Nationals Break Away in Ninth
August 13, 2016 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Frederick Keys News Release
FREDERICK, MD -Down by a run, the Frederick Keys (58-60/22-26) were victimized by a six-run Potomac Nationals (66-51/32-17) ninth, as the visitors posted a 12-6 win on Saturday night at Nymeo Field. Ending with 17 hits, the P-Nats had seven starters finish with multiple hits while all nine scored at least one run.
Potomac sent 10 men to bat in the club's final at-bats of the night. In the frame, the Nationals hit for the cycle, while the first six reached. Raudy Read started the inning with a double and got to third on an Alec Keller single. That sent up Drew Vettleson who cranked a three-run homer off Mike Zouzalik. Three batters later, Bryan Mejia tripled in two more runs and came in after a throwing error by Steve Wilkerson.
Potomac took the lead for good in the seventh, scoring three times. A pair of one-out singles and a wild pitch put two in scoring position for Alec Keller who brought both men home with a double. Later on, Keller came home on a Matthew Page RBI single.
The Keys held the lead through the first six innings on several occasions. After Max Schrock and Aderlin Rodriguez traded two-run homers, the orange and black went on top in the third. A DJ Stewart double play brought home Hart from third, after the latter doubled and moved up on a base hit. Potomac leveled the game on a strikeout/wild pitch which scored Victor Robles from third, but the Keys regained the lead temporarily in the sixth on a two-bagger by Yermin Mercedes which brought in Austin Wynns from first.
Trevor Belicek (2-4) took the loss, giving up three runs on three hits in 1.2 innings. Austen Williams got the win for the P-Nats allowing five runs on 10 hits in six-plus innings.
The Keys and Nationals conclude their three-game series on Sunday afternoon at Nymeo Field. Right-hander Jon Keller (0-1, 1.59) gets the start for the Keys and will be opposed by Nationals righty JD Martin (0-0, --). First pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m and the broadcast can be heard on 1450 AM The Source and frederickkeys.com. For tickets, fans can call the Keys at 301-815-9939 or visit frederickkeys.com.
The Frederick Keys are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play their home games at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. For more information about the Frederick Keys please contact Geoff Arnold by phone at (301)-815-9915 or by emailing at GArnold@FrederickKeys.com.
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