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Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Fresno Lost, 4-2 vs. El Paso, 2:05 p.m. McGowin (1-2, 6.38) vs. Enns (3-0, 5.70)
Harrisburg Lost, 7-4 vs. Trenton, 6:30 p.m. Braymer (1-1, 3.68) vs. Rosa (0-0, 1.93)
Potomac Won, 18-4 @ Winston-Salem, 7:00 p.m. Johnston (1-4, 8.68) vs. Parke (1-1, 4.56)
Hagerstown Lost, 7-5 @ Asheville, 7:05 p.m. Adon (1-1, 4.50) vs. Bush (1-2, 7.56)

El Paso 7 Fresno 5
• Voth (L, 2-2) 5IP, 8H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Hoover 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, WP
• Noll 2-4, 2B
• Reynolds 2-4, 2B

El Paso put up three in the 3rd and one in the 4th and cruised to a 4-2 win to extend the Grizzlies’ losing streak to six. Austin Voth lost for the second straight start, giving up all four Chihuahua runs on eight hits (one HR) and two walks over five innings. He struck out four. J.J. Hoover (2IP), Tanner Rainey, and Dakota Bacus combined for four scoreless innings of relief. Fresno loaded the bases in the 8th and gave a three baserunners a steady breeze as the next three batters fanned to end the rally. Jake Noll and Matt Reynolds both went 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Grizzlies eight-hit, one-walk offense. Roster moves: C Raudy Read placed on 7-day I.L.; C Matt Reistetter activated from 7-Day I.L.

Reading 7 Harrisburg 4
• Mapes (L, 2-1) 5IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 5K, HR; 1-2, BB
• M. Sanchez 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 7-6 PIT-K
• C. Taylor 3-4, 2B, BB
• Mejia 2-4, R, 2-2B, RBI

The improbability of continual solar projection upon the prosterior of a given canis domesticus was demonstrated with a 7-4 loss by the Senators. Tyler Mapes took his first loss with four runs allowed on seven hits and three walks while striking out five. Mario Sanchez sandwiched scoreless innings around Ronald Peña’s three-run 7th. Chuck Taylor led the Harrisburg hit column with two singles and a double, followed by a pair of doubles by Bryan Mejia.

Potomac 18 Winston-Salem 4
• M. Peña (W, 2-1) 5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 6K
• Fuentes 2IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 4K
• Masters 5-6, 2R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Harrison 4-6, 4R, HR, 4RBI, SB
• Freeman 3-7, 2R, 2-2B, 2RBI, SB

Every batter reached base, and the even one who didn’t collect a hit still drew three walks as Potomac defenestrated Winston-Salem, 18-4. Malvin Peña won for the second time with five innings of two-run ball on six hits and two walks. He struck out six. David Masters led the barrage with five hits, including his 6th HR to match his 2018 total, while K.J. Harrison notched four to get back to .500. The team racked up 21 hits total and drew five walks; three by the beer man, Aldrem Corredor.

Asheville 7 Hagerstown 5
• Alastre 3⅓ IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 5BB, 3K, WP, PO at 2B
• Stoeckinger (L, 1-1) 1⅔ IP, 4H, R, ER, 0BB, 1K, 1-1 IR-S
• Lara 3-5, R, 2B, HR, 2RBI, E(9) – 16G hit streak, longest this season in MiLB*
• Perkins 2-4, 3B, 2RBI, 2PB(4)
• Wilson 2-5, R, 2B, RBI
* H/T Suns PR

The Suns couldn’t overcome 14 batting strikeouts as the Tourists made off with a 7-5 win. Tomas Alastre got knocked from the box in the 4th after four hits and five walks. The loss went to “OJ” Stoeckinger, as the Other Jackson let in one of Alastre’s runs and one of his own over an inning and 2/3rds. Gilbert Lara continues to outhit his defense as he singled, doubled, and homered to drive in two, as did Nic Perkins singled, tripled, and also drove in two while letting four balls skip past him (two PB, two WP).

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