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Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Lost, 3-2 @ Louisville,
11:45 a.m.
Cole (5-2, 4.67) vs.
Moscot (1-3, 7.56)
Harrisburg Lost, 7-4 @ Trenton,
7:00 p.m.
Mapes (5-4, 3.27) vs.
Montgomery (5-1, 2.95)
Potomac Won, 11-4 @ Salem,
7:05 p.m.
Whiting (6-2, 3.26) vs.
McGrath (1-2, 4.88)
Hagerstown Lost, 9-3 @ Lakewood,
7:05 p.m.
Rodriguez (5-2, 2.89) vs.
Kilome (1-5, 4.96)


Louisville 3 Syracuse 2
• Espino (L, 3-6) 5+ IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, BB, 6K, 2HR; 1-2
• Harper 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• Goodwin 2-3, BB, CS
• Martinson 2-3, R, 2B, 3B, BB

Three errors and two homers were too much for the Chiefs to overcome as the Bats edged them again, 3-2. Paolo Espino bookended his five-plus innings with solo HR’s allowed in the 1st and 6th innings while giving up an unearned run in the 2nd for his sixth loss. He gave up six hits total, walked one, and struck out six. Bryan Harper stranded two while finishing the 6th while J.C. Gutierrez and Nick Masset both turned in a scoreless inning to keep things close. Brian Goodwin and Jason Martinson both went 2-for-3 with a walk while the rest of the lineup went 2-for-25 with three walks.

Trenton 7 Harrisburg 4
• Lopez (L, 1-5) 4⅔ IP, 9H, 6R, 1ER, 2BB, 7K, 0HR
• Self 2⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, 2-0 IR-S
• Pleffner 1-3, R, 2B
• Collier 1-3, 2RBI

Trenton took advantage of four Harrisburg errors to score six unearned runs in a 7-4 win. Reynaldo Lopez lost for the fifth time as he gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks over four and 2/3rds innings. Derek Self stranded two while getting the last out of the 5th and put up two more goose eggs to keep the Sens close. Despite striking out 13 times, Harrisburg scored four times on just six hits and one (1) walk. Shawn Pleffner connected for the only extra-base hit (double) and Zach Collier drove in two to lead the offense. Roster moves: OF Zach Collier activated from the 7-Day DL; UT Cutter Dykstra released.

Potomac 11 Salem 4
• Crownover 4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 1K
• Estevez (W, 1-4) 2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K
• Mendez (SV, 1) 3IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Marmolejos 3-6, R, 2B, 3RBI
• Read 2-3, R, BB
• Stevenson 1-2, 4R, 3B, 4BB, 3SB (23, 24, 25)

After blowing a 3-2 lead in the 5th to fall behind 4-3, Potomac torched Salem relievers for eight unanswered runs in the final three innings to take this one, 11-4. Matt Crownover labored through four innings (80 pitches) and let in the first two Red Sox runs on four hits and two walks with a single strikeout. Wirkin “For The Weekend” Estevez was the beneficiary of the P-Nats’ four-run 7th for a win despite coughing up the lead with two runs over two innings. Gilberto Mendez closed out the game with three scoreless for the save. Andrew Stevenson drew four walks, stole three bases, and scored four runs to lead the 12-hit, seven-walk attack.

Lakewood 9 Hagerstown 3
• Avila (L, 5-4) 5IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K
• Rivera 1IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, BB, 2K
• Page 1-2, R, 2BB, CS
• Lora 1-2, 2B, BB, SB

The Suns remain stuck on 40 wins while the Shorebirds won their fourth straight to close the gap to just two games in the Sally North after a 9-3 loss to the BlueClaws. Pedro Avila took the loss with four runs allowed on six hits and two walks over five innings. After getting a run in the top of the 8th to pull within one at 4-3, Mariano Rivera III sent the hometown fans happy as he was pinched for five runs (all earned) on six hits and a walk in the bottom of the 8th. Hagerstown squeezed three runs out of five hits and four walks with the help of one Lakewood error and three stolen bases. Matt Page led the way with a single and two walks, though he was caught stealing.

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