Sunday Summaries

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Ian Locke

 

Chris Dickerson’s three-run homer powered a 15-hit attack and helped Norfolk rally past Rochester 8-7 in front of 11,159 fans Saturday night at Harbor Park.

 

The Tides led the contest 5-0 after three innings and carried a 5-1 lead into the sixth inning before the Wings mounted a comeback to take the lead. Rochester plated six runs and registered five hits in the sixth frame, with the big hit of the inning a bases-clearing double by Tommy Field.

 

Trailing 7-5, Norfolk wasted little time in re-taking the lead, as Dickerson belted a two-out, three-run blast to right field in the bottom half of the sixth frame to go back on top 8-7. The homer was one of two hits on the night for Dickerson, who also walked twice, scored three runs and has now hit .371 (13-35) with three home runs, nine RBI and nine runs scored over his last seven games.

 

The 15 hits registered by Norfolk were a season-high, as eight different Norfolk batters registered a hit. Chance Sisco had three hits and two RBI, while Jesús Montero and David Washington each added two hits and an RBI. Pedro Álvarez and Drew Dosch also had two hits for Norfolk, which improved to 14-14 at Harbor Park with the win.

 

Logan Verrett (1-0) earned the win in relief, with Jimmy Yacabonis and Edwin Jackson following out of the bullpen to help preserve the victory. Jackson pitched a perfect ninth, striking out two to earn his second save of the season.

 

Jackson has now turned in three straight scoreless appearances, spanning 5.2 innings. He owns a 3.10 ERA in 12 games (one start) with the Tides this season.

 

Norfolk starter Chris Lee allowed five runs – four earned – on eight hits over five-plus innings of work. He walked one and struck out five while throwing 54 of his 86 pitches for strikes. Lee, the #6 prospect in the Orioles system per MLB.com, now owns a 2.45 ERA (6 ER, 22.0 IP) in four starts at Harbor Park this year.

Joseph Fitzhenry

 

The Bowie Baysox (29-27) had a runner on in eight of nine innings, but fell 2-0 to the Altoona Curve (30-23) on Saturday night at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie.

 

The Baysox left seven men on base in the game.

 

Curve starter Alex McRae (4-1) scattered seven hits while walking two and fanning three over seven shutout innings. RHP Tate Scioneaux (2.0 IP, H, 2 K) got the final six outs to notch his fourth save of the year.

 

Tomas Morales’ solo shot in the top of the third off of Baysox starter Matthew Grimes gave Altoona a 1-0 lead.

 

The Baysox had runners at first and second with nobody out in the fifth, but were unable to push a run across against McRae.

 

In the top of the seventh, Jordan Luplow’s solo blast off of Grimes made it a 2-0 game in favor of the visitors.

 

Grimes (2-5) allowed two runs on six hits to go along with three walks and six strikeouts in eight innings of work. The 8.0 IP tied a career-high for Grimes after he also went eight on May 29, 2016 with Frederick (A+).

 

RHP Jason Garcia (1.0 IP, H, K) had a scoreless outing in relief for manager Gary Kendall’s squad.

 

Stevie Wilkerson (2-4) collected his third straight multi-hit game for the Baysox.

 Kyle Huson

The Frederick Keys (25-29) recorded a season-high 17 hits as well as three multi-run innings in a 13-3 romp of the Salem Red Sox (34-21) on Saturday night at Haley Toyota Field. In the process, the Keys avoided a four-game sweep and snapped a five-game losing streak. In total, seven Frederick starters recorded multi-hit games while four tallied multi-RBI efforts.

The Keys started their scoring in the third, tallying three off of Red Sox starter Daniel McGrath.Alex Murphy and Shane Hoelscher recorded back-to-back doubles, while Steve Laurinogrounded into a fielder’s choice to score Hoelscher. Later in the frame, Ryan Mountcastle doubled home Hays from first.

Hoelscher recorded his second of four RBIs in the third, thanks to a base hit which scored Murphy from second, and an RBI double by Hays in the fourth made it 5-0 Keys.

Frederick starter Cristian Alvarado retired the first 10 he faced, before giving up a double to Chad De La Guerra and an RBI single to Josh Ockimey in the fourth. Two of his only blemishes on the night, Alvarado (3-6) earned the win delivering 6.1 innings of two-run, four-hit baseball. He walked one and struck out seven. The victory ended a four start losing streak for the Venezuelan.

McGrath (1-5) suffered the loss, exiting after five innings. During that time he gave up five runs on 10 hits and struck out two.

Salem relievers struggled mightily, walking eight batters in their last four innings of work. The Keys added three in the sixth, on an RBI base knock by Hays, a failed double steal which scoredRicardo Andujar from third, and a sac-fly by Yermin Mercedes.

In the eighth, the visitors closed out their scoring as the first seven men in the inning reached. After a Mountcastle double, four straight walks led to two Keys runs, while a two-run single by Hoelscher and an RBI single by Laurino made it 13-3.

Will DeBoer

The Hickory Crawdads scored one run in each of the final three innings to upend the Delmarva Shorebirds 5-3 on Saturday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

Down 3-2 in the top of the seventh, the Crawdads (21-35) got a one-out double from Carlos Garay. Jose Almonte then belted one to left center. Ryan McKenna had a long run from center and had the ball in the glove but ultimately dropped the fly, and Garay scored from second to tie the game 3-3 after the error.

Against reliever Tyler Erwin in the eighth, Ti’Quan Forbes slashed a one-out single and eventually stole second base. With two outs, Garay again played the crucial role for Hickory, dropping a shallow fly into center for a base hit. Forbes came around to score and make it 4-3 for the visitors.

Hickory added one more in the top of the ninth as Blaine Prescott singled and scored on a Franklin Rollin double to the left field corner. The Shorebirds (23-31) got a one-out baserunner in Jerry McClanahan in the bottom of the ninth, but Alejandro Juvier struck out and McKenna rolled out to second to end the game.

Luke Lanphere (2-0) picked up the win in relief, allowing two runs on three hits in four innings while walking two and striking out three. Erwin (0-1) took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits in two innings. C.D. Pelham earned a two-inning save, his first of the season, walking one and striking out four.

The loss snaps the Shorebirds’ season high-tying three-game winning streak and ends a four-game skid for the Crawdads.

The Crawdads struck in the top of the second as Forbes cracked a line drive over the left field wall for his seventh home run of the year, making it 1-0. Ricardo Valencia followed with a double and scored three batters later on a two-out throwing error by Collin Woody at third base.

Delmarva got one back in the bottom of the second. Preston Palmeiro led off with a single and Woody was plunked for the 18th time this year, putting two on. After an infield fly, Frank Crinella hit a potential double play grounder to second, but after a successful force at second Prescott’s throw to first sailed high, allowing Palmeiro to score and Crinella to advance to second. The errant turn cut the Shorebird deficit in half, 2-1.

It would stay that way until the bottom of the sixth. Palmeiro worked a one-out walk, then with two down Gerrion Grim belted a long homer off the top of the back wall of advertisements in left center. Grim’s eighth round-tripper of the year put the Shorebirds up 3-2. Crinella followed with a triple but Delmarva couldn’t get the insurance run across.

Palmeiro reached three times for Delmarva, going 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs. Juvier finished 2-for-4.

Garay went 2-for-4 with a double, the game-tying run, and the go-ahead single to lead the Crawdads. Forbes finished 2-for-4 with a home run, stolen base, and two runs scored, and Prescott went 3-for-4 with a run.

Zach Muckenhirn pitched seven complete innings for the first time in his career, allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits while walking one and striking out four. It marks the third straight night the Shorebirds have seen a starter go seven innings after Alex Wells on Thursday and Lucas Humpal on Friday.

Former Padres first round pick Walker Weickel made his first start in the Rangers system for Hickory. He allowed an unearned run on two hits in three innings, walking one, hitting one, and striking out two.

Cole Billingsley went 0-for-3 with a walk to see his season-high eight-game hitting streak come to an end. He went 10-for-34 (.294) with three doubles, two RBIs, and five runs scored over the streak.