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Saturday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Fresno Won, 3-1 vs. Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m. McGowin (1-1, 4.40) vs. Mengden (2-0, 4.24)
Harrisburg Postponed vs. Reading, 1:00 p.m. Braymer (1-0, 3.27) vs. Rosso (2-0, 0.00)
Potomac Postponed vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. M. Peña (1-1, 9.00) and Reyes (0-1, 12.38) vs.
Castillo (0-1, 4.91) and TBD
Hagerstown Won, 13-4 @ Kannapolis, 7:00 p.m. Adon (1-1, 3.86) vs. McClure (0-0, 5.87)

Fresno 3 Las Vegas 1
• Alvarez 4+ IP, 7H, R, ER, 2BB, 4K, 79-53 PIT-K
• Bacus (W, 1-0) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 2K
• Cordero (SV, 2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• J. Wilson 1-2, 2R, HR(8), SF, 2RBI, BB
• Hernandez 3-4, 2B

With single runs in the 1st, 5th, and 8th, the Grizzlies clipped the Aviators, 3-1 in the series opener. Henderson Alvarez3 gave up the Las Vegas tally on seven hits and two walks over four-plus innings before the trio of Dakota Bacus (2IP, W), Vidal Nuñno (2IP, H), and Jimmy Cordero (1IP, SV) grounded the Aviators for the last five frames. Jacob Wilson drilled his 8th HR and drove in another with a sac fly while Yadiel Hernandez singled twice and doubled once to lead the Fresno offense. Roster move: RHP Austin Adams recalled to Washington.

Harrisburg vs. Reading – PPD
Rain claimed its second gate this month for Harrisburg. They’ll make it up with a doubleheader on the Sunday before Memorial (May 26).

Potomac vs. Winston-Salem – PPD
Likewise in Woodbridge, except it was rainout No. 3 and they’ll go for two this afternoon.

Hagerstown 13 Kannapolis 4
• Alastre (W, 2-1) 5IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 6K, 2HR, HBP
• Day 3IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Harrison 4-4, R, 2B, 2BB, 3RBI
• Connell 3-6, 2R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Pineda 2-4, 2R, 2-2B, 2BB, RBI, 2K

A six-run 6th broke a 4-4 tie as the Hagerstown blasted Kannapolis, 13-4. Tomas Alastre got the Jack Morris win with all four Intimidator runs allowed on seven hits, including two homers, while hitting a batter. He walked none and struck out six. Chandler Day added three scoreless innings before Jared Brasher and Aaron Fletcher combined to close out the 9th. KJ Harrison reached base six times with a double, two walks, and three singles while Justin Connell singled, doubled, homered; they both drove in three. The Suns pounded out 17 hits total.

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  1. I keep reading that Harrison is a man without a position but coming to the Nats org. sure has been good for him. SSS and all but he’s mashing at a 1.234 OPS rate right now and still only 22.
    How soon before they move him up to Potomac.

    1. It isn’t like the Nats have a lot of talent at 1B these days. If Harrison keeps hitting taters, he may have found his position. Both he and Lara are looking like potential early promotion candidates.

  2. Nice to see a trade throw-in pan out for us for a change, after watching the likes of Taylor Hearn, Pedro Avila, Kelvin Gutierrez, etc. skyrocket into relevancy in other organizations. Good for Harrison.

    Jacob Wilson seems to be the odd older organizational player who is suddenly hitting like he wants a major league promotion. And why not? The Nats could do a lot worse if, say, Dozier or Zimmerman were to end up on ice. Right now, as exciting as the Jake Noll boomlet was and as glad as I am he got his name into the register, it looks like the Nats promoted the wrong NRI infielder. But no one expected this.

    Is Fresno going to bring someone up from XST to replace Austin L. Adams? What about poor, forgotten Andrew Istler, assuming he hasn’t been Thanosed out of existence?

  3. Rollie Fingers needs to mentor some of these Nats in styling up their mustaches. Especially Tapani.

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