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Sunday’s News & Notes

The Sens homered three times in the 3rd to highlight Saturday on the Nats farm.

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Fresno Lost, 6-2 @ Las Vegas, 3:05 p.m. Alvarez (0-0, -.–) vs. Bassitt (0-0, 3.00)
Harrisburg Won, 10-4 @ Bowie, 1:35 p.m. Braymer (1-0, 3.60) vs. Lowther (1-0, 0.00)
Potomac Lost, 4-0 @ Winston-Salem, 2:00 p.m. M. Peña (0-1, 16.88) vs. Castillo (0-0, 1.80)
Hagerstown Lost, 5-1; Won, 5-4 vs. Asheville, 2:05 p.m. Alastre (0-1, 8.22) vs. Bush (1-0, 6.75)

Las Vegas 6 Fresno 2
• Dragmire (L, 0-2) 4IP, 10H, 6R, 4ER, 2BB, 1K
• Nuño 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Gushue 2-4, R, 2-2B
• Stevenson 2-4

The Aviators dropped three in the 1st and ran wild as they stole five bases without being caught once in a 6-2 win, the third straight loss for the Grizzlies. Brady Dragmire took the loss as he was strafed for 10 hits and all six Las Vegas runs over four innings while issuing two walks and striking out one (1). Jimmy Cordero and Vidal Nuño3 both threw two scoreless innings of relief. Yadiel Hernandez homered while Taylor Sughue doubled twice and Andrew Stevenson singled twice to account for five of the seven Fresno hits.
Roster moves: RHP Austen Williams recalled to Washington; RHP Henderson Alvarez assigned from XST.

Harrisburg 10 Bowie 4
• Mapes (W, 1-0) 5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 7K, HR
• Condra-Bogan 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Ward 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR(GS), 4RBI, 2K
• Wiseman 2-4, R, HR, 3RBI
• Garcia 2-5, R

Harrisburg went medieval on Bowie’s [buttocks] with an eight-run 3rd in a 10-4 win. Drew Ward smacked another grand slam plus while Rhett Wiseman and Zach Collier both launched two-run shots in the barrage. Tyler Mapes picked up the win on five innings of three-run ball on six hits and a walk while striking out seven. Jacob Condra-Bogan tossed two scoreless while Joan Baez let in an unearned run in the 8th before putting up a goose egg in the 9th to finish. Ward also doubled and singled to finish at 3-for-5 with two runs scored to lead the Sens’ 13-hit parade.

Winston-Salem 4 Potomac 0
• Raquet (L, 1-1) 5IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 3K, HBP
• Acevedo 3IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 1K
• Frano 1-3, K
• Meregildo 1-3, K

Seven of twelve P-Nats position players are riding the Interstate after the Dash shut them out on two hits, 4-0. It’s the fourth time Potomac has been shut out in 10 games this season. Nick Raquet gave up the first three Winston-Salem runs on eight hits over eight hits over five innings while Carlos Acevedo gave up the last over the last three frames. Anderson Franco broke up the no-hit bid to lead off the 3rd while Omar Meregildo took away the one-hitter to lead off the 6th. Osvald Abreu and Aldrem Corredor also drew walks to round out the tally of four P-Nats baserunners.

Asheville 5 Hagerstown 1 – GAME ONE
• Peguero (L, 0-1) 5IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 6K, HR
• Guillen 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Lara 1-3, R, HR, RBI
• Rhinesmith 1-1, BB, HBP

Francys Peguero was tagged with all five Asheville runs, including three in the 5th, as Hagerstown dropped the opener, 5-1. Peguero gave up seven hits (one HR), walked none, and sruck out six over five innings. Aside from Gilbert Lara’s 3rd HR, the Suns bats were held in check – just three hits and one walk over seven innings.

Hagerstown vs. Asheville – GAME TWO
• Strom 2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 2K, WP
• Stoeckinger (W, 1-0) 3IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, 3K, HR, WP
• German (SV, 2) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Canning 1-2, R, BB, SB
• O’Connor 1-2, 2R, 2B, BB

The Suns took advantage of six free passes issued in the 1st to score four times and held on for 5-4 win to split the doubleheader. Leif Strom wasn’t much less ineffective as he walked four over two inning and let in two runs on three hits and wile fanning two. Likewise for Jackson Stoeckinger, who walked three and gave up two runs (one earned) on a single and a homer over three innings but was credited with the win. Jhonatan German walked none over the last two and earned his second save. Gage Canning and Jamori Blash both singled while Pablo O’Connor doubled to account for the three Hagerstown hits.

16 Commments

  1. Hope LM, Mick, and the other Harrisburg suspects are enjoying the 9-1 Sens, possibly the best squad on the island in a long time. While there are some guys who show up on the “prospect” lists (Garcia, Crowe, Sharp), there are also a number folks who once did (Ward), or never got much consideration (Wiseman), or any at all (Davidson, Barrera, Mapes).

    1. Michael Barrett might have an opinion of some of the best Senator squads on City Isle. That Milton Bradley GS in bottom of the ninth to beat the Yankees for EL flag.

      1. Any word Luke on Ryan Brinley timetable ??
        So Chris Dominguez missed the cut @ F troop. Is he in the Indy circuit now ?? Perhaps another PCL air friendly club ?

      3. Monday notes on Sunday afternoon
        Nice to see Alastre and Pena put up some goose eggs
        All this Ward talk overshadows Wiseman
        Power week.
        Nice to see Banks get off the schneid
        Braymer our lefty coming on.

  2. As promised, I was at Bowie Sat afternoon. I really can’t add much more to what Luke provided other than to say all 3 homers were shots. Ward hitting grand slams two games in a row is impressive. Yes, I am enjoying this run by the Sens to start the season.

  4. Went looking at the Fresno roster to see who would be blocking Ward. It’s just ‘Orange listed, although with 3 3B you have to think they are rotating there.

    It will soon be time to see what Ward can do this time at a higher level. He’s still only 24.

    This is the best Harrisburg team that I can remember, impressive.

  5. Harrisburg is definitely benefitting from being the repository for “spare parts” this season. Of course the Nats have now already twice called up relief pitchers from Fresno who took the red eye across the country only to arrive a couple of hours before game time. Fortunately, yesterday’s game didn’t go into extras and they didn’t need Williams to pitch as Ross had to and looked exhausted when he was recalled.

  6. If Matt Adams’ injury lingers, they have to call up Drew Ward, right? He’s absolutely on fire and he’s still just 24 (for the rest of the season!).

    Probably getting too excited about Hburg’s first ten games, but it looks like we have some real players there, including quality pitchers.

    1. It’s still too soon for Ward. I’m a big fan, but he has an absurd 16 K in 34 AB this season. He’s gotta cut that in half, otherwise big league pitchers just won’t throw him anything near the plate.

      Still this power display is impressive.

      1. Yeah, that K rate is a concern.

        Austin Davidson, though…not as much power, but a hit machine who doesn’t strike out much.

  7. I have to wonder what the hell LeCroy is thinking batting Wiseman 7th?

    Wiseman’s 1.000 SLG an 5 HR must lead the minors.

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