Sunday’s News & Notes

Lehigh Valley 4 Syracuse 3 (10 inn.)
• Cole 5⅔ IP, 5H, 1R, 0ER, 5BB, 4K; 0-0, 2SAC
• Martin (BS, 2) 1IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0K
• Satterwhite (L, 0-1) 1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Stevenson 2-4, R
• Falu 2-4, RBI

Rafael Martin couldn’t hold a 3-1 lead in the 9th and Syracuse had no answer to either Lehigh Valley salvo in the 9th and 10th innings for another one-run loss in extras, 4-3. A.J. Cole labored through five and 2/3rds innings, issuing five walks and allowing five hits but let in just one unearned run. The IronPigs smelted Martin for two runs on four hits in the 9th to give the 33-y.o. journeyman his second blown save while Cody Satterwhite allowed a solo HR in the 10th to take the loss. Andrew Stevenson and Irving Falu both went 2-for-4 as the Chiefs collected eight hits in loss #25 of the season.

Harrisburg 5 Richmond 3
• Simms (W, 2-2) 6IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K
• Brinley (H, 2) 2IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K
• Suero (SV, 6) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Keller 1-3, 2R, 2BB
• Marmolejos 1-4, 2R, BB, HR, 3RBI
• Norfork 2-4, R

Jose “Orange” Marmolejos peeled off his first home run of 2017 and scored twice to lead the Sens to a 5-3 win over Richmond. John Simms evened up his won-loss record at 2-2 with a quality start of two runs on eight hits over six inning. Ryan Brinley let in an unearned run over two innings to get the hold while Wander Suero worked around a one-out double to earn his sixth save. Alec Keller reached bas three times with two walks and a single while Khayyan Norfork singled twice to lead the Harrisburg attack.

Lynchburg 4 Potomac 3 (15 inn.)
• Baez 2IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K
• Mendez 5IP, 1H, 0R, BB, K
• Pantoja (L, 0-1) 2⅓ IP, 2H, R, ER, BB, 3K
• Robles 3-5, R, 3B, RBI^*
• Davidson 3-6, R, 2B, RBI
^*Unbunch your undergarments; it looks like he was removed for not running out a popup.

Just what was needed before 14 innings were scheduled for today: a 15-inning affair in which the Hillcats outlasted the P-Nats, 4-3. Joan Baez started and went the first two innings before play was halted for nearly an hour. Nolan Sanburn and Gilberto Mendez were both outstanding in long relief, combining for 10 innings of one-run relief, and Jorge Pantoja added two more scoreless before Lynchburg tagged him for the loss with a run in the 15th. Victor Robles and Austin Davidson both had three hits and an RBI in Potomac’s 15-hit parade that ended twice with runners thrown at home (Robles, 1st; Mejia, 11th).

Lakewood 4 Hagertown 3
• M. Mills 6IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 5K
• Held (BS, 1; L, 1-2) ⅔ IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K, 0HR,
• Neuse 3-4, 2B, 2RBI
• Corredor 2-5, 2B, 2K

Hagerstown rallied for two in the bottom of the 8th to take a 3-0 lead and then gave it all back for a 4-3 loss and stop a modest three-game winning streak. The meltdown ruined six shutout innings by McKenzie Mills, who allowed just three baserunners and struck out five. Sam Held got the blown-save-loss as he retired just two of eight batters faced, allowing four hits and two walks. Sheldon Neuse, who delivered RBI hits twice, led the Suns’ hit column with a 3-for-4 night followed by Aldrem Corredor’s 2-for-5 effort.