights of the game.
From the Keys website:
The Shorebirds have now won 4 in a row. First, they swept a 3 game series against Kannapolis, and tonight they took the opening game against Lexington. From the team website:
They have video highlights of the games?! Wow, I had no idea!
Do you know if they only have highlights from games with MiLB.TV or every single game regardless?
If you go to this Tides link you will find video highlights of many of their games. I haven’t looked closely, but I believe that these are home games for the Tides.
It seems that the highlights come from MiLB via local broadcasts. As far as the away games, I would think the highlights may be viewable from the home team’s site. I’ll see if I can find out more over the next few days and try to get back to you.
Do you need MiLB.TV to watch them? They haven’t worked for me, I’ll try in another browser.
Sounds good!
I’m disappinted in Steve Johnson this year. I wonder if going to the Giants and trying to impress and maybe working too hard too early has anything to do with it. Kinda like I think the WBC put Guthrie in a year long funk last year
Possibly. Though, I’m not sure why he, or anyone, would think he’d be going to the majors with only a half season in AA.
ive seen him play and he always has trouble with command, if he does well with it in the first inning he pitchers well, but if he struggles in the first inning you know it is going to be a bad start.
Agreed, that’s usually what happens. He also notched his 500th career strikeout.
I have known Dave Johnson for a longtime and I consider us to be good friends. I never want to say one thing bad about Steve because he is a good guy. Still, I am not quite sure what to make of his future. He leaves way too many balls up in the zone and his stuff cannot live with that type of performance. His control and keeping the ball down is his only hope for long term success at the major league level, even high minor.
Agreed. He’s a flyball pitcher and his stuff is marginal, yet he racks up the strikeouts. Of course you never want to say anything bad about these guys, I was happy to see us get him back from SF. He looks like a future reliever to me. Agree?
His future is not with the Orioles or in the AL (for the most part). He is best suited to pitch in Safeco, Petco, Chavez, etc… Some guys simply are not safe bets to last in “micro” parks.
I still think he could be a back of the rotation type out West. Those fields can hide some of his flaws. I saw this clearly as why he was tapped by the Giants during the rule 5 draft.
Definitely. Not the type of pitcher for Camden Yards. He would have been a nice fit for the Dodgers.
Reading the postgame comments from Thursday night, you can feel the frustration that Johnson is having with regards to the amount of walks he is giving up.
In the same article, pitching coach Keenie Steenstra states that Johnson is a high fastball pitcher and is going to give up home runs, especially in smaller ballparks. The goal, therefore, is to limit the amount of walks and limit the number of runs scored on the inevitable homeruns.
After reading your comments, I would have to state, sadly, that his future is better served with a major league team with a larger park.
Agreed. At least we have a nice trade chip if we need it.
Was at the Baysox game. The outfield error and Steve Johnson‘s pitching didn’t help the cause for the team, but some strong at-bats still showed hope in the lineup. Who is this Pat Egan guy? He looked great with 3 perfect innings of relief work.
http://www.2131andBeyond.com
Egan is a solid relief prospect. He’s on the older side but gets ground balls and has solid command. He could help in the O’s bullpen at some point.
I’d say 3 innings of perfect work is something the O’s easily need!
Agreed!