SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Hagerstown Suns Game Notes

June 2, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


The Suns wrap-up their homestand with a 2:05 p.m. contest with the Rome Braves. RHP Francys Peguero (2-4, 2.17 ERA) gets the Sunday Funday nod for Hagerstown, while Rome offers RHP Odalvi Javier (2-2, 4.38 ERA).

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ADON'S STRONG PITCHING LEADS SUNS TO WILD VICTORY: Behind a strong start from Joan Adon, the Suns defeated the Rome Braves 2-1 at Municipal Stadium Saturday. Adon (W, 4-2) was dominant on the day, allowing only one run on three hits and striking out three over five and 2/3 innings of work. When Adon exited, the pitching dominance continued, as Trey Turner came on next and silenced the Rome (26-29) bats. Turner struck out three over two and 1/3, and has now struck out 16 batters over eight and 1/3 innings since being activated from Extended Spring Training May 8. Jared Brasher entered in the ninth, looking for his first save. He struck out the first two batters, and then after a walk, the home plate umpire was injured on a wild pitch. That injury caused a 36-minute delay, which was followed by two more Brasher walks to load the bases. Chris Vann (S, 1) then came in to make his Suns debut, and retired Greg Cullen to end the ballgame.

MARVELOUS MAY: Hagerstown recorded the best ERA in Class A-Affiliate baseball in the month of May, working a 2.74 ERA across 29 games in the month. The Suns staff punched out 251 batters in 252 innings, while allowing 77 earned runs. Overall, the South Atlantic League dominated the best pitching staffs of May, holding the top-three marks, with Delmarva (3.05) and Kannapolis (3.09) holding the next two lowest spots after Hagerstown. Quad Cities and Lake County rounded out the top-five team ERAs for May. Hagerstown now holds the seventh-lowest team ERA this season in Class-A baseball, holding a 3.49 mark. Delmarva paces the way with their 2.97 season ERA. They've kept it going into the month of June, allowing just one run across nine innings.

DAILY DOUBLE: Cole Daily lined a base knock up the middle in the fifth inning for his first South Atlantic League hit. He duplicated the feat on a bunt down the third base line in the seventh frame. The Notre Dame-product also scored a pair of runs in his second game in the League of Choice.

ONE RUN FUN: After last night's 2-1 victory, Hagerstown is 9-14 in one-run contests. The Suns have now played in 23 single-run games. Last season, Hagerstown played in 29 one-run showdowns, finishing 14-15 in those contests.

HAVE YOURSELF A DAY, DAY: Chandler Day picked up the win in Thursday'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 12.1 innings, he has allowed just four hits while setting down 12 batters via the strikeout and allowing just a single earned run. It's been good enough to drop his ERA from 5.29 to 3.38 over his last five outings. During that span, his opponent's batting average has also dropped significantly from .314 to .243. In May, the righty has made six appearances and has a 1.80 ERA in 15 innings pitched, while holding opponents to a .142 average.

TREMENDOUS TURNER: Trey Turner was activated from Extended Spring Training May 8, since then, he has appeared in five games, spinning 8.1 innings and punching out 16 batters. Opponents are merely hitting .138 against him in the short time he's been in the South Atlantic League.

SUN SPOTS: After last night's win, the Suns are now 8-27 when scoring four runs or less this season.

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