Sunday’s News and Notes
Vermont wins its 8th straight, Suns out last Power to highlight Sunday's action
The Quick Rundown…
| Team | Yesterday’s Result | Today’s Game | Pitching Matchup |
| Syracuse Chiefs | Lost, 10-2 | vs. Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. | Matt Chico (3-4, 4.24) vs. Tobi Stoner (4-7, 5.28) |
| Harrisburg Senators | Lost, 5-2 | vs. Richmond, 7:05 p.m. | John Lannan (1-1, 4.85) vs. David Mixon (8-4, 3.40) |
| Potomac Nationals | Lost, 13-4 | vs. Wilmington, 7:03 p.m. | Brad Peacock (2-9, 4.52) vs. Timothy Melville (2-9, 5.74) |
| Hagerstown Suns | Won, 11-9 | vs. West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. | Mitchell Clegg (8-1, 2.60) vs. Jason Erickson (5-4, 2.88) |
| Vermont Lake Monsters | Won, 4-3 | vs. Williamsport, 7:05 p.m. | Chad Jenkins (1-1, 2.70) vs. Eric Pettis (2-0, 0.53) |
| GCL Nationals | Lost, 8-5 vs. GCL Marlins |
OFF DAY | N/A |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ DSL Marlins, 10:30 a.m. | Adalberto Mieses (2-2, 3.52) vs. Helpi Reyes (1-2, 3.63) |
Syracuse Chiefs L, 10-2 vs. Buffalo
Starting Pitcher: Arnesen (L, 2-5) 4⅓ IP 7H 7ER 2BB 3K 1HR
Pitching Star: Wilkie 1IP 1H 0R 1BB 1K
Hitting Star # 1: Maxwell 2-4, R
Hitting Star # 2: Davis 2-4
Notes: Despite being able to outscore their opponents dramatically in yesterday’s game, the same could not be said for the Chiefs today as they lost by a score of 10-2 versus Buffalo. Falling to 2-5, Arnesen took the loss, going 4⅓ innings, allowing a whopping seven runs on seven hits and two walks. The only pitcher to have a decent outing was Wilkie, who pitched a scoreless inning, surrendering a hit and a walk while striking out one.
Harrisburg Senators L, 7-2 vs. Trenton
Starting Pitcher: Milone (L, 6-4) 4+ IP 3H 2R 2ER 3BB 7K
Pitching Star: Kimball 2IP 0H 1R 0ER 2BB 3K
Hitting Star # 1: Pahuta 2-4, RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Solano 2-4, RBI
Notes: The Sens took an early 1-0 lead in the fifth, but couldn’t hold it as the Thunder struck for two in the fifth, one in the sixth, and two more in the seventh to go up 7-1. Harrisburg cut away at that lead in the 9th with one run but it was a little too late as Trenton took this one 7-2. Starter Tom Milone went four-plus innings giving up three hits, two runs and three walks in his fourth loss against six wins.
Potomac Nationals L, 13-4 vs. Wilmington
Starting Pitcher: Frias (L, 2-4) 2IP 7H 6R 6ER 1BB 1K 2HR
Pitching Star: Dill 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Jacobsen 2-3, R, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Lozada 2-4, R
They Call Me The Breeze: Moore 0-4, 4K
Notes: See Sue’s take on the smackdown in Last Night In Woodbridge.
Hagerstown Suns L, 5-2 @ Trenton
Starting Pitcher: Demny (W, 6-2) 5⅓ IP 5H 2R 1ER 1BB 6K
Pitching Star: Wort, R (H, 4) 1⅔ IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
Pitching Un-Star #1: Garcia 1IP 3H 3ER 1BB 1K
Pitching Un-Star #2: Vasquez ⅓ IP 2H 4R 3ER 1BB 1K
Hitting Star # 1: Kobernus 2-5, 2B, 3RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Ramirez 2-5 2R 1HR, 1RBI
Notes: Thanks to four runs in the fifth inning, Hagerstown grabbed an early lead and didn’t let go, beating West Virginia by a score of 11-9 (Although… it did get scary in the late innings!). Paul Demny earned his 6th win, pitching 5⅓ innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and a single walk. Pitching got a little ugly as Luis Garcia coughed up three runs on three hits and Wanel Vasquez managed only one out before giving up four runs (3 earned). Fortunately, however, the offense proved strong enough to overcome the poor relief pitching. Hitters of the day were Jeff Kobernus, who went 2-5 with a double and 3RBI, and J.P. Ramirez, who homered in the sixth inning — his eighth of the year.
Vermont Lake Monsters W, 4-3 vs. Williamsport
Starting Pitcher: Jordan (ND) 5⅓ IP 5H 3R 2ER 2BB 5K 1HR
Pitching Star: Bates (W, 1-0) 2⅔ IP 1H 0R 0BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Freitas 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Moore 1-3, BB, RBI
Notes: Despite Williamsport taking an early 3-0 lead, Vermont did not let that get to them, and bounced back, scoring a single run in the 4th, and three runs in the 6th to win the game by a score of 4-3, their eighth straight victory. Taylor Jordan got the no decision, going 5⅓ innings, allowing three runs (2 earned) on five hits and two walks. Colin Bates got the win, pitching until the ninth, allowing only one hit.
GCL Nationals L, 8-5 @ GCL Marlins
Starting Pitcher: Tyler Hanks 3IP 5H 1R 1ER 1BB 2K
Pitching “Star”: John Santiago ⅔ IP 1H 0R 1BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Roberto Perez 2-3, R
Hitting Star #2: Wander Nunez 2-4, R, RBI
Notes: The bullpen just couldn’t stop the bleeding after starter Tyler Hanks left the game, as four of the five relievers that followed him were charged with runs. The GCL Marlins posted a picket fence with single runs in the third through seventh innings before breaking out with a three-run inning in the bottom of the eighth to turn a 5-5 game into an 8-5 win. Two of three errors came in the fateful eighth, making all three runs unearned. The loss was the seventh straight for the G-Nats, who are now 2-8 in the GCL East Division.
DSL Nationals — OFF DAY
Notes: The D-Nats stand at 16-14, four games off the pace in the Boca Chica South Division, with home games this week against the Yankees1, Phillies and Orioles2 while visiting the Marlins, Mets1 and Giants.
That Suns/Power game was awful. This was my first low-A minor league game, and I swear, the defense for both teams was just hideous. The scorer charged the Power with five errors, IIRC, but I think he was being kind; the Suns didn’t (officially) boot quite as many balls, but they had their share of misplays along with a couple of boneheaded base running plays where runners were caught in rundowns trying to steal third. Oy.