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<p>Matt Wotherspoon continues to impress for Triple-A Norfolk.</p><p>The Crestwood grad pitched 1.2 innings of no-hit baseball on Thursday, in what was his lone outing of the week. Wotherspoon struck out a batter in a 2-1 loss to Durham.</p><p>The reliever has allowed just one hit and one run in 4.2 innings with the Tides.</p><p>Wotherspoon returns to PNC Field for the first time since the July 2 trade on Monday when the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders host Norfolk for a three-game set.</p><p><strong>Mike Papi</strong></p><p>The Tunkhannock grad didn&#8217;t play much this past week for Double-A Akron.</p><p>After sitting out the entire first-half of the week, Papi finally saw some game action on July 13. He went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts.</p><p>Papi did rebound on Friday, going 1 for 3 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 loss to Erie.</p><p><strong>Sal Biasi</strong></p><p>The Hazleton Area and Penn State alum made his first start for Rookie-Level Burlington on Friday.</p><p>Biasi pitched five innings of two-run baseball on one hit and two walks. The 21-year-old struck out a pair while not factoring in the decision. He&#8217;s sporting a 2.70 ERA in five professional appearances.</p><p><strong>Tony Hernandez</strong></p><p>The Hazleton Area grad struggled in July 12 relief appearance.</p><p>Hernandez took the loss, pitching two innings and allowing six runs on six hits for Gulf Coast League Yankees East. The 20-year-old took the loss in a 6-5 defeat against the Braves.</p><p><strong>Jhordany Mezquita</strong></p><p>The Hazleton resident made his second start for the Gulf Coast League Royals on Thursday. He threw three innings of one-hit baseball while walking one batter and striking out six.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By DJ Eberle</p><p>djeberle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</p></shirttailMeta></div>

WVC in the Minors: Crestwood grad Matt Wotherspoon continues to impress for Norfolk