Jolbert Cabrera News

Back in 2001, he made a beeline to the big leagues, starting in the Class A Advanced Carolina League and finishing in Baltimore.

The Triple-A Norfolk Tides beat the Charlotte Knights, while the Double-A Bowie Baysox blanked the Harrisburg Senators.

Lehigh Valley's Lou Marson hit a two-run single in a four-run first inning, and the IronPigs went on to defeat the Norfolk Tides 5-0 in the opener of their four-game series at Coca-Cola Park.

After watching comeback victories for the better part of June, PawSox manager Ron Johnson can tell when one is coming.

The Triple-A Norfolk Tides lost in extra innings to the Pawtucket Red Sox at Harbor Park, and the Double-A Bowie Baysox beat the Binghamton Mets on the road.

Bubba Bell lined a Jim Miller pitch over the right-field fence in the top of the 10th inning to give the PawSox a 6-5 win in a game - scoring notwithstanding - highlighted by defense.

Orioles shortstop Cesar Izturis was scheduled to undergo an appendectomy Friday night at a local hospital, a procedure that will likely force him to the disabled list.

Indianapolis scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night and went on to defeat the Norfolk Tides 9-7. Chris Snelling and Jeff Salazar had RBI singles for the Indians in the eighth off reliever Chris Ray as the Tides opened an eight-game road trip.

Izturis reported to McAfee Coliseum on Friday complaining of stomach pains. He was then accompanied to the hospital by assistant athletic trainer Brian Ebel to have a CT scan taken, which determined that he had appendicitis.

The Triple-A Norfolk Tides beat the Columbus Clippers, and the Double-A Bowie Baysox won against the Harrisburg Senators.

Jolbert Cabrera singled home Jeff Fiorentino with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the visiting Norfolk Tides to a 7-6 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Thursday night.

The Triple-A Norfolk Tides defeated the Toledo Mud Hens, but the Double-A Bowie Baysox lost to the Altoona Curve.

It was a clean sweep of victories for the three full-season affiliates in the Orioles' minor league system.

Loading... 1 of 3 Tides trainer Mark Shires attends to third baseman Melvin Dorta after Dorta took a bad hop from a ball to his shoulder on Sunday at Harbor Park in Norfolk.