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Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
(’17 Stats at the Level)
Syracuse OFF DAY @ Scranton/W-B,
7:05 p.m.		 TBD vs. C. Adams (11-5, 2.89)
Harrisburg Won, 10-9 (13 inn.) @ Bowie,
7:05 p.m.		 J. Rodriguez (4-3, 3.32 @ A+) vs.
Kipper (2-1, 3.29)
Potomac Lost, 5-3 vs. Wilmington,
7:05 p.m.		 Sharp (2-2, 4.78) vs.
Vines (3-3, 3.60)
Hagerstown Lost, 5-2 @ Rome,
7:00 p.m.		 Raquet (3-2, 2.45 @ SS-A) vs.
J. De La Cruz (0-2, 5.32 @ Adv. Rk.)

Syracuse – OFF DAY
The Chiefs start their lame-duck season on the road in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with still no official or unofficial stories on who’s actually on the Syracuse roster.

Harrisburg 10 Bowie 9 (13 inn.)
• Dragmire 5⅔ IP, 7H, 2R, 1ER, BB, 3K
• Fleck (BS, 1; W, 1-0) 2IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K
• Collier 3-5, 2R, BB, HR, 5RBI
• Gamache 3-6, R, RBI
• Hernandez 2-5, R, SB, 2RBI

Believe it or not, this game was tied at 4-4 after regulation, but Bowie won the battle of which bullpen could do worse. Harrisburg scored four times in the top of the 13th, highlighted by Zach Collier’s Earl Weaver Special. Roman Mendez did his best to give them all back but only allowed three runs to make a winner out of Kaleb Fleck. Brady Dragmire got the start and scattered seven hits over five and 2/3rds innings, allowing two runs (one earned) while walking on and fanning three for the no-decision. Collier, who drove in five total, and Dan Gamache led the Sens’ hit column with three apiece.

Wilmington 5 Potomac 3
• Crownover 5⅔ IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 11K, HR
• Bourque (L, 0-1) 2IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 4K
• Kieboom 2-5, R, 2B, 2K
• Noll 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Wiseman 1-4, R, HR, RBI

The P-Nats pitchers piled up 18K’s in a 5-3 season-opening loss to the Blue Rocks. Matthew Crownover struck out 11 but also let in three runs on four hits including a home run in a no-decision. The loss went to James Bourque, who caughed up two runs in two innings on… wait for it… two hits. Carter Kieboom singled, doubled, and a scored a run while Jake Noll and Rhett Wiseman both homered to lead the six-hit barrage by the Potomac offense.

Rome 5 Hagerstown 2
• Hill (L, 0-1) 4IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 1K
• Braymer 3IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Soto 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI, 2K
• Upshaw 2-3

It was a Soto shot in the first that scored both Hagerstown runs in a 5-2 loss to Rome. Suns starter Brigham Hill took the loss as he was pummeled for four runs on six hits and three walks over four innings. Hagerstown was held to five hits total with Armond Upshaw (two singles) and Anderson Franco (single, walk) the only two hitters to reach base twice.

10 Commments

  1. OK, now the season has REALLY begun, with Luke’s daily updates. Luke, thanks for being so dedicated to this for so long.

    One shouldn’t read too much into one game of a baseball season . . . but Soto homered and Kieboom had two hits, so of course we will! Both also had a cautionary two Ks apiece.

    Rhett Wiseman gets his now-or-never season off to a good start. He’s always had enough power to keep him interesting, even as he’s struggled in other areas. Can Yadiel Hernandez still be interesting at age 30? Probably more interesting than an even older stiff like De Aza at AAA, if nothing else.

    1. Lots of interesting stuff happening on the first day of the season!

      Anyone at the Harrisburg game to see how the new extra innings rules transpired? Seems like we’re going to see a lot of these high-scoring 10th inning onwards games.

      2. Yes, I was there, but left after the 12th inning to drive back to Harrisburg. The game lasted 4 hours. Out of 4 innings with the runner on 2nd, three innings resulted in runs. Was this rule supposed to quicken the pace of play? I think it did the opposite. Also, in one of the extra innings, Harrisburg scored 1 run in the top half. The Senators relief pitcher then retired the 3 batters he faced. However, since there was a runner on 2nd, a ground ball and fly ball scored a run. He then struck out the 3rd batter faced…and was charged with a blown save.

        It will be interesting to see how other extra inning games play out this year.

        1. Interesting report. I guess we sort of have to hope that the runner-on-second deal is very messy in the minors so they don’t adopt it for the majors.

  3. Syracuse opening day lineup:

    1. Robles CF
    2. Stevenson LF
    3. Marmolejos 1B
    4. Sierra RF
    5. De Aza DH
    6. Dominguez 3B
    7. Kieboom C
    8. Sanchez SS
    9. Falu 2B
    RHP Voth

  4. Chant for Nats fans April meditation
    For boys from D.C. To Hags : It’s April Its April
    Interesting to see stuff of Crowe and Jackson S in cold weather

    1. Hearn hits Harrisburg. … two years later in Buco black. Hmmmmm.
      Gray days good for coffee and Zane Grey. Hmmm did Zane Smiths dad name his son after legendary western writer??

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