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Monday’s News & Notes

It's Sunday split for the Nats minors.

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup (’18 Stats at the Level)
Fresno Won, 6-3 vs. Reno, 2:05 p.m. Dragmire (1-6, 6.16) vs. Vasquez (7-4, 5.57)
Harrisburg Lost, 6-2 vs. Hartford, 6:30 p.m. Mapes (1-2, 3.95) vs. R. Garcia (6-2. 2.28)
Potomac Won, 6-2 vs. Carolina, 7:05 p.m. M. Peña (3-1, 3.60 @ A-) vs. Taughner (3-1, 4.91)
Hagerstown Lost, 2-1
(10 inn.)		 @ Lakewood, 6:35 p.m. Adon (1-1, 7.36 @ SS-A) Gowdy (0-1, 4.00 in ’16)

Fresno 8 Reno 4
• Espino (W, 1-0) 5IP, 1H, 0R, 3BB, 6K; 2-2, R
• Williams 1IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, BB, K
• Cordero (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, BB, K
• Keller 3-5, R, 2B, RBI
• Wilson 2-3, RBI, BB, SB
• Reynolds 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI, BB

The Grizzlies dealt the Aces runs in each of the first three innings to build a 6-0 lead and cruised to 6-3 decision. Paolo Espino tossed five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks while striking out six while he went 2-for-2 at the plate to earn the win. Austen Williams made things interesting with a rocky 8th inning before Jimmy Cordero shut the door in the 9th with just one walk allowed. Alec Keller singled twice, doubled once, and drove in a run to lead the hit column while Matt Reynolds homered again to pace the Fresno attack.
Roster moves: RHP Joe Ross recalled to Washington.

Bowie 6 Harrisburg 2
• Sharp (L, 0-1) 5IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 6K, HR
• Condra-Bogan 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
• Sagdal 1-3, R, 3B, BB
• Goeddel 0-2, R, 2BB

Sterling Sharp was strafed for five runs in the 3rd as Bowie prevented the four-game sweep with a 6-2 win over Harrisburg. Sharp gave up six hits total and two walks over five innings in the loss. Ian Sagdal walked and tripled to lead the Send six-hit, three-walk offense. Roster moves: UT Adrián Sanchez optioned from Washington.

Potomac 6 Fayetteville 2
• Raquet (W, 1-0) 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Bartow 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Freeman 3-5, R, 2B, 2RBI
• Reetz 2-3, R, HBP, RBI
• Abreu 1-2, 2B, 2BB, RBI

The hits kept comin’ Sunday Afternoon in Woodbridge.

Greensboro 2 Hagerstown 1 (10 inn.)
• Peguero 5IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Teel (BS, 1; L, 0-1) 2⅓ IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, BB, 3K, 1-1 IR-S
• Harrison 1-3, BB
• Rhinesmith 1-4, 2B, SB

Hagerstown went 0-for-10 leading off and left on nine in a 2-1 loss to Greensboro in 10 innings. Francys Peguero went the first five and allowed three baserunners (two hits, one walk) over five innings. Angel Guillen pitched two scoreless innings in relief before issuing a leadoff walk in the 8th. Carson Teel let that runner in for the blown save then did the same with the free runner in the 10th to take the loss. KJ Harrison reached base twice with a single and a walk, Jacob Rhinesmith doubled, and Israel Pineda singled and scored the only run for the Suns, who were limited to three hits, three walks, and a hit batsman.

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    1. No sarcasm in this statement intended. Grizzlies facing right now the lefty Rizzo gave up Max Schrock for .
      This AAA club is fun aided by the Pacific winds with big flys

  2. There’s going to be a lot of pitcher movement this year, isn’t there?

    Looking just at Potomac game, of the 16 pitchers on their roster currently, only 3 (Bartow, Lee and Pena) have not previously pitched at Potomac. A strong start from just about any pitcher could mean a quick promotion to AA.

    There also won’t be a lack of guys filling their spots either. Hagerstown is stocked with a bunch of recently drafted college arms, who are slightly too old for the level. Cate, Fletcher, Irvin, Teel, Tapani, etc. should rise quickly themselves given their advanced ages.

    Then the arms in AA and AAA had better step up, because they’re going to be in high demand, given the yet again pathetic state of the big league bullpen. Doesn’t look like Rosenthal, Sipp or Grace have much time left, and maybe it wasn’t due to the lack of sleep from the red-eye flight, but Joe Ross doesn’t look like much of a reliever either.

  3. I would point to Lee and Borne as early possibilities to move up from Potomac, in part because of age/maturity, although this is actually Lee’s first time in Woodbridge (despite making it all the way to Hags the summer he was drafted in ’15). Tetreault also had an excellent start on Saturday. I don’t know how Lee’s velocity is after his second TJ, but he was a power-arm reliever when drafted.

    Speaking of such things, too bad Austen Williams has gotten off to such a rocky start, as the big club has to start trying some other options soon. I know it’s like believing in unicorns, but I still have some fascination with what Austin Adams could do in the majors. Also keep an eye on Condra-Bogan at AA, who was strong yesterday.

    At Potomac, it’s curious to see Bartow get three innings of relief. He was a closer in college, but that looks like they’re stretching him out. Something to watch.

    Among the hitters, not sure why Drew Ward got sent back down to AA, but unlike Fedde, he seems to be making the most of the situation.

    Disappointing starts for Sharp and particularly for Fedde at AA. No excuses for Fedde not to be dominating at this level.

    Lower down, great start from Peguero, who needs to prove something at age 23. I find it curious that Aaron Fletcher isn’t in the Hags rotation, as I’d tag him as one who could make a move.

    1. Sharp gave up 3 runs on a bases clearing double that was at least 6-12 inches foul. LeCroy was tossed and everyone in the crowd saw it was foul too. The next batter then hit a 2 run homer. Sharp was fine after that.

      Ward was supposed to go to Fresno but with all the free agents they signed he was sent back. He is off to a good start.

    2. Luke or whomever can answer this :
      So, the Auburn roster acts right now as a parking lot on paper for guys who did not win the lucky lotto slip to long season A ball or rehab status when really just in XST. When shall we see a more concrete
      GCL roster with the DSL18 kids , repeaters and June 19 draftees??

    1. My eyesight has diminished over time so I can not blame the blue unless the ump was young.
      Sharp is a good cookie

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