Minor League Summaries 4/9

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Todd Redmond started for Norfolk. He pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays the last two seasons after being in spring training with the Orioles a few years back. He allowed four runs in the first third of an inning with an effective ERA of 108.00

Redmond allowed another run while getting another out, lowering his ERA to 94.50.

A third out lowered his ERA to 63.00. Two 3-run homers in the first inning.

By allowing two more runs through three and a third innings, Redmond lowered his ERA to 24.30.

Left-hander Andy Oliver allowed the tenth run.

Back-to-back triples by Xavier Avery and Francisco Pena scored a Norfolk run in the 5th frame.

Christian Walker hit a two run home run and run-scoring double to deep center for his third RBI of the night

Jason Stoffel allowed the eleventh run.

Edgar Olmos pitched a scoreless inning.

(1-1) Frederick Keys [A+] are Won 6-0

Stephen Wilkerson sacrifieced a first inning run in and Alderin Rodriguez homered and drove in two.

Top hitting prospect Jomar Reyes then tripled.

Starter Matthew Grimes allowed no runs in five innings. He struck out seven.

Cameron Kneeland had two hits with a double.

Max Schuh pitched two scoreless innings.

Bowie Baysox [AA]

Postponed.

Delmarva Shorebirds [A-}

Postponed

Ian Locke Norfolk Tides

Christian Walker homered and drove in three, but Gwinnett used two early home runs and a solid outing from their starting pitcher to cruise to an 11-5 win over the Tides Saturday night at Harbor Park.

Walker, who led the Tides with 18 home runs last season, belted a two-run shot into left-center field in the sixth inning for his first round tripper of the 2016 campaign. The 25-year-old added an RBI double in the eighth inning, and has now hit safely in each of the first three contests of the season, batting .417 (5-12).

The Braves wasted no time in jumping on Tides starter Todd Redmond (0-1), as Gwinnett sent 10 men to the plate in a seven-run first inning. Matt Tuiasosopo and Sean Kazmar Jr. each hit three-run homers in the frame, as Gwinnett registered seven hits in the opening inning.

The seven runs allowed in the first inning were the most yielded by the Tides in an inning since they surrendered eight in the fourth frame of a loss at Gwinnett on May 22, 2014.

The early offense was more than enough for Braves starter Aaron Blair (1-0), the #4 prospect in the Atlanta system per MLB.com. Blair yielded three runs on five hits over six innings of work, walking one and striking out six.

Norfolk got on the board in the fifth frame, as Xavier Avery and Francisco Pena reached on consecutive triples. It was the first time the Tides had hit two triples in a game since August 7, 2014. It was also the first time a Tides catcher had tripled since Caleb Joseph did so on June 29, 2012.

Frederick Keys

The Frederick Keys used a big inning and outstanding pitching to post a 6-0 shutout against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Saturday night at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Park. In the game, the quartet of Matthew Grimes, Max Schuh, Ivan Hernandez and Jimmy Yacabonis combined to six-hit the home team. With the win, the Keys move past the .500 mark for the first time this season.

For the second straight night, the Keys were fueled by a four-run inning. On Saturday, the four run frame came in the first. Following a leadoff walk by Jay Gonzalez, Josh Hart bunted and reached on an error by Pelicans catcher Gioskar Amaya. With men at first and third, Steve Wilkerson would bring Hart home via a bunt, before Aderlin Rodriguez hit a titanic homer over the leftfield wall. Frederick's first baseman finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs, two runs scored and came up triple short of the cycle.

Jomar Reyes followed with a triple and later scored on a wild pitch to wrap up the scoring. On the triple, Shawon Dunston Jr. and Rashad Crawford collided, forcing a short delay as Crawford was forced to come out of the game.

Armed with a 4-0 lead, Grimes (1-0) turned in five outstanding innings to earn a win in his Advanced-A debut. During that time he scattered four hits, struck out seven and did not walk a batter. He threw 79 pitches, 47 for strikes, while in all four innings he never faced more than one over the minimum.

It was a more challenging day for Grimes' counterpart Trevor Clifton, who allowed five runs (three earned) in just three innings in his first CL game. He walked four and struck out four. Clifton (0-1) threw more than 30 pitches in the first inning alone.

Frederick added single markers in the third and fifth. In the third, Cam Kneeland singled Reyes to third on a hit and run, while Austin Wynns brought his teammate home via a sacrifice fly. Two innings later, Rodriguez and Kneeland doubled to complete Frederick's scoring.

In relief, Schuh, Hernandez and Yacabonis all threw well in their first outings of the season, with the group giving up just two hits in four innings. For the game, Keys pitchers struck out 12 batters, while Pelicans arms collaborated on 13 punch outs.

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Is anyone enjoying theses? Are they worth the effort?

[lamonster515]

I enjoy reading the minor league game summaries each day and I also like to click on

box scores at the end of the article to see the top performers for the day, that

includes the Orioles and their Minor League affiliates. I'm sure there are lots of other people that

look forward to reading them also. They are definitely worth the effort.

[Enjoy Terror]

I read them. That's a lot of work for a daily, though. You could probably do a "once through the rotation" recap every five days and briefly summarize each start. I'm more concerned about trends rather than daily contributions, honestly.