GUNNAR HENDERSON continued to do GUNNAR HENDERSON things, going 2-for-4 with his ninth home run at Triple-A, a solo shot in the seventh. The wunderkind infielder, the Birds’ #3 (tied) prospect in Camden Chat’s composite rankings, also stroked a leadoff double against veteran major leaguer Josh Lindblom. He raised his Norfolk OPS to .946 and continues to make a strong case for the Orioles to start his major league service clock before the end of this season.
Yusniel Diaz (#28), back from his one-game taste of the majors, also smacked a home run, his fourth. The unranked Robert Neustrom launched his 13th dinger.