CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT SALEM RED SOX
05/16/2026
 
CAROLINA LEAGUE
POTOMAC NATIONALS AT SALEM RED SOX
GAME ID: 7799 - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Potomac Nationals (12-24) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
Salem Red Sox (15-21) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Potomac Nets 3-2 Win Versus Red Sox
The Potomac Nationals topped the Salem Red Sox, 3-2, in Carolina League action at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Potomac pitcher Chris González. Sergio Fernández picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-2. David De La Rosa suffered the loss. After today's action, Potomac sits at 12-24, while Salem falls to 15-21.

Jesús Pérez, who is tied for 10th in the CAR in triples with 1, had a direct impact on the outcome. Pérez contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to put Potomac up, 3-2.

González said his team "played with focus."
POTOMAC BATTING LINESCORE SALEM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Paredes SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .176 1 12
C. Sampson RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 5 13
   b-J. Farley PR, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 9
D. Michel 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .254 2 5
   c-S. McGuffie RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .536 1 7
C. MacIntyre CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .208 3 17
J. Pérez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .260 0 14
B. Cote LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 5 11
J. Gordon 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 1 6
B. Wood C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1
J. Kirk DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 0 1
   a-W. Marshall DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 0 1
Totals 39 3 9 3 2 8 14      
a - W. Marshall inserted as DH in the 10th
b - J. Farley pinch ran for C. Sampson in the 11th
c - S. McGuffie substituted for D. Michel in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pérez (8, 4th Inning off J. Ruíz, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Wood (3, 7th Inning off J. Ruíz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Michel (2, 4th Inning off J. Ruíz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Paredes 2 , C. Sampson , D. Michel 5 , C. MacIntyre , J. Pérez 2 , J. Gordon , B. Wood 2
2-out RBI: C. Paredes , D. Michel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sampson , B. Cote 2 , J. Kirk
GIDP: C. Sampson , B. Cote
Sac Fly: J. Pérez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Farley (1) , D. Michel (1) , J. Gordon (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cote (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Paredes-Gordon-Michel, Fernández-Paredes-Gordon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Thomas LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .299 0 7
R. Lindsey CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .267 1 5
E. English RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .250 0 13
T. Robinson 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .254 3 16
J. Espinoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 1 8
R. Wilson 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .365 1 6
   c-E. Lockyer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 4 15
   d-D. Mullins 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 6
M. García C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310 0 2
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
E. Martin 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .148 0 6
   a-A. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0 8
   b-J. Simpson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 1 17
Totals 38 2 7 2 4 7 20      
a - A. Henderson pinch hit for E. Martin in the 7th
b - J. Simpson substituted for A. Henderson in the 8th
c - E. Lockyer pinch hit for R. Wilson in the 9th
d - D. Mullins substituted for E. Lockyer in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. English (11, 3rd Inning off C. González, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Thomas 2 , R. Lindsey , E. English 2 , T. Robinson , J. Unknown , E. Martin
2-out RBI: E. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lindsey , M. García , J. Simpson
GIDP: T. Robinson , D. Mullins
Hit by Pitch: J. Espinoza
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. English (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Espinoza-Wilson, Espinoza-Martin-Wilson)
POTOMAC PITCHING LINESCORE SALEM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. González 6.0 6 2 2 3 3 0 26 90 5.05   
E. Ojeda 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 6.75   
D. Daniels 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 22 4.09   
S. Fernández W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. González 52
Batters Faced: C. González 26, E. Ojeda 4, D. Daniels 6, S. Fernández 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. González 4-10, E. Ojeda 0-4, D. Daniels 2-2, S. Fernández 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. González 90-57, E. Ojeda 14-9, D. Daniels 22-14, S. Fernández 23-15
Hit Batsmen: S. Fernández
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ruíz 6.2 7 2 2 1 3 1 26 84 6.51   
G. Cross 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 26 3.38   
I. Santos 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 26 6.07   
D. De La Rosa L (0-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 18 9.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ruíz 54
Batters Faced: J. Ruíz 26, G. Cross 7, I. Santos 4, D. De La Rosa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ruíz 5-10, G. Cross 4-1, I. Santos 0-2, D. De La Rosa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ruíz 84-54, G. Cross 26-18, I. Santos 26-15, D. De La Rosa 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cross 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris González
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 5:00 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 6230
Special Notes: RP Esteban Ojeda was injured while pitching.
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