P-Nats Rally in 7-2 Win Over Lynchburg

Woodbridge, VA-With seven unanswered runs on Saturday night, the Potomac Nationals (27-33) knocked the Lynchburg Hillcats (29-31) out of playoff contention with a 7-2 win. Potomac trailed 2-0 after 3.5 innings but answered with a pair in the second frame, four runs in the sixth inning, and a run in the club's final trip to the plate.
LHP Carson Teel (ND) worked around three straight walks in the opening inning and worked a shutout until the third batter of the top of the fourth frame. With a runner on second base and one out, C Jonathan Laureano hit a towering two-run home run off of the video board in left-centerfield. Laureano's home run was the lone run-producing play of the night for the Hillcats.

Potomac answered immediately with a pair of runs and tied the game with two outs in the home half of the fourth inning. With a runner at second base and two outs, LHP Adam Scott (L, 3-6) struck out RF Gage Canning on a pitch in the dirt that got past Laureano behind the plate, which allowed Canning to reach base. SS Osvaldo Abreu followed with an RBI single to left field, which plated C Alex Dunlap . On the single, LF Jodd Carter misplayed the ball in left field, which allowed Canning to score. The teams were tied 2-2 after four innings.
Scott pitched into the sixth inning and departed in a tie game with a runner on second base and two outs. LHP Hector Hernandez entered out of the Lynchburg bullpen and uncorked a wild pitch, which put SS Osvaldo Abreu at third base as the potential go-ahead run. LF Nick Banks gave Potomac the lead with an RBI double, the third of his four hits on the night. After 2B Cole Freeman walked, DH Aldrem Corredor connected on his fifth home run of the season. Corredor's three-run blast to right field gave him a league-best 44 RBIs on the season and made it 6-2 in favor of Potomac.
After five innings from Teel, Potomac turned to RHP Jeremy McKinney (W, 1-1), who spun two perfect innings out of the P-Nats' bullpen. RHP Jorge Pantoja and RHP Jhonatan German each followed with a scoreless inning for Potomac. The P-Nats wrapped up the scoring and made it 7-2 on Banks' RBI double in the eighth inning, as the Potomac outfielder matched a season-high with his fourth hit of the night.
With a chance at the series win, Potomac is scheduled to send LHP Nick Raquet (4-5, 5.06) to the mound on Sunday afternoon. Raquet has won two consecutive starts and hasn't allowed an earned run in either outing. For the Hillcats, LHP Juan Hillman (3-5, 2.90) is set to pitch for the series split. Hillman is among the top three in qualified Carolina League starting pitchers in ERA, OBA, and WHIP.
First pitch at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium on Sunday afternoon is set for 1:05pm. The Potomac broadcast will get underway at 12:50pm with the P-Nats Leadoff Show. You can listen to the Potomac broadcast at potomacnationals.com or on the TuneIn Radio App.
The Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League play at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed five Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, 2010, and 2014) and 10 CL Northern Division Championships. Sponsorship opportunities for the P-Nats' 2019 season and beyond are available, as well as all-inclusive corporate picnic outings to watch the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz. 2019 Potomac Nationals season tickets and mini plans are now on sale. For more information on Potomac Nationals 2019 season tickets, mini plans, group outings, picnic packages, fundraisers, and all things Red, White, and Blue, visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com, follow the P-Nats on Facebook (@PotomacNationals), Twitter (@PNats42), and Instagram (@pnats42), or call the Potomac Nationals' Extreme Custom Collision Ticket Office at 703-590-2311.
                                                                                             
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