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FREDERICK, Md. — After a dramatic comeback win Saturday, Hub City took a bit of momentum into a Father’s Day series finale against Frederick. Tyson Neighbors was next out of the Frederick bullpen in the top of the sixth. Neighbors walked Chandler Pollard who stole two bases to reach third. Neighbors stranded Pollard there and turned things over to Chandler Marsh. Marsh then blanked the ‘Burgers in order in the seventh and eighth.
— Hub City Spartanburgers (@Spartanburgers_) June 21, 2026
Braeden Sloan was tasked with pitching the ninth. He surrendered a walk to Theo Hardy and a bunt single to Pollard. Antonis Macias singled to cut the Frederick lead to 8-4. A double play made it 8-5, but Sloan got the final out right afterwards.
E8/ Braeden Sloan comes on to pitch in the ninth with the Keys up five.
🔑: 8
🍔: 3#Birdland— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
The Spartanburgers return home for six games against the Winston-Salem Dash, the High-A affiliate of the White Sox, beginning at 6:35 p.m. ET Tuesday. Starters are TBD. The Spartanburgers (1-2, 35-34) scored three runs in the top of the first but couldn’t sustain the offense as the Keys (2-1, 43-24) hit four home runs in an 8-5 win.
E7/ Victor Figueroa hits his 20th homer of the season with a deep fly ball to left!
🔑: 8
🍔: 3#Birdland pic.twitter.com/nPnNCeCD7k— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Rangers No. 11 Prospect Izack Tiger returned to High-A after he was sidelined for all of 2025 due to an elbow injury. The right-hander threw 2 2/3 innings and allowed four runs. Tiger’s fastball topped out at 97 miles per hour in the first inning; he struck out four Keys.
E6/ Braylin Tavera gets himself a solo homer in the sixth!
🔑: 6
🍔: 3#Birdland pic.twitter.com/c75sSh9ruy— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Hub City got on the board first against Twine Palmer in the top of the first. Three walks loaded the bases with one out. Maxton Martin singled in a first run. A wild pitch made it 2-0, and Quincy Scott’s sacrifice fly added a third run.
E5/ We go into the sixth up by two.
🔑: 5
🍔: 3#Birdland— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Frederick quickly struck back against Tiger (L, 0-1). RJ Austin bashed a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first. In the second, two hits and a pair of strikeouts brought up Keys catcher Yasmil Bucce, who snuck a laser inside the right field foul pole. Bucce’s third home run in three days gave Frederick a 4-3 lead.
E4/ An error by Hub City gives Frederick a fifth run on the day!
🔑: 5
🍔: 3#Birdland pic.twitter.com/7kukoOb0br— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Palmer settled in for two scoreless innings; he escaped a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the top of the third. In the fourth, Todd Kniebbe (W, 2-1) entered out of the Keys’ bullpen and tossed two scoreless frames.
E2/ Yasmil Bucce homers for the third straight day!
🔑: 4
🍔: 3#Birdland pic.twitter.com/tsdinmifi5— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Tiger was lifted from the game after the second out of the bottom of the third. Ben DeTaeye threw two pitches for the third out. D.J. McCarty entered into a piggyback appearance in the fourth. The righty gave up a run in the fourth on a throwing error, then allowed three runs on a pair of homers, a solo shot in the sixth and a two-run blast in the seventh. McCarty finished his day with a scoreless eighth.
E1/ RJ Austin gets the Keys right back on the board with a solo homer!
🍔: 3
🔑: 1#Birdland pic.twitter.com/dI5Q249Y0V— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Tyson Neighbors was next out of the Frederick bullpen in the top of the sixth. Neighbors walked Chandler Pollard who stole two bases to reach third. Neighbors stranded Pollard there and turned things over to Chandler Marsh. Marsh then blanked the ‘Burgers in order in the seventh and eighth.
M1/ Hub City strikes first with a three-run top of the first.
🍔: 3
🔑: 0#Birdland— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
Braeden Sloan was tasked with pitching the ninth. He surrendered a walk to Theo Hardy and a bunt single to Pollard. Antonis Macias singled to cut the Frederick lead to 8-4. A double play made it 8-5, but Sloan got the final out right afterwards.
Nothing better than a win to close the homestand!
Final score presented by @NJMIns#Birdland pic.twitter.com/2CVGSm0DJW
— Frederick Keys (@FrederickKeys) June 21, 2026
The Spartanburgers return home for six games against the Winston-Salem Dash, the High-A affiliate of the White Sox, beginning at 6:35 p.m. ET Tuesday. Starters are TBD.
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