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Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Lost, 6-0 vs. Buffalo,
7:05 p.m.
Strasburg (MLB Rehab) vs.
Copeland (7-3, 2.17)
Harrisburg Lost, 5-0 @ New Hampshire,
12:05 p.m.
TBD vs. J. Anderson (5-5, 4.85)
Potomac Lost, 4-3 @ Myrtle Beach,
7:05 p.m.
Spann (0-5, 5.00) vs.
Torrez (7-6. 3.98)
Hagerstown Lost, 13-3 OFF DAY N/A
Auburn Lost, 10-0 vs. Aberdeen,
7:05 p.m.
Alvarado (0-0, 0.00) vs.
Guilbeau (0-1, 4.85)


Buffalo 6 Syracuse 0
• Hill (L, 3-6) 5⅔ IP, 9H, 6R, 6ER, 5BB, 2K, HR
• Treinen 2⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 4K, 1-0 IR-S
• Gwynn 1-3, 2B
• Mastroianni 1-4, 2B

Veteran Jeff Francis stymied the Chiefs to lead the Bisons to a 6-0 shutout. Taylor Hill was charged with all six Buffalo runs on nine (9) hits and five (5) walks over five and 2/3rds while fanning two to lose his sixth AAA game. Blake Treinen and Paul Demny shut down the Bisons the rest of the way with seven of the ten outs coming by way of the K. Tony Gwynn Jr. and Darin Mastroianni both doubled but Syracuse managed just five hits and one walk total on offense.
Roster move: OF Matt den Dekker optioned from Washington; IF Emmanuel Burris outrighted from Washington; C Dan Butler designated for assignment.

New Hampshire 5 Harrisburg 0
• Giolito (L, 0-1) 5+ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 3K
• De Los Santos 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 3K, 1-0 IR-S
• Pleffner 1-3
• Difo 1-4, 2B

Lucas Giolito lost his AA debut while New Hampshire nearly no-hit Harrisburg in a 5-0 shutout. Giolito was knocked for four runs on six hits and three walks over five-plus innings. He struck out three. Abel De Los Santos stranded a runner for Giolito and tossed two scoreless before the Fisher Cats got to Nick Lee for the final run. Shawn Pleffner broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single in the 8th while Wilmer Difo doubled with two out in the 9th for the second and final Senators’ hit.
Roster move: RHP Nick Pivetta traded to Philadelphia for RHP Jonathan Papelbon and cash considerations.

Myrtle Beach 4 Potomac 3
• A. Williams (L, 1-3) 5IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 2K, 2HR
• Self 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Manuel 2-3, RBI
• Norfork 1-4, 2RBI

Potomac rallied for three in the 9th but left the tying run at third as the fell short, 4-3, to Myrtle Beach. Austen Williams gave up all four Pelican runs on seven hits, three coming on two home runs, over five innings. He walked three and struck out two. Derek Self and Justin Thomas combined for three scoreless innings of relief to give the offense a chance. Craig Manuel singled twice and drove in a run while Khayyan Norfork singled once and drove in two in the near-comeback effort.

West Virginia 13 Hagerstown 3
• M. Sanchez (L, 5-5) 3IP, 7H, 7R, 7ER, BB, K, HR
• Cooper 2⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 2K, 1-1 IR-S
• Carey 2-4, OF assist at 3B
• Read 3-4, R, HR, 2RBI

West Virginia scored 11 unanswered runs after falling behind 2-0 early as they took the game, 13-3 and the series, 3-1. Starter and loser Mario Sanchez gave up the first seven runs on seven hits and a walk over three innings. He struck out one. Sam Johns was charged with the last six runs (four earned) on four hits with neither a strikeout nor a walk over two and a 1/3rd innings. Raudy Read homered in the bottom of the 1st for the aforementioned two runs and finished at 3-for-4 to lead the Suns hit column.

Aberdeen 10 Auburn 0
• J. Rodriguez (L, 1-4) 4⅔ IP, 12H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 5K
• Overton 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Robles 2-4, OF assists at 2B, 3B
• Kerian 1-4, 2B

Three Aberdeen pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout of Auburn, 10-0. Jefry Rodriguez got lit up. Again. This time, it was six runs on twelve hits and three walks over four and 2/3rds innings while striking out five for his fourth loss for the Doubledays and ninth overall this season. Victor Robles singled twice in four trips to the plate and gunned down a runner trying to go from first to third. David Kerian doubled while Ian Sagdal singled to round out the Doubledays tally of four hits on the night.

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