6/28/09...Orioles Farm Teams Pregame Info

[Gulfbird44]

Another full slate (no DH's today)...weather and transaction updates as necessary...Enjoy!

AAA Norfolk Tides (41-33) tied for 1st place
Game time/location/TV-audio: 5:35/away/MiLB broadcast
Tides probable starter: RHP Chris Tillman (5-4, 2.59 ERA)
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Ironpigs *Phillies affiliate*(37-38), 2nd of a four game series
Current record against Lehigh Valley: 1-4
Tides last 10 games: 3-7
Next series: Off Wednesday, two game home series against Gwinnett

AA Bowie Baysox (41-33) 3rd place
Game time/location/audio: 6:05/away/
Baysox probable starter: RHP Tim Bascom (2-0, 1.89 ERA)
Opponent: Altoona Curve * Pirates affiliate* (26-49), final of a four game series
Current record against Altoona: 6-2
Baysox last 10 games: 7-3
Next series: five game home series against Akron

A+ Frederick Keys (33-39) 4th place
Game time/location/audio: 6:00/home/MiLB broadcast
Keys probable starter: LHP Richard Zagone (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Opponent: Wilmington Blue Rocks * Royals affiliate* (39-33), 1st of a four game series
Current record against Wilmington: 3-3
Keys last 10 games: 5-5
Next series: four game away series against Potomac

A Delmarva Shorebirds (37-35) 4th place
Game time/location/audio: 1:05/away/MiLB broadcast
Shorebirds probable starter: RHP Oliver Drake (3-4, 2.97 ERA)
Opponent: Lakewood Blueclaws *affiliate* (44-27), 4th of a five game series
Current record against Lakewood: 9-7
Shorebirds last 10 games: 4-6
Next series: four game home series against Hickory

SS A Aberdeen Iron Birds (4-4) tied for 2nd place
Game time/location/audio: 4:00/away/
Iron Bird probable starter: LHP Nick Haughian (0-1, 1.80 ERA)
Opponent: Staten Island Yankees *Yankees affiliate*(2-6), 1st of a three game series
Current record against Staten Island: 2-1
Iron Birds last 10 games: 4-4
Next series: three game home series against Oneonta

Rookie Bluefield Orioles: (2-3) tied for 3rd place
Game time/location/audio: 7:00/away/
Bluefield probable starter: RHP Jesse Beal (0-1, 13.50 ERA)
Opponent: Kingsport Mets *Mets affiliate (1-4), final of a three game series
Current record against Kingsport: 2-0
Bluefield last 10 games: 2-3
Next series: four game away series against Burlington

Rookie Gulf Coast Orioles: (3-1) 2nd place
Game time/location: 12:00/home
Orioles probable starter: TBD
Opponent: GCL Reds (0-4)
Current record against Reds: 1-0
Orioles last 10 games: 3-1
Next game: away at GCL Twins

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Transactions:

6/27 – Iron Birds – Lee Ellis – released
6/27 – Orioles/GCL – Christopher Schmitt – assigned to GCL Orioles

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*Radio and Internet Broadcasts

Tides: Radio: ESPN 1310 AM; Internet: MiLB audio and MiLB TV (select games)
Baysox: Radio: 1430 WNAV; Internet: www.1430wnav.com/listen.html *see WNAV website for list of games broadcast ** Also see Baysox website for audio links
Keys: Radio: None; Internet: MiLB audio * also see button on Keys website for audio link
Shorebirds: Radio: Sports talk 960 AM; Internet: www.sportstalk960.com/cc-comm...?refreshed=yes
Iron birds: Radio: None; Internet: MiLB audio and MiLB TV (select games)
Bluefield Orioles: Radio: WHIS 1440 AM; Internet: MiLB audio

[Gulfbird44]

*source www.weather.com *

Your first pitch weather forecast as of 9:55 AM EDT:

Allentown, PA: PC/78F/20% chance of precip/Winds-WNW at 8mph
Altoona, PA: Showers/68F/40% chance of precip/Winds-WSW at 4mph
Frederick, MD: Showers/78F/40% chance of precip/Winds-NW at 2mph
Lakewood, NJ: PC/78F/5% chance of precip/Winds-NNW at 6mph
Staten Island, NY: PC/79F/20% chance of precip/Winds-NW at 7mph
Kingsport, TN: IsoTstorms/83F/30% chance of precip/Winds-WNW at 9mph
Sarasota, FL: PC/88F/0% chance of precip/Winds-SSW at 13mph