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Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Won, 3-2 vs. Louisville,
11:00 a.m.
Maya (5-6, 4.50) vs.
Pino (2-5, 3.30)
Harrisburg Won, 3-2 (10 inn.) @ Portland,
7:00 p.m.
Cole (AA Debut) vs.
Barnes (5-6, 4.75)
Potomac Won, 9-8 @ Lynchburg,
7:05 p.m.
Demny (1st A+ start of ’13) vs.
Miller (7-6, 3.56)
Hagerstown OFF DAY vs. Delmarva,
7:05 p.m.
Turnbull (4-2, 5.60) vs.
Taylor (4-8, 3.10)
Auburn Won, 3-2; Lost, 4-1 vs. Williamsport,
7:05 p.m.
Orlan (0-1, 4.56) vs.
Anderson (3-2, 3.22)
GCL Nationals Won, 3-1; Won, 3-0 vs. GCL Cardinals,
12:00 p.m.
Giolito (0-0, 3.00) vs.
Flores (3-1, 3.80)
DSL Nationals Lost, 2-0 vs. DSL Pirates2,
10:30 a.m.
Torres (0-3, 4.14) vs.
Batista (1-0, 3.07)



Syracuse 3 Louisville 2
• Clay 7IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 3K
• Davis (W, 2-5) 1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Walters 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI
• Perez 2-5, RBI, SB

Eury Perez’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth was the last post in a Syracuse picket fence, giving the Chiefs a 3-2 walkoff win over the Louisville Bats. Starter Caleb Clay gave up runs in the 3rd and 7th innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out three. Down 2-0, the Chiefs scored single runs in the final three innings. Zach Walters homered for the fourth time in five games to start the comeback. Chris Marrero’s two-out RBI single in the 8th tied it. Jeff Mandel tossed a 1-2-3 eighth while Erik Davis got the win with a scoreless 9th.

Harrisburg 3 New Hampshire 2 (10 inn.)
• Gilliam 6IP, 5H, R, ER, 3BB, 4K
• Grace (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Goodwin 1-3, R, HR, 2BB, RBI, OF assist at 2B
• Hood 1-3, BB, RBI, CS

Steve Souza Jr. walked with the bases loaded in the top of the 10th to plate what proved to be the winning run as Harrisburg edged New Hampshire, 3-2 to take the series 2-1. The base on balls gave Neil Holland the win and took the sting out of Aaron Barrett’s third blown save. Matt Grace retired the side in order for his first AA save. Brian Goodwin walked twice and hit a solo HR to the lead the Harrisburg offense, which was held to six hits and five walks.

Potomac 9 Lynchburg 8
• Purke 4⅔ IP, 9H, 6R, 3ER, BB, 3K
• Holt (W, 5-0) 1⅓ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 2K, 1-0 IR-S
• Wort (SV, 5) 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Burns 1-3, 2R, 3B, 2RBI, BB
• Gilmartin 2-4, R, 2B, BB
• 36-minute rain delay

Potomac blew a 6-0 lead after five innings, but rallied against the Lynchburg bullpen for a 9-8 win. Starter Matt Purke hit the wall in the 5th, giving up all six runs (three earned, thanks to a Nieto throwing error on what should have been a rundown between home and third on a tapper back to the mound) and six of the nine hits he allowed. The 23-y.o. walked one and struck out three over four and 2/3rds innings. Every P-Nat batter hit safely, with Mike Gilmartin collecting two hits, while Billy Burns, Cutter Dykstra and Kevin Keyes each drove in two runs. Roster moves: RHPs Cameron Selik, Colin Bates activated from the DL; RHP Marcos Frias released.

Hagerstown Suns — OFF DAY
After a 4-3 swing though North Carolina, the Suns return to the Hub City for a four-game tilt against the Shorebirds. Hagerstown trails West Virginia by a ½ game but leads third-place Hickory by 2½ in the Sally North, as the Power have won six straight while the Crawdads have lost six straight. Roster moves: OF Mike McQuillan and 1B Shawn Pleffner reassigned from GCL; corresponding moves not yet announced.

Auburn 3 Williamsport 2 — (COMP.)
• Turnbull 2⅓ IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Barrientos (W, 1-0) 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 0K, 2-2 IR-S
• Hollins (SV, 3) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Valdez 2-3, 2R, RBI
• Difo 1-3, BB, SB

Piking up where they left off on June 27, Auburn lost a 1-0 lead on a passed ball and an error when play resume with two on and no outs in the 3rd but got them back in the 4th on a Williamsport error for a 3-2 win. Joel Barrientos got the win with two and 2/3rds innings with a walk and hit allowed, though he committed the throwing error that sent in the second Williamsport run. The Doubledays committed five errors total and were an abysmal 1-for-12 with RISP. Jean Carlos Valdez accounted for all three runs, scoring twice and driving in one with a 2-for-3 game.

Williamsport 4 Auburn 1 — GAME TWO
• Selsor (L, 0-4) 3⅓ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 4K
• Derosier 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• Ballou 2-3, RBI
• Reistetter 1-2

The Crosscutters broke open a 1-0 game with three in the 4th and took the nightcap, 4-1. Casey Selsor gave up all four Williamsport runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four in his fourth loss. Matt Derosier stranded two and pitched two and 2/3rds scoreless in his NYPL debut. Auburn mustered just three hits total, with leadoff man Isaac Ballou driving in the sole Doubleday run while going 2-for-3 and NDFA Matt Reistetter going 1-for-2 in his pro debut.

GCL Nationals 3 GCL Cardinals 1 — GAME ONE
• Pivetta 4IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 0K
• K. Rodriguez (W, 3-0) 3IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Eusebio 1-3, 2B, RBI
• Abreu 2-2

Diomedes Eusebio’s RBI double in the 6th snapped a 1-1 tie as the D-Nats won their seventh straight, 3-1. Nick Pivetta got the start and went the first four inings, giving up the G-Cards run on three hits and no walks. He struck out none. Osvaldo Abreu led the eight-hit attack with a 2-for-2 game as seven of nine batters hit safely.

GCL Nationals 3 GCL Cardinals 0 — GAME TWO
• Suero (W, 3-1) 6IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 3K
• Spezial (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Marmolejos-Diaz 2-3, RBI
• Medina 2-3, R, SB

Wander Suero and Niko Spezial combined to shut out the G-Cards in the second game, 3-0, which extended the G-Nats’ win streak to eight consecutive games. Suero threw six shutout innings, giving up three hits and walking three while fanning three. Spezial set side down in order with two strikeouts for his first professional save. Jose “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz and Willie Medina both went 2-for-3 to lead the G-Nats offense.

DSL Pirates2 2 DSL Nationals 0
• Yrizzari (L, 3-2) 5⅓ IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 3K
• Reynoso 2⅔ IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K, 1-0 IR-S
• Corredor 2-4, 2B
• Lora 1-2, BB

The D-Pirates2 got the best of the D-Nats, scoring single runs in the 6th and 8th innings for a 2-0 win. Starter Deibi Yrizarri took the loss, pitching five and a 1/3rd innings, and giving up a run on four hits and a walk. He struck out three. The D-Nats were limited to six hits, with Aldrem Corredor (single, double) and Edwin Lora (single, walk) the only two batters to reach base twice.

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