The season got under way for Orioles affiliate Aberdeen. They lost, but there's always the next game. Elsewhere on the farm, Dariel Alvarez and Trey Mancini continued to rake, and a couple of recent trade acquisitions had good starts.
Toledo (Tigers) 3, Norfolk Tides 1
Old friends abound on the Mud Hens roster, with the game having been started by Mike Belfiore and also seeing time from the likes of Xavier Avery and Brendan Harris. Both teams had six hits, which really isn't very many at all. A big problem for the Tides, however, is that knuckleballing wizard Eddie Gamboa walked six guys in 5.