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Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Won, 7-2 @ Buffalo,
1:05 p.m.		 Jackson (2-2, 3.71) vs.
Dillon (1-1, 0.57)
Harrisburg Won, 5-4 vs. Erie,
10:30 a.m.		 Darnell (2-2, 3.91) vs.
Baez (0-2, 3.95)
Potomac Won, 6-5 vs. Wilmington,
7:05 p.m.		 Crownover (1-4, 5.13) vs.
Garabito (1-3, 2.88)
Hagerstown Won, 3-2 @ Lakewood,
5:05 p.m.		 Stoeckinger (2-3, 8.21) and
Raquet (3-4, 2.42) vs.
Stewart (4-0, 1.26) and TBD

Syracuse 7 Buffalo 2
• Valdez (W, 2-0) 7IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Martinson 1-2, 2R, 2BB
• Gosewich 1-2, R, 2BB
• Jones 1-4, R, HR, 4RBI

Phillips Valdez may be back in the rotation after tossing seven scoreless innings in “relief” of Erick Fedde as the Chiefs stopped a five-game slide with a 7-2 win over the Bisons. Valdez allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out three to earn his second win. Thanks to Hunter Jones’s grand slam in the top of the 8th, Austin Adams coughing up two in the bottom of the 8th served only to break up the shutout. Syracuse took full advantage of seven walks to score seven times on just six hits, with Jason Martinson and Tuffy Gosewich both reaching base three times with a single and two walks to lead the way. Roster moves: 1B Matt Hague place on the 7-Day DL retroactive to May 21; LHP Josh Edgin assigned from Washington.

Harrisburg 5 Erie 4
• Reyes (W, 4-4) 6IP, 9H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Williams (H, 2) 2IP, 1H, 0R, BB, 3K
• Self (SV, 5) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 2-0 IR-S
• Ward 2-3, 2B, BB
• Gushue 1-2, R, 2B, 2BB
• Gamache 1-3, R, BB, RBI

Harrisburg ran its winning streak to four with a 5-4 win over Erie. Luis Reyes scattered nine hits over six innings and let in just two runs to earn his fourth win. He walked two and struck out four. Austen Williams bridged the 7th and 8th with two scoreless but Ismael Guillon retired just one of five batters faced while allowing two runs. Derek Self came on and stranded two runners to earn his fifth save. Drew Ward (single, double, walk) and Taylor Gushue (double, two walks) both reached base three times to pace the Senators offense. Roster move: OF Adam Walkerassigned from Washington.

Potomac 6 Wilmington 5
• Baez 4⅓ IP, 2H, R, ER, 6BB, 4K
• Howard (BS, 2; W, 2-1) 2IP, 4H, R, ER, IBB, 4K, 3-3 IR-S
• Perkins 2-4, R, BB
• Kieboom 4-4, R, RBI
• Keller 1-4, R, BB, HR, 2RBI

Jake Noll covered up for some poor relief and questionable bullpen management with a sacrifice fly to walk off Potomac over Wilmington, 6-5. Joan Baez started off srong with a 1-2-3 1st then reverted to the mean by walking six over the next three and a 1/3rd innings. Jorge Pantoja got Baez out of trouble in the 5th and pitched a scoreless 6th and 7th but was pushed out for a fourth inning and not lifted until after he loaded the bases with nobody out. Hayden Howard unloaded them with a wild pitch and a two-run double to a righthanded batter to tie the game in the 8th. After a ~30-pitch 8th, Howard was trotted out in the 9th and promptly gave up a leadoff triple to the Rhett Wiseman gap then a single to tie the game at 5-5. He wobbled through the rest of the inning but got three outs on another 20 or so pitches. Blake Perkins reached base for the third time and took third on Carter Kieboom’s fourth single of the night. After an intentional walk to Alec Keller, who smacked a two-run HR in the 1st, Noll lofted one into center and Perkins scampered home with the game-winning run.

Hagerstown 3 Lakewood 2
• DeRosier (W, 2-1) 6IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 6K, HR
• Acevedo (SV, 1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Antuna 2-4, R, SB, CS
• Franco 1-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI

The Suns got three in the 4th and three pitchers made it stand up for a 3-2 victory over the BlueClaws in a Wednesday matinee. Matt DeRosier gave up a run on a home run and walked two over six innings for his second win. Following an unearned run off Kyle Johnston in the 7th, Carlos Acevedo was perfect over the 8th and 9th innings for the save, his first. Yasel Antuna, Nick Banks, and Heyner Baez each went 2-for-4 as Hagerstown piled up 10 hits on the afternoon.

16 Commments

  1. The dearth of LH pitching talent in the Nats’ minor league system is made clear by the signing of Edgin.

  2. Yep. That, and injuries, and a but low opportunity on a player who is a lot more established than the usual minor league signing. Solid is being ridden hard, and there has to be long term inventory besides Bryan Harper.

    The dearth of ready power at A+ leads to the signing of a boom or whiff journeyman for AA. Even with talk of Wiseman’s or Kieboom promotion.

    Bring on the draft and its college players. I’m hoping for Seth Beer.

    2. Balbino Fuenmayor has not signed up in the Frontier League. I guess he did not impress like swing long or miss ABW 2. Emphasis 2.

    3. Gil Luke or whomever. Is Aaron Barrett physically on the Chiefs
      Roster now in Cuse?

  4. Kieboom keeps up his white-hot May with a 4-4 performance. He’s now batting .448/.531/.627 in May (30 for 67).

    If he keeps up this pace, we might be looking at an OF of Turner, Robles, Soto, with Kieboom at SS very soon.

    1. Kieboom is swinging a hot stick he is really validating that he is indeed a top 100 prospect after a bad April. He shows a good approach at the plate especially lately and too me that is always key for young players. I find it hard to judge players who hit well in the minors but strike out a ton. High ceiling types of it keeps up but potentially terrible floor. Seems that the average would decrease at the highest level and whiffs would increase.

      But as far as the point on Turner moving back to outfield I can’t see that happening outside of desperation. If Turner is healthy he is the shortstop. Many reports see Kieboom at the hot corner and I see him as a potential replacement for Murphy at 2nd. Turner is a better defender than Kieboom at short right now. I think Turner stays at short and we see Eaton in RF, Robles in Center, and Soto in LF potentially st some point in future.

  5. Edgin is a great pickup at no risk. Well done.

    As for Kieboom, I wonder what Luke and others think of his defense? He’s obviously going to AA soon; if he takes there, there are a host of implications in DC, especially with the Harper situation unsettled, Eaton out, Murphy in a walk year and not contributing, Rendon unsigned and underperforming, and TAylor hitting like a bench OF/defensive replacement.

    Perhaps we’ll see Kieboom get play at 2B, SS and 3B at Harrisburg.

    1. Gil, there seems to be a Nats blue book entry for farm skippers. Use your assets and use them all over the place in rotation through a week.
      Infielders and outfielder s.

    3. Gil. I know it’s not Memorial Day weekend YET but what you think Vegas odds are on the Vegas Kid 34
      Getting Lerner $$$$??

    1. Hernandez basically is a vet. The two season lay off hurt him but Hernandez appears to be getting better and better. The power output is improved. Problem is too many left-handed hitting raking outfielders who do not bring a glove. Whereas the gloves have diminutive hitting. If he were hitting like this in the majors he could end up in a deal … help another playoff contender in the AL.

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