Friday’s News & Notes

Toledo 9 Syracuse 7
• Rosenbaum 4IP, 9H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 2K
• Accardo 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Perez 2-5, 3R, HR, RBI
• Brown 1-3, R, BB, 2RBI
• Moore 1-4, R, 2B, 4RBI, OF assist at 3B

Syracuse put up a pair of crooked numbers early, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings, but couldn’t keep Toledo at bay and fell, 9-7. Starter Danny Rosenbaum gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks. Mike Crotta suffered the loss as the bullpen gave up five runs, three by him, two by Ryan Perry. Eury Perez homered and scored three runs while recently demoted Tyler Moore drove in four while going 1-for-4.
Roster moves: RHP Ryan Tatusko reassigned from Harrisburg; 2B Danny Espinosa assigned from Washington on MLB Rehab

Harrisburg 9 Richmond 0
• Jordan (W, 5-0) 9IP, 5H, 0R, BB, 11K; 2-3, 3R, BB, RBI
• Goodwin 1-3, R, 3B, BB, 2RBI
• Leon 1-3, R, BB
• Nicol 1-2, 2R, 2BB

Taylor Jordan tossed the second nine-inning shutout of the season, as the Senators blanked the Flying Squirrels, 9-0 and vaulted Harrisburg into a three-way tie for first. Jordan allowed just five hits and one walk while striking out 11. At the plate, the 24-y.o. went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and three runs scored. Brian Goodwin and Justin Bloxom both tripled and drove in two runs as the Senators scored nine times on just eight hits and six walks.
Roster move: RHP Marcos Frias activated from the 7-Day DL and reassigned to Potomac.

Potomac 8 Frederick 0
• Cole (W, 4-2) 7IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 10K
• Holt 2IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 2K
• Martinson 3-5, 3R, 3HR, 4RBI
• Keyes 2-5, R
• Leonida 2-3, R, HR, BB, RBI

Jason Martinson homered three times while A.J. Cole and Greg Holt combined on a five-hit shutout for an 8-0 Potomac win over Frederick. The victory clinched the C.L. North Division crown for the first time since 2008. Cole put up double digits in the K column for the second straight start, walking two and giving up four hits. Greg Holt preserved the shutout with two scoreless frames, allowing a hit and two walks while striking out two. Cole Leonida also homered and went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Roster moves: IF Francisco Soriano reassigned from Harrisburg, IF Cutter Dykstra, RHPs Cameron Selik and Colin Bates placed on the 7-Day DL

Hagerstown vs. Lakewood — PPD
Rain postponed the start of the final series of the first half. It will be made up tomorrow as part of a doubleheader. First-place Hickory edged Delmarva, 5-4 to lower the magic number to clinch to two with three games to play as the Suns now trail the Crawdads by a full game.

DSL Nationals 9 DSL Rojos 5
• Valerio (W, 1-0) 5IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 5K
• Aguero 3-5, R, 2B, 3B, RBI
• Alvarez 2-3, 2R, 2BB, SB
• Corredor 2-4, 2R, BB, RBI

A five-run 7th broke open a 2-1 game as the D-Nat held off a late charge from the D-Rojos for a 9-5 win. Maximo Valerio got his first win in his third start, allowing an unearned run on two hits, with no walks and five strikeouts. “Fred” Aguero was a homer shy of the cycle while going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Proof that perhaps I needed this vacation is that the DSL season was overlooked for nearly two weeks. I’ve gone back and edited the daily N&N’s to add the scores back in for those inclined to peruse them.