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July 4, 2009

Today's game previews -- July 4

Happy Fourth of July, everyone.

It's a day full of cookouts and fireworks for me, so I'm going to make this quick.

The Triple-A Norfolk Tides travel to play the Gwinnett Braves, and the Double-A Bowie Baysox hit the road to face the Altoona Curve.

The Single-A Frederick Keys continue their road trip against the Potomac Nationals, and the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds meet the Kannapolis Intimidators.

The short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds play the Oneonta Tigers.

Norfolk Tides (AAA)

Record: (44-35)

Opponent

at Gwinnett Braves (6 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Norfolk: Troy Patton (1-2, 5.19 ERA)
Gwinnett: Bobby Brownlie (0-1, 12.46 ERA)

Bowie Baysox (AA)

Record: (45-36)

Opponent

at Altoona Curve (7:05 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Bowie: Ryohei Tanaka (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Altoona: Derek Hankins (0-2, 5.82 ERA)

Frederick Keys (A)

Record: (4-4 in second half, 35-42 overall)

Opponent

at Potomac Nationals (6:35 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Frederick: Rick Zagone (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Potomac: Brad Meyers (5-2, 1.53 ERA)

Delmarva Shorebirds (A)

Record: (4-5 in second half, 40-38 overall)

Opponent

at Kannapolis Intimidators (7:05 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Delmarva: Oliver Drake (4-4, 3.25 ERA)
Kannapolis: Dexter Carter (3-2, 3.73 ERA)

Aberdeen IronBirds (A)

Record: (5-9)

Opponent

at Oneonta Tigers (7 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Aberdeen: Nicholas Haughian (0-1, 1.00 ERA)
Oneonta: Nate Newman (0-1, 1.50 ERA)

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Dean Jones Jr.Dean Jones Jr. is the sports community coordinator at The Baltimore Sun. Following minor league baseball has always been one of his favorite hobbies. The smaller stadiums, intimate atmosphere and affordable prices allow everyone to see baseball played in its truest form. He enjoys tracking prospects as they progress from the lowest levels of a team’s farm system all the way up to the major leagues.
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