Orioles minor league recap 4/19: Brandon Young pitches 5.2 hitless for Norfolk

Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 7, Durham Bulls (TBR) 3

Leadoff batter Enrique Bradfield, Jr. kick-started the offense in the first inning with a walk and two stolen bases. José Barrero singled him in for the first run, then he scored on a two-out single by Jhonkensy Noel. The next four runs were driven in on two home runs from Jud Fabian, and Noel doubled in the final run in the seventh inning.

Starting pitcher Brandon Young had an outstanding night. The only run he allowed came in the fifth inning when he briefly lost his control. He walked two batters, moved them up on a balk, and allowed one to score on a sac fly. Aside from that three-batter stretch, Young was perfect for 5.2 innings. He did not allow a hit and he struck out 10. In four starts this year (three minor league, one major league), Young has allowed just two earned runs in 21.2 innings.

Rehabbing pitcher Keegan Akin and Dietrich Enns also pitched. Akin allowed two hits in 1.1 innings, one of which was a home run. Enns needed just nine pitches for a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Box Score

Double-A: Chesapeake Baysox 8, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (TOR) 6

Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora had a lot of traffic on the bases. In just four innings, Gongora gave up eight hits and two walks. He allowed three runs, one each in the first, second, and fourth innings. The first run was unearned thanks to an error by shortstop Carter Young.

The Baysox scored their first run in the top of the first on a home run from Brandon Butterworth. It was the first of three hits for him in the game. Frederick Bencosme added four more runs on a grand slam. Anderson De Los Santos also homered in the game, part of a two-hit day. Thanks to all the dingers, the offense scored eight runs despite going just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.