Orioles minor league recap (8/7): Gray Fenter wins in Aberdeen

Aberdeen IronBirds 5, Staten Island (Yankees) 3

Aberdeen was the only Orioles affiliate in action last night, and they made sure Baltimore’s farm teams went undefeated. The IronBirds scored the first three, and held off a ninth-inning rally to clinch a 5-3 victory.

Gray Fenter pitched the first five innings for Aberdeen and picked up his third win of the season. Fenter (3-3) allowed only one run on four hits. The lone run came via a solo home run in the third inning. Fenter struck out five and walked two batters. The 22-year-old missed all of 2016 due to Tommy John surgery. He’s struggled at times this season, and currently holds a 5.21 ERA.

Robbie Thorburn led off the first inning with a double and scored on another double by Cody Roberts. Robert Neustrom plated Roberts with a two-out single to right field. Adam Hall led off the second with a double, and he eventually came around to score on a single by Alfredo Gonzalez.

Roberts and Neustrom both doubled in the fifth, resulting in the IronBirds fourth run of the game. J. C. Escarra notched a two-out RBI single that resulted in Aberdeen’s final run of the contest.

The box score to last night’s game can be found here.

Tuesday’s scheduled games:

Norfolk vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre, 7:05. Starter: Jimmy Yacabonis (3-4, 3.90)

Bowie vs. New Hampshire, 7:05. Starter: TBD

Frederick at Potomac, 7:05. Starter: Michael Baumann (7-2, 3.36)

Delmarva at Rome, 7:05. Starter: Jhon Peluffo (3-6, 6.29)

Aberdeen vs. Staten Island, 7:05. Starter: TBD