East Carolina baseball alum Connor Norby reached a milestone on Tuesday as the Miami Marlins won again, beating the Cincinnati Reds for the second straight day.
Norby reached 100 career hits in a 12-2 win. The Marlins, coached by fellow ECU baseball alum Clayton McCullough, are now 42-48, 12-3 over the past 15 games.
Norby went 1-for-4 with the hit, two runs and an RBI. He hit a sacrifice fly that drove in a run in the fourth, giving Miami a 7-1 lead. His single came in the sixth, later scoring to make it 9-1.
He also reached on an error and later scored to make it 10-1.
Danny Beal
Danny Beal (Down East Bird Dawgs photo)
He got the win after coming on in relief and pitching one of his best games of the season Tuesday.
The Down East Bird Dawgs picked up a 5-0 win over Sussex County. Beal came on in the second inning after starter Caden O’Brien was pulled after walking three in the first inning. Beal pitched seven innings, his longest outing of the season, gave up one hit, walked one and struck out six.
His ERA dropped to 5.96, and he improved to 2-3 with the win.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI in 4-2 win over Nationals. The hit was his 15th double of the season and his RBI was his 39th.
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 13-1 win over Angels
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 10-6 win over Astros in 10 innings.
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 7-1 win over White Sox. Team’s winning streak now at 10 straight.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): See above
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Pitched last 1.2 innings in 10-2 loss to Red Sox. Gave up a solo home run and struck out two. ERA is now 5.19.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 2-0 loss to Salt Lake.
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 5-1 loss to Somerset.
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Placed on 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain on June 12.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 1-for-3 with a walk in 7-1 loss to Hillsboro
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 2-for-4 with run and three RBI in 7-6 win over Asheville. He hit a three-run homer in the eighth, his fourth of the season, to complete the rally.
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 7-6 win over Asheville
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Postponed vs. Cedar Rapids due to rain. Will play doubleheader on Friday
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 0-for-2 with two walks in 8-5 loss to Dayton
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 7-6 win over Jupiter
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Pitched in 7-1 loss to Fort Myers. Went last two innings, walked two and struck out two to lower ERA to 10.98
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 9-2 loss to Kannapolis
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): See above
Photo credit: Danny Beal (Down East Bird Dawgs photo)
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