Saturday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 2-1 vs. Lehigh Valley,
1:05 p.m.		 Jackson (2-1, 3.44) vs.
Irvin (3-1, 3.21)
Harrisburg Postponed @ Richmond,
7:05 p.m.		 Darnell (2-1, 2.41) vs.
Jo. Johnson (4-3, 2.43)
Potomac Postponed @ Lynchburg,
6:30 p.m.		 Crownover (1-3, 4.21) vs.
Plesac (2-2, 4.95)
Hagerstown Postponed @ Delmarva,
7:05 p.m.		 Raquet (2-4, 2.56) vs.
Bishop (3-2, 2.19)

Lehigh Valley 2 Syracuse 1
• Fedde 6⅔ IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 6K, 96-61 PIT-K
• Smith (L, 1-2) 2⅓ IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 4K, HR
• Gosewich 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Hernandez 1-2, 2B, BB

Erick Fedde pitched into the 7th for the first time this season and was rewarded with a no-decision as Lehigh Valley homered in the 9th to win the pitchers’ duel, 2-1. Fedde allowed on unearned run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over six and 2/3rds innings. Chris Smith gave up the gamewinner in the 9th and three hits total over two and a 1/3rd for the loss, his second. Tuffy Gosewich account for the lone Syracuse run on 4th inning solo shot but the Chiefs were held to just four hits and two walks, with Yadiel Hernandez and Jacob Wilson the only two batters to reach base twice. Roster moves: OF Rafael Bautista placed on the 7-Day DL; IF Jason Martinson activated from the 7-Day DL.

Harrisburg vs. Richmond – PPD
The Senators and Flying Squirrels were rained out again on Friday night. They’ll shoot for two tonight to make it up.

Potomac vs. Lynchburg – PPD
It’ll be six days since Potomac has played… if they play tonight. Like the Salem rainouts, the makeup date for last night is TBD.

Hagerstown vs. Delmarva – PPD
The rains claimed another game from the Suns as they were rained out for the third time this week. No makeup date has been announced.

Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Won, 4-2 vs. Lehigh Valley,
6:35 p.m.		 Fedde (1-1, 5.19) vs.
Lively (1-0, 0.00)
Harrisburg Postponed @ Richmond,
7:05 p.m.		 Darnell (2-1, 2.41) vs.
Jo. Johnson (4-3, 2.43)
Potomac Postponed @ Lynchburg,
6:30 p.m.		 Crownover (1-3, 4.21) vs.
Plesac (2-2, 4.95)
Hagerstown Postponed @ Delmarva,
7:05 p.m.		 Raquet (2-4, 2.56) vs.
Bishop (3-2, 2.19)

Rochester 6 Syracuse 4
• Valdez (W, 1-0) 5IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, HBP, WP
• Miller (SV, 1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Jones 3-4, 2-2B
• Hernandez 1-3, R, 2BB, RBI

The Chiefs doubled up the RedWings, 4-2 and prevented a three-game sweep in the series finale. Phillips Valdez made the spot start and tossed five scoreless innings with three baserunners (2H, HBP) and no walks or whiffs to earn his first win of the year. Justin Miller struck out four over the final two innings to garner the save, his first as well. Hunter Jones singled once and doubled twice to lead the Syracuse offense, while Yadiel Hernandez also reached base three times with two walks and a single.

Harrisburg vs. Richmond – PPD
The rains made it to southern Virginia to give Harrisburg and Richmond the night off. They’ll make it up on Saturday, June 9th with a doubleheader.

Potomac vs. Salem – PPD
And another rainout makes it a clean sweep – all three games rained out. The plan is to make up all three games in Salem, but doubleheader dates remain TBD as officials hope the P-Nats open up a large enough lead so they don’t need to be made up.

Hagerstown vs. Delmarva – PPD
The Suns-Shorebirds were also postponed, with the makeup doubleheader set for Sunday.

Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 6-4 vs. Lehigh Valley,
11:05 a.m.		 TBD vs. May (MLB Rehab)
Harrisburg Lost, 5-4;
Won, 5-2		 @ Richmond,
7:05 p.m.		 Long (0-2, 5.63) vs.
Johnson (4-3, 2.43)
Potomac Postponed vs. Salem,
1:00 p.m.		 Baez (2-2, 5.52) and
Braymer (1-0, 2.45) vs.
Thompson (1-2, 5.14) and
Hernandez (2-1, 4.84)
Hagerstown OFF DAY @ Delmarva,
7:05 p.m.		 Raquet (2-4, 2.56) vs.
Bishop (3-2, 2.19)

Rochester 6 Syracuse 4
• Milone (L, 2-3) ⅓ IP, 3H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 0K, 0HR
• Goforth 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 3-1 IR-S
• Bautista 2-5, R, HR, RBI
• Wilson 2-4, R, HR, RBI

Tommy Milone dug a Syracuse 5-0 hole after just 2/3rds of an inning that the ‘pen and the bats couldn’t climb out of for a 6-4 loss to Rochester. Milone retired just one of eight batters faced and was charged with the first five RedWing runs on three hits and three walks. Three relievers combined for seven and 2/3rds innings of one-run relief on just two hits and two walks. Rafael Bautista and Jacob Wilson both hit solo homers as the Chiefs were 0-for-6 with RISP and left on baserunners.

Bowie 5 Harrisburg 4 – COMP.
• McGowin 5⅔ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 7K
• Harper ⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 1-0 IR-S
• Ro. Mendez (L, 2-2) 1BF, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Johnson 2-4, R
• Soto 3-4, RBI

Roman Mendez did his best imitation of Shawn Kelley as he coughed up the game-winning HR to the one and only batter he faced in the bottom of the 7th for a 5-4 Sens loss to the BaySox. Juan Soto got his third hit in the top of the 7th to the lead the Harrisburg hit column.

Harrisburg 5 Bowie 2 – GAME TWO
• Reyes (W, 3-4) 5IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 0K
• Guillon (H, 2) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Self (SV, 3) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Ward 2-4, 2B
• Johnson 2-5, 2R, 2B, RBI
• Gushue 2-5, 2B, RBI

Highlighted by Juan Soto’s two-run HR, Harrisburg rallied for three in the 5th to erase a 2-1 deficit en route to a 5-2 victory over Bowie in the regularly scheduled game. Luis Reyes, Ismael Guillon, and Derek Self combined for zero (zip, nada, none) strikeouts with Reyes walking five and allowing both BaySox runs on five hits to earn the win while Guillon spun two scoreless for his second hold and Self put up two goose eggs for his third save. Drew Ward, Daniel Johnson, and Taylor Gushue each had a single and a double to power the Senators offense.

Potomac vs. Salem – PPD
The P-Nats and Red Sox were rained out for the second straight night. They’ll screw the fans who had tickets for tonight make up one of those games with a 1 p.m. doubleheader this afternoon, then make up the third game in Salem at a later date. Potomac visits twice before the first half ends on June 17.

Hagerstown – OFF DAY
After a 3-4 homestand, the Suns redeem their frequent traveler points in Maryland and New Jersey as they play the Shorebirds and BlueClaws for four apiece over the next eight days.

Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 9-1 @ Rochester,
7:05 p.m.		 Milone (2-2, 5.09) vs.
Enns (1-4, 5.96)
Harrisburg Won, 8-2;
Tied, 4-4 (Susp., 6th) 		@ Bowie,
11:05 a.m.		 TBD and Reyes (2-4, 4.93) vs.
TBD and Akin (4-3, 2.75)
Potomac Postponed vs. Salem,
4:00 p.m.		 Baez (2-2, 5.52) and
Braymer (1-0, 2.45) vs.
Thompson (1-2, 5.14) and
Hernandez (2-1, 4.84)
Hagerstown Won, 10-7;
Won, 7-4		 OFF DAY N/A

Rochester 9 Syracuse 1
• Vargas (L, 0-3) 4⅓ IP, 8H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K
• Adams 1IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Marmolejos 1-3, 2B, BB
• Hague 1-4, R, HR, RBI

The Chiefs fell behind 3-0 after the 1st and never recovered as the RedWings cruised to a 9-1 win in the opener. Cesar Vargas took the loss, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks over four and a 1/3rd innings. Matt Hague broke up the shutout with a solo HR in the 4th. Syracuse was held to seven hits, with Jose “Orange” Marmolejos the sole batter to reach base twice. Roster move: RHP Cody Satterwhite reassigned to Auburn.

Harrisburg 8 Bowie 2 – COMP.
• Williams (W, 1-1) 4IP, 6H, R, ER, 0BB, 6K
• Ames 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Soto 2-4, R, RBI
• Ward 2-5, 2R, HR, RBI
• Gutierrez 2-5, R, SB

Drew Ward and Taylor Gushue led off the 5th and 7th innings with a homer as Harrisburg cruised to an 8-2 win in the continuation from last night’s game. Austen Williams pitched four innings, allowing one run on six hits to pick up the win in relief. He walked none and struck out six. Juan Soto broke an 0-for-12 hitless span with singles in the 1st and 4th innings and was given a seat by manager Matt LeCroy after not running the way he did for the postgame spread out a ground ball in Soto’s final plate appearance.

Harrisburg 4 Bowie 4 – SUSP. (6th inn.)
• McGowin 5⅔ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 7K
• Harper ⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 1-0 IR-S
• Johnson 2-3, R
• Soto 2-3, RBI

SSDD, as Harrisburg and Bowie were suspended after six innings with the score tied at 4-4. They’ll pick it up this morning and finish last night’s game, then play a nine-inning game. Kyle McGowin gave up all four BaySox runs on six hits and a walk over five and 2/3rds for a no-decision in his first AA start of 2018. Bryan Harper stranded a runner while getting the final out of the 6th. Daniel Johnson and Juan Soto were both 2-for-3 when play stopped.

Potomac vs. Salem – PPD
Wet grounds and thunderstorms in the forecast were the reasons cited for pulling the plug on the P-Nats-Sox game on Tuesday night. They’ll shoot to make it up with a doubleheader today. Roster moves: LHP Matthew Crownover activated from 7-Day DL; RHP Gabe Klobosits placed on the 7-Day DL; RHP Jeremy McKinney reassigned from Hagerstown.

Hagerstown 10 Charleston 7 – GAME ONE
• DeRosier (W, 1-1) 5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 5K, HR
• Fuentes (SV, 1) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Banks 2-3, R, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI
• Upshaw 2-3, 2R, 3B, 3RBI
• Garcia 2-4, 2R, 2B, 3B, 2RBI

Hagerstown thrashed Charleston pitchers for ten hits, including four doubles, two triples, and a homer. They needed to as Carlos Acevedo (9.86 ERA, 2.14 WHIP in 21IP) turned a 9-2 lead into a 9-7 edge before Steven Fuentes came on in the 7th to earn the save, his first at Low-A this season. Nick Banks drove in three, as did Armond Upshaw, while Luis Garcia plated two to lead the Suns attack.

Hagerstown 7 Charleston 4 – GAME TWO
• Stoeckinger (W, 2-3) 6IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 2K, HR
• Bogucki (SV, 2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Garcia 2-2, R, SF, RBI
• Banks 2-3, R, RBI
• Corredor 1-2, R, SF, HR, 4RBI

Hagerstown won back-to-back games for the first time this season with a 7-4 win in the second game that swept the doubleheader. Jackson Stoeckinger wobbled through the first three innings, in which he gave up all four Charleston runs, before throwing three scoreless frames to earn his second win. A.J. Bogucki pitched a 1-2-3 seventh to get the save, his second. The Suns offense was led by Luis Garcia, who singled twice and drove in a run with a sac fly, as did Aldrem Corredor, who also hit a three-run HR in the 1st. Roster move: RHP Phil Morse assigned from XST.

Tuesday’s News & Notes

Unbundle those undergarments – Juan Soto got a hit!

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse OFF DAY @ Rochester,
7:05 p.m.		 Vargas (0-2, 3.62) vs.
Slegers (3-1, 2.41)
Harrisburg Winning, 6-0
(Susp., 3rd)		 @ Bowie,
5:05 p.m.		 TBD and Long (0-2, 5.63) vs.
TBD and Harvey (1-1, 3.63)
Potomac OFF DAY vs. Salem,
7:05 p.m.		 Baez (2-2, 5.52) vs.
Thompson (1-2, 5.14)
Hagerstown Postponed vs. Charleston,
10:05 a.m.		 DeRosier (0-1, 8.31) and
Stoeckinger (1-3, 8.68) vs. Lehnen (2-2, 2.14) and
Junk (1-2, 0.71 in GCL in ’17)

Syracuse – OFF DAY
After a 4-2 homestand Syracuse visits Rochester for the next three games for sole possession of second place in the I.L. North. Roster moves: OF Yadiel Hernandez promoted, C Jake Lowery reassigned from Harrisburg.

Harrisburg 6 Bowie 0 (Susp., 3rd)
• Rodriguez 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Abreu 1-2, 2B, 2RBI
• Collier 1-2, 2RBI
• Johnson 1-2, R, BB, SB(10)

The Senators were opening up a can of whoop-ass when the skies did likewise with rain and suspended the game. They’ll resume it tonight at 5:05 and play the full nine, then a seven-inning game afterward for a completion doubleheader. Roster moves: RHP Kyle McGowin reassigned from Potomac, C Matt Reistetter reassigned from Syracuse.

Potomac – OFF DAY
After a 5-1 road trip, Potomac now leads the C.L. North by 2½ games as Salem comes to town looking to break an eight-game losing streak that’s dropped them five games off the pace. Meanwhile, Carter Kieboom has kept the “Player of the Week” honors in Woodbridge for a second straight week with a 15-for-27 surge last week that’s raised his line to .268/.381/.443 for the season after a .654 OPS in April.

Hagerstown vs. Charleston – PPD
The rain that suspended the Sens postponed the Suns, forcing a getaway day doubleheader this morning in Hagerstown.


Monday’s News & Notes

Shhh… Juan Soto has gone hitless in his last 12 at-bats

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Won, 9-1 OFF DAY N/A
Harrisburg Lost, 6-2;
Won, 2-1		 @ Bowie,
6:35 p.m.		 Rodriguez (2-3, 4.58) vs.
Kelly (0-2, 5.84)
Potomac Lost, 8-6 OFF DAY N/A
Hagerstown Lost, 12-9 vs. Charleston,
7:05 p.m.		 DeRosier (0-1, 8.31) vs.
Junk (1-2, 0.71 @ GCL in ’17)

Syracuse 9 Pawtucket 1
• Jackson (W, 2-1) 7IP, 4H, R, ER, 4BB, 6K, 2WP
• Satterwhite 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Jones 4-5, 2R, 2B, 3B, 2RBI
• Gonzalez 3-4, 3RBI
• Falu 3-5, 2R, 2B, 2RBI

The Chiefs declawed the PawSox, 9-1 as they took the series, 3-1. Edwin Jackson won his second game as he pitched seven strong innings, allowing the lone Pawtucket run on four hits and four walks. Cody Satterwhite mopped up with two scoreless innings. Hunter Jones led the Syracuse offense with two singles, a double, and a triple while Bengie Gonzalez and Irving Falu each notched three. Jose Marmolejos was the sole Chief not to get a hit.

New Hampshire 6 Harrisburg 1 – GAME ONE
• Darnell (L, 2-1) 5IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 7K, HR
• Hernandez 1-2, 2BB, RBI
• Gamache 1-2, BB

Cavan Biggio’s two-run HR in the 1st would prove to be enough, but New Hampshire made sure with four in the 7th as they took the opener from Harrisburg, 6-1. Logan Darnell threw four scoreless afterwards, but his five innings of two-run ball weren’t enough to prevent the loss. He walked none and struck out four while giving up seven hits total. Derek Self put up a donut in the 6th but was dunked for four in the 7th. Yadiel Hernandez plated Daniel Johnson, who led off the 1st with a double, with an RBI but the Sens were held to just three more hits and were unable to cash in on the seven walks issued by the Fisher Cats.

Harrisburg 2 New Hampshire 1 – GAME TWO
• Dragmire 5+ IP, 3H, R, ER, 3BB, 7K
• Mendez (W, 2-1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Lowery 1-3, R, HR, RBI
• Johnson 2-2, BB, SAC

Yadiel Hernandez extended his hit streak to eight games with a walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the 7th for a 2-1 victory and a doubleheader split. Brady Dragmire ran out of gas in the 6th after loading the bases with no outs. Israel Guillon let in one of his three inherited runners for the blown save. Roman Mendez followed with a scoreless 7th and was rewarded with the “W” as Khayyan Norfork drew a leadoff walk, took second on a Daniel Johnson sacrifice and scored ahead of Hernandez’s hit. Jake Lowery homered in the 2nd to account for the first Harrisburg run.

Frederick 8 Potomac 6
• Sharp 5IP, 5H, 2R, 0ER, 3BB, 1K, HBP, WP
• Klobosits (L, 1-1) 1⅔ IP, 2H, 3R, 0ER, 2BB, 1K, HBP, 2WP
• Lora 3-4, R, 2B, RBI, 2E
• Kieboom 2-4, 2-2B, E(8)
• Mejia 2-4, R, RBI

Six errors led to seven unearned runs in an 8-6 P-Nats loss to the Keys. Three wild pitched, two hit batsman, and a balk didn’t help either. Sterling Sharp went the first five innings and was charged with two unearned runs on five hits and three walks. He hit a batter and struck out a batter. The loss went to Gabe Klobosits with three unearned runs let in on two hits and two walks with a hit batsman and two wild pitches. Edwin Lora and Jake Noll both had two errors, but while Lora led the Potomac hit column with three, Noll was the beer man with zero in the 13-hit, three-walk offense.

Charleston 12 Hagerstown 9
• Tetreault (L, 0-4) 2⅔ IP, 7H, 6R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K, 2HR
• Held 3⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Scudder 2-4, R, 2B, BB, 2RBI
• Banks 2-4, 2R, BB, RBI, OF assist at HP
• Corredor 2-5, 3RBI

A 5-1 lead went up in smoke with a seven-run 3rd as Charleston beat Hagerstown, 12-9. Jackson Tetrault threw two and 2/3rds innings and was bitten for six runs (three earned) on seven hits, including two home runs for his fourth loss. Jake Scudder, Nick Banks, and Aldrem Corredor combined for six hits and six RBI to lead the Suns attack.

Sunday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 6-5 vs. Pawtucket,
1:05 p.m.		 Jackson (1-1, 3.94) vs.
Walden (0-1, 9.82)
Harrisburg Postponed vs. New Hampshire,
1:30 p.m.		 Darnell (2-0, 1.98) and
Dragmire (2-2, 2.64) vs.
Reid-Foley (5-0, 1.83) and
Zeuch (0-1, 9.00)
Potomac Won, 7-4 @ Frederick,
2:00 p.m.		 Sharp (4-2, 4.00) vs.
Gonzalez (2-2, 3.12)
Hagerstown Won, 10-8
(6 inn.)		 vs. Charleston,
2:05 p.m.		 Tetreault (0-3, 7.22) vs.
Garcia (0-2, 4.34)

Syracuse 6 Pawtucket 5
• Fedde 5IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 4K
• Valdez 3⅓ IP, 4H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Miller (W, 2-0) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 3-0 IR-S
• Reynolds 2-3, 2R, 2B, 2BB, 3RBI
• Gosewich 2-4, 2BB, 2RBI
• Wilson 2-4, 2B, RBI

Syracuse came back from a 4-0 deficit with a two-run 5th and three-run 6th and literally walked off in the 9th with bases-loaded base on balls for a 6-5 win over Pawtucket. The PawSox shredded Erick Fedde for all five runs on nine hits over five innings. He walked two and struck out four. Phillips Valdez locked ’em down for three and a 1/3rd innings but the win went to Justin Miller, who escaped a three-on, one-out jam in the top of the 9th. Rafael Bautista led off the 9th with a single, took 3rd on a one-out safety by Matt Hague, and came in on an unintentional walk to Matt Reynolds after an intentional one to Jose “Orange” Marmolejos. Roster moves: IF Mark Reynolds recalled to Washington; RHP Cody Satterwhite activated from the 7-Day DL.

Harrisburg vs. New Hampshire – PPD
Rain spoiled a Saturday night gate for the Senators. They’ll shoot to make it up with a doubleheader today.

Potomac 7 Frederick 4
• Mapes 4IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Braymer (W, 1-0) 3⅔ IP, 5H, 4R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K, 2HR
• Mejia 3-4, R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Kieboom 3-5, 2R, 2B
• Perkins 2-5, R, HR, RBI

Potomac pounded Frederick pitching for 16 hits as they won their fifth straight, 7-4. Tyler Mapes was perfect for four innings before giving way to Ben Braymer, who picked up the win but gave up four runs (one earned) on five hits, including two homers. Jordan Mills pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save, his third. Bryan Mejia was a triple shy of the cycle and drove in three while Carter Kieboom singled twice, scored twice, and doubled to lead the P-Nats attack. Roster moves: RHP Tyler Mapes activated from the 7-Day DL.

Hagerstown 10 Charleston 8 (6 inn.)
• Alastre 4⅔ IP, 8H, 8R, 6ER, 3BB, 3K, 3HR, 3WP
• McKinney (W, 1-0) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 2-0 IR-S
• Scudder 3-4, R, 2-2B, 2RBI
• Antuna 2-3, R, 2RBI, E(8)
• Corredor 2-4, 2RBI

The Suns solved their bullpen woes by not having to use more than one reliever, thanks to the rain that shortened the game to six innings for 10-8 win over the RiverDogs. Tomas Alastre was knocked from the box in the 5th after West Virginia lit him up for all eight runs on eight hits, including three longballs, and three walks. Jeremy McKinney stranded two by getting the last out of the 5th and pitched a scoreless 6th to earn the win. Every Hagerstown batter had a hit, with six having two or more. Jake Scudder led the hit parade with a single and two doubles and drove in two, as did Yasel Antuna and Aldrem Corredor.

Saturday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 12-2 vs. Pawtucket,
6:35 p.m.		 Fedde (1-1, 4.55) vs.
Haley (1-4, 3.60)
Harrisburg Lost, 5-0 vs. New Hampshire,
6:00 p.m.		 Darnell (2-0, 1.98) vs.
Reid-Foley (5-0, 1.83)
Potomac Won, 4-3 @ Frederick,
6:00 p.m.		 Mapes (3-0, 2.77) vs.
Alvarado (4-2, 3.71)
Hagerstown Lost, 2-0 vs. West Virginia,
6:05 p.m.		 Alastre (1-1, 5.46) vs.
Whitlock (1-2, 1.06)

Pawtucket 12 Syracuse 2
• Voth (L, 2-2) ⅓ IP, 5H, 8R, 7ER, 2BB, 1K, 0HR
• Smith 2⅔ IP, 2H, R, ER, 3BB, 2K, 0HR, 2-2 IR-S
• Wilson 2-4, 2-2B
• Gosewich 1-3, R, BB

The PawSox pounded Austin Voth for eight runs in the 1st as they defenestrated the Chiefs, 12-2. Voth retired just one batter (strikeout) while giving up five hits and two walks to the nine batters he faced for his second loss of the season. Four relievers and position player finished the game, combining for four earned runs on 10 hits and six walks over eight and 2/3rds innings. Jacob Wilson doubled twice to to account for four of the eight total bases compiled by the Syracuse batters. Roster moves: C Spencer Kieboom recalled to Washington; C Matt Reistetter activated from the 7-Day DL.

New Hampshire 5 Harrisburg 0
• Reyes (L, 2-4) 6⅓ IP, 3H, R, ER, 2BB, 6K, HBP
• Fleck 2IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 2K, HR
• Gamache 2-3, BB
• Hernandez 2-4, 2B

Juan Soto didn’t homer but the earth stayed on its axis as New Hampshire shut out Harrisburg 4-0 on seven hits. Luis Reyes pitched into the 7th and was charged with just one run on three hits and two walks while striking out six. He would take the loss when the Sens hitters were largely AWOL aside from Dan Gamache (two singles, walk) and Yadiel Hernandez (single, double), including Soto, who was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.

Potomac 4 Frederick 3
• Crowe 6IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 4BB, 4K, WP
• Pena 1IP, 1H, 0R, IBB, 0K
• Sagdal 4-4, R, 2B, SF, RBI, SB
• Kieboom 2-4, BB, 2SB
• 14H, 4BB, 2-12 RISP, 13 LOB

The P-Nats struggled in the clutch but pushed across just enough runs to unlock the Keys, 4-3. Wil Crowe let in all three Frederick runs on four hits and four walks over six innings for his second no-decision. The win went to Ronald Pena for a scoreless 7th before Potomac got a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly from Ian Sagdal, who reached base in four of five plate appearances with three singles and a double. No beer man tonight as every batter got a hit, but just two came with runners in scoring position as the P-Nats left on 13 baserunners. Roster moves: OF Telmito Agustin placed on the 7-Day DL; OF Jack Sundberg reassigned from Hagerstown.

West Virginia 2 Hagerstown 0
• Raquet (L, 2-4) 7IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 7K
• Brasher 2IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, 2K, HBP, WP
• Antuna 3-4
• Boggetto 1-3, BB

Nick Raquet was very good, but West Virginia’s trio of pitchers were better as they shut out Hagerstown, 2-0 to complete the three-game sweep. Raquet went seven full innings and allowed the first Power run on four hits and a walk but lost for the fourth time. Jared Brasher followed and gave up the second Power run on three hits and a walk over the final two frames. Yasel Antuna went 3-for-4 to account for nearly half the Suns’ seven hits. Roster moves: 1B Jake Scudder, LHP Andrew Lee reassigned from Auburn.

Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Won, 6-4 vs. Pawtucket,
6:35 p.m.		 Voth (2-1, 2.49) vs.
Shepherd (1-2, 5.33)
Harrisburg Won, 9-8
(10 inn)		 vs. New Hampshire,
7:00 p.m.		 Reyes (2-3, 5.63) vs.
Romano (5-0, 2.57)
Potomac Won, 14-3 @ Frederick,
7:00 p.m.		 Crowe (5-0, 2.76) vs.
Wells (0-3, 4.22)
Hagerstown Lost, 13-2 vs. West Virginia,
7:05 p.m.		 Raquet (2-3, 2.84) vs.
Cubilete (0-2, 15.43)

Syracuse 6 Pawtucket 4
• Milone (W, 2-2) 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 1K, 0HR
• Simms (H, 2) 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Kieboom 4-4, 2R, BB, RBI
• Sanchez 3-4, R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Marmolejos 1-3, 2SF, 3RBI

Syracuse fell behind 2-0 early than roared back for five unanswered runs en route to a 6-4 win in the series opener. Tommy Milone spun five innings of two-run ball on four hits and four walks to win his second game. John Simms followed with two scoreless innings for the hold, his second. Spencer Kieboom reached base five times with four singles and a walk followed by Adrian Sanchez, who doubled, singled twice, and walked; both drove in one while Jose “Orange” Marmolejos drove in three with a single and two sacrifice flies.

Harrisburg 9 New Hampshire 8 (10 inn.)
• Long 5IP, 11H, 5R, 5ER, BB, 0K
• Ames (BS, 2) 2IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K, HR
• Self (W, 1-0) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Hernandez 2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2BB
• Gamache 2-3, R, 2B, 2BB
• Soto 2-5, 2R, 2B, HR, BB, 4RBI, SB

Juan Soto (pictured above) wasted no time in making his presence known as he doubled in his first AB and homered in his second in a 9-8 win in 10 innings by the Senators. Kevin Long’s son started and was strafed for five runs on 11 hits and a walk and did not strike out batter over five innings. He was in line for the “W” until Jeff Ames coughed up three runs in the 9th to allow New Hampshire to tie the game. A flyout and an error plated the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th, which gave Derek Self the win for a scoreless inning pitched. Yadiel Hernandez also homered while Dan Gamache singled, doubled, and walked twice to pace the Harrisburg offense. Roster moves: Juan Soto promoted from Potomac; Wirkin Estevez placed on the 7-Day DL retroactive to May 9.

Potomac 14 Frederick 3
• McGowin (W, 1-1) 7IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 7K, HR
• Noll 4-6, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI
• Kieboom 3-4, 3R, HR, BB, 5RBI
• Wiseman 3-5, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI
• Masters 3-4, 3R, BB

Potomac smacked five homers without Juan Soto in a 14-3 smackdown of Frederick. Kyle McGowin still got taken deep for the second straight start but lasted seven innings and only gave up four hits total. He walked non and struck out seven while winning his first game of ’18. Jake Noll and Rhett Wiseman both homered twice while Carter Kieboom went 3-for-4 with a walk and HR while driving in five as the P-Nats pounded out 18 hits total on the night. Roster moves: OF Alec Keller taken out of storage reassigned from Harrisburg; LHP Matt Crownover placed on the 7-Day DL; RHP Mariano Rivera III placed on the voluntarily inactive list; LHP Ben Braymer promoted from Hagerstown.

West Virginia 13 Hagerstown 2
• Stoeckinger (L, 1-3) 4IP, 8H, 8R, 7ER, BB, 4K, HR
• Fuentes 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 7K
• Upshaw 2-4
• Boggetto 1-2, R, 2BB, CS

Steven Fuentes’s three shutdown innings of relief kept the Power from reaching 15 or 20 runs as the Suns pitchers were lit up again for a 13-2 loss. Jackson Stoeckinger took the brunt of the beating with eight runs allowed on eight hits over four innings for his third loss in six starts. Four errors (two by Yasel Antuna) did not help and rendered three of the 13 runs unearned. Fuentes struck out seven of 11 batters faced to close out the game. Branden Boggetto reached base three times on a single and two walks while Armond Upshaw reached twice on two singles and Nick Banks on a single and a walk; the rest of the lineup was 2-for-24 with a walk.

Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Matchup
Syracuse Lost, 8-7 vs. Pawtucket,
6:35 p.m.		 Milone (1-2, 5.34) vs.
Cuevas (1-1, 2.93)
Harrisburg Won, 12-5 vs. New Hampshire,
7:00 p.m.		 Long (0-2, 4.74) vs.
Rios (0-2, 8.64)
Potomac Won, 5-1 @ Frederick,
7:00 p.m.		 McGowin (0-1, 9.00) vs.
Peluffo (2-0, 4.76)
Hagerstown Lost, 7-3 vs. West Virginia,
7:05 p.m.		 Stoeckinger (1-2, 7.50) vs.
Robles (1-3, 4.00)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8 Syracuse 7
• Vargas 4⅓ IP, 8H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, K, HR
• Collins (L, 1-2) 1⅓ IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K
• Kieboom 2-3, R, BB, 2RBI
• Bautista 2-4, R, SB
• Wilson 2-5, 2R, 2B, RBI

The Chiefs dug out from holes of 5-0 and 7-5 but couldn’t get back on track as the fell to the RailRiders, 8-7 in the series finale. Cesar Vargas gave up the first six runs on eight hits and three walks over four and a 1/3rd innings in a no-decision. The loss went to Tim Collins, as he let in the game-winning run on three hits over an inning and a third. Spencer Kieboom, Rafael Bautista, and Jacob Wilson each notched multiple hits in Syracuse’s ten-hit, three-walk offense.

Harrisburg 12 Erie 5
• Rodriguez (W, 2-3) 5IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 7K, HR
• Guillon 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Lowery 4-4, 3R, 2B, 2BB, 4RBI
• Ward 3-4, 3R, 2BB
• Gamache 2-4, 2BB, RBI

After blowing an early 4-1 lead, Harrisburg blasted Erie for five in the 5th and cruised to a 12-5 win to take the series, 2-1. Jefry Rodriguez got the Jack Morris win with all five Seawolves runs allowed on six hits and three walks over five innings. Israel Guillon and Austen Williams both turned in two scoreless innings to close out the game. Jake Lowery reached base six times with three singles, a double, and two walks while Drew Ward got on five times with three singles and two walks (he’s now finally on the Interstate with a .135 BA) to pace the Sens offense.

Potomac 5 Wilmington 1
• Baez (W, 2-2) 5IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K
• Pantoja (H, 3) 3IP, 0H, 0R, BB, K
• Kieboom 2-3, R, 2BB
• Barrera 2-3, BB, RBI
• Noll 2-5, R, 2B

Juan Soto went John Henry on the Blue Rocks as he hammered a three-run home run and the P-Nats drilled them for a 5-1 win. Joan Baez evened his won-loss record with Wilmington’s lone run allows on one hit and three walks while he fanned five. Jorge Pantoja tossed three scoreless and hitless frames for this third hold while Ronald Pena struck out two while mopping up in the 9th. Carter Kieboom singled twice and walked twice to lead Potomac’s 12-hit parade.

West Virginia 7 Hagerstown 3
• DeRosier (L, 0-1) 4⅓ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 6K, HR
• Johnson 2⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K, 2-0 IR-S
• Garcia 1-3, 2RBI, E(8)
• Corredor 1-3

Hagerstown’s quest for back-to-back wins for the second time this season was denied by West Virginia, 7-3. Matt DeRosier returned for his third tour of duty with the Suns and was shorted by the Power for four runs on six hits over four and a 1/3rd innings. He walked two and struck out six. Kyle Johnston stranded two while getting out of the 5th and added two more goose eggs before turning it over to Sam Held, who didn’t and gave up three runs over the final two innings. The Suns managed just six hits and two walks but did steal three bases. Roster move: RHP Matt DeRosier assigned from XST.