Norfolk 9 Toledo 3
July 23, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Norfolk Tides News Release
Three Tides batters tallied two hits but it was Trey Mancini's bases loaded go-ahead triple in the bottom of the fifth inning that propelled Norfolk to a 9-3 victory Saturday night at Harbor Park.
Trailing 3-2 in the fifth, Mancini lifted a pitch to deep right center field that one- hopped the wall allowing all three runners to score. Since June 19th Mancini is hitting .365 with four home runs and 24 RBI's. Mancini, the #4 prospect in the Baltimore system per MLB.com, currently ranks 2nd among Orioles minor leaguers with 54 RBI this season.
Michael Almanzar, Ozzie Martínez, and Christian Walker each had two hits accounting for six of Norfolk's eight hits. Almanzar's added two doubles in the contest improving his average in the month of July to .286 (16-54). Martínez's two hits gave him 14 hits in his last nine games. And Christian Walker's two hits upped his total in the month of July to 27, tied for third in the International League.
Norfolk starter Ariel Miranda (4-7) picked up his third win in his last five starts after allowing three runs over 5.2 innings of work. Making his second start since the All-Star break, the Cuban native struck out six and walked two while throwing 65 of his 88 pitches for strikes. Miranda's six strikeouts mark the sixth time this season that the lefty has struck out at least six batters.
Toledo got on the board early with a solo home run from first baseman Chad Huffman. Huffman, who continued his hot hitting with his third consecutive multi-hit game, has nine hits - including six for extra bases - with two RBI in the series.
The two clubs will wrap up their four-game series on Sunday night at Harbor Park with first pitch scheduled for 6:05. Mike Wright (1-2, 2.48 ERA) gets the start for Norfolk and will be opposed by Detroit Tigers ace Jordan Zimmermann beginning a Major League rehab assignment with Toledo.
Sunday is the seventh installment of the collectable Tides player photo giveaway as the first 4,000 fans will receive a photo of Tides shortstop Paul Janish courtesy of Sprint and Hot 100.5. Fans are also invited to roam the field and stands in search of Pokémon prior to the game from 5:00-5:30pm. Please note that you must have a ticket to the game to enter Harbor Park.
Notes: Norfolk wore camouflage jerseys in the contest as part of Air Force night...Prior to Baltimore's game against the Cleveland Indians, the Orioles recalled RHP Tyler Wilson... Pedro Beato's scoreless inning pitched in the eighth inning was his 45th appearance of the season, tying him with Toledo's Preston Guilmet for most games pitched in the IL...With a scoreless inning pitched Saturday, Jason Stoffel extended his stretch of not allowing an earned run to 10 games, during which he has five, saves 17 strikeouts and just four walks.
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