MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal returns to Braves with a scoreless inning

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal pitched a scoreless inning as he returned to the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hand reliever pitching for the first time in nearly three weeks after time on the disabled list, faced five batters in the Braves’ 10-1 road win over Birmingham (Ala.) on Wednesday night. He gave …

HUNTER HARVEY: Strikes out both batters he faces in win over Seattle

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com SEATTLE — Hunter Harvey faced two batters on Wednesday night — striking out both in the fourth inning — as part of the Washington Nationals’ 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. The second of five pitchers used by the Nats (42-83), Harvey increased his season strikeout total to 23 in 20 2/3 innings. He threw strikes …

HUNTER HARVEY: Pitches twice as Nats close series at San Diego

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hunter Harvey’s most recent outings were last Thursday and Sunday for the Washington Nationals, who are currently in Seattle for a series. Harvey, a former Bandys High star, threw two-thirds of an inning last Thursday when the Nats beat the host San Diego Padres 3-1, and he also got into Sunday’s game won 2-1 by the …