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Tuesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Lost, 6-4 vs. Toledo,
7:00 p.m.		 Mandel (3-4, 3.40) vs.
Crosby (7-5, 3.91)
Harrisburg OFF DAY vs. Akron,
7:00 p.m.		 Pucetas (7-5, 3.64) vs.
Espino (7-2, 3.03)
Potomac Lost, 4-3 vs. Wilmington,
7:05 p.m.		 Gilliam (0-1, 7.04) vs.
L. Perez (3-4, 4.26)
Hagerstown Won, 5-1 vs. Hickory,
7:05 p.m.		 Hill (10-6, 4.75)vs.
Lamb (4-8, 4.79)
Auburn ALL-STAR BREAK ALL-STAR BREAK N/A
GCL Nationals Won, 7-2 vs. GCL Marlins,
12:00 p.m.		 Giolito (pro debut)
vs. TBD
DSL Nationals Won, 4-3
(11 inn.)		 @ DSL Giants,
10:30 a.m.		 TBD vs. TBD

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 Syracuse 4
• Lannan (L, 7-11) 6⅓ IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 3K
• Pena 1⅓ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 2K, 2-2 IR-S
• Carroll 2-3, R, 2B, BB, CS
• Leon 2-4, 2R, HR, RBI

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre rallied for five runs in the 7th and 8th innings and held off a late charge from Syracuse to win the rubber game of the series, 6-4. John Lannan dropped his 11th game with three runs allowed on three hits and four walks over six and a 1/3rd innings. The Chiefs ‘pen surrendered all four inherited runners, two by Hassan Pena and two by Erik Davis. Jim Negrych homered in the 9th to drive in two of three Syracuse runs scored. Sandy Leon homered in the 5th off former Nats farmhand Michael O’Connor for the Venezuelan backstop’s first AAA longball.

HARRISBURG SENATORS — OFF DAY
The Senators six-game homestand continues with three against the first-place Akron Aeros before Harrisburg heads out for three games over the weekend to Erie, PA.

Wilmington 4 Potomac 3
• Karns 6IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 10K
• Swynenberg 3IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, 3K
• Soriano 3-4, R, CS, OF assist at HP
• Rendon 2-4, R

A ninth-inning rally fell short Last Night In Woodbridge.
As noted in the comments, and elsewhere online, 3B Anthony Rendon has reportedly been promoted to Harrisburg.

Hagerstown 5 Hickory 1
• Jordan (W, 1-2) 5IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 6K
• Holt (H, 4) 3IP, H, R, ER, BB, 3K, HR
• Ortega 2-4, R, 3B, 2RBI
• Newsome 2-4, R, 2B
• Skole 1-2, 2BB, RBI, E(19)

Taylor Jordan earned his first Sally League win in more than a year as Hagerstown downed Hickory, 5-1. Jordan tossed five shutout frames, giving up just two hits and two walk while striking out six. Bryce Ortega powered the Suns attack with a 2-for-4 effort, including a two-run triple. The win gave Hagerstown sole possession of second place in the Sally League North, as they kept pace with first-place West Virginia.

AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS — ALL-STAR BREAK
Five Doubledays will represent Auburn in the 8th annual New York-Penn League All-Star Game in Mahoning Valley: OFs Wander Ramos and Estarlin Martinez, 1B Shawn Pleffner, SS Wes Schill and C Craig Manuel.

GCL Nationals 7 GCL Marlins 2
• Turnbull 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Vasquez (W, 3-6) 5IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, K
• Mendez 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Lippincott 4-5, R, 2-2B, 2RBI
• Nix 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI

The G-Nats rapped out 16 hits en route to a 7-2 win over the G-Marlins. Bryan Lippincott singled twice and doubled twice to lead the attack, followed by Tony Nix, who was a triple shy of the cycle with a 3-for-5 afternoon. Kylin Turnbull made the start in rehab, allowing just hit over two scoreless innings. Daury Vasquez got the win with both Marlins runs allowed on five hits and two walks over five innings.

DSL Nationals 4 DSL Giants 3
• Silvestre 5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K
• K. Rodriguez (W, 4-2) 1IP, 1H, 0R, BB, K
• Bautista 3-5, R, 3B, RBI
• A. Martinez 2-4, 2RBI
• Novas 2-5

Wester Suarez’s two-out RBI single gave the D-Nats a 4-3 win in 11 innings. Starter Hector Silvestre gave up two runs on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts over five inning. Kelvin Rodriguez got the win with a scoreless top of the 11th. Rafael Bautista led the hit column with a 3-for-5 afternoon as the D-Nats rapped out 10 hits total. Andres Martinez (2-for-4) and Randy Novas (2-for-5) also had multi-hit games.

15 Commments

  1. Looks like Rendon is back on the fast track. He and Goodwin are on target to make their MLB debuts some time next year. And the rich keep on getting richer.

    1. We’re the nouveau rich.

      We don’t know when to stop flaunting our new-found wealth.

    2. But after Goodwin and Rendon’s meteoric rise through the system, our farm reaaaalllly drops off after that. Meyer looks good, Karns too but is way too old for his level. After that, there’s a lot of question marks- Perez, Purke, Solis, Ray, Skole, Giolito, etc are all far from being top prospects.

  2. So does Rendon’s promotion finally spell a promotion for Skole?

    I’d guess this has AFL implications, by freeing up a spot for one of Meyer or Karns to be the single A exception?

    1. You have to figure Skole’s long overdue promotion is at hand now.
      Am definitely surprised at Rendon’s promotion, but it gives the F.O. 2 weeks to get him acclimated to better pitching.
      This gives the Nats 2 potential big time stars knocking at the door next year. Pretty exciting!

    2. In all seriousness, you’d have to think that perhaps Seth Bynum is released or put on the DL.

  4. Wow, they aren’t messing around with Rendon.

    It’s hard not to imagine where this kid would be if he hadn’t gotten hurt in April.

    I’m guessing if he hadn’t, Cesar Izturis wouldn’t be a National.

    Also, I’ll be curious to see if he plays anywhere besides 3B and DH.

  5. Do the GCL Nats have a gamecast for their games?

    I wanted to see how Giolito was doing but couldn’t seem to find a link.

    1. Nope. And as of 12:34 p.m. it’s one of a handful of GCL games that hasn’t gone live yet.

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