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Hagerstown Suns Game Notes

May 27, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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The Suns play a day game for the holiday at 2:05 p.m. at Perdue Stadium. Hagerstown sends RHP Francys Peguero (2-2, 2.39 ERA) to the bump, while Delmarva counters with 2018 first-round pick Grayson Rodriguez (5-0, 1.50 ERA).

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SUNS SPLIT SUNDAY TWIN BILL VS SHOREBIRDS: The Suns split a holiday weekend double-header with the Delmarva Shorebirds, winning game one 4-2 and dropping game two 4-3 at Perdue Stadium Sunday afternoon.The Suns (23-27) pitching was sharp in both games, but the Shorebirds (38-11) were able to withstand a late Suns rally in game two to even the series.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A MATCH BY ANY CHANCE?: Yesterday, Cody Wilson found fire in his cleats as he stole four bags, two in each game, in the double header. He had a three steal game April 8 against the Lakewood BlueClaws, but these were his third and fourth multiple-steal games of the season. Wilson now sits with Greensboro's Lolo Sanchez tied for second in the league in stolen bags behind Michael Gigliotti, who has swiped 21.

BIG TIME IN THE BIG TIMES: Reliever Aaron Fletcher has been good this entire season, earning a 1.61 ERA through his first 15 appearances. He has converted his lone save opportunity this season, but the most impressive feat he has accomplished this season has been stranding inherited runners. While Suns relievers have let 40 percent of inherited runners score, after standing two more inherited runners yesterday, the Houston-product has now allowed just 16 percent (1-for-6) of inherited runners to come home. Something that has helped him accomplish that is his success against the first batter he faces. The lead-off hitter against Fletcher has made it aboard via a hit just once in 12 at-bats this season. The reliever has been especially dominant in the month of May. The lefty has a 1.29 ERA in seven appearances spanning 14 innings since the turn of the month.

HAVE YOURSELF A DAY, DAY: Chandler Day picked up the win in yesterday's game, spinning four two-hit innings without allowing a run. That was his second four inning appearance of the season. Since May 6, the Vanderbilt-product has turned a new leaf. In 10 innings, he has allowed just four hits while setting down 10 batters via the strikeout and allowing just a single earned run. It's been good enough to drop his ERA from 5.29 to 3.67 over his last three outings. During that span, his opponent's batting average has also dropped significantly from .314 to .260. In May, the righty has made five appearances and has a 2.13 ERA in 12.2 innings pitched, while holding opponents to a .221 average.

RING OF FIRE: Trey Turner was activated from Extended Spring Training May 8, since then, he has appeared in three games, spinning five innings and punching out 11 batters, including the first five he faced in Friday's extra-innings win. Opponents are merely hitting .167 against him in the short time he's been in the South Atlantic League.

STARTING WITH A BANG: Wilson has clubbed three homers this season, all of which have been lead-off bombs at Municipal Stadium. The center fielder's third home run came exactly one month after his second against the Greenville Drive, but that gap is much shorter than the gap between first inning lead-off home runs for Hagerstown. Prior to the Florida Atlantic-product's first homer this season, the last Suns first inning lead-off homer was hit by Max Schrock May 15, 2016, a gap spanning over 300 games and over two and a half seasons.

SUN SPOTS: Delmarva leads the Governor's Cup series 3-2 with 17 games remaining in the series this season.

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