Saturday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Postponed | @ Rochester, 7:05 p.m. |
McGregor (0-1, 3.12) and Bilings (0-1, 3.60) vs. Hamburger (0-1, 9.35) and Dean (1-0, 0.75) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 7-4 | vs. Reading, 6:30 p.m. |
Ross (0-1, 6.00) vs. Eflin (2-0, 0.00) |
| Potomac | Won, 3-1 | vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. |
Bacus (0-0, 2.57) vs. Rayl (0-1, 4.50) |
| Hagerstown | Lost, 2-1 | @ Lakewood, 4:05 p.m. |
TBD vs. Oliver (1-1, 3.60) |
Rochester vs. Syracuse — PPD
For the second straight game, cold weather forced a postponement. They’ll try again this afternoon with a doubleheader starting at 12:35 p.m.
Roster moves: SS Emmanuel Burriss placed on the 3-day TIL; UT Jose Lozada activated from the 7-Day DL.
Reading 7 Harrisburg 4
• Voth (L, 2-1) 4⅔ IP, 9H, 7R, 7ER, 2BB, 3K
• Demny 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Skole 2-4, 3B
• Perez 2-2, 2R, 2BB, RBI
Reading broke open a 3-1 game with a four-run 5th as they cruised to a 7-4 win over Harrisburg. Starter Austin Voth gave up all seven runs on nine hits and two walks as her suffered his first loss of the season. Brian Goodwin made his appearance in nearly 10 months but was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts while commtting an error. Stephen Perez led the Sens offense with two walks, two singles, and two runs scored while rehabbing Anthony Rendon was 1-for-2 with a double while playing five innings.
Roster moves: IF Adrian Sanchez placed on the 7-Day DL; IF Anthony Rendon added to roster for MLB rehab; OF Brian Goodwin activated from XST.
Potomac 3 Lynchburg 1
• Suero (W, 3-0) 7IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, BB, 7K
• Dupra (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Bostick 2-4, SB(5)
• Martinez 1-3, RBI
Wander Suero tied career highs in innings pitched and strikeouts as he beat the Lynchburg Hillcats for the third time in three starts this season Last Night In Woodbridge.
Roster move: RHP Blake Schwartz retired; RHP John Simms activated from XST.
Lakewood 2 Hagerstown 1
• Valdez 5IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 5K, 2HBP
• Ullmann (L, 1-1) 2IP, 4H, R, ER, 0BB, 0K
• Keller 3-4, 2B
• DeBruin 3-3, 2B, RBI, E
The Blue Claws put the pinch on the Suns, 2-1, sending Hagerstown to its fourth straight loss. Phillips Valdez started and went the first five innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits while striking out five. The loss went to Ryan Ullmann as he gave up the deciding run on pair of singles in the 7th. Alec Keller and Grant DeBruin both singled twice and doubled once while the rest of the lineup was 2-for-25 with eight strikeouts.
Trea Turner Update
Turner’s 10-game hit streak and 11-game on-base streak ended last night as he was 0-for-5 and struck out three times in a 5-3 San Antonio loss.
Credit to Blake Schwartz, who leaves on his own terms. 2013 was his best year. Whether he got hurt after that, we’ll never know but was not effective last year or this. Best of luck to him.
Finally, a Goodwin sighting.
Surprising that it’s at Harrisburg, though. Hopefully he can stay healthy from here on.
Goodwin at Harrisburg is a way of bringing him along while he gets his rhythm. The organization has a way of nurturing folks. But after many months of silence, a Goodwin sighting is welcome.
The Nats’ organization starting pitching glut at A+-AA is playing itself out in interesting and fascinating ways. Rauh, not even in the top five projected at Potomac, took off and is now in AA. Suero, a flop last year at Potomac, is holding on for dear life. Schwartz is now out of the picture. Now Simms steps in, demoted from AA.
Which leaves: Giolito, Lopez, Dickson, and Silvestre, the four top incoming to A+ (or even higher) still waiting to get into the rotation!
I can see a AAA body falling and Espino getting his promotion. But it’s hard to project who falls in A+ or AA to make room for all four of the above. And it’s April 25. Going to be an interesting week.
I think we’ll see Goodwin up to DC sometime this year. A young, lefty toolsy outfielder will get a shot .
If he can hit again.