Cade Povich showed flashes of promise but struggled with control in his debut, while the O’s offense didn’t come to life until it was too late to matter.
The Baltimore Orioles will wrap up their four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays today looking to secure their fourth consecutive series win. The Orioles took the first game 7-2 then the second game 10-1 behind a brilliant pitching performance from Corbin Burnes, then last night they lost on a walk-off by the Blue Jays 3-2.
Suddenly, the health of the O’s rotation feels in doubt—but as long as Povich can keep the walks down, he should be a fine stand-in. The Orioles did a rare thing yesterday: call up a pitching prospect.
What happened? Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s single scored Cavan Biggio with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Orioles lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2, on Wednesday night.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi aims to give the Toronto Blue Jays a chance to split their four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon.
It’s the first call for the 6-foot-3 left-hander. Povich, a University of Nebraska product, was a third-round pick of the Twins in 2021.
Orioles pitching prospect, left-hander Cade Povich is heading to Toronto and joining the Orioles’ taxi squad. On Tuesday, manager Brandon Hyde told reporters that he was considering giving Kyle Bradish, whose turn to pitch was Thursday, extra rest.
The farm saw wins from every team other than Aberdeen and in Norfolk it was a blowout until it wasn’t You wouldn’t think it by looking at the final score, but last night’s starting pitcher for the Tides had a very good game.
Meanwhile, Bowie’s top prospects rallied for a four-run sixth to work a comeback win. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 8, Memphis Redbirds 5 On Sunday, the Tides struck early, with a first-inning Billy Cook homer to follow a Kyle Stowers walk.
Chayce McDermott, Nolan Hoffman and Kaleb Ort combined on a no-hitter as Triple-A Norfolk defeated Nashville, 2-0. McDermott, who had a perfect game for six innings, walked two in the seventh.
Standout performances were had up and down the Orioles’ farm system, including a dominating Double-A debut for Cameron Weston among others. Cade Povich tossed yet another gem as the Tides won their fifth straight game.
Left-hander Cade Povich allowed one run on five hits as Triple-A Norfolk beat Nashville, 7-3. The 24-year-old Povich (3-1) walked four and struck out five.
The Baysox threw a shutout while the IronBirds and Shorebirds got shut out themselves. Connor Norby slapped a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first and the Tides never scored again.
Left-hander Cade Povich allowed one run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings in Triple-A Norfolk’s 2-1 loss to Gwinnett in 10 innings. Povich struck out seven and walked one, throwing 94 pitches.
We have some more underrated names in this week’s Pitching prospect roundup, several of which I think could help their big league club sooner rather than later.
The Tides’ long losing streak is over, while the Baysox won a walkoff and the IronBirds ran wild to a victory. It’s over! It’s finally over. The Tides’ 10-game losing streak, which saw them plummet from the best team in minor league baseball into a sub-.500 straggler in the blink of an eye, came to an end at last.
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