Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Won, 5-2 | vs. Gwinnett, 7:00 p.m. |
Atkins (5-5, 4.46) vs. Junge (4-7, 4.71) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 5-3 | @ New Hampshire, 7:05 p.m. |
Pucetas (5-2, 1.93) vs. Hernandez (1-4, 3.65) |
| Potomac | Won, 7-1 | vs. Wilmington, 7:05 p.m. |
Kimball (rehab) vs. Ventura (3-5, 3.10) |
| Hagerstown | Lost, 5-3 | @ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. |
McKenzie (2-2, 7.28) vs. Bridwell (2-5, 5.77) |
| Auburn | Won, 6-5 (10 inn.) |
vs. Jamestown, 7:05 p.m. |
Baez (0-0, 11.25) vs. Hope (0-0, 2.25) |
| GCL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs. GCL Marlins, 12:00 p.m. |
Marcelino (0-0, 6.75) vs. Garcia (0-0, 4.91) |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ DSL Giants, 10:30 a.m. |
P. Valdez (0-0, 6.75) vs. C. Diaz (1-1, 7.84) |
Syracuse 5 Gwinnett 2
• Duke (W, 9-3) 8IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K
• H. Rodriguez (SV, 2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, K
• Komatsu 4-5, 3R, HR, 2RBI
• Brown 2-5, R, 2B
• Marrero 2-4, RBI
After waiting out a 117-minute rain delay, the Syracuse Chiefs ran their win streak to seven with a 5-2 triumph over the Gwinnett Braves. Zach Duke improved to 9-3 with eight strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks. Henry “El Infarto” Rodriguez worked around two walks in the 9th to notch the save. Carlos Rivero, Brett Carroll, and Corey Brown each extended their hit streaks to 13 games, with Erik Komatsu leading the hit parade with a 4-for-5 night.
New Hampshire 5 Harrisburg 3
• Rosenbaum (l, 7-4) 7IP, 8H, 5R, 4ER, BB, 4K, HR
• Frias 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Perez 2-4, 3B, SB, RBI, OF assist at 2B
• Walters 2-4, R, HR, RBI
With a 5-3 loss to New Hampshire, the Harrisburg Senators fell to .500 at 37-37. Danny Rosenbaum bounced back from his worst outing of the season with a seven-inning effort, giving up five runs on eight hits and a walk and striking out four. Zach Walters smacked his first AA home run in the 9th while Eury Perez went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a stolen base.
Potomac 7 Wilmington 1
• Karns 8IP, 2H, R, ER, 3BB, 11K
• Carr 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Keyes 3-4, R, HR, 3RBI
• Sanchez 2-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Freitas 2-4, 2-2B, BB, 2RBI
Nathan Karns was sensational Sunday Afternoon In Woodbridge.
Lakewood 5 Hagerstown 3
• Meyer (L, 6-4) 6⅔ IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 11K, HR
• Meza 2⅓ IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, 2K
• Souza 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Skole 1-1, R, HR, RBI
One bad inning combined with stifling opposing pitcher were too much for Alex Meyer and Hagerstown to overcome as the Suns ace and Hagerstown lost, 5-3. The BlueClaws knocked Meyer around for four runs (three on a HR) in the first, then couldn’t touch him for the next five and 2/3rds, as the 22-y.o. allowed just two baserunners and struck out a career-high 11 batters. His opponent, Ethan Stewart, was just as untouchable and allowed just an unearned run over six. Steve Souza and Matt Skole both hit solo HRs as the Suns were held to just six hits. After a 2-2 homestand, it’s a nine-game road trip to Delmarva and Lakewood before returning home on July 4. Roster move: LHP Josh Smoker was activated from the Potomac DL and transferred to Hagerstown.
Auburn 6 Williamsport 5 (10 inn.)
• Medina 4IP, 1H, R, ER, 2BB, 3K
• Mirowski (W, 1-0) 2⅔ IP, H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Kieboom 2-3, R, BB, SAC
• Schill 2-4, 2R, 2B, BB
• Poole 2-5, R, 2B
The Doubledays went to extras again, but this time they won in the 10th, 6-5 over the Crosscutters. The lead changed hands five times through the first six innings before the game became a battle of the ‘pens. Wes Schill doubled in the 10th, took 3rd on a sacrifice by Spencer Kieboom, and came around to score on Tony Renda’s one-out single. Richie Mirowski got the win with a 1-2-3 tenth inning. After playing five of their first even on the road, Auburn returns home for a six-game homestand vs. Jamestown and Williamsport.
GCL Nationals — OFF DAY
The G-Nats are 4-2 after their first week, tied with the GCL Cardinals in the four-team GCL East.
DSL Nationals — OFF DAY
The D-Nats are 12-7, tied for second place with today’s opponent, the DSL Giants.
I had to look it up, but “El Infarto” is perfectly apt. Well done.
+1/2St.
Marrero – once the jem of the Nats prospect list is now a gigantic question mark. He’s been up and down over the years, (defensively up / offensively down) and it’s hard at best to know where to place him. He’s done his time in the minors but there is a log jam of talent and servicable 1st baseman with Morse, Moore and LaRoche. The only scenario I foresee keeping Marerro is by not sigining LaRoche and platoon 1B bwtwen Morse/Moore/Marerro in 2013. It’s better we keep Marrero for options, but there’s just not an obvious place for him anymore.
I have a feeling one of those “M’s” not named Morse is going to get traded. As we saw with Milone and Norris, that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the player. We just have to hope that return is like “G” as in Gonzalez, not Gomes.
The problem is that the higher up Marrero moves, the worse his power numbers are.
At least he’s not blocking Tyler Moore any more.
Speaking of Moore, was revisiting the Springtime Top 20 prospects lists for the system. In Sickels list, who I respect, he was #17. Not a bad year so far (.920 OPS) for a #17 prospect.
I just saw this… Derek Norris hits his first ML home run, a walk-off HR to beat the SF Giants. Way to go, Derek! I’m certain he would have seen time this year with the Nats.
Souldrummer is all in for Derek Norris! He certainly would have seen time in DC with all of the injuries. There’s a chance that he could be better than Flores right now. As long as Gio is dealing, I’ll save my tears, but Norris was a personal fave.