Thursday’s News & Notes

Syracuse 2 Lehigh Valley 0
• Rosenbaum (L, 5-6) 6IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 4K
• Davis 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Brown 2-4
• Walters 1-3, BB
• 63 minute rain delay

The Iron Pigs got the best of a pitcher’s duel, defeating the Chiefs 2-0. Danny Rosenbaum took the loss, giving up both Lehigh Valley runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four. The Chiefs were held to just five hits and two walks total, with Corey Brown (2-for-4) and Zach Walters the only two batters to reach base twice.

Harrisburg 5 Erie 0 (7 inn., rain)
• Karns (W, 6-3) 5IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 5K, HBP
• Frias (SV, 2) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Goodwin 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Souza 1-4, R, HR, RBI

Brian Goodwin and Steve Souza hit back-to-back jacks with one out in the 7th to put the exclamation point on a 5-0 Harrisburg shutout of Erie, shortened to seven inning thanks to (would you believe?) rain. Nathan Karns made his third start since returning to the Senators rotation, giving up a hit and two walks over five innings with five strikeouts. Marcos Frias go the save with a scoreless sixth inning. Jason Martinson led the Harrisburg hit column with a 2-for-3 night.

Potomac 2 Winston-Salem 1
• Purke 5IP, 4H, R, ER, 2BB, 2K, HBP, WP
• Holt (W, 4-0) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Dykstra 2-4, R
• Burns 2-5, 2B, RBI

Some guy named Matt Purke made his High-A debut Last Night In Woodbridge.

Hagerstown 3 West Virginia 0
• Pena 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Harper (W, 4-1) 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Martinez 2-3, R, BB, RBI
• Perez 1-4, 2RBI

Four Hagerstown pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout to complete the sweep of West Virginia, 3-0. Ronald Pena got the start and gave up a hit over three innings, walking one and striking out one. Bryan Harper got the win with two hits allowed over the next three, Travis Henke pitched two scoreless for the hold and Derek Self retired the side 1-2-3 in the 9th for the save. Estarlin Martinez led the five-hit Suns offense with a 2-for-3 game, scoring a run, driving in a run, and drawing a walk.

Batavia 12 Auburn 2
• Barrientos (L, 0-1) 4⅓ IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 6BB, 0K, HR (solo)
• A. Ramirez 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Lippincott 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Masters 1-3, R, BB
• 38 minute rain delay

When a position player is the most effective pitcher, you know it’s been a bad night. Batavia took advantage of 11 base-on-balls to score 12 times on just seven hits in a 12-2 decimation of Auburn. Joel Barrientos walked six in his four and a 1/3rd inning, giving up the first four runs on three hits, including a home run. The Doubledays collected eight hits, led by Bryan Lippincott who singled and doubled and drove in a run.

GCL Cardinals 18 GCL Nationals 3
• Giolito ⅓ IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K
• Ullmann 3⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 5K, HBP, 2-0 IR-S
• Ramos (BS, 1; L, 1-1) 1⅔IP, 3H, 6R, 6ER, 2BB, 1K, HR, HBP
• Read 2-3, R, CS
• Bautista 1-3, BB

The G-Cards scored 16 unanswered runs as they overcame an early 3-2 deficit to pulverize the G-Nats, 18-3. Lucas Giolito made his first post-surgery appearance but retired just one (strikeout) of five batters faced, giving up two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks. David Ramos took the loss with six runs charged to him over an inning and 2/3rds on three hits and two walks. Raudy Read went 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the hit column as the G-Nats managed just seven hits and two walks.

DSL Braves 5 DSL Nationals 1 — SUSP.
• Reyes 3⅔IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 4K
• Aguero 2-2

The D-Braves scored in three of four innings before the game was suspended due to rain. Luis Reyes gave up all five runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four. “Fred Aguero” was 2-for-2 in his first two ABs.