Thursday’s News & Notes

Syracuse — OFF DAY
Syracuse’s eight-game homestand resumes after an off day yesterday with four against Charlotte. The Chiefs are riding a three-game win streak and are now just one game out of the I.L. North cellar.

Richmond 4 Harrisburg 3
• Gilliam 4IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 3K, HR
• Holland (L, 1-4) 1IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, K, HR
• Burns 1-3, R, 2B, 2BB, 2SB
• Goodwin 1-2, R, 2B, 3BB

Jarrett Parker took Neil Holland deep for a two-out solo HR in the bottom of the 9th to give Richmond a 4-3 walkoff win over Harrisburg. The win prevented a sweep and put the distance between the first-place Sens and third-place Squirrels at three games with a four-games series left to play on Labor Day weekend. Rob Gilliam got the start but lasted just four innings, coughing up three runs on a walk and five hits, including a two-run HR. Tablesetters Billy Burns and Brian Goodwin both doubled and scored a run, combining for five walks, but the rest of the lineup managed just four hits and two walks.

Winston-Salem 3 Potomac 1
• Demny (L, 1-2) 5IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K, HR
• B. Miller 1-2, R, 3B
• Gilmartin 1-1, BB

Two streaks ended Last Night In Woodbridge
Roster move: LHP Brett Mooneyham promoted from Hagerstown.

Hagerstown 4 Lakewood 3
• Encarnacion 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K
• Thomas (W, 1-0) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Piwinica-Worms 2-3, R, RBI
• McQuillan 2-4, 2RBI

Back-to-back doubles by Khayyan Norfork and Stephen Perez plated the gamewinner in the 9th as Hagerstown edged Lakewood, 4-3. The rally made a winner out of Justin Thomas, who struck out five of eight batters faced in the 8th and 9th innings. Starter Pedro Encarnacion gave up two runs on four hits and two walks while fanning four in a no-decision. Will Piwinica-Worms came off the bench to go 2-for-3 and an RBI while Mike McQuillan went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Suns offense.
Roster move: RHP Jake Johansen promoted from Auburn.

Auburn 7 Batavia 0 — GAME ONE
• Giolito (W, 1-0) 5IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Mudron 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Reistetter 2-3, R, BB
• Lippincott 2-4, 2R, RBI, SB

Batavia 1 Auburn 0 (8 inn.) — GAME TWO
• Selsor 4⅔ IP, 5H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Hollins (L, 1-4) 3IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K, 2-0 IR-S
• Lippincott 2-3
• Ramirez 1-3

Lucas Giolito won his NYPL debut with five solid innings but the Doubledays dropped the nightcap in “extra” innings. Auburn Citizen beat writer Jeremy Houghtaling has the story.

GCL Nationals 5 GCL Cardinals 3
• K. Rodriguez 3IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, BB, 2K
• Williams (W, 2-1) 4IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 3K
• Jennings 4-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Mejia 2-4, R, BB, SB

The G-Nats won #45 by a 5-3 count over the G-Cards and never trailed. Kelvin Rodriguez got the start, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Deion Williams got the win in relief, tossing four innings of one-run ball with two hits and three walks allowed while striking out three. Hayden Jennings went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the hit column for the G-Nats.
Roster move: LHP Jake Walsh reassigned from Hagerstown.

DSL Nationals 12 DSL Orioles2 1
• J. Ramirez 1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 2K
• Torres (W, 1-3) 4IP, 5H, R, ER, 0BB, 5K
• Corredor 2-3, 3R, 3BB, RBI
• Ortiz 3-5, R, 2B, 3B, BB, 2RBI
• Gutierrez 2-4, R, 2B, BB, 2RBI

An eight-run 7th broke open a 4-1 game as the D-Nats leveled the D-Orioles2, 12-1. Leadoff man Aldrem Corredor singled twice, scored three times, and walked three times while 17-y.o. Oliver Ortiz was a homer shy of the cycle as the D-Nats notched 13 hits total for the game. Jean Ramirez started but went just one Nuke LaLoosh inning with no hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. Luis Torres got the win in relief, giving up the lone D-Orioles2 run on five hits. He walked none and struck out five.