Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Lost, 6-3 | @ Pawtucket, 7:00 p.m. |
McGregor (1-1, 3.79) vs. Workman (6-1, 4.45) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 9-3 | @ Portland, 7:00 p.m. |
Poveda (1-2, 6.00) vs. Augliera (7-10, 4.69) |
| Potomac | Lost, 8-0 | @ Wilmington, 7:05 p.m. |
Dickson (5-8, 4.54) vs. Manaea (6-8, 3.30) |
| Hagerstown | Lost, 4-3 | vs. Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. |
Dickey (1-0, 0.00) vs. Rios (6-1, 3.31) |
| Auburn | Lost, 3-2 | @ Mahoning Valley, 7:05 p.m. |
A. Williams (3-3, 5.08) vs. Speer (2-1, 3.11) |
| GCL Nationals | Lost, 19-1 (6 inn.) | END OF SEASON | N/A |
Rochester 6 Syracuse 3
• Hill (L, 11-7) 6⅓ IP, 6H, 4R, 2ER, BB, 2K, HR
• Grace 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Burriss 2-3, 2BB, E(22)
• Souza 1-3, 2BB, RBI, SB(25)
Syracuse blew the lead late in its 6-3 loss to Rochester. Following the Red Wings’ 2nd inning unearned run, Michael Taylor singled, stole second, and scored on Steven Souza’s RBI grounder up the middle to tie the score at 1-1. The Chiefs took a 2-1 lead on Will Rhymes’ triple and Jhonatan Solano’s RBI single. Chris Hermann tied the game at 2-2 with a solo homer in the 6th. In the 7th, Taylor Hill allowed a run and was pulled for reliever Matt Grace with Syracuse down 3-2 and men on first and second. Grace allowed an RBI single to Eric Farris and the inherited runner to score that was charged to Hill. Rochester added two more in the 8th before Syracuse’s Brandon Laird hit a solo shot that made the final score 6-3. Michael Tonkin recorded his tenth save for the Red Wings when Souza grounded out with the bases loaded to end the game.
Harrisburg 9 New Hampshire 3
• Dupra (W, 2-6) 5IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 2K, HR
• Demny (H, 4) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 3BB, 3K, WP
• Skole 3-4, 2R, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI
• Leonida 3-4, 2-2B, RBI
• Latimore 2-5, 3R
Harrisburg decided to fight the history books and dominate New Hampshire in a 9-3 victory. Former Nationals farmhand Austin Bibens-Dirkx started and took the loss for the Fisher Cats. Matt Skole’s recent hot streak (8-18, 3HR, 2BB in his last four games) continued with a two-run, two-out homer in the 1st. Jason Martinson walked, stole second, and scored on Drew Vettleson’s RBI single to put the Senators up 4-0. Cole Leonida’s two out, RBI double scored Drew Vettleson. In the 2nd, Quincy Latimore tripled and Kevin Keyes hit a two run homer to pass victory out of committee and raise the score to 6-0. The opposition from New Hampshire did respond with a three-run comeback argument on the field with a single, a double, and a three-run homer from Andy Burns in the bottom of the 3rd, but starter and winner Brian Dupra halted the debate and retired the last three Fisher Cats in order. In the 7th, RBI doubles from hot Skole and Martinson before an unearned run on a Mitch Canham grounder to first likely had fans streaming for the exits before the 7th inning stretch.
Wilmington 8 Potomac 0
• Silvestre 5IP, 3H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Henke (L, 4-2) 2IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, BB, K
• Renda 3-4, SB, CS
• Severino 1-3
The P-Nats’ streak of 10 straight road wins ended with a no-doubt-about-it 8-0 loss to the Blue Rocks. Taking over from starter Hector Silvestre, who spun five scoreless innings with three hits and a walk, Travis Henke was torched for five runs on seven hits in the 6th and 6th innings to suffer his second loss. Tony Renda singled three times in four trips to the plate; the rest of the P-Nats went 2-for-27 with two walks and 11 strikeouts. Lynchburg and Frederick both won to keep pace with Wilmington in the race for second place.
Roster moves: 1B Shawn Pleffner, RHP Matt Swynenberg placed on the 7-Day DL.
Asheville 4 Hagerstown 3
• Ott 4⅓ IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 4K
• M. Rodriguez (L, 0-1) 1⅓ IP, 1H, R, ER, BB, 0K, 1-0 IR-s
• W. Rodriguez 2-3, R, 2-2B, SB
• Bautista 1-3, R, BB, SB
Hagerstown managed to score three times on just three hits but the bullpen couldn’t hold a 3-2 lead, giving up single runs in the 7th and 8th innings Asheville in a 4-3 loss. Starter Travis Ott was dinged for two run in the bottom of the 1st but pitched into the 5th, allowing six hits and one walk while fanning four over four and a 1/3rd innings. Jake Johansen got the last two outs in the 5th and stranded two runners but committed a critical error in the 7th with two outs to allow the game-tying run to score. Manny Rodriguez got the last out of the 7th but gave up a single and a double in the 8th to take the loss. Thanks to the BlueClaws’ 3-0 win over the Crawdads, the Suns nevertheless clinched a playoff spot in the Sally North Division series against the Grasshoppers, who beat the Shorebirds to narrow the gap to one game behind the Suns in the 2nd-half title race.
Batavia 3 Auburn 2
• A. Martinez (L, 2-3) 6IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 3K, WP
• Bach 3IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 5K
• Carey 2-3, R, SB
• Mejia 2-4, SB
The Doubledays connected for four straight hits with in the bottom of the 7th to rally within one but couldn’t push across the equalizer as they fell to the Muckdogs, 3-2. Anderson Martinez took the loss despite the quality start of three runs on seven hits over six innings with no walks and three strikeouts. Jeff Gardner’s 7th-inning double drove in both Auburn runs, while D.K. Carey and Bryan Mejia both singled twice and swiped a base to pace the Doubleday offense.
GCL Cardinals 19 GCL Nationals 1 (6 inn.)
• Yrizarri (L, 2-4) 10BF, 0IP, 9H, 10R, 10ER, BB, 0K, 0HR, BK
• Tillero 1-2, 2B
• Ortiz 1-2, 2B
• Lora 1-3, R, 2B
The G-Cards racked up 14 runs in the 1st and were only stopped by the rain in a 19-1 evisceration of the G-Nats, sending the mainland rookie team to the offseason with its 11th straight defeat. Starter and loser Deibi Yrizarri pitched to 10 batters, retired none of them, and all of them scored. The G-Nats batters racked up three (3) hits — all doubles — and managed to score once to avoid the shutout.
Apparently, Commenter Jed’s remarks yesterday inspired the Senators! Jeff must be overjoyed at the signs of life and a willingness to fight dubious history from the Harrisburg nine. Unlike some of their recent victories, Harrisburg wasn’t given this one. They seized the contest early and held on. As Jeff has pointed out, the pitching has been godawful all year as it was in this game as well. I agree that they should be respectable with folks like Solis potentially coming back, but I’m still in prove it to me mode about whether the crop from Potomac can step it up in produce in 2015. I really am going to make it a high priority to try to attend a playoff game in Potomac. I can’t clown the Pfitz if I never go there to prove my suspicions correct. Plus I owe somebody a cold beverage of his choice.
There are more than a few who think Lucas Giolito is ready to be the Harrisburg ace. If so the pitching will start there and not with Solis. Voth should also return at least for the first half. So, it sure seems like the starting pitching should improve next season. Not sure about the lineup but given Potomac’s finish you have to figure they might not be all that bad eh? And, again they’ll have the best catcher in the system in Pedro Severino.
As bad the Senators have been, there are some intriguing offensive players on that team that I’m intrigued about. For instance Kevin Keyes. I know he is old and doesn’t hit for high average, but he’s hit a combined 24 hr’s this year and driven in about 80, so the power is there. He always had the raw tools – can it be he is finally figuring it out? Or is really just another Michael Burgess? Also glad to see Skole finishing strong – should rise up the prospects rankings again now that he is putting his injury behind him. The same for Vettleson. He lost a lot of time to injury this year, but he’s been quietly turning it around and i think there may be something there.Remember, he was a pretty high draft pick for the Rays.Anyways, curious to know what the Nats player dvelopment people think about them and how they will develop next year.
what was the song. souldrummer? what a difference a year makes….and that difference is the Potomac 14 nine!! plus pitchers.
Going to check out Blinn TX JC flamethrower Robbie Dickey vs. Blue Claw Phils tonight….
Keyes is more than AA Bird T–rd.
a buddy of mine calles Scott Keyes one speed.
hats off toAnderson . almost 90 wins with track team.
Sens will win at least 80 next season.
Senator philla busters!!
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suggestions for winter assignments. The Q should play winter ball for his Syracuse experience and possible Syracuse
shuttle seat to DC.
my hunch tells me that Jeff Gardner will have monster season for Suns in 15.
Pleff on DL? yup off to Hags to see Dickey smoke the Claws.
Where will you be this weekend, Luke? the Birds and Nats tangle in Fred????
enjoy a great weekend.
nats better expand that lead vs. Squaws 8-11!! KKKKKK
playoff games scheduled yet, Luke for both a plus and m,inus.
Potomac is waiting to see who they play; they host all three games starting on the 3rd. Hagerstown hosts Game One on the 3rd, then an off day, then the series finishes in Greensboro. The Sally League does not award an extra home game to a double-half winner.
I’m already missing GBI!
I was stunned when I heard how long it had been since Syracuse was this good. Talk about long suffering fans.
There is really something special watching a squad celebrate clinching playoff spot with champagne and fireworks
following in Hags.
Pre-game I had a conversation with a certain Suns pitcher about some fans who are moaning about the
unfortunate Senators season. I asked him if I had his permission to tell those moaning fans to quiet down.
He chuckled…..G force…..
what a nice debut for Austin Davidson ( Pride of CSF Titan nation). 3 run jack before Yezzo parked one in same
RC location. ( Yezzo could use some instructional league time with the leather @ 1b.
I guess Dent went to Potomac to lend a hand with Pleff on the DL.
Harrisburg, Robbie Dickey has a nice arsenal!!!
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Nice to see Lee back in Potomac along with Cody Dent lending a hand. Ironic if another Dent would be able
to give a headache to Red Sox village.
the real after thought for this season sits with Aaron Laffey who was signed to fill the gap left by Rosenbaum injury.
what a contribution. 12 wins tagged onto that rotation.
Sam Narron sure is working in the present for next season with the Auburn additions on the staff.
Back to Harrisburg 15. : Solis, Rivero, Voth, Backus, Dickson, later on ..Pivetta, Silvestre and of course the
stylish matinee idol for 15 on this website- G force…..cue Al Jarreau, EW& F…..City Isle will rocking and full of gas
on the mound.
fellow Nats fans- how about the two year extension for Hagerstown? Fredericksburg might be running into that
coy phrase: red tape.
speed never sleeps. an appropriate tee shirt for Suns.
by the way, did anybody listen to Nats on SXM 177 last night? what a homer announcer for Mariners. King felix must have been used by this guy 50 times every half IP.
back to my dog. enjoy the weekend in Hags and W-bridge. more curly Ws in the books for sure!