First, the headline news: 19-year-old Jackson Holliday is being called up to Triple-A Norfolk. That’s nuts: it took Holliday just 107 games to blaze through Single-A, High-A and Double-A. (That’s about 110 games faster than fellow wunderkind Manny Machado managed in 2010-12, if you’re wondering.) Across those three levels, Holliday owns a .333/.451/.517 slash line. Could he see the majors this year? If this pattern continues. . .
Triple-A: Worcester Red Sox 5, Norfolk Tides 4
The Tides continued their heavy-hitting ways even in a loss. Heston Kjerstad hit a two-run home run in the first inning to get his team on the board first.