Tillman, Rowell, Moreland excel tonight in the Minors
Last night Brian Matusz was the pitching star on the farm. Tonight it was Chris Tillman's turn.
Tillman and Kam Mickolio combined on a four-hitter tonight as Norfolk beat Gwinnett, 5-0. Tillman pitched 7 2/3 allowing four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. On the year, the 21-year-old righty is now 6-5, 2.69.
Tillman's 7 2/3 inning outing tied his career high for longest outing set back on August 8, 2007. Tillman has allowed 2ER or less in 11 of his 15 starts. He is 4-2, 1.90 in eight home starts.
Back a month or so ago, it seemed Tillman was often taken out after 80 or 90 pitches. Over his last five starts, he has thrown 107, 101, 99, 94 and tonight 100 pitches.
Brandon Snyder went 2 for 4 and is now batting .250 with the Tides. A crowd of 10,025 at Harbor Park saw Norfolk's 8th shutout of the year.
Double-A Bowie beat Akron 3-2. Starter Tim Bascom gave up two runs over six innings. Jim Hoey got the win with two scoreless innings as he lowered his ERA to 2.92. Since his return from the DL, Hoey has allowed just 1ER over 10 1/3 innings.
Mike Costanzo's RBI single in the last of the 8th broke the 2-2 tie as Bowie improved to 45-36. The game attracted 9,250 fans at Prince George's Stadium.
Billy Rowell ended a 24-game homerless stretch in Potomac's 6-5 win over Frederick. He went 2 for 3 with a two-run shot. Rowell is batting .234 on the year after hitting only .181 with one homer in June.
Hickory beat Delmarva tonight 6-5, despite 2 RBI from Ronnie Welty. The game drew the largest crowd of the year at Perdue Stadium, 8,954.
Aberdeen snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-1 home rout of Oneonta. Lance West hit a three-run homer, Arthur Bonevacia knocked in three and both Tyler Townsend and Justin Dalles had their first professional hits.
Kenny Moreland pitched a third straight strong game for the Birds with six shutout innings. He has allowed just 1ER in 18 Aberdeen innings and is 3-0, 0.50 with the Birds
Brandon Erbe will make his 4th Aberdeen start Tuesday at Brooklyn as he continues his rehab assignment. Erbe pitched four innings in his last outing.
Bluefield beat Pulaski, 4-2 as Jesse Beal gave up just one run over seven innings and Joel Polanco hit a three-run homer.
The Gulf Coast O's topped the Reds, 8-1. David Anderson went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and is batting .400 on the year. The 6'6", 240-pound Anderson was signed after the draft as a free agent out of Coastal Carolina. In college this year he batted .377-21-82 and was named the Big South conference Player of the Year.
This was the third three-hit game for the 21-year-old Anderson who is batting .550 (11 for 20) vs. right-handed pitching and is 6 for 9 on the year with runners in scoring position.
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thanks, as always, for all of the information, Steve.
one suggestion + one question:
could you add the state + affiliation for the farm teams' opponents? I had never heard of Gwinnett (a quick google search reveals that they are the Braves affiliate, located, not surprisingly, in Georgia). I'm sure you already knew that, but I think putting the affiliate and state would enhance the wealth of information that you already provide... or maybe I am the only one that didn't know what a Gwinnett was.
anyhow, obviously the O's minor league teams + prospects command plenty of attention these days. as these players make their way to the majors, do you think that the interest in the minor league teams will remain high or drop off the table with a (in theory) winning team in Baltimore?
thanks again, Steve!
p.s. Here we go again -- just two hits and no runs since the 4th inning; a 6-0 lead turned into 6-4, and here comes Sherrill. hold on tight! is there anything wrong with winning 6-1, or 6-2?
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Tonight, any win was good after the last two days. It was important for Sherrill to bounce back like he did.
It may be hard to fill your request on the opponent teams and affiliates. We write so much about our own teams, I'm not sure people care that much about who they play and many know the other teams already. Not trying to to be hard to get along with it's just tough enough already keeping up with now seven O's farm teams playing and about 180 or 200 players. Hope you understand.
Steve
O, Great Communicator,
I just love it when you have so much good stuff to report on the Baby Birds.
However, a question is begged by the report on David Anderson: Why did someone with his hitting line go undrafted?
A reporter of your stature surely has any number of contacts who can ease inquiring minds about this "big tonker."*
[*I haven't used this expression since I had the dream experience of working as a summer intern in the Orioles' PR office. I had access to the clubhouse where, one day when he was scheduled to be on-call in the bullpen, young Bill Dillman was describing some of the hitters he might face that evening. Maybe I just don't get out enough, but I had never heard the expression before - and I haven't heard it since. Steve, even though you were a kid in 1967, I'm certain you remember Dillman's name. Unfortunately he only spent parts of two seasons in the majors - one with our O's and one with the Expos. He was a nice guy, but the tonkers, big and small, got the better of him.]
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I've barely heard that name, you are going back pretty far on that one.
I think I wrote all I know on Anderson at this point. When I saw his good start, I first found out he was not a draft pick, then found out about his expoits at Coastal Carolina. I don't know why he wasn't drafted.
I applaud him on his fast start, but no one is ready to call him a prospect yet. It's only been a handful of games and he is playing vs. younger players in the GCL. There was probably no room for him at Aberdeen where many of the drafted college players go. As the season goes on, I'll try to find out more on this "big tonker." - Steve