SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Hagerstown Suns Game Notes

Published on April 10, 2019 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


ALASTRE FALTERS IN SUNS 6-3 LOSS: Tomas Alastre struggled again in his second start for Hagerstown Tuesday. The BlueClaws plated three runs in the third inning and Alastre was knocked out of the game after walking one batter in the fifth inning. Kyle Marinconz scored on a Jose Sanchez base knock in the fifth. Sanchez had his first multi-hit game with the Suns and was the lone member of the Hagerstown order to have multiple RBI.

WILD THING, YOU MAKE MY HEART SING: After misfiring five wild pitches in his first game, Alastre added two more to his season total Tuesday evening.

TOUGH CROWD: Jose Sanchez was ejected in the ninth inning of last night's loss to Lakewood. He is the first position player to get ejected from a game since Carter Kieboom was ejected from a game in Rome May 10, 2017.

DROPPING THE SET-UP: The Suns have struggled to get hits with runners in scoring position this season. Their season average with runners at second or third is .213 (10-for-47). Four of their 10 hits with runners in scoring position came in 10 opportunities at the plate in Saturday's win.

TWO FOR THE SHOW: Lara's two home runs have both come with two outs and have both given the Suns a one-run lead this year. The third baseman has five RBI on the two bombs and leads the team in the two categories. The righty played 115 games for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League in 2018 and hit five homers, so his production has sky-rocketed in the young season.

CASHING IN THE INHERITANCE: When Jackson Stoeckinger stranded two inherited runners in the fifth inning Monday, it ended a streak where the Suns bullpen had allowed each inherited runner to score this season. Last night, Chandler Day allowed the lone inherited runner of the evening to score, bringing the Suns season total to five of seven (71.4%) inherited runners.

PAT'S BACK: Skipper Patrick Anderson is returning for his sixth season in the Hub City. Anderson has a franchise record 363 wins under his belt and has guided the suns to two playoff berths in his five seasons at the helm. The Maryland-native led the Suns to the 2014 South Atlantic League Championship game in his first season with the team. Prior to his time with Hagerstown, Anderson led the Gulf Coast Nationals to the team's best winning percentage in team history and a league championship.

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN: There are seven players who have played at least one game donning a Suns uniform on the Opening Day roster. Alastre and Cate in the rotation both finished last season in Hagerstown, while Jackson Stoeckinger and Jhonatan German both logged innings for Hagerstown in 2018 and will be coming out of the pen this season. Nic Perkins played one game for Hagerstown last season before getting injured and spending the rest of the season in Auburn and will return to the Suns this year. Finally, Juan Pascal and Canning are returning in the field for Hagerstown. Both played in more than 10 games for Hagerstown last year.

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