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Hagerstown Suns: Game Notes

July 28, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


The Suns continue their series with the Fireflies today at 5:05 p.m. at Segra Park. Hagerstown sends LHP Jackson Stoeckinger (1-2, 3.63 ERA) to the bump while Columbia sends righty Christian James (3-8, 4.38 ERA).

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SUNS BATS PICK-UP RUTLEDGE IN SHORTENED START: Hagerstown rallied in the middle innings to surmount the Columbia Fireflies 8-4 at Segra Park Saturday evening. The Suns (46-59, 16-19) scored four runs in the sixth to hop over Columbia (39-63,15-21) after entering the inning tied 4-4. Cole Daily walked and Tyler Cropley singled to set the table for Armond Upshaw, who knocked a two-run single to right to put the Suns in front 6-4. Upshaw stole third and came around on a throwing error from catcher Carlos Sanchez. The final run of the frame came off the bat of Drew Mendoza who drove in Justin Connell with a single off Conner O'Neil (L, 1-1). The first baseman now has six RBI in the two games Hagerstown has played against Columbia. The Suns started their scoring in the fourth inning. Kyle Marinconz broke through, lacing a double up the middle to score Connell and Jacob Rhinesmith. He would later score on a wild pitch to draw Hagerstown within one. The next inning, Rhinesmith came up to the plate with the bases juiced and was plunked by a pitch to bring Upshaw home to knot the game up 4-4.

MAMBO NUMBER FIVE: Drew Mendoza became the second Suns player this season to drive in five RBI in a single game Friday. The other was Armond Upshaw who drove in a handful at Rome June 21. In addition to driving in the five runs, Mendoza also cranked his first professional baseball homer in the fourth innning. The Florida State-product now has 12 RBI this season. Mendoza stayed hot, driving in his sixth run of the series last night.

COMEBACK KIDS: The Suns rallied behind eight runs in the middle three innings last night. The win was just their eighth come-from-behind victory of the season.

ALL I DO IS WIN-WIN: Joan Adon won his team-leading ninth game last night. The last Suns player to have 10 or more wins in a single season while donning a Suns uniform was McKenzie Mills, who accomplished the feat in 2017. Adon has now earned a win in three consecutive starts for the first time this season. The righty is tied with Rome's Alan Rangel for the second-most wins in the South Atlantic League this season, trailing just Osvaldo Bido , who has 11 for the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

IN THE VANN, AWAY FROM HOME: This season, Christian Vann has inherited 14 runners in 12 games. The 25th-round draftee has stranded all, but one of them (93%) on the basepaths. On average, Suns relievers strand 66% of inherited runners, the next-closest mark to Vann came from Aaron Fletcher, who stranded five of six inherited runners. Earlier this week, Fletcher, another lefty, made his Eastern-League debut with the Harrisburg Senators.

IRKING IRVIN: Jake Irvin's stellar second half continued last night. The Oklahaoma-product produced his third quality start in four appearances in the second half. His second half ERA is 3.23, compared to a 5.11 ERA in the first half of the season. His last start against Rome may have been his most effective start of the season. It was his seventh quality start of the season and he went six, shutout frames in his longest scoreless venture of the year. The righty also fanned six batters, the most he has had in a single game since June 30 vs Delmarva.

Sun Spots: Last night the Suns went 3-for-9 with RISP to increase this road trips average to .189 with runners threatening.

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