The Norfolk Tides, a minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, scored an astonishing 26 points against the Charlotte Knights on Wednesday night.
Boasting future major leaguers such as MLB’s No. 1 prospect Jackson Holiday and No. 29 prospect Colby Mayo, the Tides broke multiple records, including the club record for hits with 29. according to to minor league baseball.
Outfield prospect Heston Kjerstad had a whopping 10 RBIs on 5 hits for 7 at bats.
The Tides’ top three prospects, Mayo, Holiday, and Gjerstad, combined for 20-for-20 at bats and 14 for 13 with 13 RBIs.
Designated hitter Kyle Stower also had a strong performance, hitting three home runs with seven RBIs.
In total, all of the Tides’ starting pitchers had at least one base hit en route to a 26-11 rout.
The Tides team is chock-full of MLB talent, so I’m confident they’ll be able to pay for the lowest-tier players in MLB.
Take the Miami Marlins, for example. The 0-7 ballclub just lost its second-best pitcher, Eury Perez, to Tommy John surgery after already losing its best pitcher, Sandy Alcantara, to the same injury before the season started. is. (Related: Athletics officially moving to next season…just not to the city you think)
The last-place club has the fourth-worst ERA among teams in the majors at 6.04. according to Go to MLB.com
Holiday almost broke camp with the Orioles, but he likely would have joined the team if the Orioles didn’t have a niche rule that would have allowed him to stay around longer if he had waited for a call-up, and would have been with the Marlins. We’ll probably be teeing off. Pathetic pitching.
The 26-run mark is probably the best of the year, but the offensive record is no fluke for Norfolk. The Orioles (who have the top-ranked farm system in MLB) have been developing some serious talent, which has culminated in the amount of runs we’re seeing now. ing. According to Minor League Baseball, they are averaging 13 points per game through their last five games.
