Wednesday’s News & Notes

Syracuse — ALL-STAR BREAK
The 2013 AAA All-Star Game takes place tonight in Reno, Nevada. Zach Walters is a reserve infielder for the International League.

Harrisburg 6 New Britain 4
• Ray 3+ IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K, HR
• Grace (W, 3-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 2K, 1-0 IR-S
• Head 4-5, RBI
• Van Ostrand 3-4, 2R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Bloxom 2-2, 3BB

Robbie Ray couldn’t make it out of the 4th, leaving with a 3-2 deficit after throwing 74 pitches in three-plus innings. His teammates took him off the hook with a three-run rally, taking a 5-3 lead and cruising to a 6-4 win. Ray walked three and gave up six hits, including a solo HR in the 4th while striking out two [insert GBI curse remark here]. Matt Grace got the win, stranding the runner he inherited from Ray with a double play in the 4th and working around a walk and a single in the 5th. The Senators pounded out 17 hits as five batters notched multiple hits, led by Jerad Head at 4-for-5. Roster move: RHP Ryan Mattheus transferred from Hagerstown to Harrisburg for MLB rehab. He gave up the 4th Rock Cats run on three hits and two walks while pitching the 6th and 7th innings.

Potomac — OFF DAY
Potomac returns home seven games as they host the last-place Lynchburg Hillcats for four and then Salem for three. Despite a 2-5 mark on their swing through North Carolina and Southern Virginia, the P-Nats trail the Blue Rocks by one game in the Carolina League North.

Hagerstown — OFF DAY
Hagerstown embarks on a seven-game swing through North Carolina, facing off against first-place Hickory for three, then four against fourth-place Greensboro. The Crawdads and Suns remain just a half-game apart in the second half — just as they were last month when the first half ended.

Auburn — OFF DAY
Yesterday was the first scheduled day off and just the third day off overall for Auburn. The Doubledays’ begin a 19-game stretch with a five-game, 800+ mile roundtrip roadtrip to Tri-City for two and Burlington for three.

GCL Cardinals vs GCL Nationals — PPD
Rain postponed this one until July 24th, when the G-Cards and G-Nats will play two in Jupiter, FL.

DSL Nationals 3 DSL Rojos 0 — GAME ONE
• Reyes (W, 3-1) 6IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 8K
• Salazar (SV, 8) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Gutierrez 1-3, R, 2B, RBI
• Aguero 1-3, RBI

Luis Reyes struck out eight while Melvi Salazar set down the order in the 7th for his eighth save as the D-Nats shut out the D-Rojos, 3-0 in opener of a doubleheader. Reyes allowed just four hits and walked none while notching his third win. Kelvin Gutierrez and “Fred” Aguero both went 1-for-3 with an RBI to lead the six-hit, three-walk offense.

DSL Nationals 12 DSL Rojos 5 — GAME TWO
• Morales (W, 2-2) 5IP, 6H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, K
• J. Ramirez 2IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, 3-2 IR-S
• Lora 2-3, R, BB
• Mota 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Alvarez 1-2, R, 2BB, 2RBI, SB

The D-Nats scored 10 unanswered runs before the D-Rojos answered with four in the top of the 6th as they went on to win, 12-5 in Game Two. 18-y.o. Venezuelan Jose Morales got the win in his second start, allowing an unearned run on six hits, no walks, and one strikeout. The D-Nats offense racked up 10 hits and eight walks in six turns at bat, with Thomas Alvarez leading the way by reaching base three times with a single and a pair of walks while scoring a run, stealing a base, and driving in two.