CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT SALEM RED SOX
05/03/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7752 - SUNDAY, MAY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Potomac Nationals (8-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Salem Red Sox (10-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 6 0
Potomac Dealt 4-2 Defeat
Salem turned a good effort from starter Virgil Vásquez into a win over the Potomac Nationals at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. The final score was 4-2. The win was credited to Gene Cross in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Don Jensen took the loss. The Nationals are now 8-16.

Dave Mullins hit a 2-run triple off Don Jensen in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Red Sox in front, 2-0. Mullins had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 3.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Red Sox manager Jose Nieves. "This one was nice to get."
POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mason SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Sampson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 3 10
D. Michel LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .324 1 3
J. Farley 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .241 2 7
P. Phillips 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .150 0 1
C. Paredes CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .198 1 6
B. Cote DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 5 9
   a-M. Ludwick DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 4
J. Gordon RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .250 1 5
B. Wood C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .146 0 1
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 5 16      
a - M. Ludwick inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gordon (1, 3rd Inning off V. Vásquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Farley (4, 9th Inning off I. Santos, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Ludwick (4, 9th Inning off I. Santos, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Sampson , J. Farley 3 , C. Paredes , M. Ludwick 2 , J. Gordon 3
2-out RBI: M. Ludwick , J. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Michel , J. Gordon , B. Wood
GIDP: D. Michel
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sampson-Farley-Phillips, Farley-Phillips)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lockyer LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 3 7
E. Thomas RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306 0 4
E. English SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .242 0 7
J. Simpson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 10
T. Robinson 3B 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .286 2 12
   a-A. Henderson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0 3
   b-E. Martin 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 5
W. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 3 9
R. Wilson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .312 1 4
D. Mullins C 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .235 1 5
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .333 1 2
Totals 28 4 6 4 5 8 12      
a - A. Henderson pinch ran for T. Robinson in the 7th
b - E. Martin substituted for A. Henderson in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Mullins (1, 7th Inning off D. Jensen, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off E. Ojeda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Robinson , W. Spears , R. Wilson , D. Mullins 4 , J. Unknown 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. English , R. Wilson
GIDP: J. Simpson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Simpson-Wilson)
POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Jensen L (0-1) 6.1 5 3 3 4 5 0 26 115 3.12   
E. Ojeda 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 29 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jensen 52
Batters Faced: D. Jensen 26, E. Ojeda 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jensen 3-9, E. Ojeda 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jensen 115-69, E. Ojeda 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ojeda 1-1
Balk: E. Ojeda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. Vásquez 6.1 4 0 0 2 3 0 24 85 1.59   
G. Cross W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 18 5.25   
I. Santos 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 23 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Vásquez 66
Batters Faced: V. Vásquez 24, G. Cross 5, I. Santos 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Vásquez 9-6, G. Cross 0-3, I. Santos 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Vásquez 85-54, G. Cross 18-13, I. Santos 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cross 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Virgil Vásquez
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 6260
Sunday, May 3rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60