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Sunday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Won, 6-4 vs. Lehigh Valley,
3:00 p.m.
Lannan (6-9, 4.89) and
Roark (5-12, 5.19) vs.
Rosenberg (3-2, 1.68) and
TBD
Harrisburg Lost, 4-3;
Lost, 5-1
@ Trenton,
5:05 p.m.
Perry (1-2, 2.14) vs.
Hall (8-6, 3.42)
Potomac Won, 3-1 @ Frederick,
4:00 p.m.
Ray (3-7, 5.26) vs.
Wilson (5-4, 3.58)
Hagerstown Lost, 8-1;
Lost, 2-0
@ Lexington,
1:35 p.m.
Schwartz (0-0, 5.06) vs.
Dufek (5-2, 5.26)
Auburn Lost, 5-1 vs. Tri-City,
6:05 p.m.
Medina (0-0, 4.34) vs.
Bircher (0-0, 0.00)
GCL Nationals Won, 6-3 OFF DAY N/A
DSL Nationals Lost, 9-3 OFF DAY N/A

Syracuse 6 Lehigh Valley 4
• Mandel (W, 2-3) 7IP, 5H, R, ER, 2BB, 5K
• Severino 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Tracy 3-4, R, RBI
• Werth 2-4, R, 2B, 3RBI
• Maldonado 2-4, R, RBI

Rehabbers Jayson Werth and Chad Tracy combined for five hits and four RBI to power Syracuse past Lehigh Valley, 6-4. Starter Jeff Mandel held the Iron Pigs to just one run over seven innings, giving up five hits and walking two while striking out five. As a starter, the 27-year-old is 2-1 with 2.10ERA for the Chiefs. An error and two singles chased Pat Lehman after three batters. Christian Garcia got the three outs required for the save, his sixth, but let in both inherited runners.

Trenton 4 Harrisburg 3 — GAME ONE
• Wang (L, 1-2) 6IP, 9H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 2K, 2HR
• Pahuta 2-3, R, HR, 2RBI
• Hood 1-3, 2B

With the wind blowing in, Trenton still managed to hit two out against Chien-Ming Wang in a 4-3 win over Harrisburg. Wang gave up nine hits total over six innings, walking none and striking out two as the sole Senator pitcher. Tim Pahuta gave his hometown fans something to cheer about as the Jersey native hit s a two-run shot in the second and went 2-for-3 overall.

Trenton 5 Harrisburg 1 — GAME TWO (6 inn.)
• Tatusko (L, 2-4) 4IP, 8H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 2K, 0HR
• Broderick 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Van Ostrand 2-3, 2B
• Walters 1-3, RBI

Rain shortened this one to six innings but the Thunder had already built a 5-1 lead and swept the doubleheader. Ryan Tatusko suffered the loss with all five runs allowed on eight hits and no walks over four innings. Recently FA signing (and former Rule 5 pick) Brian Broderick pitched the next inning and 2/3rds before the game was called. The Senators hit into three double plays and left on four baserunners. Jimmy Van Ostrand led the six-hit attack with a 2-for-3 effort.

Potomac 3 Frederick 1
• Gilliam 5⅓ IP, 5H, R, ER, 2BB, 5K
• Demmin (W, 1-1) 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Wort (SV, 6) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Freitas 2-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Kelso 2-4, SB, CS
• Souza 1-4, R, HR, RBI, 3K

Steve Souza Jr. struck out three times before finally making contact, a two-run blast to dead center to break a 1-1 tie in the 9th and push the P-Nats past the Keys, 3-1. Rob Gilliam got the start and gave up a first-inning run but pitched into the sixth allowed just five hits total, walking two and fanning five. Ryan Demmin got the win in relief while Rob Wort got the save with his fourth straight scoreless outing.

Lexington 8 Hagerstown 1 — GAME ONE (Comp.)
• Rauh 3IP, 3H, 4R, 3ER, BB, 3K, HR (Friday night)
• Hollins 2IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, BB, K
• Kreis 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Nieto 3-4, R
• Dykstra 1-3

The Legends picked up where they left off on Friday night and cruised from a 4-0 lead to an 8-1 win. Leonard Hollins and Chris McKenzie both gave up two runs over two innings before Alex Kreis stopped the bleeding with a scoreless 8th. Adrian Nieto went 3-for-4 to lead the hit column, but the Suns were limited to just six safeties total.

Lexington 2 Hagerstown 0 — GAME TWO
• Hill (L, 9-6) 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K
• Hawkins 1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Skole 1-2
• Dykstra 1-3, 2B

Taylor Hill retired the first 10 batters in order before issuing a one-out walk to lose the perfecto, then gave up a two-out triple to lose both the no-no and the shutout, then another single for the game’s final score of 2-0. Hill pitched five innings total, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three but took the loss. Matt Skole’s single and Cutter Dykstra’s double were the only two base hits for Hagerstown, which has lost three in a row. Roster moves: Cs Jeremy Mayo and Cole Leonida swapped places on the 7-Day DL.

Tri-City 5 Auburn 1
• Monar (L, 2-3) 6IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 4K
• Henke 3IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 3K, HR
• Lopez 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Schill 2-4, 2B

Game one of the three-game series between the NYPL’s top two teams went to Tri-City as the ValleyCats scratched the Doubledays for a 5-1 win. Blake Monar took the loss despite allowing just two runs on five hits and a walk over six innings. Auburn collected eight hits but left on eight runners, going 0-for-6 with RISP. Carlos Lopez and Wes Schill both went 2-for-4 with a double, with Lopez driving in the sole Doubleday run. Estarlin Martinez extended his hit streak to 11 games with a first-inning single.

GCL Nationals 6 GCL Astros 3
• Anderson 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Barrientos (W, 2-0) 5IP, 5H, R, ER, BB, 7K
• Chubb 2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Bailey 2-4, R, 2-2B
• Piwnica-Worms 2-4, R

The G-Nats rallied for two in the 7th and 8th innings to break open a 2-1 game and held off the Astros for a 6-3 win. Austin Chubb went 2-for-4 with a double and homer and drove in three to lead the offense. Dixon Anderson stretched out to three innings, allowing just two hits, no walks and striking out two. Joel Barrientos got the win with with a run on five hits and a walk over five innings, setting down seven on strikes.

DSL Giants 9 DSL Nationals 3
• Valerio (ND) 5IP, 3H, 0R, BB, K
• Acevedo (BS, 1; L, 0-2) 2IP, 5H, 7R, 6ER, 2BB, 0K, HR
• Marmolejos-Diaz 2-4, 3B, RBI
• Read 2-5, R, RBI, SB
• Aguero 2-4

The D-Nats ‘pen gave up nine unanswered runs to turn a 3-0 lead after five into a 9-3 loss. Starter Maximo Valerio did his part with five innings of no-run, three-hit ball, issuing a walk and striking out one. Migeul Acevedo was torched for seven runs on five hits and two walks to take the loss. “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz singled and tripled while driving in a run, while Raudy Read and Younaifred Aguero both singled twice to combine for six of the nine D-Nats hits. Roster move: RHP Mario Sanchez, a 17-year-old from Venezuela, assigned from Washington.

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