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Monday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Fresno Won, 11-4 OFF DAY N/A
Harrisburg Won, 9-6 @ New Hampshire, 7:05 p.m. Mapes (4-5, 5.40) vs. TBD
Potomac Won, 4-3 vs. Fayetteville, 7:05 p.m. Cate (2-2, 2.57) vs. Hansen (2-2, 4.15)
Hagerstown Lost, 5-3 OFF DAY N/A
Auburn Lost, 5-4 vs. West Virginia, 7:00 p.m. TBD vs. TBD
GCL Nationals Lost, 3-2 OFF DAY  

Fresno 11 Reno 4
• Copeland 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP
• Guilbeau (W, 2-0) 2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 1K
• Kontos 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K
• Stevenson 2-2, R, 3B
• C. Kieboom 3-5, R, RBI
• Snyder 3-5, 2R, 2HR, 5RBI

The Grizzlies got runs in spades in the middle innings, including a six-run 7th to complete the sweep of the Aces with an 11-4 win. Scott Copeland came off the I.L. and muddled through tree innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks while fanning three. Taylor Guilbeau got the benefit of timing as he gave up two in the 4th to tie the game at 4-4 and held a 5-4 lead with goose egg in the 5th. He was credited with his second AAA win. Brandon Snyder homered twice (nos. 22, 23) while José “Orange” Marmolejos smacked his 14th HR overall; both tied their career highs for a single season. Snyder and Carter Kieboom both went 3-for-5 to lead Fresno’s 17-hit parade.
Roster moves: RHP Scott Copeland activated from 7-Day I.L.; RHP Joe Ross recalled to Washington.

Harrisburg 9 Portland 6
• Fuentes (W, 4-4) 5IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 3K, HBP
• Barrett (SV, 20) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• M. Taylor 3-5, 3R, 2B, 2HR, 5RBI, 2K
• S. Kieboom 1-1, R, 3BB
• Bautista 1-3, 2R, BB

Harrisburg scored in four of the first five innings to build a 6-2 lead and held on for 9-6 win to take the series, 2-1. Steven Fuentes won for the fourth time at AA with five innings of two-run ball on three hits and three walks while striking out three. Aaron Barrett pitched a clean 9th for his 20th save. Michael Taylor whiffed just two times while racking up 10 total bases on two homers and a double to drive in five. Spencer Kieboom reached base four times with a single and three walks.

Potomac 4 Fayetteville 3
• Raquet (W, 6-8) 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 6K, HR, WP
• Howard (SV, 2) 3IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 5K, HR, 2PO at 1B
• Meregildo 2-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Freeman 1-3, BB, 2RBI

A three-run 6th turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead that the Woodpeckers couldn’t equalize for a 4-3 loss to the P-Nats. Nick Raquet notched his sixth win on his fourth quality start, allowing two runs on four hits (one HR) and two walks while setting down six on strikes. Hayden Howard worked around four hits with two pickoffs and gave up a solo HR in the 9th to earn his second save. Omar Meregildo singled, walked, and doubled while Cole Freeman walked and plated two to lead the Potomac offense.
Roster moves: IF Bryan Mejia activated from the 3-Day T.I.L.; IF Osvaldo Abreu placed on the 3-Day T.I.L.

Hickory 5 Hagerstown 3
• Stoeckinger 5⅔ IP, 5H, R, ER, 3BB, 3K
• Howell 2⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Day (BS, 4; L, 2-3) 1IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 1K, HR, 2WP
• Cluff 3-5, R, 2B
• Connell 3-5, R

Hickory struck for four in the top of the 9th to turn a 3-1 deficit into 5-3 win and earn a split of the four-game series. Chandler Day blew his fourth save with four runs allowed on five hits, including a three-run homer with nobody out. He walked none and struck out one. Jackson Stoeckinger pitched into the sixth for the second time in as many starts and gave up the ‘Dads first run on five hits and three walks while striking out three. Jackson Cluff and Justin Connell both went 3-for-5 with a run scored as the Suns racked up ten hits total.

West Virginia 5 Auburn 3
• Rutledge 4IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Yankosky (BS, 1; L, 1-2) ⅔ IP, 1H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 0K, 0HR
• Jo. Sanchez 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Wiseman 1-2, 2R, BB, HR, RBI, HBP

SSDL for the Doubledays, who took a 3-0 lead into the 8th and came away with a 5-3 loss, their fourth straight loss and seventh over their last nine games. Jackson Rutledge was perfect for four innings, tranquilizing the Black Bears on 41 pitches with three whiffs. Todd Peterson followed with four innings of two-run ball before Tyler Yankosky came on in the 9th and retired just two of seven batters faced, with three runs coughed up on three walks and one hit. Jose Sanchez singled, doubled, and drove in a run while a rehabbing Rhett Wiseman homered, walked, and was hit by a pitch.
Roster moves: OF Rhett Wiseman reassigned for MiLB Rehab from Harrisburg.GCL Marlins 3 GCL Nationals 2
• Yean (L, 1-2) 5IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 8K
• Beasley 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Emiliani 1-3, R, BB
• Arias 1-3, BB, RBI
That’s five straight losses to send the G-Nats into 4th place in the GCL East.

9 Commments

  1. I questioned Rutledge’s shaky early starts, so please note that I’m giving him props for a excellent one, now two in a row. Sure wish Denaburg would show similar signs of life.

    Luke, I’m curious about your take on what we should think about Raquet at this stage. He was decent yesterday, but he’s still got a 4.74 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in his second year at A+. He’s only 23, and he was a 3d rounder, so they’ll give him some extra time, but on paper, it sure looks like it’s time to try the Grace/Guilbeau bullpen route.

    Stoeckinger is a couple of months younger than Raquet, still trying to get out of Hagerstown. And Fuentes is a year and a half younger than both of them . . .

    Anyway, there have been some interesting pitching develops in the system this year, and the Top 10 Arms list should look more promising going forward than it did last offseason. It would be an interesting exercise to try to do one now.

    1. I’d have to agree: he’s holding a spot in the rotation because there are few other options and as you noted his draft position is going to earn him extra chances. But the improvements have. Been. So. Slow. To. Come.

      1. Justin Miller . Fresno CA native. Suns addition. Former Phillies hand .
        Hence no promotion from Auburn. Interesting

  2. Good to see a big game from Michael Taylor. He now has hits in five straight games, albeit TWELVE strikeouts over the same period. Maybe he can get hot before the trade deadline and rebuild a little value. I assume the Nats sent him to Harrisburg instead of Fresno to keep him close in case of immediate call-up, but he’s really struggled overall. Don’t know who they will call to replace Zim.

    1. If Ryan 11 goes on the DL could we see a return of Mark Reynolds to Nats fold ??

    2. Probably Noll.

      They made their bed by needlessly putting him on the 40 man so now they have to lay in it.

      To Noll’s credit he’s finally found some offense and been on a hot stretch recently hitting .351/.385/.550 over his past 29 games.

      Unfortunately a .934 OPS isn’t all that impressive in the PCL.

  3. Andrew Stevenson and Blazek get recalled. Zimmerman to the IL. Justin Miller to the 60 day DL. Miller has been on the DL more than 60 days — since May 17; so, he could be activated whenever he is ready to pitch again.

    2. Maybe justin Miller is a choice before adding another reliever by the trade deadline
      Luke , where is Andrew Karp after a year plus in the org basically still in the XST zone ??
      Not even Gil Chu called up from auburn to hags to fill a bullpen stretch / flex position …Justin Miller the free agent from Phils org .
      Deadlines and commitments. .. bob segar….

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