Yusniel Diaz homered, singled and drove in three runs. He is the Orioles Hangout MiLB Player of the Day.
T1: YUSNIEL DOES IT AGAIN!! Diaz goes opposite field for 2nd 3-run HR in as many days! Baysox lead out of the gate 4-0 as Brian Gonzalez takes the hill!
— Bowie Baysox (@BowieBaysox) August 20, 2018
💥This is Yusniel Diaz's 3-run homer from yesterday. And he just hit another one. The @Orioles' No. 1 prospect has three 3-run blasts for the @BowieBaysox over the past 7 days. He's No. 56 on the Top 100: https://t.co/TuTZgd5PTS pic.twitter.com/jPiczHa3GP
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 20, 2018
Norfolk Tides (58 – 50) Won 3 to 0 – Triple-A
Bowie Baysox (59 – 65) Won 6 to 2 – Double-A
- Erick Salcedo went two for five.
Delmarva Shorebirds (61 – 61) Lost 8 to 2 – Class A
- Trevor Craport went 3-for-4 with a double.
- Brandon Bonilla allowed two runs on three hits over four innings. He struck out six and walked two.
Aberdeen IronBirds (29 – 31) Won 6 to 5 – Class A Short Season
- Adam Hall doubled, walked and stole three bases.
I ranked Adam Hall 18th in my midseason #Orioles rankings despite poor numbers in A- ball. I argued that he’s patient with a compact swing and good bat speed and that he just needed to adjust to premium stuff.
Well, since those rankings came out, he’s hit
.386/.462/.568 over 13G— Luke_Siler (@The_Luke_Siler) August 21, 2018
GCL Orioles (13 – 39) Lost 2 to 0 – Rookie
- Drew Rom pitched three scoreless innings, he struck out three and walked none. He did not allow a hit.