Tuesday’s News and Notes

The Quick Rundown…

Syracuse Chiefs L, 5-3 vs. Scranton/WB
WDWRD^* — 2-4, 2R, 3B, RBI; 0-0 SB vs.
Starting Pitcher: Chico (L, 5-6) 3IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 1K
Pitching Star: Leatherman 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star: Orr  3-4, 1-3B, 2RBI
Notes: Scranton remained in the driver’s seat throughout this one as they began their scoring in the top of the 2^nd with one run and added another run in the 3^rd, one more in the 5^th, and another two runs in the 6^th making it 5-0 for Scranton. But Syracuse showed signs of a comeback in the bottom of the 6^th with one run and then in the 8^th they added two more runs to make it 5-3. Unfortunately, that’s all the Chiefs could muster as they fell to Scranton 5-3. Starter Matt Chico went three innings giving up five hits, two runs and one walk with the loss, his sixth of the season at AAA.
* This is an initialism for “What Did Wilson Ramos Do,” per a suggestion from one of our brilliant readers that we highlight the exploits of the most visible Syracuse prospect. The asterisk-with-a-footnote-in-italics is better known as a Posterisk, a gimmick stolen from Sports Illustrated’s Joe Posnanski. We steal it in the spirit of plagiarism being the sincerest form of flattery.

Harrisburg Senators W, 8-6 @ Binghamton
Starting Pitcher: Peacock, Brad (W, 1-0) 5IP 7H 5R 5ER 3BB 2K
Pitching Star: Kimball 2IP 0H 0R 1BB 3K
Hitting Star #1: Solano  3-3, R, 2-2B, BB, 5RBI
Hitting Star #2: Valdez 3-5, 2R
Notes: In the top of the 2^nd Harrisburg took the lead with 2 runs and retained that lead until the 4^th and 5^th. In those innings Binghamton managed to score 1 in the bottom of the 4^th and another 4 in the 5^th to take the lead 5-2. Harrisburg came right back in the top of the 6^th inning scoring four runs and they added two more runs in the 7^th making it 8-5. Binghamton could only add one more run to their score as they were downed 8-6 by the Sens. Starter Brad Peacock got the win despite allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings.

Potomac Nationals W, 9-5 @ Lynchburg
Starting Pitcher: Lehman 2⅔ 8H 5R 4ER 1BB 2K
Pitching Star #1: Barthmaier (W, 2-1) 3⅓ IP 2H 0R 0BB 3K
Pitching Star #2: VanAllen (SV, 5) 3IP 1H 0R 1BB 5K
Hitting Star #1: Moore 2-3, 3R, 2-2B, BB, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Lozada 2-4, R, 2-2B, 3RBI
Hitting Star #3: Jacobsen 2-4, 3RBI
Notes: Starter Pat Lehman was hit hard early, charged with five runs in eight hits in 2⅔ innings, but veterans Jimmy Barthmaier and Cory VanAllen picked him up held down the fort, combining for 6⅓ innings of scoreless relief to get the win and save, respectively. Down 5-2 after three full innings, the P-Nats bats scored in four of the next five innings, taking a 6-5 lead with two runs in the 6^th and putting it away with a three runs in the 8^th. The win puts Potomac in sole possession of first place at 20-16, one game ahead of Wilmington.

Hagerstown Suns W, 8-5 vs. Lexington
Starting Pitcher: Hicks 3⅓ IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 1K 
Pitching Star: Weaver (SV, 14) 2IP 1H 0R 1BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Ramirez 3-4, 3R, HR, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Hood 2-3, R, BB, RBI
Notes: Hagerstown started the scoring in the bottom of the of the 1^st with three runs. Lexington answered in the next inning with two runs and added two more in the top of the 3^rd. Hagerstown wasted no time coming back as they punched in four runs in the bottom of the inning. Lexington could only come back with one run in the 5^th, but the Suns scored one run of their own in the 7^th to counter it as they went on to win 8-5. Starter Graham Hicks went 3⅓ innings giving up seven hits, four runs and one walk. Ben Graham got the win in relief, while Dean Weaver pitched two scoreless innings for the save, his 14th of the year.

Vermont Lake Monsters L, 5-3 @ Tri-City
Starting Pitcher: McKenzie (L, 1-2) 4IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 2K
Pitching Star: Herrera 1⅓ IP 1H 0R 4K
Hitting Star #1: Miller 2-3, R, BB, HR, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Freitas 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
Notes: Tri-City began the scoring in the bottom of the 1^st with 1 run, while Vermont kept up with the Valley Cats by adding a run in the 2^nd. Not to be outdone, Tri-City scored another run in the bottom of the 3^rd to re-claim the lead. The Lake Monsters still came back though as they continued the pattern scoring yet another run in the top of the next inning making it 2-2. Unfortunately Tri-City began to pull away in the bottom of the 4^th as they scored two. Vermont could only answer with one run, making it 4-3. Tri-City went on to add one more run in the 7^th to seal this one at 5-3. Starter Christopher McKenzie went four innings giving up seven hits, four runs and one walk with the loss.

GCL Nationals W, 16-2 @ GCL Marlins
Starting Pitcher: Ryan Mattheus 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K
Pitching Star: Christian Meza 2IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K (Happy 20th B-Day)
Hitting Star #1: Randolph Oduber 3-3, 2R, 2-2B, 2BB, 4RBI
Hitting Star #2: Rick Hughes 2-4, 2R, 2B, 2BB, 3RBI
Hitting Star #3: Adrian Sanchez 3-5, R, 2RBI
Notes: Powered by an eight-run third inning, the GCL Nationals hooked the GCL Marlins by a score of 16-2. Eight of the nine starting batters got a hit, six got two or more as the G-Nats put 17 hits on the board. Rehabbing Ryan Mattheus started the game and pitched a scoreless inning while “40”-year-old Orlando Hernandez allowed an unearned run on two hits over two innings while striking out three.

DSL Nationals W, 4-2 @ DSL Phillies
Starting Pitcher: Silvio Medina (W, 3-4) 6⅓ IP 5H 2R 2ER 0BB 3K
Pitching Star: Inocencio Heredia [SV, 8] 2IP 0H 0R 1BB 2K
Hitting Star: Jean Valdez 2-4, RBI
Notes: With single runs in the first three innings, the D-Nats built a 3-0 lead and played errorless baseball en route to a 4-2 victory over the DSL Phillies. Starter Silvio Medina got the win, pitching 6⅓ innings and allowing two runs on five hits and no walks. Inocencio Heredia pitched two scoreless innings to earn the save, his 8th on the year. Jean Valdez led the hitters by going 2-for-4 with an RBI.