Around the Minors 9-2-11:

Norfolk lost to Durham 4-1.  Felix Pie went 0-2.  Josh Bell went 1-4 with 3 Ks.  Brandon Snyder went 1-3 with a double and a walk.  Chris Tillman gave up 4 earned runs in 5 innings on 5 hits (1 homer, 1 double) and 4 walks, striking out 4 with a GB/FB of 6/3.  Wynn Pelzer went 3 innings, giving up a single and a walk, striking out 2 posting a GB/FB of 3/1.

The Baysox lost 9-2.  Xavier Avery went 1-4 with a K.  LJ Hoes went 1-2 with a double, a walk and a K, but was pinch hit for.  Ronnie Welty would be that pinch hitter going 0-1.  Joe Mahoney went 0-3 with a K and was also removed for a pinch hitter, Aaron Baker was that pinch hitter and went 0-1.  Caleb Joseph went 1-4.  Bobby Bundy pitched out of the bullpen, going 1 inning giving up 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts.  His ERA since the promotion is 9.20 (SSS).

Frederick beat Kinston 10-0.  Jonathan Schoop went 1-5 with walk and 2 Ks.  Manny Machado went 2-5 with a double and his 12th error.  Kipp Schutz went 2-5 with a double and 2 Ks.

Delmarva lost to West Virginia 6-2.  Johnny Ruettiger went 1-4.  Ty Kelly went 0-3 with a walk and 2 Ks.  Michael Ohlman went 0-4.  Parker Bridwell gave up 4 earned runs in 4.2 innings on 6 hits and 5 walks, striking out 1 and posting a GB/FB of 6/3.  The 20 year old  struggled in Salisbury, but his solid numbers in Aberdeen shouldn't be forgotten heading into next year.

Aberdeen got swept in a doubleheader against Hudson Valley.  In the Game 1 3-0 defeat, Glynn Davis went 1-1 with 2 walks and a CS.  Mychal Givens went 0-2 with a walk and a K.  Joe Velleggia went 0-3.  Wynston Sawyer went 0-3 with 2 Ks.  Connor Narron went 0-2 with a K and was hit by a pitch.  Like Eduardo Rodriguez, Jaime Esquivel debuted in Aberdeen after a strong GCL season, giving up 1 earned run in 5 innings on 2 hits and 4 walks, striking out 8 posting a GB/FB of 3/2 and recording a balk.  In the Game 2 5-4 loss, Davis went 2-4 with a double and a K.  Givens went 1-4.  After catching the first game, Sawyer played first and went 0-4 with a K.  Narron went 1-3 with a K.  Like Rodriguez and Esquivel, Miguel Chalas got his feet wet in the NY Penn League, and gave up 3 earned in 4 innings on 7 hits, striking out 6 without walking anyone, posting a GB/FB of 4/1.  Like Rodriguez, he will be one to watch next year.      

The GCL and DSL Orioles are done for the season.