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The Orioles' minor league affiliates were winless on Thursday, and they repeated that feat on Friday. It was especially ugly this time around; only Bowie managed to score even a single run. The four teams combined hit zero homers. It was bad.
Hagerstown (Nationals) 1, Delmarva 0
Hagerstown had four hits in this game and won. Cory Jones got the start and took the loss after allowing just one run over five innings. I have never heard of Cory Jones, but he went to "College of the Canyons", which sounds awesome. Garrett Cleavinger, last year's third round pick, took over for Jones and had 3 impressive innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out five.
Lynchburg (Indians) 4, Frederick 0
Kevin Gausman got the start in this one, and seemed a little rusty but eventually settled down. He ended up allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks in 3.1 innings, but he struck out 8 over a span of 11 batters. Brian Matusz also tossed three innings and allowed a run on 2 hits, while striking out 3 and walking none. Catcher Austin Wynns was the only Key with multiple hits, going 2-4 with a couple of singles.
Akron (Indians) 8, Bowie 5
Bowie was up 5-2 in this one when starter David Hess left the game after the 6th - he managed to allow only 2 runs (1 earned) despite scattering 9 hits and a walk. Bowie then took a page out of the Texas Rangers' playbook and imploded in the seventh, as Stefan Crichton allowed 6 earned runs in just two thirds of an inning. On the offensive side, Trey Mancini went 2-4 with two doubles. Chance Sisco, Adrian Marin, and Drew Dosch each had a double apiece.
Gwinnett (Braves) 10, Norfolk 0
Started Todd Redmond allowed 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 1.2 innings pitched, and that was pretty much that. Richard Rodriguez didn't allow a hit over the next two innings, but the rest of the bullpen didn't fare as well, especially Oliver Drake (1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 ER). Norfolk didn't have a single extra base hit, but Dariel Alvarez did go 3-4 and Audry Perez was 2-4. Henry Urrutia was 1-2 with two walks.
Today's matchups
Norfolk @ Gwinnett, 7:05 PM. Starter: Terry Doyle
Bowie @ Akron, 2:05 PM. Starter: Parker Bridwell
Frederick vs. Lynchburg, 2:00 PM. Starter: Chipper Smith
Delmarva vs. Hagerstown, 7:05 PM. Starter: Cristian Alvarado