Monday’s News & Notes

Syracuse 10 Pawtucket 9
• Ohlendorf 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Cedeno (W, 1-0) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Gonzalez (SV, 3) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K, 2-0 IR-S
• Laird 3-4, R, 2RBI
• Peterson 2-4, 3R, BB, 3RBI
• Hood 2-3, 2R, HR, 2RBI

Brock Peterson’s three-run shot in the 8th capped a six-run comeback as the Chiefs edged the PawSox 10-9 for their sixth straight win and took 1st place in the I.L. North. Ross Ohlendorf made his third rehab start and tossed three scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks, and fanning two. Pawtucket put the puss on Josh Roenicke’s face with eight runs over two and 2/3rds following Ohlendorf to put Syracuse in an 8-2 hole. The Chiefs rallied for four in the 6th, one in the 7th, Jose Lozada led off with a walk and Steve Souza walked with two outs to set up Peterson. The win went Xavier Cedeno for pitching a scoreless 9th while Mike Gonzalez cleaned up Manny Delcarmen’s mess (one batter retired out of four faced) by stranding both the tying and go-ahead runners for his third save.

Harrisburg 8 Bowie 2
• Meyers (W, 1-2) 5IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K
• Martin 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Dykstra 3-5, R, 2B, RBI
• Skole 3-4, 2R, 2B
• Taylor 1-4, R, HR, RBI, OF assists at 3B, HP

The Senators put up three-spots in both the 4th and 5th innings as they took back-to-back games for the fifth time this season with an 8-2 decision against the BaySox. Brad Meyers gave up both Bowie runs, scattering eight hits and working around three walks over five innings for his first win since 2011. Rafael Martin followed with two perfect innings while Matt Grace and Tyler Herron each turned in a scoreless inning to seal the deal. Cutter Dykstra and Matt Skole both singled twice and doubled once to lead the Harrisburg offense, while Michael Taylor gunned down a runner at the plate and went deep again for his 13th HR of ’14.

Potomac 10 Salem 6
• Bacus (W, 2-1) 5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 6K
• Henke 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 3K, 2-1 IR-S
• Tejeda 3-4, 2R, 2B, BB, SB
• Piwnica-Worms 2-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI, OF assist at 2B
• Severino 2-4, 2-2B, RBI

Potomac broke a season-worst four-game losing streak and kept a first-place tie with Wilmington with a 10-6 win over Salem. Dakota Bacus got the win, but labored through five innings with three runs on six hits and four walks though he did strike out six. Kylin Turnbull struggled again, giving up three runs in an inning and a 1/3rd before Travis Henke came on. The 25-y.o. veteran let in one of two inherited runners but finished the game with two and 2/3rds scoreless innings. Every batter hit safely while six men had multiple hits as the P-Nats marched to a 16-hit parade, led by Oscar Tejeda’s 3-for-4 afternoon, and followed by Will Piwnica-Worms, who singled and homered, and Pedro Severino, who doubled twice.

Hagerstown 6 Asheville 5
• J. Rodriguez 5IP, 6H, R, ER, BB, 4K
• Ramos (W, 1-0) 2IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 0K
• Middleton 3-4, R, RBI
• Wooten 2-3, R, 2B
• Difo 2-5, R, 2B, 3RBI, 2SB

Wilmer Difo doubled in two to tie and scored on a throwing error to cap a three-run 9th as Hagerstown walked off again, 6-5. It was the 8th win in 17 games in which the Suns entered the 9th trailing or tied. Jefry Rodriguez made his Low-A debut, allowing a run on six hits and a walk while striking out three, but left in a 1-1 tie. Asheville jumped on Philips Valdez for three in the 6th to take a 4-1 lead. Hagerstown scored single runs in the 6th and 7th innings but David Ramos was also greeted with a run in the 8th before pitching a scoreless 9th and was the pitcher of record. Brennan Middleton went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Suns hit column, followed by Difo at 2-for-5 with 3RBI, and John Wooten at 2-for-3 with a double.
Roster move: RHP Jefry Rodriguez activated from XST.