Potomac Nationals Take Fifth Straight with 6-4 Win Over the Frederick Keys

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – WOODBRIDGE, Va.— The Potomac Nationals have struggled scoring runs of late, but all was forgotten Friday night thanks to the long ball courtesy of Chris Marrero and Seth Bynum. Both players homered to fuel a five-run inning as Potomac beat Frederick 6-4 for their fifth consecutive victory.

Leonard Davis got the Nationals on the board early in the bottom of the first inning launching his teamleading fifth home run over the left field wall for a 1-0 lead.

The fortune though, quickly turned against Potomac with starter Jhonny Nunez lasting two innings due to a high pitch count. The right-hander’s first win of the season continues to elude him as he threw 40 pitches in the second inning allowing two runs on two doubles and two walks.

Clint Everts made his first Potomac appearance of the season, relieving Nunez to open the top of the third. Despite giving up three consecutive singles and a walk, Everts allowed just one run in the inning. The right-hander lasted three frames allowing two runs, one earned on four hits.

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With the Nationals trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the offense erupted. Davis and Frank Diaz led off with singles and Marrero connected for an opposite-field home run off of Frederick starter Brandon Erbe (3-2) to tie the game at 4-4. The homer was Marrero’s third of the season and his first since April 11 against Kinston.

Then, with two outs, Bynum capped off the comeback with his second home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field giving the Nationals a 6-4 lead. The RBI were the 13th and 14th of the year for Bynum. It was the first time all season that the Nationals have hit multiple home runs in the same inning.

Nationals’ reliever Yunior Novoa (2-0) kept the Keys bats silent with his three innings of relief, retiring nine of the ten batters he faced and limiting the Keys to just one hit. The left-hander struck out four hitters en route to his second win of the season.

Adam Carr earned his second save of the season getting Orioles’ 2007 first-round draft choice Matt Wieters, who represented the tying run, to ground out to end the game.

The Nationals and Keys will play game three of their four-game series tomorrow at Pfitzner Stadium. Pedro Beato, who was recently activated from the temporary inactive list is scheduled to start for the Keys. Potomac has yet to announce its starter. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

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