ORIOLES MINOR LEAGUE REPORT 5-2 Yesterday…123-125 Overall

Games of June 5, 2014

NORFOLK TIDES 26-35 YESTERDAY’S RESULT: W, 13-9 (AAA) Tides make it six straight, score five in the ninth to beat Scranton/WB, 13-9. South Division 3rd place (10.5 GB) HR: Buck Britton (4) Wild Card (8.5) TONIGHT: at Scranton/WB, 7:05 PM STARTING IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: RH Suk-min Yoon (ND) 4.1 7 7 4 1 6 2-5 5.86 RH Mike Wright (1-3, 5.61)  Starter RH Suk-min Yoon allowed seven runs (four earned) on seven hits with a walk and matched his season-high with six …He did not factor in the decision.  CA Steve Clevenger went 3-for-6 with two runs, a double, and three RBI…He has collected multiple hits in each of his last three games.  RH Heath Bell picked up his second win, tossing 2.0 scoreless frames with three hits and three strikeouts.

BOWIE BAYSOX 30-29 YESTERDAY’S RESULT: W, 7-4 Eastern League (AA) Baysox snap seven-game losing-streak, down New Hampshire, 7-4. Western Division 3rd place (7.0 GB) HR: None TONIGHT: at Portland, 7:00 PM SCHEDULED STARTER: STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA LH Tim Berry (3-3, 4.12) RH Tyler Wilson (W) 6.0 6 3 3 1 8 6-5 4.33

 Starter RH Tyler Wilson won his second game in a row, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing three earned runs on six hits with a walk and eight strikeouts…It was his seventh Quality Start of the season.

 CA Michael Ohlman matched his season-high with three hits, going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a walk.

 RH Oliver Drake notched his 11th save of the season, tossing a scoreless ninth with two hits and three strikeouts.

FREDERICK KEYS 25-33 YESTERDAY’S RESULT: G1: W, 9-8 (12)…G2: L, 4-0 (7) (A) Keys win suspended game in extras, before falling to Salem 4-0 in game two. Northern Division 4th place (6.5 GB) HR: Creede Simpson (7) TONIGHT: at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 PM SCHEDULED STARTER: STARTING PITCHER (G1) IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA TBA RH Parker Bridwell (ND) 3.2 5 4 4 4 4 2-6 4.98

 Starter RH Parker Bridwell tossed 3.2 innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts, before the game was suspended.  CF Glynn Davis went 3-for-7 in game one with two doubles, a stolen base, and three RBI.

HR: None

STARTING PITCHER (G2) IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA RH Joe Van Meter (L) 5.0 5 4 3 1 4 2-1 3.41

 Starter RH Joe Van Meter suffered his first loss, tossing 5.0 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts.  DH Joe Nathans went 2-for-4 with a double.

DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS 35-25 YESTERDAY’S RESULT: W, 4-0 (A) Mitch Horacek leads the way as Shorebirds blank Lakewood 4-0. Northern Division T-2nd place (6.0 GB) HR: None TONIGHT: vs. Lakewood, 7:05 PM SCHEDULED STARTER: STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA LH Luis Gonzalez (1-0, 2.30) RH Mitch Horacek (W) 6.0 4 0 0 0 6 4-5 2.39

 Starter RH Mitch Horacek tossed 6.0 scoreless frames allowing four hits with six strikeouts on the way to his fourth win of the season…He has not allowed an earned run in his last three starts, a span of 18.0 innings.  1B Trey Mancini went 2-for-4 with a run…He extended his hitting streak to 16 games (.439/.441/.621)…He has safely reached base in 28 straight games (.402/.419/.545).  RH Jon Keller picked up his third save of the season, adding three scoreless frames with a hit, a walk, and three strikeouts.

ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS 0-0 New York-Penn League (SS) The 2013 McNamara Division Champions, the Aberdeen IronBirds, will kick off their season on Friday, June 13, when they take on the McNamara Division Hudson Valley Renegades in upstate New York. Manager Matt Merullo returns for his second season with the IronBirds. He is joined by 1st place (0.0 GB) Pitching Coach Justin Lord, who spent 2013 with Delmarva. Scott Thomas will round out the staff as the team’s hitting coach. NEXT GAME: @ Hudson Valley, 7:05 PM (June, 13) SCHEDULED STARTER: TBA

GCL ORIOLES 0-0 Gulf Coast League (Rookie) The Gulf Coast affiliate of the will begin their 2014 campaign on Friday, June 20th, when they take on the GCL Rays South Division at home. The GCL Orioles will be led by Manager Orlando Gomez, who returns for his second season with the club. Ramon Sambo will 1st place (0.0 GB) serve as the team’s Field Coach, while Milt May enters his 5th season as the team’s Hitting Coach. Former major leaguer Wilson Alvarez NEXT GAME: @ GCL Rays, 12 PM returns to serve as Pitching Coach. (June 20) SCHEDULED STARTER: TBA

DSL ORIOLES Orioles1 4-1 YESTERDAY’S RESULT: L, 8-3 City Division Orioles1 snap four game winning-streak, fall to D-backs, 8-3. 1st place (-- GB) Orioles2 3-2 (10) SP (Orioles1) IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA South Division RH Elvis Diaz (ND) 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0-0 4.50 T-2nd Place (1.0 GB) Dominican Summer League (Rookie)  RF Luis Chavez went 3-for-4 with two runs, a double, and a triple…He is batting .429 (6-14) in four games. TODAY (Orioles1): at D-backs, 10:30 AM TODAY (Orioles2): vs Rojos, 10:30 AM YESTERDAY’S RESULT: W, 3-2 (10) Orioles2 score one in the 10th, defeat Rojos, 3-2.

SP (Orioles2) IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA RH Victor Romero (ND) 5.0 3 1 1 0 9 0-0 1.80

 1B Carlos Diaz went 2-for-3 with two walks.