NationalsProspects.com

Saturday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Fresno Won, 9-8 (10 inn.) @ Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m. Ondrusek (1-1, 4.09) vs. DeFratus (1-2, 6.56)
Harrisburg Lost, 9-4 @ Reading, 6:45 p.m. Fuentes (2-0, 1.20) vs. Romero (0-2, 6.89)
Potomac Lost, 5-1 vs. Lynchburg, 6:35 p.m. Teel (2-0, 2.77) vs. Scott (3-5, 3.15)
Hagerstown Won, 5-1 @ Delmarva, 6:35 p.m. Peguero (2-4, 2.59) vs. Guance (2-2, 4.42)

Fresno 9 Oklahoma City 8 (10 inn.)
• Voth 4IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, BB, 4K, 2HR
• Bourque 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
• Bacus (W, 4-1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 2K, HBP
• Snyder 2-4, R, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI
• Hernandez 2-4, 2R, 2B, BB, 2RBI
• Cowgill 1-4, R, BB, RBI, OF assist at 1B (DP)

For four innings, the Grizzlies and Dodgers played slow-pitch softball before they switched to baseball around 6th with scored tied at 8-8. Neither team could make headway against the other’s bullpen until the 10th, when Andrew Stevenson’s one-out single plated the free runner from second. Dakota Bacus set up a double play with a Victor Robles and then sandwiched K’s around a 5-4 groundout to secure the 9-8 score and pick up his fourth win. Austin Voth got the start and was done after four innings and six runs allowed on eight hits (two HRs) and a walk while fanning three. Veterans Brandon Snyder and Yadiel Hernandez combined for five RBI on four hits, three runs, two doubles, and a home run (Snyder) to power the Fresno attack.

Reading 9 Harrisburg 4
• Crowe (L, 5-5) 5IP, 8H, 6R, 6ER, 2BB, 5K, 2HR
• Barrett ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• A. Sanchez 2-4, 2B, CS(5)
• Garcia 1-3, BB, RBI

Highlighted by a four-run 5th, Reading took the fight to Harrisburg and dropped them by a 9-4 decision in the series opener. After back-to-back Dr. Jekyll starts, Wil Crowe’s Mr. Hyde returned with six runs let in on eight hits, including the aforementioned four runs on a grand slam – his second HR allowed on the night. He walked two and struck out five while falling to 5-5 for the year. Adrian Sanchez singled and doubled while Luis Garcia singled and collected one of the seven walks draw, which along with an error, enabled the Sens to score four times on just six hits.

Lynchburg 5 Potomac 1
• Johnston (L, 5-7) 4IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 3K, HR, 84-47 PIT-K
• Istler 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Canning 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Harrison 1-3, BB

Turnabout is fair play, as the Hillcats scored in each of the first two innings to build a 5-0 lead and cruised to a 5-1 win to even the series at 1-1. Kyle Johnston lost for the third straight game, and perhaps not coincidentally, returning to his habit of not changing speeds. The 22-y.o. Texan was lit up for all five runs on seven hits including a two-run HR that cleared two of the tree levels of signage in right-centerfield. Andrew Istler came out hiding and tossed two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and fanning four. Gage Canning broke up the shutout with a two-out, opposite-field double to send Bryan Mejia all the way home from first (and into the dugout for some oxygen; oh wait, this is the Pfitz – he’d have to go into the locker room to get quarters for the machine, so never mind).

Hagerstown 5 Delmarva 1
• Irvin (W, 4-3) 5⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 3K
• Howell 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 2K, 1-0 IR-S
• Pineda 2-3, R, 2BB, RBI, PB(11)
• Jo. Sanchez 2-3, R, BB, RBI
• Rhinesmith 2-5, 2RBI

Hagerstown ended its four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win against Delmarva. Jake Irvin returned from his phantom injury to pitch into the 6th with nary a run and just four baserunners (two hits, two walks) and win his fourth game. Jacob Howell kept the shutout going by retiring five of the next seven batters but Chandler Day lost it while giving up a HR in the 8th while finishing the game. “Raudy” Pineda and Jose Sanchez both went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Suns offense.
Roster moves: RHP Tomas Alastre given extra rest placed on the 7-Day I.L.; RHP Jake Irvin activated from the 7-Day I.L.

23 Commments

  1. The Nats are edging ever closer to a selloff this season as Martinez has apparently broken Doolittle for the second year in a row. Lots of relatively cheap in terms of salary veterans who could be shipped out (Kendrick, Dozier, Suzuki, Parra, Adams) without hurting the team’s chances of competing next. Could be some more new blood entering the system soon.

    1. Maybe I am just waiting for Antuna to get back on the playing field to motor over to Menorisl Stadium. I like the small ball line up with Marinconz , Daily and Mendez giving some L/R honesty

      1. Yes, he is an interesting player. He’ll have some competition from the new shortstop they just drafted from BYU. He’s a gamer.

      2. Every time we disparage Dozier he will go deep. Lol!!
        Suffer the young in DSL academy. Several nuggets will twinkle in the prospecting pan …

      3. Beautiful facility in OKC F troop has been playing Dodgers in last three nights

  2. The just concluded draft headlines by bullpen arms drafted.
    Experimentation in the DSL. Diony Joseph playing 1 b.
    Let’s see how many DSL 18 guys get parked on GCL19
    A big kid on DSL Yanx Kevin Alcantrana. 6’6” OF

    1. Luke are you sure buffalo nickels squeezed tightly work in the Fitz 02 machine for Meijia ??

      1. I’m wondering how they hook up a coin slot to the oxygen bottles after they pick them up from the nursing homes (after they’re no longer needed, iykwim)

        1. Don Rickles would love that line about the nursing home , Luke. RIP, Mr Warmth

        2. Luke. Coin slots much like the Taco Belles room nearby LAX where you drop coins in to visit the LOO

  3. Luke you know the club is in fourth place when we are commenting about moles and dry punch lines

  4. Rumor is “orange” is on his way back to Fresno and Dante bischette jr is coming to Harrisburg from the Atlantic league.

    1. On the plus side, the Nats can say they signed a first-round draft pick (*rimshot!*)

  5. I know it’s still early (only 6 games so far), but this DSL Nats team looks awful. Our pitchers have walked or hit as many batters as they’ve struck out, and our batters have struck out more times than they’ve got hits. And 14 errors to boot.

    Our best performers so far are Raymi Gomez who’s got 2 HR in 6 games, but he’s oddly 19 and in his first season. Chris de la Cruz, who’s repeating a season in the DSL after a pretty awful 2018, and Yoander Rivero, a 17 year old SS, with a .313 avg so far. On the pitching side, there’s some horror stats, but I’ll focus on the positives and not the 23 wild pitches so far. Jose Mercedes is another 19 year old in his first season, who’s started two games so far, and managed a good 1.80 ERA and only 1 BB to 7 K in 10 IP. And Jose Cedeno (17 yo) has started 1 game and 1 in relief also with a 1.80 ERA, with 1 BB and 5 K in 5 IP.

    All together, the DSL Nats are now 0-6, and it looks like it’s going to be a long season.

    1. Younger squad. Greener kids . A bigger Hopper @ the academy for running the numbers on the chorus line auditions. Right ,Cane??
      Saturday night and it’s cool with the dog on the front porch. Concrete. Not Red

  6. So far, Andrew Istler has pitched 3 times in 9 days after coming back from witness protection. He’s 26 and has shown he should be in AA or AAA. What is going on? Where’s Philip Marlowe when you need him.

  7. Yadiel Hernandez is really killing it … when are they going to let the now 30 plus prospect come their house in DC to play?

    1. Would we be talking Yadiel if Rizz signed Jay who stayed healthy in DC versus Sputh Side Chicago ??

      1. Maybe? Given a system with so very little depth to help the major league roster he’s one bright spot.

Comments are closed.