Friday’s News & Notes

Syracuse 8 Columbus 7 (11 inn.)
• Torra 4IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K
• Roark 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Davis (BS, 2; W, 1-1) 2IP, 1H, R, ER, BB, 2K, HR
• Owings 2-6, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI
• Rahl 2-5, 2R, HR, RBI (15-game hit streak)
• Kobernus 2-4, R, 2BB, SB, CS

Chris Marrero’s two-out, two-run single in the 11th was the difference as the Chiefs won for the fifth time in 11 extra-inning games, 8-7. Matt Torra made his first start of the season, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Micah Owings drove in five of the first six Syracuse runs with a solo shot in the 2nd and a grand slam in the 5th. Columbus tied the game at 6-6 with a leadoff HR off Erik Davis in the 9th, his second blown save. Xavier Cedeno “earned” his first save despite giving up a solo HR in the 11th. Roster move: RHP Matt Torra activated from 7-Day DL.

Erie 8 Harrisburg 6
• Jordan 1+ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K
• Holland (L, 0-2) ⅓ IP, 2H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 0K,
• Herron 2⅔ IP, 5H, R, ER, 0BB, 7K, 2-0 IR-S
• Johnson 2-4, R, 3B, BB, 3RBI
• Leon 1-3, 2R, 2B, BB
• Rendon 0-3, 2BB, K as DH

So much for getaway day. The ride home was shorter than the 5 hours and 49 minutes it took from first pitch to the last out as Erie took its second straight against Harrisburg, 8-6. Taylor Jordan went just an inning and walked a batter to start the second before a 149-minute rain delay ended his day. Harrisburg scored four in the third to take a 4-1 lead only to allow seven runs over the next five innings before scoring twice in the 9th. Neil Holland took the loss with four runs charged to him on two hits and two walks and a hit batsman in the space of just seven batters faced. Josh Johnson paced the Senators offense with a single, walk, and a triple and three RBI, as Harrisburg managed to score six times on just five hits thanks in no small part to ten walks issued by the Seawolves.

Frederick 7 Potomac 4
• Cole (L, 1-2) 5+ IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 5K, HR
• Bates 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Nieto 2-4, 2-2B, RBI
• Taylor 2-4, 2B

A four-run 6th for Frederick turned a 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 lead, as the Keys split the rain-shortened series with a 7-4 win. Starter A.J. Cole failed to go six innings for the third straight start, putting the first three runners on in the sixth via a walk and back-to-back doubles. The 21-y.o. would be charged with five runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five in his second loss. Adrian Nieto paced the offense with a pair of doubles as the P-Nats piled up 11 hits to the Keys’ nine, but twice ran into outs on the basepaths to kill rallies.

Hagerstown 7 Lexington 0
• Pineyro (W, 4-2) 7IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 6K
• Benincasa 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Renda 3-5, R, 2B, RBI
• B. Miller 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Piwinica-Worms 2-4, R, RBI, SB

Three Hagerstown pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout as the Suns debunked the Legends, 7-0. Ivan Pineyro tossed a season-best seven innings, with no walks, six strikeout and just three hits allowed to win his fourth contest. Cody Davis and Robert Benincasa each allowed a baserunner while laying the last two goose eggs on the scoreboard. Tony Renda led the attack with a 3-for-5 night, followed closely by Brandon Miller and Will Piwinica-Worms, who each went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Roster move: LHP Kylin Turnbull reassigned to XST; RHP Jason Smith reassigned from XST.