Milone too much for Tides
May 24, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Norfolk Tides News Release
Christian Walker homered and Chris Jones worked 6.2 strong innings, but Rochester's Tommy Milone turned in a strong outing in a 3-1 win over Norfolk Sunday afternoon at Harbor Park.
Milone (4-0) continued his torrid stretch with the Red Wings, as he's posted a 0.28 ERA over four starts since being optioned to Rochester on May 8. Over that span, the 28-year-old southpaw worked 37.1 consecutive scoreless innings, the longest stretch in the IL since Major League Baseball Advance Media assumed responsibility for Minor League statistics in 2005. The International League record for consecutive scoreless innings is 54, set by Toronto's Urban Shocker in 1916.
Milone took a shutout into the ninth inning before Walker belted a solo shot into the visiting bullpen in left-center field. Milone walked eight without striking out a batter, and he's now registered 41 strikeouts while walking two with the Wings this season.
The Red Wings gave Milone all the runs he would need in the third frame, as Jose Martinez opened the inning with a solo homer off of Jones. Martinez later added a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 2-0, and Danny Ortiz led off the seventh inning with a solo home run to put the Red Wings up by three.
Jones (1-2) allowed seven hits and one walk in the outing, his fourth start with the Tides since he joined the rotation on May 8. He struck out two while throwing 104 pitches in the contest - the most by a Tides pitcher this season.
Nolan Reimold singled twice in the contest, his fourth multi-hit game over his last six contests. Reimold has batted .500 (11-22) over that six-game stretch to up his season average to .278.
Rochester's win salvaged a split of the four-game series and lifted the Wings to a 4-3 season series victory over Norfolk.
The Tides welcome the Syracuse Chiefs to Harbor Park Monday for the start of a four-game set. Zach Davies (1-3, 3.03) takes the mound for Norfolk against right-hander Taylor Hill (3-1, 4.57), with a special Memorial Day first pitch time set for 4:05.
Notes: Prior to Sunday's game, the Orioles selected the contract of Chaz Roe to Baltimore. Roe is the 10th player to appear on the roster for both the Tides and Orioles this season...Before the game, Rey Navarro was activated after being optioned from Baltimore and infielder Anthony Caronia was transferred to Class-A Frederick...Julio Borbon went 0-for-3 in the contest, snapping his consecutive on-base streak at Harbor Park at 26 games...Despite being the lowest scoring team in the IL, Norfolk is the only team that's yet to be shutout...Jorge Rondon worked 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, striking out two.
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