Ike Irish delivered the loudest line of the day for the Keys, going 4 for 7 with a pair of homeruns, 3 runs scored, 6 RBI and 10 total bases. That was enough to make him the ORIOLES HANGOUT MiLB Player of the Day.
At the AAA level, Norfolk came up empty in a 4-0 loss at Nashville. Enrique Bradfield Jr went 1 for 4, while Silas Ardoin finished 1 for 3.
Trey Gibson took the mound and allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 4.0 innings, with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. He was the pitcher of record and fell to 2-5.
The rest of the day’s minor league notes were packed with power. Thomas Sosa went 1 for 4 with a homerun, 1 run scored and 2 RBI.
Brandon Butterworth added a homerun of his own, finishing 1 for 3 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Luis De Leon worked 4.2 innings and gave up 1 run on 6 hits, walking 2, striking out 5 and hitting a batter.
Victor Figueroa turned in a big night as well, going 2 for 6 with a double, a homerun, 1 run scored and 4 RBI. Colin Tuft was even louder at the plate, finishing 2 for 3 with 2 homeruns, 2 runs scored, 3 RBI and 3 walks.
JT Quinn was tagged for 4 runs on 5 hits, including a homerun, while walking 1 and striking out 5 in 2.2 innings. Todd Kniebbe picked up the win and improved to 4-1 after 1.1 scoreless innings with a hit allowed and 2 strikeouts.
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