Pic: Craig Landefeld

By: Charles Boemmel, Jr.

Marcos Molina gave up 1 run on 4 hits while walking 2 and striking out 5 over 7.0 innings pitched.  He faced 26 batters and threw 90 pitches (61 strikes) in recording his 3rd win of the season.  He is the Orioles Hangout MiLB Player of the Day.

NORFOLK TIDES (20-25) LOST 13-7 TO GWINNETT – AAA• Zach Vincej went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored, 1 double, 1 homerun, 2 RBI and 1 strike out.• Josh Rogers gave up 10 runs, 9 earned, on 10 hits with no walks, no strikeouts and 4homeruns allowed over 2.2 innings pitched.  The loss was his fourth on the season.

BOWIE BAYSOX (18-28WON 3-1 AT ERIE – AA• Mason McCoy went 3 for 5 with 1 RBI and 1 strikeout.• Zach Muckenhirn walked 1, struck out 3 and allowed no hits over 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to record his 1st save of the year.

FREDERICK KEYS (24-22) WON 8-4 IN 10INNINGS OVER POTOMAC – A (ADV.)• Willy Yahn went 2 for 5 with 1 run scored, 1 homerun, 3 RBI and 1 strikeout.• Blaine Knight gave up 2 runs on 3 hits with 2walks, 2 strikeouts and 1 hit batter over 5.0innings pitched.  He did not factor into the decision.

DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS (36-10WON 12-2OVER LAKEWOOD – A (LOW)• JC Encarnacion went 2 for 5 with 1 double, 3RBI and 1 strikeout.• Nick Vespi gave up 1 run on 2 hits with 3 walks, 9 strikeouts and 1 homerun allowed over 5.2 innings pitched.  He improved to 3-2 on the season.