Sunday’s News & Notes
Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
Syracuse | Lost, 4-0 | @ Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m. |
Jordan (2-3, 2.81) vs. Boscan (4-3, 4.28) |
Harrisburg | Postponed | vs. Altoona, 5:00 p.m. |
Bates (3-0, 3.63) and Spann (1-0, 3.25) vs. Dodson (3-4, 3.63) and Kuhl (5-3, 3.18) |
Potomac | Postponed | vs. Carolina, 6:05 |
Valdez (1-2, 6.35) vs. Webster (3-3, 2.79) |
Hagerstown | Postponed | @ Delmarva, 5:05 p.m. |
Reyes (3-3, 4.78) vs. Means (5-4, 3.99) |
Auburn | Postponed | vs. Brooklyn, 5:05 p.m. |
Fedde (0-0, 3.00) vs. Gibbons (1-0, 1.42) |
Indianapolis 4 Syracuse 0
• Espino (L, 2-1) 5⅓ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 3K, 2HR
• Grace 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 2-0 IR-S
• Ramsey 2-3, 2B, BB
• Mastroianni 1-3, BB
The Indians jumped on Paolo Espino for two runs in the 1st and shut out the Chiefs, 4-0 on Saturday night. Espino gave up all four Indianapolis runs on six hits and a walk whole striking out three to lose his first AAA game this season. Matt Grace and Jose Valverde held off the Indians the rest of the way, but the Syracuse offense was limited to just six hits. Caleb Ramsey was the bright spot with a double, walk, and a single in four trips to the plate.
Harrisburg vs. Altoona — PPD The Sens were the first to cry uncle to the rain, calling it more than two hours prior to first pitch. They’ll try to make it up with a doubleheader this evening. Wilmington vs. Potomac — PPD The Blue Rocks and P-Nats called it a night last, sending Potomac down I-95 early to come home to host Carolina tonight. A makeup date is yet to be determined. Delmarva vs. Hagerstown — PPD Shortly after the Sens called it, the Shorebirds did likewise. Unlike the Sens, they’ll shoot for the doubleheader tomorrow night. West Virginia vs. Auburn — PPD The Doubledays were the third team to call off Saturday night’s action, announcing a makeup date on Saturday, July 18th for the Black Bears’ next trip to Auburn. |
GCL Update
The G-Nats broke even in their first week of play, taking two of three from the Mets but just one from Cardinals. As noted in the commnents, the SSS champion was Victor Robles, who was 11-for-20 with a double, triple, and two HRs for a Nintendo OPS of 1.609. Rehabbing Ian Dickson started twice for a combined line of two runs on five hits and a walk over seven innings.
DSL Update
The D-Nats also had a 3-3 week, which puts them at 10-15 after four weeks of play. The pitching has improved, with four of the top five starters sporting a sub-3.00 ERA, as has the batting, though just one of the top eight (in terms of ABs) has an OPS above .800 and five are below the league averag of .681.
I will start the premature panic- Trea Turner is hitless in 8 AAA AB!! Sign Ian Desmond to anything he wants! The backup plan has failed!
Gil Grissom , is it my jetlag in Argentina
Or that exuberance hangover , but Cat Ballou
Is on senators roster ??? Bautista still out with
Finger injury on potomAc ??
Nice to see Stevenson table setting auburn .
The years of everyone being puzzled over your exuberance are rewarded not only with the timing of Ballou’s promotion, but his driving in the winning run! And suddenly Harrisburg is winning one-run games and with deLos Santos and Mendez on the bump.
From the previous thread. My 2015 “Surprise: These guys took the biggest jump into prospect relevance”
OF: Alec Keller – It says a lot to be the most successful 2014 draftee despite a 17round choice and a season ending injury
SS: Osvaldo Abreu – glove needs work but he has speed and pop and is very young. Cane back from 2014 oblivion.
RHSP: Dakota Bacus – seems to be getting beter with each start at Harrisburg
RHSP: Paolo Espino – he is not the same pitcher since working with Wilson Ramos last year.
RHSP Austen Williams – drafted as a projectable arm, he has projected fast rather than turn into a project
LHRP: Nick Lee – reborn in the bullpen