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Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 4-0 @ Indianapolis,
1:35 p.m.		 Fedde (1-0, 1.80) vs.
Holmes (0-0, 4.50)
Harrisburg Lost, 1-0 @ Trenton,
10:30 a.m.		 Reyes (0-2, 9.00) vs.
Sheffield (1-1, 3.38)
Potomac Won, 5-1 @ Wilmington,
6:35 p.m.		 Crowe (2-0, 3.94) vs.
Garabito (1-1, 2.12)
Hagerstown Postponed vs. Lakewood,
6:05 p.m.		 Tetreault (0-1, 7.98) and
Alastre (0-1, 7.50) vs.
Rosso (0-0, 1.72) and
Stewart (2-0, 1.69)

Indianapolis 4 Syracuse 0
• Milone (L, 1-1) 5IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 6K, BK
• Ju. Miller 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Marmolejos 1-3, 2B
• Jones 1-3, BB, 2K

Syracuse was shut out again, 4-0 by Indianapolis for back-to-back losses for the first time this season. [Insert reversion to the mean comment here]. Tommy Milone was charged with all four Indians runs on six hits and a walk over five innings for this first loss of the year. Justin Miller put up two goose eggs in his season debut while Jimmy Cordero pitched a scoreless 8th. Hunter Jones was the sole Chief to reach base twice as he singled as the Chiefs were held to just four hits and two walks total. Roster moves: IF Adrian Sanchez, OF Rafael Bautista recalled to Washington; OF-1B Matt Reynolds optioned from Washington.

Trenton 1 Harrisburg 0
• Long (L, 0-1) 5IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 3K
• Guillon 2IP, 1H, 0R, BB, K
• Hernandez 2-3, BB
• Gamache 0-2, 2BB, 2K

It wasn’t exactly a Thunder storm, but it was enough to strike down the Sens, 1-0. Jaron Long was the starter and loser, giving up the lone Trenton run on four hits and a walk over five innings. Ismael Guillon added two scoreless and Derek Self one to close out the game. Four Thunder pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout, with Yadiel Hernandez accounting for two of the four singles (Austin Davidson and Daniel Johnson had the others) and one of the four walks drawn (Dan Gamache had two, Stephen Perez had the other). Harrisburg was 0-for-2 with RISP and left on all baserunners. SSDY: Before you ask, please note that Kelvin Gutierrez grounded out to 2B for the second out of the 2nd before he was replaced by Stephen Perez in the next half inning.

Potomac 5 Wilmngton 1
• Mapes (W, 3-0) 6IP, 5H, R, ER, BB, 6K, HBP
• Mills (H, 1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Agustin 2-3, 2R, HR, 2RBI
• Sagdal 2-3, R, 2-2B, BB
• Perkins 2-3, BB, SB, RBI

Potomac snapped a three-game slide with a 5-1 win over Wilmington, highlighted by a three-run 9th that put the game away. Tyler Mapes won for the third time in four starts with the Blue Rocks’ only run let in on five hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out six. Jordan Mills added two scoreless to earn the hold while James Bourque worked around a walk in the 9th to close it out. Telmito Agustin scored twice and drove in two with a single and a homer while Ian Sagdal doubled twice and walked once and Blake Perkins connected for two singles, drew a walk, and stole his seventh base to lead the P-Nats offense. Roster move: 1B Ian Sagdal activated from the 7-day DL.

Hagerstown vs. Lakewood – PPD
That’s three postponements out of eight scheduled home games thus far for the Suns. They’ll shoot to make this up tonight with a doubleheader.

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  1. quite the collection in XST. Y. Ramirez included who probably needs some maturing.
    both Lees .

    2. Actually, I’m concerned that neither Lee has surfaced. Both did make very brief GCL appearances last year. Ryan Williamson didn’t. With no pro experience, I would think he’ll start at Auburn. Andrew Lee was a heck of a hitter in college, so if the arm doesn’t come completely back, give him a bat and stick him at 1B, where he played at Tennessee.

  2. A few observations amidst a climate of underachievement at the ML level and elsewhere:

    1) Be it Voth or Fedde, the fifth starter solution will come down the line. But both are dealing as we would want them to be.
    2) Daniel Johnson already has 5 assists. His bad is not yet awakened, but he is going to be worth waiting for.
    3) These days of OF injuries are a good time to move up Yadiel Hernandez. He has nothing more to prove in AA.
    4) Tyler Mapes threw 94 pitches last night and is now 3-0. Gotta wonder how soon he gets a bump.
    5) Telmito Agustin is hitting very well in a lineup that got a lot more crowded when Juan Soto showed up to play every day. If Agustin can keep it up, he’ll be back on the fast track
    6) It wasn’t Klobotsis who asserted himself in the Potomac bullpen, but James Bourque. He is finally taking a developmental leap forward.
    7) Gotta think that with Enny Romero gone, Bryan Harper will find his way to AAA soon enough
    8) Austin Davidson may not be Ben Zobrist, but he may be Dan Gamache. Gamache ought to be ready for AAA
    9) Now that Soto has left Hagerstown and there are no other bats in the lineup, who will step up for the Suns?
    10) Seeing Michael Taylor up at the top of the board for stolen bases is amazing.

    1. Mapes, who already had a TJ surgery while still at Tulane, lost the entire 2017 season to some unreported injury after doing pretty well as a starter in AA Harrisburg. Guess they are starting him out in Potomac as a kind of rehab, then off to H’burg, and if he continues, Syracuse which would have been his next stop last season.

      1. His injury history is well known here. What is notable is that they are throwing him 94 pitches at a time at this stage, and he is doing fine. Perhaps the injury was not to his throwing arm.

  3. It’s deflating to see Max Schrock tear it up in AAA. It would be nice to see him cooling his heels while Murphy plays out this year and into FA.

  4. They got quality for Luzardo. Just like they got quality for Rey Lopez. But rentabullpenpart for an everyday bat? Ugh.

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