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July 9, 2009

Today's game previews -- July 9

The Triple-A Norfolk Tides play a road contest against the Charlotte Knights, while the Double-A Bowie Baysox host the Harrisburg Senators in an afternoon game at Prince George's Stadium.

The Single-A Frederick Keys go for the sweep on the road against the Kinston Indians, and the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds face the West Virginia Power.

The short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds meet the Brooklyn Cyclones.

The Shorebirds added infielder Buck Britton, who was playing in Aberdeen, to their roster in order to fill in for second baseman L.J. Hoes while he is on the temporary inactive list.

Norfolk Tides (AAA)

Record: (48-36)

Opponent

at Charlotte Knights (7:15 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Norfolk: Troy Patton (1-2, 4.43 ERA)
Charlotte: Carlos Torres (8-4, 2.30 ERA)

Bowie Baysox (AA)

Record: (47-39)

Opponent

Harrisburg Senators (12:05 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Bowie: Ryohei Tanaka (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Harrisburg: Cory VanAllen (2-4, 5.97 ERA)

Frederick Keys (A)

Record: (6-6 in second half, 37-44 overall)

Opponent

at Kinston Indians (7 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Frederick: Sean Gleason (0-3, 4.45 ERA)
Kinston: Eric Berger (7-5, 2.13 ERA)

Delmarva Shorebirds (A)

Record: (6-8 in second half, 42-41 overall)

Opponent

at West Virginia Power (7:05 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Delmarva: Oliver Drake (4-5, 3.81 ERA)
West Virginia: Casey Erickson (4-3, 2.11 ERA)

Aberdeen IronBirds (A)

Record: (6-13)

Opponent

at Brooklyn Cyclones (7 p.m.)

Probable pitchers

Aberdeen: Kenny Moreland (3-0, 0.50 ERA)
Brooklyn: Darin Gorski (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

Posted by Dean Jones Jr. at 10:29 AM | | Comments (2)
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What's up with L.J. Hoes? Injury? Something else?

Dean...any word on where and when Matt Hobgood will start his pro career? Thanks for all your hard work!

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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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