Thursday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Lost, 6-0 | @ Rochester, 7:05 p.m. |
Jordan (4-4, 2.41) vs. Bowden (9-4, 2.86) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 3-0 | @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. |
Voth (5-6, 2.97) vs. Fulmer (9-3, 1.82) |
| Potomac | Won, 10-0 | @ Salem, 7:05 p.m. |
A. Williams (4-4, 2.62) vs. McAvoy (9-9, 4.08) |
| Hagerstown | Lost, 7-6 | @ Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. |
A. Lee (2-0, 0.53) vs. Watson (1-4, 4.28) |
| Auburn | Won, 9-8 | @ State College, 7:05 p.m. |
Crownover (0-4, 4.10) vs. D. Martinez (3-4, 3.45) |
Rochester 6 Syracuse 0
• Hill (L, 3-10) 5IP, 8H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 3K, HR
• Walters 3IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, 4K, HR
• Skole 2-4
• den Dekker 1-4, 2B
The RedWings shut out the Chiefs for the second time in the series, 6-0. Taylor Hill lost for the 10th time this year with four runs allowed on eight hits and a walk over five innings. Matt Skole was the sole batter with multiple hits as Syracuse managed just four hits and and one walk and struck out 15 times.
Richmond 3 Harrisburg 0
• Bates (L, 5-5) 6⅓ IP, 9H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 5K
• Bacus 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 0K, 1-0 IR-S
• Pleffner 1-2, 2BB
• Dykstra 2-4
Harrisburg drew five walks and collected five hits but couldn’t push any runs across as they were blanked by Richmond, 3-0. Colin Bates gave up all three Flying Squirrel runs on nine hits over six and a 1/3rd innings. Shawn Pleffner singled once and drew two walks while Cutter Dykstra went 2-for-4 to lead the Sens offense.
Roster move: OF Derrick Robinson activated from the 7-Day DL
Potomac 10 Frederick 0
• Roark 4IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Dupra (W, 3-0) 4IP, 3H, 0R, BB, 5K
• DeBruin 2-3, 2R, 2-2B, BB, 2RBI
• Bautista 2-5, 2R, 2B, RBI
• Mesa 1-3, R, HR, 4RBI
Potomac scored in each of the first four innings and demolished Frederick, 10-0 in the series finale. Tanner Roark pitched four scoreless innings in his side session first start for Potomac, with three hits, no walks, and five strikeouts. Brian Dupra posted a nearly identical line in relief to earn the win. Grant DeBruin led the 11-hit assault with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI in four plate appearances.
Roster move:C Adderling Ruiz reassigned from Harrisburg.
Lakewood 7 Hagerstown 6
• Bach 2IP, 5H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 2K, WP
• Sanchez 5IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Brinley (L, 1-2) 1IP, 1H, R, ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Page 2-3, R, 2B, BB
• Keniry 2-3, R, BB, SB
The BlueClaws scorched the Suns for six early, then got the gamewinner in the 8th as they edged the Suns, 7-6. Ryan Brinley surrendered a leadoff HR in the 8th to suffer the loss. Matthew Page and Conor Keniry both went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored to pace the Hagerstown offense. The loss eliminated Hagerstown from the postseason.
Auburn 9 Mahoning Valley 8
• Borne 3IP, 4H, 5R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K
• Rivera (W, 1-2) 2IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K
• Eusebio 2-4, R
• Gutierrez 2-5, 3RBI
• Wiseman 2-5, 2RBI
Auburn scored nine runs in the first three innings and held off Mahoning Valley, 9-8, to take the series, 2-1. Starter Grant Borne went the first three innings and was charged with five unearned runs on four hits and no walks over three innings. Mariano Rivera III got the win in relief. Rhett Wiseman and Kelvin Gutierrez both went 2-for-5 and combined for five RBI to lead the Doubledays’ attack.
Roster move: 3B Anderson Franco promoted from GCL Nationals.
I had to laugh at the FIVE unearned runs in three innings at Auburn. I guess there’s a reason they call it rookie ball.
The “kid” who started at Potomac looks pretty good. Call him up!
Meanwhile, Taylor Hill didn’t do much to dissuade me from the thought that he is playing himself into being a DFA candidate. Not sure what has been his issue this year, as he has slid a long way since his MLB call-up.
Welcome up to SS-A, Anderson Franco. Good to see one of our bonus babies movin’ on up the ladder before the season’s ended.
However – 4 errors in your first game? Joba must catch ball…….
If diving at a ball hit right next to you and missing it completely constituted an error, Escobar would have had 4 last night as well! 😀
Did the Nats shutdown Reynaldo Lopez for the year?
He left his start on August 18 early with an apparent leg injury and has not pitched since. If so, a shame as he had gotten his groove back in his last 3 outings:
16 innings 8 H 1 ER 1 BB 21 Ks … Dominating…
Because the Nats kept him in extended Spring Training until mid-May. He only has pitched 99 innings this year. Wonder if he is a candidate for the Arizona Fall League.
Probably so unless…
If I’m remembering correctly, Lopez had some sort of back strain. He is still listed as being on the 7-day DL. He threw 83.1 innings last year. If you keep to the schedule of a 20% increase each season, he’s getting close to it at 99 IP.