Harper walks in the seventh inning
Harper walks in the seventh inning
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - In the bottom of the seventh inning, Bryce Harper walked with two outs and a man on second base. Facing Lakewood pitcher Tyler Knigge, Harper worked the count to 2-2, then 3-2. Harper then fouled off a pitch and forced the walk. The 2010 No. 1 overall pick is now 0-for-3 with a walk on the game. Lakewood continues to lead the Suns 8-4.
Bryce Harper grounds out in sixth
Bryce Harper grounds out in sixth
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Lakewood led the Suns 8-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. Bryce Harper, who was 0-for-2 with a groundout and a strikeout, led off the inning with a sharp grounder to the Lakewood first baseman, who gloved it cleanly and threw to the pitcher for a 3-1 putout. Harper now 0-3 on the night.
Tribe gets four-spot off Britton in the third
Tribe gets four-spot off Britton in the third
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After giving up just one run over his first 15 2/3 major league innings, Zach Britton allowed four in the last of the third at Cleveland tonight as the Tribe took the lead on the Orioles. Britton looked sharp at the start tonight, retiring the first six batters with three strikeouts. But Cleveland, which is 8-4 and tied for first in the AL Central, broke through with a four-run, six-hit inning. It included Lou Marson's RBI single, Asdrubal Cabrera's two-run single and a Travis Hafner sac...
Bryce Harper strikes out swinging in second at-bat
Bryce Harper strikes out swinging in second at-bat
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Lakewood led 5-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth. Bryce Harper was due up second in the inning. Adrian Sanchez led off with a clean base hit, the first of the game for the Suns. Harper then worked the count to 2-2 before striking out swinging on a changeup from BlueClaws starter David Buchanan. Harper is now 0-2 in his home debut. The Suns scored a run in the inning on an error by the shortstop. Lakewood leads 5-1 heading to top of fifth.
Lakewood takes big lead early in Hagerstown
Lakewood takes big lead early in Hagerstown
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Lakewood BlueClaws lead the Suns 5-0 in the bottom of the third. The BlueClaws scored three runs on four hits off Hagerstown starter Chris McKenzie in the second. Then in the third, Torre Langley smacked a two-run double down the right field line that Bryce Harper got to, but then he air-mailed the cutoff man at first base. Harper is 0-1 at the plate and is six batters away from his next at-bat, likely in the fourth inning.
Bryce Harper grounds out in first at-bat
Bryce Harper grounds out in first at-bat
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Hagerstown Suns (6-2) are hosting the Lakewood Blueclaws on Friday night in their home debut from Municipal Stadium. Lakewood did not score in the top of the first. In the bottom of the first inning, designated hitter Randolph Oduber led off with a walk, but second baseman Adrian Sanchez followed by grounding into 5-4-3 double play. Bryce Harper, batting third, took a called strike and a ball to even the count at 1-1. On the third pitch of the at-bat, Harper broke his...
Hagerstown skipper: "No question Harper is a ball player"
Hagerstown skipper: "No question Harper is a ball player"
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Nationals No. 1 draft pick
Hagerstown lineup for Bryce Harper's home debut
Hagerstown lineup for Bryce Harper's home debut
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Hagerstown Suns have posted their lineup for tonight's Bryce Harper home debut at Municipal Stadium versus the Lakewood BlueClaws. The team arrived home by sleeper bus from Lexington, Ky., at 8 a.m. The team was required to be back at the stadium by 2:30 p.m. Here is the lineup for the Suns (6-2): Randolph Oduber DH Adrian Sanchez 2B Bryce Harper RF David Freitas C Mills Rogers 1B Wade Moore LF Blake Kelso 3B Jason Martinson SS Michael Taylor CF Righthander Chris...
Orioles and Indians lineups
Orioles and Indians lineups
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles will send out the following lineup tonight in Cleveland as they try to end a four-game skid at a ballpark where they've posted a 20-47 record: Brian Roberts 2B Nick Markakis RF Derrek Lee 1B Vladimir Guerrero DH Luke Scott LF Adam Jones CF Mark Reynolds 3B Matt Wieters C Cesar Izturis SS Zach Britton LHP For the Indians: Michael Brantley CF Asdrubal Cabrera SS Shin-Soo Choo RF Shelley Duncan LF Travis Hafner DH Orlando Cabrera 2B Matt LaPorta 1B Lou Marson C Adam Everett...
Jones "truly blessed" to don Jackie Robinson's No. 42
Jones "truly blessed" to don Jackie Robinson's No. 42
Pete Kerzel
Orioles
Think Orioles center fielder Adam Jones doesn't take the responsibility of donning Jackie Robinson's legendary No. 42 once each season? Think again. Tonight is Major League Baseball's annual celebration of the brave and talented player who broke the game's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Tonight, everyone in baseball will be wearing No. 42 (even Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who's allowed to continue wearing that jersey number because he was doing so before Commissioner...