Thursday’s News & Notes
Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
Syracuse | Lost, 2-1 | @ Charlotte, 7:15 p.m. |
Mandel (1-3, 5.55) vs. Stewart (3-9, 5.23) |
Harrisburg | Won, 3-1 | @ Bowie, 7:05 p.m. | Karns (4-2, 4.60) vs. Wilson (1-0, 4.35) |
Potomac | ALL-STAR BREAK | OFF DAY | N/A |
Hagerstown | ALL-STAR BREAK | @ Greenville, 7:05 p.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
Auburn | Won, 6-3 | vs. State College, 7:05 p.m. |
D. Williams (0-0, 0.00 in GCL in ’12) vs. O’Shea (3-3, 3.12 in NYPL in ’12) |
DSL Nationals | Won, 2-1 (10 inn.) | vs. DSL Tigers, 10:30 a.m. |
Reyes (1-0, 2.87) vs. Lara (1-0, 1.80) |
Charlotte 2 Syracuse 1
• Clay (L, 0-1) 6⅔ IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 4K, HR
• Crotta 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Rahl 3-4, RBI, SB
• Rhymes 3-5
• Moore 2-4, 2B
Syracuse stalled in the clutch, going just 1-for-7 with RISP and stranding 11 in a 2-1 matinee loss to Charlotte. Caleb Clay pitched into the 7th for his AAA debut, but allowed both Knights runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four over six and 2/3rds innings. Chris Rahl and Will Rhymes both singled three times as the Chiefs racked up 10 hits total (double the output of Charlotte).
Roster move: 2B Danny Espinosa reinstated from DL, optioned from Washington.
Harrisburg 3 Bowie 1
• Jordan (W, 6-0) 8IP, 3H, R, ER, 2BB, 3K
• Barrett (SV, 13) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Goodwin 3-3, R, BB
• Nicol 1-2, RBI
Taylor Jordan slumped to allowing a run over eight innings, snapping a 23-inning scoreless streak, but the bum still pitched Harrisburg to a 3-1 victory over Bowie. The 24-y.o. walked two and struck out three while running his record to 6-0 in eight appearances for the Senators. Brian Goodwin reached base four time with three singles and a walk, while Sean Nicol came off the bench to go 1-for-2 with an RBI single in the 6th that broke the 1-1 deadlock. Aaron Barrett pitched around a two-out double to earn his 13th save.
Potomac Nationals — ALL-STAR BREAK
No doubt by design to give the league’s All-Stars an extra day of rest, the Carolina League begins the second half with an off day today before the eight-team circuit restarts tomorrow.
Hagerstown Suns — ALL-STAR BREAK
After finishing the first half with seven games at home, the Suns open the second with seven games on the road, beginning with a four-game set in Greenville, followed by a three-game series in Charleston.
Auburn 6 Batavia 3
• Orlan 4IP, 3H, 0R, 5BB, 2K
• Simko (W, 1-0) 2IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, 5K
• Napoli (SV, 1) 1⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 2-0 IR-S
• Lippincott 2-4, R, BB
• Ballou 1-3, R, 2BB, 2RBI
Walks and errors will kill you, as Batavia learned by giving out nine and committing four in a 6-3 loss to Auburn. R.C. Orlan, a 30th round pick out of North Carolina in 2012, made his pro debut as the starter with four scoreless innings. The 22-y.o. from Glen Allen, VA allowed three hits, walked five and struck out two. Rehabbing Todd Simko got the win in relief while 2013 8th-rounder David Napoli got the save in his pro debut. Bryan Lippincott led the hit column with a 2-for-4 game, while Isaac Ballou drove in two and reached base three times with a single and two walks.
DSL Nationals 2 DSL Cardinals 1 (10 inn.)
• Valerio 6IP, 2H, R, ER, 3BB, 6K
• Morales 3IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
• Aquino (W, 3-0) 1IP, 1H, 0R, BB, K
• Mercedes 2-2, R, RBI
• Mota 2-3, 3B, 2BB
• Alvarez 2-4
Brayan Serrata’s single in the 10th ended what might have been a very frustrating game as the D-Nats outhit the D-Cards 12-3, but only won 2-1. Maximo Valerio gave up the lone D-Cards run on two hits and three walks over six innings while striking out six, but got the no-decision. Jose Morales followed with three no-hit innings, allowing a walk. Jonathan Aquino got the win with a scoreless 10th inning pitched. The D-Nats left on 15 runners and went just 2-for-16 with RISP.
I think Rizzo needs to reevaluate Jordan’s role in the organization after this most recent start. He couldn’t even manage a complete game this time, and he gave up a run! How bad is next start going to be? God forbid he stoops to allowing more than 1 ER….
Luke, you took the words right out of my mouth on Jordan. What a bum!
Sean Nicol coming off the bench appears to be Stephen Souza getting benched after a groundout. another act of intolerable behavior maybe?
More likely: Matt LeCroy reminding folks who’s boss. Kind of has a history of doing that, which is not to say Souza wasn’t lollygagging – he probably was.
“K’Espinosa” still appears to be at the fore with Danny’s K’s and his average dropping to .052. Still strongly suspect he should go under the knife and get the shoulder repaired.
Last game Espinoza could only manage 1 foul ball all night. Lots of swing and miss