Here is your daily Washington Nationals down on the farm report and what's happening on Wednesday, May 4th.
Due to inclement weather, the May 3rd series opener between the FredNats and Lynchburg Hillcats has been postponed. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, May 5th beginning at 4 pm.
The teams will meet to open the series with a single game Wednesday, May 4th at 6:30 pm. This year, Fredericksburg has a 7-2 road record and is coming off of five wins in six games at Kannapolis April 19-24. The meeting will be the first of the season for the FredNats and Hillcats. RHP Bryan Caceres (2-1, 7.07 ERA) is expected to get the Game 1 start for the FredNats.
Matchup: Fredericksburg Nationals (14-7) vs. Lynchburg Hillcats (11-10)
Game Time: 6:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Bank of the James Stadium, Lynchburg, VA
Pitchers: RHP Bryan Caceres (2-1, 7.07 ERA) vs. TBD
The Wilmington Blue Rocks (11-11) opened up their third home series on Tuesday night, May 3, against the Bowling Green Hot Rods (14-8). The Blue Rocks picked up a 3-2 victory to get back to .500 and maintain fourth place in the South Atlantic League North. Darren Baker hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to help the Wilmington Blue Rocks win 3-2.
During the game, Baker went 1-for-4 as the Blue Rocks’ leadoff hitter, reaching on an infield single on the game’s first pitch. On the year, the 23-year-old is batting .296 with a .761 OPS, seven extra-base hits, and 10 RBIs in 20 games.
Upcoming game:
Matchup: Bowling Green Blue Rocks (14-8) vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (11-11)
Game Time: 6:35 p.m. EDT
Location: Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE
Pitchers: TBD vs. Wil Cuevas (0-2, 2.79 ERA)
The Harrisburg Senators snapped their mini two-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Bowie Baysox Tuesday night. The Sens scored three times in the first inning when the first four batters reached with the help of two doubles, a home run, and a double. The game went back and forth until the eighth inning, when Taylor Gushue homered for a second time providing the game-winning margin.
Upcoming game:
Matchup: Harrisburg Senators (13-9) vs. Bowie Baysox (9-12)
Game Time: 6:35 p.m. EDT
Location: Prince George’s Stadium, Bowie, MD
Pitchers: RHP Richard Guasch (2-2; 3.66 ERA) vs. LHP Drew Rom (1-1, 4.20 ERA)
Wednesday's Rochester Red Wings game vs. the Scranton/WB RailRiders at Frontier Field was postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a single-admission doubleheader on Saturday, May 7, with the first game beginning at 1:05 p.m.
Upcoming game:
Matchup: RailRiders (9-14) vs. Rochester Red Wings (13-11)
Game Time: 6:05 p.m. EDT
Location: Frontier Field, Rochester, NY
Pitchers: LHP Matt Krook (1-2; 1. 96 ERA) vs. TBD (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
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