Saturday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Won, 8-2 | @ Durham, 7:05 p.m. |
Simmons (0-1, 7.50) vs. Montgomery (8-1, 3.38) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 2-1 | vs. Akron, 7:00 p.m. |
Espino (2-3, 5.18) vs. Anderson (2-5, 4.92) |
| Potomac | Postponed | @ Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. |
Spann (4-1, 3.83) vs. Sims (5-4, 5.00) |
| Hagerstown | Won, 9-1 | @ Greensboro, 7:00 p.m. |
Giolito (2-1, 2.03) vs. Garcia (6-2, 4.58) |
| Auburn | Won, 5-3 | vs. Williamsport, 7:05 p.m. |
Reyes (0-1, 3.60) vs. Sanchez (0-1, 6.75) |
| GCL Nationals | Lost, 7-1 | vs. GCL Mets, 12:00 p.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
| DSL Nationals | Lost, 15-8 | @ DSL Rojos, 10:30 a.m. |
Nunez (0-0, 8.00) vs. Jones (0-2, 4.30) |
Syracuse 8 Durham 2
• Roenicke (W, 3-3) 6IP, 6H, R, ER, 2BB, 2K
• Gonzalez 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Rhymes 3-4
• Johnson 2-3, 2B, RBI
• Laird 2-5, 2R, HR, 3RBI
Brandon Laird homered for the fourth straight game — all Syracuse wins — including this one by an 8-2 count over Durham.
Roster move: RHP James Simmons reassigned from Harrisburg.
Akron 2 Harrisburg 1
• Dupra 5IP, 6H, R, ER, BB, 2K
• Harper 2IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 1K, 2WP
• Holland (L, 5-2) 2IP, 2H, R, ER, BB, 2K
• Skole 3-4, 2B
• Kobernus 1-4, 2B, SB
• 0-for-12 RISP
The clutch hit eluded Harrisburg as they tumbled to their fifth straight loss, 2-1.
Potomac vs. Lynchburg — PPD
Usually, when I write the phrase “power outage,” it’s metaphorical; This time it’s literal as thunderstorms rolled through Lynchburg in the late afternoon and knocked out the electrcity to force a doubleheader tonight on August 19.
Hagerstown 9 Greensboro 1
• Pivetta (W, 9-3) 6IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, BB, 2K
• Cooper 2IP, 1H, 0R, ER, BB, K
• Manuel 2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, BB, RBI
• Ward 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI
• Mesa 3-5, R, SB, CS
Hagerstown wasted no time with Greensboro, scoring five in the 1st en route to a 9-1 win, their second in the 2nd half and third straight overall.
Auburn 5 Williamsport 3
• Ott 1⅔ IP, 2H, R, ER, 2BB, K, HBP (60+ pitches)
• Derosier 4⅓ IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 2K, HR
• Valdez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Vettleson 4-4, 2B, RBI, SB, OF assist at 3B
• Mejia 2-4, R
The Doubledays rallied for three in the bottom of the 8th for the 5-3 sportswriter’s win and got to .500 with a 4-4 mark for the season.
GCL Mets 7 GCL Nationals 1
• Morales (L, 0-1) 4IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K
• J. Ramirez 3IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, 3K
• L. Guzman 2-4
• T. Alvarez 1-3, R, 3B
It’s a different year and a different set of kids, as the G-Mets pounded the G-Nats, 7-1.
DSL Orioles2 15 DSL Nationals 8
• Pena (L, 1-2) 4IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K
• Cespedes 2⅓ IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, BB, K, 2-0 IR-S
• Franco 3-5, R, 2-2B, RBI
• Pimentel 2-4, 2R, BB, RBI
• Robles 2-3, 2R, 2BB, SB
After getting pounded 19-8 on Thursday, the D-Orioles2 returned the favor on Friday with a 15-8 beating of the D-Nats.
A deeper set of kids this year @ GCL
Especially on the mound. Time will tell
How many more games before Vettleson
Returns to Harrisburg leaving RF in the
Hands of Page or Williamson????
Guess he has to show he’s ready? He hadn’t played any games at the AA level before this season I think? Pretty highly ranked prospect but …
Luke- Fischer on Potnats roster
Good for him and bullpen depth
As suspected, rehabbing in the GCL
Maybe Ramos gave some hitting tips
To Keyes. Number 11 tonight to tie
Rubber duckies ! Kkkkkkkeyes
Syracuse crushes the Bulls 16 – 3 who would’ve thunk it? Chiefs in first place 15 games over .500.
I don’t know who removed the Syracuse Chiefs and replaced them with an actual winning baseball team, but this has got to be the best team they’ve fielded in several years. Congratulations boys! Keep it up! Keep mashing!!!