Home Game Preview 7.16.16
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Sunday, July 17, 2016
Rochester Red Wings 55-40 (3rd place, IL North)
Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins
vs.
Norfolk Tides 35-59 (4th place, IL South)
Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles
GAME TIME: 1:35 pm
SEASON SERIES: Red Wings lead 3-0
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PREVIEW:
The Wings have won four games in a row and will look to finish off a four-game sweep of the Norfolk Tides this afternoon. Norfolk are losers of four in a row.
RHP Jose Berrios will make his first start of the second half after appearing in the Triple-A All-Star game. Berrios is 6-4 with a 2.98 ERA this season. In his last start against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 8, he went 5.2 innings while allowing three runs on nine hits with five strikeouts. In the All-Star game, he pitched one scoreless inning with one hit and one strikeout. The Wings will face off against Tides starter Joe Gunkel. The right-hander is 5-5 with a 3.43 ERA this season. In his last start against Syracuse on July 10, he only lasted 4.2 innings and allowed four runs on six hits.
Player to Watch: Norfolk
1B Trey Mancini is 8-for-21 (.381) in his last five games with two RBI and three runs scored.
Former Wings:
Pitcher Sam Deduno, OF Xavier Avery and pitching coach Mike Griffin.
Player Moves:
none.
Hot Wings:
OF Darin Mastroianni is hitting .350 in his last five with two RBI and three runs scored... INF Wilfredo Tovar is 7-for-17 (.412) with two RBI in his last five... INF Byung Ho Park is hitting .294 with one homer and three RBI in his last five games.
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TOP PROSPECTS presented by Baseball America and BaseballAmerica.com |
These players on the Norfolk roster were listed in Baseball America's list of the top 10 prospects in the Orioles organization: 1B Trey Mancini (#8)... RHP Mike Wright (#10).
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