| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Matchup |
| Syracuse | Lost, 9-5 (10 inn.) |
vs. Scranton/Wikes-Barre, 7:05 p.m. | Dragmire (1st AAA start of ’18) vs. Rogers (5-5, 3.72) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 12-2 | vs. Richmond, 7:00 p.m. |
Rodriguez (4-3, 3.57) vs. Johnson (5-5, 3.98) |
| Potomac | Won, 2-0 | vs. Buies Creek, 7:05 p.m. |
Mapes (5-1, 2.04) vs. LaRue (3-3, 4.80) |
| Hagerstown | Won, 7-6 | vs. Columbia, 7:05 p.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
| Auburn | Opening Day | vs. Batavia, 6:30 p.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9 Syracuse 5
• Valdez 6⅔ IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, BB, 7K, 2HR, BK
• Gott (L, 0-1) 1⅓ IP, 3H, 5R, 4ER, BB, 2K
• Wilson 3-4, R, 2B, 2RBI
• Falu 2-5, R, 2B, RBI
• Sierra 2-5, RBI
Any doubts that Syracuse hasn’t reverted to the mean should be removed with last night’s six-run meltdown in the 10th for its sixth straight loss, 9-5 to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Phillips Valdez pitched into the seventh and let in three runs, two via the longball, on five hits and a walk. He fanned seven. Trevor Gott set the side down in order in the top of the 9th and retired just one of five batters faced (on a sac fly) in the 10th to take the loss. Jimmy Cordero was only slightly less ineffective as he gave up back-to-back doubles before getting the last two outs. The Chiefs got two runs back in the 10th on their 12th hit of the night (an Irving Falu double) and a wild pitch. Jacob Wilson led the hit column with two singles and a double and drove in two.
Harrisburg 12 Reading 2
• Rodriguez (W, 5-3) 5IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 4BB, 6K, BK, WP
• Harper 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 0K
• Gamache 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Gushue 3-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI
• Ward 2-5, 2R, 3B, 2RBI
The Senators completed the sweep of the Fightins with a 12-2 knockout, thanks to three home runs. Jefry Rodriguez allowed both Reading runs on two hits and four walks over five frames to notch his fifth win. He struck out six. Kaleb Fleck and Bryan Harper each turned in two scoreless innings to close out the game. Taylor Gushue, Dan Gamache, and Khayyan Norfork all went deep with Gushue leading Harrisburg’s 13-hit parade with 3-for-5 night and two RBI.
Potomac 2 Buies Creek 0
• Baez (W, 3-5) 7IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 4K, WP
• R. Pena (H, 3) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Mills (SV, 6) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Wiseman 2-3, 2B
• Barrera 1-3, R
It’s an even year, so that means Potomac makes the playoffs, right? Three P-Nats pitchers shut out the Astros out on three hits, 2-0 to clinch the C.L. North first half title. Joan Baez turned in his best outing of the season as he went seven full innings, allowed the aforementioned three hits and three walks, and struck out for to win his third game. Ronald Pena and Jordan Mills both pitched a perfect inning to earn the hold and save, respectively. Rhett Wiseman singled and doubled to lead the Potomac offense, which was held to just five hits and two walks. With the “W,” Tripp Keister becomes the winningest manager in franchise history with 314.
Hagerstown 7 Lakewood 6
• Johnston 4⅓ IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 4BB, 4K
• Morse (BS, 1); W, 2-0) 1IP, 2H, R, ER, 2BB, 0K
• Antuna 3-4, 2R, 2B, SF, 3RBI, SB(6), CS(5)
• Baez 2-3, 2R, 2B, SAC
• Scudder 2-4, 2R, 2B
The Suns blew a 5-0 lead after four innings but eked out a 7-6 win in regulation to prevent a four-game sweep the BlueClaws. Kyle Johnston started and pitched into the 5th where he put on four of the first five batters he faced before he was lifted. Sam Held was the first man out of the ‘pen and allowed both inherited runners to score as well as one of his own to tie things up at 5-5. The win, along with a blown save, went to Phil Morse while Carlos Pena worked around a two-out singled in the 9th to earn the save, his second. Yasel Antuna had three hits and three RBI for his 12th multi-hit game of the season (H/T Suns PR) as Hagerstown pounded out 11 hits total.
Auburn – OPENING DAY
As usual, the Auburn roster still has not been released. And yesterday afternoon, we learned that the Nationals probably won’t release it any earlier in 2019 and 2020, either. The Doubledays open at home this year against Batavia for three games before heading out to Williamsport and Mahoning for the next six games.