Saturday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Lost, 5-1 | @ Scranton/W-B, 7:05 p.m. |
Giolito (1-0, 3.09) vs. Lail (4-3, 3.67) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 5-0 | vs. Trenton, 6:00 p.m. |
Mapes (10-7, 3.14) vs. Adams (12-0, 2.41) |
| Potomac | Won, 2-1 | vs. Wilmington, 6:35 p.m. |
Crownover (2-4, 4.79) vs. Ray (6-5, 5.21) |
| Hagerstown | Won, 3-1 | @ Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. |
Avila (7-7, 3.58) vs. Gilbert (5-7, 3.65) |
| Auburn | Won, 9-0 | @ Batavia, 7:05 p.m. |
Silvestre (MiLB rehab) vs. TBD |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Syracuse 1
• Espino (L, 6-10) 7IP, 8H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 9K, HR
• Goodwin 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Solano 1-3, 2B
Brian Goodwin homered with one out in the 1st to give the Chiefs an early 1-0 lead. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre answered back with five runs as they easily defeated Syracuse, 5-1. Paolo Espino saved the bullpen with seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and no walks while fanning nine, but lost for the 10th time. The Chiefs managed just five hits total and drew one walk while striking out 13 times.
Harrisburg 5 Trenton 0
• Blackmar (W, 3-1) 7IP, 6H, 0R, BB, 4K
• DeFratus 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, K
• Sanchez 2-3, R, RBI
• Stevenson 1-3, R, 3B, BB, 2RBI
• Ward 1-3, 2B
Harrisburg put up four in the 3rd and never looked back as they left Trenton, um, thunderstruck with a 5-0 shutout. Mark Blackmar won for the third time with seven strong innings, allowing all six Thunder hits and a walk while fanning four. Justin DeFratus closed it out with two scoreless innings. The Senators made the most of their six hits, which included doubles from Drew Ward and Stephen Perez, and a two-run triple from Andrew Stevenson. Roster moves: RHP Jaron Long placed on the 7-Day DL; 1B Shawn Pleffner activated from the 7-Day DL.
Potomac 2 Wilmington 1
• Fedde (W, 6-4) 7IP, 5H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 10K
• Brinley (S, 12) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Mejia 2-3, CS
• Keller 2-4, R
Erick Fedde had his best start of the season Last Night In Woodbridge.
Roster moves: OF Victor Robles assigned to the GCL for MiLB rehab; LHP Matt Crownover activated from the 3-Day TIL; Wirkin Estevez placed on the 7-Day DL.
Hagerstown 3 Lakewood 1
• Rodriguez 5⅓ IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 4K, 2HBP
• Pantoja (W, 9-1) 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 3K, 2-0 IR-S
• Lora 2-4, 2-2B, 2RBI
• Agustin 2-3, SB, CS
The Suns scored twice in the 7th and once in the 9th and held off a late charge by the Blue Claws for 3-1 win. Jefry Rodriguez pitched into the 6th and allowed three hits, two walks, and hit a pair of batters over five and 2/3rds scoreless innings. Jorge Pantoja won his 9th game in relief, stranding two in the 6th and laying two goose eggs on the scoreboard. Mariano Rivera III wobbled through the 9th with a run let in on two hits and a walk to get credit for his seventh save. Edwin Lora doubled twice and drove in two to lead the Hagerstown offense.
Auburn 9 State College 0
• Reyes 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Acevedo (W, 2-3) 3IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Perkins 2-4, 2R, BB, 2RBI
• Vilorio 2-3, 2R, RBI
• Panaccione 2-3, 2R
Four Auburn pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout of State College, 9-0. Luis Reyes started and tossed three scoreless with one hit and no walks while fanning three. Carlos Acevedo was the winner with three hits allowed and no runs over the next three innings. Blake Perkins, Nick Banks, Luis Vilorio, and Paul Panaccione each had two hits as the Doubledays took advantage of five Spikes errors to score nine times on nine hits and four walks.