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Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Fresno Lost, 8-6 vs. Nashville, 10:05 p.m. Ondrusek (4-5, 7.82) vs. Palumbo (1-0, 3.94)
Harrisburg Won, 4-3 @ Trenton, 7:05 p.m. Mapes (5-5, 4.82) vs. R. Garcia (2-11, 4.61)
Potomac Won, 8-2 vs. Lynchburg, 7:00 p.m. Cate (4-3, 3.64) vs. Hillman (4-11, 4.40)
Hagerstown Won, 3-1 @ Lexington, 5:05 p.m Rutledge (0-0, 4.32) and Adon (10-3, 4.24) vs.
TBD and TBD
Auburn Lost, 6-4 @ Mahoning Valley, 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. Gaddis (0-0, 5.40)
GCL Nationals Won, 6-3 vs. GCL Astros, 10:00 a.m.

Nashville 8 Fresno 6
• Copeland 5IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 6K, HR, WP
• Bacus (L, 4-5) 1IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, BB, 2K
• Ward 3-5, R, 2K
• C. Kieboom 2-4, R, 2B, HR, HBP, 2RBI
• Keller 2-4, R, RBI, 2BB, SB(10)

The Grizzlies overcame a 6-1 deficit to tie it at 6-6 after eight, but the Sounds got two in the 9th and that was the ballgame, 8-6. Scott Copeland reverted to the mean with his 12th non-quality start in 15 tries, giving up the first six Nashville runs on six hits (one HR) and four walks while fanning six. After three scoreless from Joan Baez and Justin Miller, Dakota Bacus was knocked for the decisive runs in the 9th on two hits and a walk for his fifth loss. Drew Ward singled three times when he didn’t strike out (nos. 15 and 16 in 9G at AAA) to push his modest hit streak to five while Carter Kieboom hit HR #16 and notched his 22nd double while plating two to lead the 14-hit Fresno parade.

Harrisburg 4 Binghamton 3
• McGowin 6IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 4K
• German (W, 1-0; BS, 1) 1IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K, WP
• Barrett (SV, 26) 1IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Banks 2-4, R, 2RBI
• Bichette 2-4

Harrisburg blew a 3-0 lead after six but jumped on the first Binghamton reliever for a run in the 8th and held on a for a 4-3 win to take the series, 2-1. Kyle McGowin kept his arm warm for six shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks while setting down four on strikes. Jhonatan German was stampeded for all three Rumble Ponies runs on four hits in his single inning thrown. Thanks to Nick Banks’s RBI single following a one-out double by Tres Barrera, German got his first AA win. Andrew Istler set the side down in order for the hold while Aaron Barrett cordero’d through the 9th (one hit, one walk, two K’s) for save no. 26. Banks and Dante Bichette both went 2-for-4 while Luis Garcia hit HR #2 to power the Sens offense.

Potomac 8 Frederick 2
• Raquet (W, 9-8) 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP
• Klobosits (H, 2) 2IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Harrison 2-4, R, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI
• Reetz 1-3, 2R, 2BB, 2RBI
• Corredor 1-3, 2BB, RBI

Nick Raquet won his fourth straight start to lead the P-Nats past the Keys, 8-2, win the series, 2-1, and wrap up a 5-1 road trip. The 23-y.o. Pennsylvanian gave up both Frederick runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three for his ninth win and seventh quality start (all since June). Gabe Klobosits followed with two scoreless to hold a 3-2 lead as the offense broke out for five runs in the final two innings. K.J. Harrison, Jakson Reetz, and Omar Meregildo each went deep and combined for five hits, four runs, and six RBI.
RHP Ryan Tapani placed on 3-Day T.I.L.; IF Osvaldo Abreu activated from 3-Day T.I.L.

Hagerstown 3 Lexington 1
• Schaller (W, 2-2) 5IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, 8K
• Wells (H, 1) 1⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Vann (SV, 2) 2⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• Pineda 3-4, R, 0PB
• Vickers 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI

Hagerstown got two in the 4th and one in the 7th and held on for a 3-1 win in the opener against Lexington. Reid Schaller struck out eight over five innings while letting in the sole Legends run on three hits and a walk to win his second game. Nick Wells walked one and struck out two in his Sally Lg. debut to earn the hold. Chris “Chevy” Vann stranded those two baserunners while getting out of the 7th and finished the game for his second save. Israel Pineda singled three times while Trey Vickers drove in two while going 2-for-4 with a homer to power the Suns offense.

Mahoning Valley 6 Auburn 4
• C. Romero 4⅔ IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 6BB, 1K
• Segura 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• Turner (L, 0-1) 2IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K, 0HR
• Randa 2-4, R, RBI, OF assist
• Ydens 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI

The Doubledays blew leads of 2-0 and 4-2 before succumbing to the Scrappers, 6-4. Carlos Romero walked six over four and 2/3rds and gave up seven hits but somehow only let in four runs over four and 2/3rds innings. The loss went to “Nuke” Turner, who walked two, struck out two, and gave up two runs on two hits over… wait for it…. two innings. Jake Randa singled twice and drove in a run while Jeremy Ydens hit a two-run homer for his first professional HR (well, since he left UCLA) to lead the Auburn offense.

GCL Nationals 6 GCL Cardinals 3
• Yean 4IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 5K, HR
• Ribalta (H, 1) 2⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 3K
• Barnett (W, 1-0) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• De La Rosa 2-3, R, BB, RBI, SB, CS
• Turbi 2-4, 2R, SB
• V. Peña 2-5, SB

20 Commments

  1. Good to see KLob doing so well after the tj injury, he’s pitching as well as he did before the injury. Let’s not forget he was a 32nd round pick.

    1. If he can continue doing well next season, he might be a September callup to the Nats.

      1. This is a good time remind folks that next year the September roster limit is 28. Let’s pretend it was in effect this year, which is hard because six of the 15 guys on not on the 25-man are on the I.L., but realistically it would probably be a catcher, a position player, and a pitcher.

        Right now, that would probably be Read, Taylor, and McGowin. Prior to the usual rash of injuries, maybe Kieboom the elder, Fedde and Ross. The point? It’s going to be almost impossible for a prospect to get a cup of coffee because he not only has to get onto the 40-man, he then has to leapfrog the half dozen or so marginal guys on the fringes too.

        1. Is the 10-day option rule sticking around? If that is waived, would provide a way around that rule.

          Oh, and the active roster is 26 until September, so teams get two extra players when rosters “expand”. Whoopie.

    2. Some people may feel older after this comment : the grandson of Steve Arlin is playing on the Wash State little league rep team… Arlin ( c/o baseball reference ) is from Seattle , attended OSU Buckeyes. Number one pick if Padres in 1969.

      1. Boo HP blue. No strike 3 on check swing.
        11 of 79 Buffalo has thrown out. Ouch
        I would be remiss by not sending out a congrats to David Masters teaching AA in his toiling career

    3. A raised glass to Destiny @ Rookies pub in Raleigh NC who multi tasks behind the bar like a goddess. She put on the MASN channel Shazam. Now for the Full Blitz burger deal and a full blitz Nats attack on Stroman wearing Jose Reyes old number

    4. Soto just made fun of Stroman in the dugout with that shoulder shake. Lol. Maybe Marcus will throw @ 22?

    5. Either Peter Alonzo is having one locked in insane campaign or he will be hit for 5-6 years or end up a DH/ 1b in AL.
      When SS is hot he is hot. When he is not he is not like the old Jerry Reed song

  2. The 3 day TIL is a bookkeeping
    Gimmick to massage roster needs short notice for sure

  3. Klobosits could be an AFL candidate.

    Nick Banks might be, too. Just checking his AA stats, still trying to determine if I really believe in his resurgence. The AA slash line is solid: .300/.341/.450. So is the wRC+ of 130. There’s been a massive jump in K%, though, from 17.8 at Potomac to an unhealthy 28.2 at Harrisburg. He’s also benefited from an unsustainable amount of “luck” in AA, with a BABIP of .418. All in all, things look positive if he can get a handle on the strikeouts.

      1. 3 this past year, but he missed about half the season. Last year for the Bruins, Ydens hit 6 in 217 ABs. Power is typically the last tool to master.

  5. Luke, how is Freeman looking in the OF? The only reason he would still seem to be at the A+ level would likely be to give him more time to learn the OF. Age + success at the plate would have argued for earlier promotion.

    1. Marginal and makes Andrew Stevenson’s arm look like Mookie Betts’s. He certainly has the speed but he’s clearly learning the nuances of playing OF. But with an arm that weak, I don’t see him anywhere but 2B.

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