Saturday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Won, 2-1 | vs. Lehigh Valley, 7:00 p.m. |
Mandel (1-3, 2.75) vs. Brummett (3-2, 4.06) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 7-4; Lost, 5-1 |
@ Trenton, 6:05 p.m. |
Wang (rehab) and Tatusko (2-3, 4,18) vs. Nuno (5-2, 1.84) and Heyer (2-4, 4.75) |
| Potomac | Lost, 3-0 | @ Frederick, 6:05 p.m. |
Gilliam (0-0, -.–) vs. Berry (3-2, 4.71) |
| Hagerstown | Losing, 4-0 (suspended) |
@ Lexington, 5:30 p.m. |
Hill (9-5, 4.77) vs. Ordosgoitti (3-3, 5.42) |
| Auburn | Won, 4-0 | vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. |
Monar (2-2, 3.14) vs. Day (1-0, 3.86) |
| GCL Nationals | Lost, 8-3 | @ GCL Astros, 12:00 p.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
| DSL Nationals | Won, 12-7 | @ DSL Giants, 10:30 a.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
Syracuse 2 Rochester 1
• Maya (W, 8-8) 8IP, H, R, ER, 0BB, K, HR
• Garcia (SV, 5) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Perez 2-4, R, 2B, SB
• Maldonado 2-3, BB
Yunesky Maya flirted with perfection for 20 batters before giving up… wait for it… a home run as Syracuse edged Rochester, 2-1 and took the series, 3-1. Maya went eight innings total and walked none and struck out one to even his record at 8-8. Christian Garcia pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save. Eury Perez singled, doubled, and stole a base to push his average to .433 and extend his hit streak to seven games.
Harrisburg 7 Trenton 4 — GAME ONE (Comp.)
• Rosenbaum 1IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 0K
• Holder (W, 2-2) 6⅓ IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 5K
• Davis 1⅔ IP, 3H, 0R, BB, K. 1-1 IR-S
• Goodwin 3-4, R, 2B, BB, 2RBI
• Hood 3-5, 3B, 2RBI
Harrisburg put up a pair of runs in the 3rd and 8th innings and turned a 3-1 lead into a 7-4 win over Trenton in the completion of Thursday night’s contest. Trevor Holder got the win with three runs given up on four hits and a walk over six and a 1/3rd innings, setting down five on strikes. Brian Goodwin and Destin Hood both drove in two and collected three hits as the Senators collected 10 hits total.
Trenton 5 Harrisburg 1 — GAME TWO
• Pucetas (L, 6-4) 3⅓ IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 2K, 2HR
• Martin 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Goodwin 1-3, BB
• Rahl 1-3, R, SB
• Hood 1-3, RBI
The Thunder struck twice for two-run shots en route to a 5-1 win over the Senators in the nightcap. Kevin Pucetas gave up all five runs on six hits over three and a 1/3rd innings, walking none and striking out two. Harrisburg mustered just five hits total, but broke up the shutout with a Chris Rahl single and steal followed by a Destin Hood two-out RBI single.
Frederick 3 Potomac 0
• Olbrychowski (L, 4-9) 6IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 3K, HR
• Swynenberg 2IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Taylor 1-4, 2B
• Freitas 1-4, 2B
Potomac was shut out for the 11th time this season, 3-0 by three Frederick Keys pitchers. The P-Nats managed just four hits — two doubles and two singles — and six baserunners total. Adam Olbrychowski took the loss despite the quality start of three runs on five hits and a walk over six innings, with Matt Swynenberg turning in two scoreless frames in relief.
Lexington 4 Hagerstown 0 — SUSP.
Lexington was lead 4-0 in the top of the 4th when rain halted play. It will be resumed tonight with a seven-inning contest following for a doubleheader.
Auburn 4 Vermont 0
• Pineyro (W, 1-1) 5IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Boyden 2IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Self (SV, 6) ⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K, 3-0 IR-S
• Martinez 3-3, 2B, 3B, BB, 3BI (10G hitting streak)
• Kieboom 1-2, R, 2B, BB
Five Auburn pitchers combined on a 4-0 shutout to complete the sweep of Vermont. Ivan Pineyro got his first NYPL win with five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks and setting down five on strikes. Estarlin Martinez extended his hit streak to 10 games with a single, double, and a triple and drove in three of the four Doubleday runs. Anthony Rendon had his five-game hit streak snapped with an 0-for-3 night, though he did draw a walk and score a run.
GCL Astros 8 GCL Nationals 3
• Santana (L, 1-3) ⅔ IP, 4H, 5R, 2ER, 2BB, 0K, 0HR
• Heredia 4IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Foat 2-3, BB, RBI
• Jennings 1-3, R, BB, SB
The G-Astros scored all eight runs in the first three innings and cruised to an 8-3 win over the G-Nats. Andy Santana retired just two of nine batters faced, giving up five runs on four hits and two walks and was charged with the loss. The G-Nats committed three errors, rendering six of the eight runs unearned. Matt Foat singled twice, walked, and drove in a run to lead the G-Nat offense.
DSL Nationals 12 DSL Giants 7
• Benitez (W, 1-1) 5IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, BB, K, HR
• Sanchez 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Atencio 3-5, 2R, 2-2B, 3RBI
• Aguero 3-5, R, 4RBI
A four-run 1st got the party started early as the D-Nats piled on early and held on for a 12-7 win over the D-Giants. Juan Benitez got the win with a serviceable five innings pitched, with four runs allowed on five hits and a walk. Miguel Atencio and Younaifred Aguero both went 3-for-5 to lead the 16-hit attack.
Taylor and Hood have both woken up since Goodwins promotion & thus far he’s handling himself well in AA.
Couldn’t agree more. Luke is better at explaining this than me, but was concerned that the ‘Rhinehart Effect’ could apply to Goodwin.
He’s adapting quite well at the plate, although SensFan says his fielding needs work. You figure he’s going to be at Harrisburg at least through a good part of 2013. It’ll be fun to watch.
Marcus had me want to check on Hood, who had been scuffling at the plate most of the year. His last 10 games he’s hitting .833 OPS.
Is Rosenbaum’s line correct in the Harrisburg game? If so, any word on why he only pitched 1 inning?
Yes, it’s correct — my fault for not running that line the day before the way I usually do for suspended games. Rosenbaum pitched on Thursday night before the game got suspended.