Orioles minor league recap 4/2: Holliday doubles, Kittredge struggles in Norfolk loss
Triple-A: Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) 4, Norfolk Tides 3 – F/10
The Tides dropped their third straight recreation on Wednesday afternoon in Memphis. The pitching employees coughed up two totally different leads, the offense left 10 runners on base, and it was a blended bag of outcomes for the Orioles’ pair of rehabbing massive leaguers.
Jackson Holliday led off, performed second base, and went 2-for-3 with a double, a stroll, and a strikeout. The former first general choose is now 4-for-13 with an .862 OPS throughout his rehab. Creed Willems drove in two of Norfolk’s runs with a seventh-inning residence run as a part of his 1-for-4 recreation. Their different run got here in on a Memphis error in the fourth body. There was loads of visitors on the bases for the Tides. They collected eight hits, 4 walks, and a pair of errors from the house group. But they wasted most of these probabilities, going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring place.
Brandon Young made his first begin of the 12 months. He was good, holding Memphis to at least one run on 5 hits, no walks, and 4 strikeouts over 5 innings. The short-term performances of Young and Cade Povich now maintain added significance as a result of harm to Zach Eflin, so it is good to see a powerful 2026 debut for Young.
The outcomes from the bullpen weren’t as favorable. Andrew Kittredge made his first rehab look as he works via proper shoulder irritation. The veteran recorded simply two outs, threw 19 pitches (9 strikes), struck out one, walked one, and gave up two hits. Cameron Foster impressed, placing out two over 1.1 excellent frames. Jackson Kowar allowed a run in his lone inning. And Enoli Paredes was handed the loss by permitting the extra-inning “ghost runner” to attain after he walked the bases loaded, after which hit the subsequent batter with a pitch to drive in the profitable run.
Thursday’s Scheduled Games
Norfolk: at Memphis, 7:45 pm Starter: TBD
Chesapeake: at Hartford (Rockies), 7:10 pm Starter: Trace Bright (first begin of the 12 months)
Delmarva: at Salem (Red Sox), 6:35 pm Starter: Kiefer Lord (first begin of the 12 months)
