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Tuesday’s News & Notes

The Suns won the their third straight game for just the second time for sole stateside win last night on the Nats farm.

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 1-0 @ Toledo, 7:05 p.m. Dragmire (1-6, 7.40) vs. Turner (3-4, 4.50)
Harrisburg Lost, 4-3 @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Vargas (0-1, 2.57) vs. Faedo (1-4, 4.54)
Potomac OFF DAY vs. Myrtle Beach, 5:00 p.m. Braymer (6-3, 2.88) and Crownover (3-8, 5.32) vs.
Lange (6-8, 4.01) and TBD
Hagerstown Won, 4-3 OFF DAY N/A
Auburn ALL-STAR BREAK ALL-STAR BREAK N/A
GCL Nationals Lost, 6-4 OFF DAY  

Toledo 1 Syracuse 0
• McGowin (L, 1-2) 6⅔ IP, 2H, R, ER, 3BB, 3K, HR
• Williams 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 2-0 IR-S
• Robles 1-4
• Marmolejos 0-3

Kyle McGowin celebrated his naming as I.L. Pitcher of the Week by getting zero runs of support and his second AAA loss. He has a 0.98 ERA in four starts. Roster moves: UT Adrian Sanchez activated from the 7-Day DL; OF Jacob Wilson placed on the 7-Day DL.

Erie 4 Harrisburg 3
• Crowe (L, 0-2) 5+ IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K
• Bacus (BS, 3) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 3-3 IR-S
• H. Jones 2-3, RBI
• Gamache 1-3, R, BB

Wil Crowe couldn’t get an out in the 6th, and Dakaota Bacus couldn’t hold a 3-1 lead as the Seawolves got four in the 6th and took the series opener from the Sens, 4-3. Crowe gave up back-to-back singles, then back-to-back walks to begin the 6th before giving way to Bacus. The 27-y.o. journeyman got the first batter to ground out to 1st then gave up a two-run double to tie and a sacrifice fly that proved to be the game-winner. The Harrisburg offense then went down order in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings. Roster moves: RHP Jhon Romero promoted to Harrisburg; C Jake Lowery placed on the 7-Day DL, retroactive to Aug. 12.

Potomac – OFF DAY
Here’s to hoping Dr. Jekylls—the team that won five straight from August 4-8—show up tonight at the Pfitz as opposed to the Mr. Hydes who have lost four straight since.Roster moves: No corresponding transaction yet for Romero.

Hagerstown 4 Charleston 3
• Alastre 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 2K
• Pantoja 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• German (W, 1-1) 3IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 2K, WP
• Scudder 2-4, R, HR, RBI
• Pascal 1-3, BB, 2RBI

Juan Pascal’s two-run single in the 9th lifted Hagerstown past Charleston, 4-3 for the Suns’ second three-game win streak of 2018. Tomas Alastre, Jorge Pantoja, and Jhonatan German each threw three innings, with German picking up the win in relief. Jake Scudder singled in the 6th and homered in the 8th while Pascal also walked to lead the Hagerstown offense. C Alex Dunlap, RHP Malvin Pena placed on the 7-Day DL; C Joey Harris reassigned from the GCL.

Auburn – ALL STAR BREAK
Auburn goes into the NYPL All-Star break trailing the Scrappers by two games in the Pinckney division and leading the wildcard race by a ½ game. Tonight, the North Division takes on the South in the NYPL All-Star Game at the Land of Denial State College.

GCL Nationals – OFF DAY
The G-Nats have ten games left and need to go 7-3 to finish .500

12 Commments

  1. Romero promoted! Oh, wait, . . . Has there been any news on the much more highly priced Romero? At least the 2d-round pick for last year has progressed well. Crowe isn’t dominating, but he’s made AA in a year and is holding his own.

    McGowin and Austen Williams have had fantastic seasons. I’m not sure why Williams isn’t a part of the conversation for bullpen fixes with the big club now. Yes, I know he isn’t on the 40-man, but it wouldn’t be hard to point to a few guys who could be DFA’d. It’s a somewhat miraculous story, as Williams’s career really was on life support a year ago.

    With McGowin, it would be pretty amazing if the Nats end up with a big-league starter from the Danny the K deal.

  2. It’s got to be a Hagerstown starter to replace Romero, right? Hagerstown’s bullpen has been almost unanimously poor. Meanwhile, Jackson Tetreault and Andrew Lee have been very, very good recently.

    In other news, what the heck is wrong with Alex Troop? He hasn’t pitched since April.

    And are we sure Seth Romero is hurt, and didn’t have another behavior relapse? He’s also been absent for almost a month and a half.

    By the way, I’m still having issues with seeing comments in “real time”. They usually re-appear a couple hours after being posted. Just FYI.

    1. Jackson T and Hill.
      Maybe we are both Crownover and Raquet slid to pen?
      Maybe hags get Fletcher for rotation and turn to Carlos Pena for some starts ( gulp!)

    2. Ok Chelsea says Seth Romero to be activated. There is one arm for Anderson. Carlos Pena seems comfy as a reliever. Fletcher deserves a promotion. Either Peugero or replace a Jackson with a familiar Jackson – Stoekinger . Troop in witness protection , Luke??

  3. Luke. I viewed a double rainbow
    Last night with no leprochan leading to a pot of gold but I still think heaven likes Red October with Nat red vs philly phunny red.
    Can we read into Malvin Pena as a physical reaction to new work load territory for his arm and body / ceiling hit?
    Can you imagine if McMills ends up pitching in all FIVE NLEast orgs?? Kendrick and Bour not shabby trades to tell your grand babies about .
    Liking German effort in Hags .
    Pascal and Meregildo too without the HRs.
    Anybody have a short list for Sept 1st callups ??
    Auburn / NYPenn all star break.
    Hags roster full enough or some changes for Anderson/ Redding ??
    Milone hasn’t been too shabby in SS absense.
    We have to wait for SS return to see how the V6 engine runs 100 pct on mound.
    Madsen back ached when he coughed up GS in Wrigley Sunday ??

  4. This morning the Nats’ beat reporter, Chelsea Janes, said that the Nats are about activate Romero.

  5. Good Will Hunting : I say slide Raquet to bullpen and slide up Lee from Hags. Corresponding move for Hags ? Aaron Fletcher??

    1. Keep it simple the slogan goes. Bingham Hill was the obvious choice to bump up to Potomac after Johnston
      Especially after he and Sharp tossed BP to Harper early in season .
      Still say Aaron Fletcher soon after Auburn star break for Hags.

  6. No official announcement, but Gott and Collins promoted to MLB. Appears Madson is headed to the DL and Solis back to Cuse (but not sure how the Nats are clearing a roster spot for Collins as DFA’d him in July and then re-signed him; possible that Solis is DFA’d, but more likely Matt Reynolds). Also, not sure if Solis has options left.

    1. Yes, Solis does. They pushed Fedde to the 60-day.

      Hill and Tetreault to Potomac but no releases (yet).

  7. Let’s say the curtain is closed
    On the season right now. Hypothetically how does this bullpen get re- tinkered ?
    Does Holland return ? late season further auditions / re- auditions for the former angels , Gott and Adams ?
    Does Trevor Rosenthal become another Boras client to step into WPB next February ? Is Koda Glover health going to return to pre – injury days ?
    Bob Miller upstairs is sure going to be busy moving numbers around in the balance sheet. Magic man Miller.
    The Fedde placement on 60 day DL just must be a technical move with all the bodies in flux .

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