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Nationals LHP Matthew Spann Notches Fifth Win After Dealing Five Scoreless Innings

June 21, 2014 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Potomac Nationals News Release


Lynchburg, VA- The Potomac Nationals (39-32, 1-1) blasted the Lynchburg Hillcats (35-37, 1-1) to the tune of a 10-2 victory at Lynchburg City Stadium on Saturday evening in the series finale.

The win represented the Nationals' first triumph in the second half of the current campaign.

Nationals starting pitcher, LHP Matthew Spann (5-1) earned his fifth win of the 2014 season after dealing 5.0 scoreless innings in which he allowed just four hits. Spann walked one batter and fanned a pair.

Atlanta Braves number one overall prospect, RHP Lucas Sims (5-5) was hit with his fifth loss following his 5.0 innings of work in which the righty surrendered four earned runs on six hits. Sims walked two hitters and struck out two.

Potomac plated three runs in the top of the 1st inning on an RBI triple from SS Stephen Perez, a run-scoring groundout off the bat of 3B Oscar Tejeda, and an RBI one-base knock from CF Will Piwnica-Worms.

In the 3rd, Piwnica-Worms added his second RBI single of the game to propel the P-Nats to a 4-0 lead.

Tejeda, who stashed four RBIs in the contest, jacked a two-run home run off Hillcats RHP Navery Moore in the 7th to yield a 6-0 score.

Lynchburg scored their first run after the 7th inning stretch against RHP Wander Suero via an RBI single from SS Daniel Castro.

Suero allowed just that one earned run in 2.0 innings out of the Nationals bullpen.

Both clubs scored in the 8th frame; the Nationals on a wild pitch from LHP Matt Chaffee and the Hillcats on a solo four-bagger off the stick of 2B Emerson Landoni.

Nationals RHP Sam Runion allowed the homer. In his Potomac debut, Runion surrendered one run on two hits in 1.0 inning while striking out one swinger.

The P-Nats exploded for three runs in the 9th. A Tejeda run-scoring single, an RBI double from 1B Shawn Pleffner, and an RBI infield single bounced by LF Randolph Oduber accounted for the scoring.

Nationals RHP Gilberto Mendez inked the win with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th.

The Potomac Nationals travel home to Woodbridge, VA to prepare for a three-game series with the defending Carolina League Champion, Salem Red Sox (Boston) which begins Sunday at 6:05pm inside the confines of Pfitzner Stadium.

In the series opener, Salem will throw LHP Cody Kukuk (1-4, 7.06) and the Nationals will send RHP John Simms (1-4, 4.07) to the mound.

The Potomac Nationals Baseball Network, which is accessible at www.potomacnationals.com, will provide live broadcast coverage of Sunday's Game One with the Salem Red Sox. The P-Nats Leadoff Show will begin at 5:50pm before the play-by-play at 6:05pm.

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