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Sunday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Lost, 7-2 vs. Norfolk,
1:05 p.m.		 Laffey (3-0, 2.38) vs.
Gunkel (0-2, 6.30)
Harrisburg Won, 7-2 vs. Bowie,
6:00 p.m.		 Long (2-1, 1.07) vs.
Bridwell (1-1, 4.98)
Potomac Postponed @ Frederick,
6:00 p.m.		 Fedde (2-3, 6.62) and TBD vs.
Means (4-0, 2.09) and TBD
Hagerstown Lost, 4-2 @ Greensboro,
4:30 p.m.		 A. Lee (2-2, 3.35) and TBD vs.
Weaver (2-4, 2.41) and TBD


Norfolk 7 Syracuse 2
• Voth (L, 2-2) 5+IP, 5H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K
• Davis 1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 1-1 IR-S
• Sizemore 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• den Dekker 2-5

The wheels came off the bus in the 6th as the Tides scored five times to break a 0-0 tie and cruised to a 7-2 win over the Chiefs. Austin Voth let the first five runners reach base in the fateful frame, “aided” by a Trea Turner error (#7), and left down 4-0. He was charged with five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks total as Erik Davis gave up two singles and his inherited runner while finishing the inning. Veterans Scott Sizemore singled, doubled, scored a run, and drove in a run to lead the Syracuse offense.

Harrisburg 7 Bowie 2
• Williams (W, 1-5) 6⅓ IP, 5H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 3K
• N. Lee (H, 2) 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Bostick 3-3, 3R, 2B, 3B, 2SB
• Collier 3-4, R, 3B, RBI, SB
• Ballou 2-4, 2-3B, RBI

Austen Williams turned in his longest outing and was rewarded with his first “W” of 2016 as Harrisburg won its fifth straight, 7-2 over Bowie. Williams loaded the bases with one out in the 7th but got ace relief from Nick Lee who struck out the first batter he faced and got a flyball to end the inning. Williams finished with two unearned runs allowed on five hits and two walks while striking out three. The Sens defense committed five errors but the offense roasted Bowie pitches for a baker’s dozen worth of hits. Christopher Bostick and Zach Collier led the way with three hits apiece, both tripling, as did Isaac Ballou… twice. Roster moves: UT Cutter Dykstra activated from the 7-Day DL; OF Brendan Webb placed on the 7-Day DL, retroactive to May 19.

Frederick vs. Potomac – PPD
Rain postponed the middle game of the series between Fredrerick and Potomac, setting up a doubleheader this afternoon.

Greensboro 4 Hagerstown 2
• DeRosier (L, 1-2) 5IP, 6H, 2R, 0ER, BB, 6K
• Pantoja 3IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, K
• Robles 1-4, R, HR, RBI, OF assist at 3B
• Lora 1-3, R, RBI, SB(5)

Presumably the weather forecast shifted the makeup to today as they played nine yesterday, with the ‘Hoppers eclipsing the Suns again by a 4-2 score. Matt DeRosier took the loss as he gave up two (unearned) runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six over the first five innings. Jorge Pantoja was stung for two runs on five hits and a walk over the final three innings. Victor Robles homered in the 8th while Edwin Lora drove in Jorge Tillero with an RBI single in 5th to account for the two Hagerstown runs.

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  1. Through 38 games, Robles has 5 HRs and 12 steals at age 19, while hitting .343 an getting on base 43% of the time. That’s 20/50 HR/SB territory; just ridiculous for a kid his age. Add in the fact that he has a strong arm, great range and can hit for contact, and you have a prodigy. Scary to think what he is a capable of.

    Was he a highly sought after signing when the Nats landed him 2014? His tools are just crazy.

    1. Robles was much better thought of than most Dominican prospects but not ridiculously so, given that he signed for $225,000. Interestingly, that same summer (of 2013) the Nats signed another then-16 year old Dominican by the name of Anderson Franco for $900,000.

      I remember that year all the hype was about Franco, who at the time represented the most money the Nats had laid out for a Dominican player since the infamous “Smiley” debacle.

  2. Former Nationals prospect A.J. Morris called up by the Reds and should be making his MLB debut soon! Always get a little excited when guys like him who have been around forever get their chance.

    1. I’m with you. I like it best when it is with the Nats (Michael Morse, Clint Robinson), but I want a lot of guys to get their
      cup of coffee if they have proved worthy of a chance. Morse and Robinson had been in the majors a little before greater success, but I would love to see Clint follow the Morse model to get to the next level of at least one big contract (seriously, $10 really is big). My current target along those lines is Brian Goodwin. He is having a great year in AAA. I hope he doesn’t get lost permanently.

  3. If you are looking for someone overlooked to root for, how about Paolo Espino? If you drill down on him, he is probably the most ML ready starter the Nats have in the minors not named Austin Voth. He really turned it up a notch in Harrisburg in 2014 but has been slow to get noticed. I’ve got my eye on him, though. Happy he came back.

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