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The Rochester Red Wings edged the Norfolk Tides 3-2 Saturday night at Frontier Field. 

Norfolk wasted no time in taking the lead in the top of the first, when a Pedro Alvarez single off of Aaron Slegers gave the Tides an early 1-0 lead.

Rochester looked to bounce back in the bottom half of the inning when Mitch Garver reached on an error with two outs off Mike Wright. Garver has now reached base safely in 10 straight games dating back to Aug. 1. Kennys Vargas singled to give the Red Wings runners on first and second, but both were left stranded after a groundout.

In the bottom of the third, the Red Wings led the inning off with back-to-back singles by Zack Granite and Daniel Palka, giving Rochester runners on first and second with nobody out. With his single, Palka extended his hitting streak to eight games since Aug. 5. A double play and strikeout however left Rochester continuing to trail by one.

The Red Wings started the bottom of the fourth with a runner on after a Matt Hague walk. In the next at bat, ByungHo Park delivered a two-run home run to deep left for his 10th of the season, giving Rochester their first lead of the game, 2-1.

Garver helped add on to the Rochester lead in the bottom of the fifth with two outs, when he sent a ball an estimated 412 ft. for his 17th home run of the season, giving Rochester a 3-1 lead.

After the Garver home run, Wright was pulled after 4.2 innings of work. In his 4.2 innings on the mound, he allowed six hits and three runs (all earned), while walking two and striking out two on 83 pitches, 53 for strikes. Former Wing Jason Wheeler relieved Wright.

The Tides cut into the Rochester lead in the top of the sixth when an Alvarez sacrifice fly brought the score back to a one-run game, 3-2.

 

By Joeseph Fitzhenry

The Bowie Baysox (61-57) had their chances, but fell short in a 4-2 loss to the Portland Sea Dogs (57-59) on Saturday night at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie.

Trailing 3-1, the Baysox had runners at second and third with one out in the seventh, but RHP Ty Buttrey (1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K) fanned Aderlin Rodriguez and got Austin Wynns to ground to short and end the inning.

Bowie had runners at first and second with nobody out in the eighth, but were able to push just one run across when Stevie Wilkerson reached on an RBI fielder’s choice.

Jeremy Barfield’s solo shot in the top of the second off of Baysox starter Jordan Kipper gave Portland an early 1-0 lead.

In the top of the fourth, Cole Sturgeon led off with a single, advanced to third on a double and scored on Barfield’s RBI groundout to give the Sea Dogs a 2-0 lead.

The Baysox got on the board with a run in the home half of the frame as Ryan Flaherty was hit by a pitch to start the inning, went to third on an Austin Hays single and scored on Anthony Santander’s sac fly to deep center.

Kipper (2-1) allowed the two runs on seven hits while walking one and fanning five in six innings of work.  

Portland starter Henry Owens (3-3) surrendered one run on one hits to go along with two walks and four strikeouts in 5.0 IP.

The Sea Dogs stretched the lead to 3-1 in the seventh as Deiner Lopez got on base with a one-out triple and scored on Danny Mars’ RBI single.

Josh Tobias singled with one out in the eighth, advanced to third on a single and came home on Lopez’s sac fly to stretch the Portland lead to 4-1. LHP Bobby Poyner (1.0 IP, 2 K) tossed a scoreless ninth to notch his seventh save of the year.

By Geoff Arnold

FREDERICK, MD—A late home run provided a brief scare, but the Frederick Keys (55-61/24-23) held on to defeat the Potomac Nationals (53-64/20-27) 3-2 on Saturday night at Nymeo Field. With the win, the orange and black earned a series win over their Beltway rival and can go for a sweep on Sunday.

Ahead 3-0, the Nationals pulled within one in the ninth on one swing. Tanner Chleborad walked Jakson Reetz to send up David Masters. Down in the count 1-2, the P-Nats six-hole batter slugged a two-run homer to left which stayed just inside the foul pole. From there, Chleborad punched out Rhett Wiseman and Edwin Lora to end the contest.  

An eighth inning run for the Keys proved to be the difference-maker. Chris Clare singled off RC Orlan, before the left-hander balked to move Clare up a base. Taking advantage, Jay Gonzalez hit an opposite field double to bring his teammate home. It was one of only two hits for Frederick all game with men in scoring position. 

The Keys got on the board against Kyle McGowin in the first inning. With one out, Ademar Rifaela slugged his league-high 22nd home run. He also racked up his CL-best 68th RBI.

Frederick added one more in the second. Ricardo Andujar singled, stole second and got to third after Reetz’s throw got into centerfield. Armando Araiza then clubbed an RBI double.

Jay Flaa (3-2) earned the win, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings of one-hit baseball, to go with three strikeouts. McGowin (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing two runs on five hits in four innings. Chleborad allowed two runs in the ninth but picked up his 17th save.  

By Will Deboer

PAULINO, ‘CLAWS SHUT DOWN ‘BIRDS
Delmarva manages just five hits in 2-0 loss

SALISBURY, MD - The Delmarva Shorebirds managed just five singles against Felix Paulino and the Lakewood BlueClaws, falling 2-0 on Saturday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.

Paulino (3-9) had his best outing of the season for the BlueClaws (22-27, 62-57), scattering four hits over seven scoreless innings, walking two, and striking out 10. Travis Seabrooke (3-7) took a tough loss for the Shorebirds (21-27, 50-66), allowing two runs on five hits in five innings while walking three and striking out three. Addison Russ earned his first save with a scoreless ninth to secure Lakewood’s 20th team shutout of the season, far and away the most in the SAL.

Lakewood’s breakthrough came in the top of the fifth. With two outs, Raul Rivas worked out a full count walk. Jesus Alestre smashed the next pitch to the corner in right. The throw to the plate got there at the same time as Rivas, but catcher Daniel Fajardo couldn’t handle the ball, and Rivas slid in on Alestre’s RBI double. Daniel Brito then grounded the very next pitch into right for a single, scoring Alestre from third to make it 2-0 BlueClaws.

The little offense Delmarva got on the night came in the second and third innings. The Shorebirds got men on the corners with two outs in back-to-back frames, but Tanner Kirk and Collin Woody respectively struck out to end the threats. Paulino settled in to retire 11 Shorebirds in a row before a Frank Crinella single in the seventh, but Milton Ramos grounded into a double play to get Paulino’s final two outs of the night.

Jake Kelzer provided a bridge to Russ with a scoreless eighth, and Russ worked around a leadoff walk to ice it.

Fajardo finished 2-for-3 at the plate, while Preston Palmeiro, Crinella, and Ramos had the other three Shorebird hits.

Alestre led the way at the plate for the BlueClaws, going 1-for-2 with a double, run, RBI, and walk. Brito finished 1-for-4 with an RBI, while Rivas notched a single, walk, and run.

Francisco Jimenez and Tyler Erwin each worked two no-hit innings out of the bullpen to keep it close for the ‘Birds.

Double plays were readily available on the night as the teams combined to turn two each. Ramos started both of the twin killers for Delmarva, a 6-4-3 with Tanner Kirk and Palmeiro in the fifth and a 6-3 in the ninth.

Ironbirds

 

ABERDEEN, MD - Another packed stadium for the IronBirds watched them bounce back against the West Virginia Black Bears and earn a 7-3 victory.

FIRST IS THE... BEST: Aberdeen started the scoring again in the first inning. Kirvin Moesquitcame home to score on an error and Ryan Ripken knocked an RBI single to score Mason McCoy. 2-0 the IronBirds led after one.

GO LONG: Raul Siri's solo homerun in the top of the third was the first homer Zac Lowther has allowed as a professional. After three innings the 'Birds were up 2-1.

ANSWER THE CALL: Jean Carrillo and Josh Hart responded to the homerun with a pair of RBIs in the fourth. Carrillo's single scored Zach Jarrett and he came home on Hart's sacrafice fly.

West Virginia battled back with a run in the seventh after Jared Oliva moved up to third on back to back wild pitches. In the 8th Dylan Busby grounded out to bring Chris Sharpe home. James Teague retired the side with the game tying run on third. Through 7 and 1/2 it was 4-3 'Birds.

ONE MORE TIME: When it got close Aberdeen steped it up again. Trevor Craport had the insurance RBI to score Josh Hart from second. Ryan Ripken's two RBI single drove home Copeland and Craport. Aberdeen led 7-3 after eight innings.

James Teague faced four hitters in the ninth but retired the side scoreless to close things out.

BIRD WATCHING: Two runs in the first were nothing new for the IronBirds, they have outscored opponents by 23 to open up games. They are now 3-5 against the Pinckney Division. Ryan Ripken and Garrett Copeland each had a season high five hits, Ripken's included three RBIs.

 

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