Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Matchup |
Fresno | Won, 11-4 | OFF DAY | N/A |
Harrisburg | Won, 9-6 | @ New Hampshire, 7:05 p.m. | Mapes (4-5, 5.40) vs. TBD |
Potomac | Won, 4-3 | vs. Fayetteville, 7:05 p.m. | Cate (2-2, 2.57) vs. Hansen (2-2, 4.15) |
Hagerstown | Lost, 5-3 | OFF DAY | N/A |
Auburn | Lost, 5-4 | vs. West Virginia, 7:00 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD |
GCL Nationals | Lost, 3-2 | OFF DAY |
Fresno 11 Reno 4
• Copeland 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP
• Guilbeau (W, 2-0) 2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 1K
• Kontos 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K
• Stevenson 2-2, R, 3B
• C. Kieboom 3-5, R, RBI
• Snyder 3-5, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI
The Grizzlies got runs in spades in the middle innings, including a six-run 7th to complete the sweep of the Aces with an 11-4 win. Scott Copeland came off the I.L. and muddled through tree innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks while fanning three. Taylor Guilbeau got the benefit of timing as he gave up two in the 4th to tie the game at 4-4 and held a 5-4 lead with goose egg in the 5th. He was credited with his second AAA win. Brandon Snyder homered twice (nos. 22, 23) while José “Orange” Marmolejos smacked his 14th HR overall; both tied their career highs for a single season. Snyder and Carter Kieboom both went 3-for-5 to lead Fresno’s 17-hit parade.
Roster moves: RHP Scott Copeland activated from 7-Day I.L.; RHP Joe Ross recalled to Washington.
Harrisburg 9 Portland 6
• Fuentes (W, 4-4) 5IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 3K, HBP
• Barrett (SV, 20) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• M. Taylor 3-5, 3R, 2B, 2HR, 5RBI, 2K
• S. Kieboom 1-1, R, 3BB
• Bautista 1-3, 2R, BB
Harrisburg scored in four of the first five innings to build a 6-2 lead and held on for 9-6 win to take the series, 2-1. Steven Fuentes won for the fourth time at AA with five innings of two-run ball on three hits and three walks while striking out three. Aaron Barrett pitched a clean 9th for his 20th save. Michael Taylor whiffed just two times while racking up 10 total bases on two homers and a double to drive in five. Spencer Kieboom reached base four times with a single and three walks.
Potomac 4 Fayetteville 3
• Raquet (W, 6-8) 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 6K, HR, WP
• Howard (SV, 2) 3IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 5K, HR, 2PO at 1B
• Meregildo 2-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Freeman 1-3, BB, 2RBI
A three-run 6th turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead that the Woodpeckers couldn’t equalize for a 4-3 loss to the P-Nats. Nick Raquet notched his sixth win on his fourth quality start, allowing two runs on four hits (one HR) and two walks while setting down six on strikes. Hayden Howard worked around four hits with two pickoffs and gave up a solo HR in the 9th to earn his second save. Omar Meregildo singled, walked, and doubled while Cole Freeman walked and plated two to lead the Potomac offense.
Roster moves: IF Bryan Mejia activated from the 3-Day T.I.L.; IF Osvaldo Abreu placed on the 3-Day T.I.L.
Hickory 5 Hagerstown 3
• Stoeckinger 5⅔ IP, 5H, R, ER, 3BB, 3K
• Howell 2⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Day (BS, 4; L, 2-3) 1IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 1K, HR, 2WP
• Cluff 3-5, R, 2B
• Connell 3-5, R
Hickory struck for four in the top of the 9th to turn a 3-1 deficit into 5-3 win and earn a split of the four-game series. Chandler Day blew his fourth save with four runs allowed on five hits, including a three-run homer with nobody out. He walked none and struck out one. Jackson Stoeckinger pitched into the sixth for the second time in as many starts and gave up the ‘Dads first run on five hits and three walks while striking out three. Jackson Cluff and Justin Connell both went 3-for-5 with a run scored as the Suns racked up ten hits total.
West Virginia 5 Auburn 3
• Rutledge 4IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Yankosky (BS, 1; L, 1-2) ⅔ IP, 1H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 0K, 0HR
• Jo. Sanchez 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Wiseman 1-2, 2R, BB, HR, RBI, HBP
SSDL for the Doubledays, who took a 3-0 lead into the 8th and came away with a 5-3 loss, their fourth straight loss and seventh over their last nine games. Jackson Rutledge was perfect for four innings, tranquilizing the Black Bears on 41 pitches with three whiffs. Todd Peterson followed with four innings of two-run ball before Tyler Yankosky came on in the 9th and retired just two of seven batters faced, with three runs coughed up on three walks and one hit. Jose Sanchez singled, doubled, and drove in a run while a rehabbing Rhett Wiseman homered, walked, and was hit by a pitch.
Roster moves: OF Rhett Wiseman reassigned for MiLB Rehab from Harrisburg.GCL Marlins 3 GCL Nationals 2
• Yean (L, 1-2) 5IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 8K
• Beasley 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Emiliani 1-3, R, BB
• Arias 1-3, BB, RBI
That’s five straight losses to send the G-Nats into 4th place in the GCL East.