A look at the Orioles' minor league affiliates, who went 1-3 this afternoon

This was a rare day on the Orioles farm, as all four full-season affiliates played day games. Here is how it went:

Triple-A Norfolk lost 8-1 at home to Charlotte to fall to 2-4. Tides starter Odrisamer Despaigne allowed nine hits and seven runs over four innings. He is 0-2 and has an ERA of 8.00 through two starts.

Right-fielder Dariel Alvarez went 1-for-4 and has hit safely in each game so far, batting .320. Christian Walker has done the same, today coming up with an RBI single in the eighth as Norfolk avoided a shutout. Walker began the day batting .389 with two homers and six RBIs. Last year, he did not hit his first homer until May 1, in the Tides' 21st game. Pitcher Ariel Miranda, who made his Triple-A debut on Monday, is slated to make another Tides start on Sunday. In that first game, Miranda allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings.

Norfolk was rained out last night. That game with Charlotte will now be made up on May 10 in a doubleheader starting at 5:05 p.m.

Double-A Bowie was held to five hits in a 4-3 loss at Erie. The Baysox are 1-5. Garabez Rosa went 2-for-4 and hit his first homer, a two-run shot in the second inning. Trey Mancini went 1-for-4 and is batting .318. The one hit was his fourth homer, which leads all O's minor leaguers. He's hit safely in each game for Bowie. Chance Sisco went 1-for-3 and is 5-for-10 over his past three games and batting .313 on the year.

Left-hander Jayson Aquino, acquired by the Orioles from St. Louis last week, made his first start for his new organization today. He took the loss, allowing four runs and seven hits over five innings. Ashur Tolliver and Jason Stoffel then combined for four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. Tolliver fanned five over three frames.

The Baysox have a very wide range of experience on their roster to open the season. Sisco was born in 1995 and is the seventh-youngest player in the Eastern League at 21. On the other end of the spectrum is former major league outfielder Julio Borbon, who was born in 1986 and is 30. When Borbon made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 2009, Sisco was a freshman at Santiago High School in Corona, Calif.

Single-A Frederick won 5-3 at Salem to improve to 4-3. Starter John Means gave up two runs over five innings to get the victory. Then the bullpen trio of Ivan Hernandez, Max Schuh and Michael Zouzalik gave up one run over the last four innings to complete a seven-hitter. Zouzalik got the last two outs for his first save.

Outfielder Cam Kneeland, who began the day as the leading hitter among O's farmhands, went 2-for-4 and is batting .429. Jomar Reyes drove in three runs and is batting .280 and Josh Hart hit his first homer.

The Keys stole five bases in Tuesday's 6-4 win. Erick Salcedo swiped three bags to tie his career high set back in 2011 in the Dominican Summer League. The Keys home opener is set for tomorrow night at Harry Grove Stadium.

Single-A Delmarva took a 7-4 lead to the last of the seventh at Kannapolis, but allowed four runs to lose 8-7. Still, the Shorebirds recorded a winning road trip at 4-3 and are heading home for their home opener on Thursday night.

Starting pitcher Brian Gonzalez allowed four runs (three earned) and six hits over five innings. Bobby Strader gave up four runs (three earned) over 1 2/3 to take the loss.

Christian Turnipseed, an O's 28th-round draft pick last year out of Georgia Gwinnett College, got four outs today and has recorded 3 2/3 scoreless innings this season. That gives the 23-year-old Turnipseed 32 scoreless innings to start his O's career. Last year, he pitched in the Gulf Coast League and at short season Single-A Aberdeen with 28 1/3 scoreless on just 11 hits with seven walks and 30 strikeouts.

I apologize in advance to Turnipseed for likely jinxing his scoreless streak, but it should be noted, right?

Shortstop Ricardo Andujar went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI and is batting .357. Last night, Alex Murphy hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth to lift Delmarva to a 2-1 win. Today Murphy went 1-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to seven games.

Tomorrow night for the home opener in Salisbury, the first 5,000 fans will receive a magnet schedule and the Oriole Bird will be on hand for a special appearance at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.