Saturday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Postponed | @ Lehigh Valley, 5:35 p.m. | Rogers (1-3, 6.26) and Braymer (1-3, 7.25) vs. Parkinson (0-1, 4.74) and Sanchez (1-1, 3.74) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 6-2 | @ Richmond, 6:05 p.m. | Cate (1-3, 4.25) vs. Pfeifer (0-4, 11.15) |
| Wilmington | Won, 2-0 | @ Jersey Shore, 6:05 p.m. | Cavalli (2-1, 2.14) vs. Hughes (2-1, 6.32) |
| Fredericksburg | Postponed | @ Salem, 5:05 p.m. | Parker (2-3, 3.29) and Knowles (0-1, 5.87) vs. Blalock (0-1, 3.71) and Drohan (1-1, 2.70) |
Rochester vs. Lehigh Valley – PPD
The Red Wings and Iron Pigs didn’t wait long – roughly a half hour – to pull the plug as rain delayed Game Four of the Rochester-Lehigh Valley series. They’ll shoot to make it up with a doubleheader tonight. Roster moves: RHPs Jefry Rodriguez, Andrés Machado added to Washington 40-man roster; OF Yadiel Hernandez optioned from Washington.
Harrisburg 6 Richmond 2
• McMahan 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Reyes (W, 3-3) 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 8K, HR; 1-2, 2B, R, 2RBI
• Corredor 2-5, 2B
• Reetz 1-4, HR, 2RBI
After an 89-minute rain delay, Harrisburg broke out the bats to triple up Richmond, 6-2. Luis Reyes came on after a scoreless inning from Pearson McMahan (who “started” in case the rains came back) and was a two-way threat. On the mound, he tossed five innings of two-run ball on four hits (one HR) and two walks while fanning eight. At the plate, he doubled in two runs and scored one himself in the Sens’ three-run fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Thanks to three scoreless innings from the ‘pen and a two-run homer from Jakson Reetz in the 9th, Reyes became the first starting pitcher in the system to win three games.
Wilmington 2 Jersey Shore 0
• Adon (W, 2-1) 6IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 8K
• M. Peña (SV, 2) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Canning 1-3
• Pratt 1-4, R, HR, RBI
Three Blue Rocks pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts and a four-hit shutout of the Blue Crabs, 2-0. Joan Adon led the way with the first six innings pitched, racking up eight whiffs, walking two, and giving up three hits for his second “W.” After a goose egg from Jordan Bocko, Malvin Peña withstood two errors and struck out five of eight batters faced to earn his second save. Andrew Pratt’s solo HR in the 4th broke the 0-0 tie while a wild pitch in the 8th sent home Gilbert Lara for the second run. With the win, Wilmington hit a high-water mark of TWO games over .500. Roster move: LHP Sean Nolin assigned from Rochester for MiLB rehab.
Fredericksburg vs. Salem – PPD
Roughly 370 miles to the southwest of Allentown, rain and wet grounds also claimed the game in Salem, Va. A doubleheader has been scheduled for tonight to make up the rainout.
I noticed Harrisburg played without the DH while Willmington used it. Do different leagues have different rules.
At AA and AAA, if the two teams are N.L. affiliates, they use 19th-century rules and play without the DH.
not true anymore, if one team wants to use the dh even if they are 2 national league affiliates then they use the dh, rule changed this year at the AA level
Klobosits allowed a walk and a hit this time out; ‘oh the humanity!’, but he and Bartow still sit at 0.00 ERA.
Plus, there are 3 others pitchers with sub 2 ERA’s in Harrisburg. That’s a lot of talent.
There is a change to the DH this year at least in AA. If both teams are NL affiliates, the managers can decide to use the DH. We were at a Harrisburg (Nationals) vs. Altoona (Pirates) game earlier this year that used the DH. We asked why and Harrisburg media rep said it changed.