Minor League Game Summaries 6/14/2019

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Baysox Sweep Fisher Cats, 9-4 Bowie sweeps New Hampshire for the first time since 2012.   BOWIE, Md. -- A well-balanced 9-4 victory gave the Bowie Baysox a season-long five-game winning streak and a series sweep over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in front of 1,430 at Prince George's Stadium Thursday night.   The hosts jumped on top in the first inning for the third time in as many games. With two outs, Rylan Bannon lined a single to right field to plate Mason McCoy for his 25th RBI of the season. One batter later, T.J. Nichting grounded a single off second base to easily score Ryan McKenna for RBI No. 14 of the season.    Yusniel Diaz continued his recent power surge, smoking a three-run home run off the top of the billboards in left field for his second home run in as many nights. Preston Palmeiro and Engelb Vielma scored on the third long ball of the year for the right fielder, extending the lead to 5-0 in the second inning.   Bowie (27-37) extended its lead to 8-0 with three runs in the fourth inning. Ademar Rifaela recorded his 500th professional hit on a bases-clearing triple off the glove of center fielder Forrest Wall to plate Vielma, McKenna and Diaz. The first eight Bowie runs all came with two outs on the scoreboard.     Palmeiro capped the night offensively by sending a RBI double to the left-center field double, scoring Carlos Perez. The catcher’s leadoff single in the eighth inning marked at least one hit for each of the Baysox starting offensive nine.   On the mound, Marcos Molina twirled a gem to earn his fourth win of the year. A Kevin Smith three-run home run broke up the shutout bid in the seventh inning, but the righty still earned a quality start by striking out five batters in seven innings. Molina retired the first 12 batters before a Chad Spanberger single spoiled the no-hit attempt.    That was the only baserunner for New Hampshire (28-35) until the seventh inning, and Molina was able to shake off last week's start in Manchester and complete the seventh. RHP Branden Kline struck out a pair in his first game of the season with the Baysox, while Francisco Jimenez closed out the series sweep with one unearned run in the ninth inning.   With the season series win over the Fisher Cats in hand, the Baysox square off with the Trenton Thunder for the first time in 2019 this weekend. LHP Zac Lowther (5-4, 2.12 ERA) takes on RHP Garrett Whitlock (3-1, 3.04) as the New York Yankees’ affiliate comes to Maryland for the only time in 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Frederick Keys News Release

 

For Immediate Release: June 12, 2019

 

RED SOX OUTLAST KEYS

EVERYBODY HITS! BUT SALEM PULLS AHEAD

SALEM, VA. – A big first inning and a costly error buried the Frederick Keys (29-36) as they dropped Thursday night’s contest 8-4 to the Salem Red Sox (21-42) at Hayley Toyota Field. The Keys had several offensive opportunities, tallying 13 hits, but went 3-for-15 with runners in scoring position. Blaine Knight (0-3) struggled to command the zone, allowing nine hits and eight runs, three of which came in the fifth inning after a fly-ball that could have ended the inning was dropped. The teams combined for a total of 25 hits, including seven doubles and eight multi-hit performances.

Trailing 5-4 in the fifth, Knight was able to retire the first two batters but then allowed a full-count single to Keith Curcio and a full-count walk to Edgar Corcino. Garrett Benge then powered one to centerfield and Kirvin Moesquit hunted it down, but the ball hit off his glove and rolled to the wall, allowing both runners to score. Charlie Madden then singled in Benge to make it 8-4.

The Keys jumped out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to J.C. Escarra’s RBI single in first inning, but the Red Sox roughed up Knight in the bottom half. Salem sent eight men to the plate, tying the game on Ryan Fitzgerald’s single and scoring two runs on Corcino’s base hit to make it 3-1.

Frederick rallied back in the second, however. Moesquit and Cole Billingsley both singled and a walk issued by Daniel Gonzalez loaded the bases. Jomar Reyes then stroked a single into centerfield to tie the game 3-3.

Billingsley and Willy Yahn lead off the fourth inning with a pair of base hits. Gonzalez induced two fly-outs and came a strike away from ending the inning, but Ryan Ripken bounced a double past the first baseman to score Billingsley and give the Keys a 4-3 lead.

Knight then allowed the first two base runners to reach in the home half of the fourth. They advanced to second and third on a sacrifice bunt and Tanner Nishioka’s sacrifice fly tied the game 4-4. Jagger Rusconi then doubled in the go-ahead run.

Knight took the loss after allowing eight runs (five earned) on nine hits while walking and striking out a pair. Reed Hayes and Juan Echevarria gave the Keys 3.1 scoreless innings in relief.

Gonzalez (2-6) picked up the win despite giving up four runs on 10 hits and walking three batters. Eduard Bazardo (S,4) was outstanding in relief, tossing four scoreless and striking out six.

Reyes finished 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs while Billingsley tallied three hits and scored three times. Corcino finished 2-for-2 with two runs, two runs, and two walks. Rusconi had a pair of doubles.

The Keys and Red Sox square off for a doubleheader on Friday, June 14. RHP Brenan Hanifee (4-5, 4.47) will face RHP Bryan Mata (1-1, 1.83) in game one while RHP David Lebron (2-0, 2.74) is opposite RHP Dylan Thompson (0-4, 5.94) in game two. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 6:05pm. Fans can listen to the game at frederickkeys.com or on the TuneIn app with pregame coverage starting at 5:50pm.

The Frederick Keys are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play their home games at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Following the 2018 season, the Keys were named the winner of the Carolina League’s Complete Franchise Award. This goes to a team in the league which demonstrates franchise stability and significant contributions to its community and the league. In 2019, the team will host the Carolina League All-Star Classic presented by Visit Frederick. For more information about the Frederick Keys please contact Geoff Arnold by phone at (301)-815-9915 or by emailing at GArnold@FrederickKeys.com.

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