SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Suns Notes

Published on July 5, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


About last game... The Hagerstown Suns (10-6, 54-32) celebrated America's birthday on Friday in style with a 9-0 shutout win over the Kannapolis Intimidators (11-5, 40-43). It is the sixth shutout win for the Suns this season.

Hagerstown first got on the board in the bottom of the second. First baseman Carlos Lopez led off the frame with a single to left. A missed catch error by Kannapolis 1B Tyler Williams on a pickoff attempt allowed Lopez to advance from first to third. Catcher Austin Chubb brought Lopez home from third with a fly ball double to left, making it 1-0. Chubb scored the second run of the frame on an RBI single from 3B Cody Dent.

The Suns opened the game up with a five-run fourth. Designated hitter Drew Ward led off the inning with a solo blast over the right field wall, his team-leading ninth homer of the season. That was followed by a single by Chubb, and two batters later Dent singled to put runners on first and second with one out. Then came back-to-back doubles by RF Narciso Mesa and CF Rafael Bautista Bautista, which made it 6-0 Hagerstown. Bautista scored the final run of the frame on an RBI single by Lopez.

The final Hagerstown runs crossed the plate in the seventh. Back-to-back walks followed by a hit batsman loaded the bases with one out. Bautista then grounded into a force out at second, which pushed one run across the plate and made it 8-0 Suns. A fielding error allowed the final run to cross the plate. In total Kannapolis committed five errors in the game.

Starting LHP Brett Mooneyham (1-0) picked up the win for the Suns. He threw six innings, surrendering three hits and four walks while striking out nine. Starting LHP Jeff McKenzie (1-1) suffered the loss for the Intimidators. He pitched 3.1 innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three.

On the Mound... LHP Hector Silvestre will be heading to the hill this evening for the Suns. He is making his 15th start and appearance this season. He last pitched on June 29 at home against Delmarva, tossing 5.1 innings and surrendering four earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out seven as he suffered the loss. Silvestre has gotten a decision in each of his last eight outings, and six of them have been losses. The seven strikeouts on Sunday are a season-high for Silvestre, who has only recorded three or more strikeouts in five games this year. This is Silvestre's second time facing Kannapolis this season. He got a no decision against the Intimidators in a start at home in game two of a double-header on May 11. In that outing he went four innings without allowing a run, giving up three hits and two walks while striking out five. At home this season Silvestre is 2-4 with a 3.98 ERA in nine games. Overall this season he has pitched 66.1 innings, allowing 37 earned runs on 67 hits including nine homers. He has walked 14 and has struck out 33. Tonight he goes up against RHP James Dykstra for Kannapolis. Dykstra is making his 15th start and appearance of the season as well. He last threw on June 30 at home against Charleston, allowing one earned run on nine hits in 7.2 innings worked. He struck out eight in that outing, which was one strikeout shy of his season-high. Dykstra has won each of his last three outings, and has given up just four runs on 18 hits over 21.1 innings over that span. This is Dykstra's first time facing the Suns this year. He is 4-3 away from home with a 3.61 ERA in eight starts. Overall this year he has pitched 84.2 innings, allowing 29 runs (27 earned) on 89 hits including two homers. He has walked nine and has struck out 68.

Home vs. Road... Hagerstown is 30-13 at home this season (compared to 24-19 on the road). The Suns are hitting .280 at home (.262 on the road) and have a 3.37 ERA at home (3.86 ERA away).

Introducing the Intimidators... The Suns and Intimidators are playing the 10th of 18 games against each other this season and the sixth of 14 that will take place in Hagerstown. The Suns are 5-4 against Kannapolis this year, including a 4-1 record against the Intimidators at Municipal Stadium. The Intimidators are currently 40-43 overall and 11-5 in the second half, good for third place in the Northern Division second half standings. Kannapolis is currently 13th in team batting with a .246 average and sixth in pitching with a team ERA of 3.68.

Listen Live... All Suns home games this season will be broadcast live with play-by-play provided by Eli Pearlstein on hagerstownsuns.com. Just click on the "Listen Live" or "Listen Live on Tunein Radio" link on the drop down menu when you scroll over the "multimedia" tab at the top-middle of the home page. Games can also be heard on your Iphone or android phone with the Tunein Radio app.

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