Saturday’s News & Notes

Syracuse 9 Columbus 4
• Stevenson 2-4, 2R, 2B

Congratulations to Chiefs radio man Kevin Brown on moving up to a national broadcast gig.

Harrisburg 6 Binghamton 4
• Estevez (W, 3-1) 8IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 1K, WP
• Lara (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 0K
• Marmolejos 3-4, R, HR, RBI
• Joseph 1-3, 2B

Wirkin “For the Weekend” Estevez tossed eight shutout innings while Jose “Orange” Marmolejos smacked the solo HR in the 8th to give the Sens a 1-0 win over the Rumble Ponies. Estevez gave up just four hits and two walks while fanning just one, getting a little help from his fielders with a double play and a runner gunned down at second. Barulio Lara also got some help with the leather [S&M joke redacted] as a twin killing erased a leadoff walk and completed the shutout. It was the third win for Estevez and first save for Lara. Marmolejos also singled twice while Corban Joseph doubled to account for four of the seven Harrisburg hits.

Lynchburg 3 Potomac 2
• Williams (L, 1-2) 5IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 3K
• Sanburn (BS, 1; L, 3-3) 2IP, 5H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 0K, HR
• Robles 2-4, R, 2B
• Sundberg 1-3, BB, SAC

One team did more of the little things right Last Night in Woodbridge. Roster moves: LHP Grant Borne placed on the 7-Day DL; THP Tommy Peterson reassigned from Hagerstown.

Hagerstown 4 Charleston 2
• Davis (W, 1-3) 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Howard (SV, 2) 3IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 4K
• B. Perkins 1-1, 3R, 3BB, 3SB
• Johnson 1-2, R, 2BB, 2SB, RBI

The Suns got just three hits and five walks but used six stolen bases to neuter the RiverDogs, 4-2 in the series finale. Weston Davis notched a quality start of two runs on four hits and two walks to get the “W,” his first at Low-A this season. Hayden Howard closed it out with three scoreless to earn his second save. Blake Perkins scored three runs, walked three times, and stole three bases while Daniel Johnson walked twice and stole twice to lead the Hagerstown offense. Roster move: RHP Sam Held activated from the 7-Day DL.

Mahoning Valley 5 Auburn 4
• DeRosier 5⅔ IP, 7H, 4R, 3ER, BB, 7K
• Barnett (L, 2-2) 1IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, 0K
• Guibor 2-3, R, 2BB,
• Esthay 1-2, 2B, BB, RBI

Mahoning Valley got the last laugh again as they pushed across a run in the 9th for a 5-4 win. Matt DeRosier was charged with the first four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. The loss went to Jake Barnett, who let in the gamewinner on three hits in his lone inning pitched. Austin Guibor walked twice and singled twice while Kameron Esthay walked and double to pace the Auburn offense.

GCL Nationals – OFF DAY
Today they’ll shoot to complete a game with the GCL Mets then play the regularly scheduled game as well.