Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
Rochester | Postponed | vs. Buffalo, 6:05 p.m. | Cavalli (0-0, 6.75) vs. Lawrence (1-0, 1.80) |
Harrisburg | Won, 3-2 | vs. Portland, 6:30 p.m. | Herrera (1-0, 7.20) vs. Murphy (0-0, 2.25) |
Wilmington | Won, 7-5 (10 inn.) | @ Aberdeen, 7:05 p.m. | Parker (0-0, 2.25) vs. Pinto (0-0, 18.00) |
Fredericksburg | Lost, 13-6 | vs. Carolina, 7:05 p.m. | Collins (0-0, -.–) vs. Moore (0-0, 5.40) |
Rochester vs. Buffalo – PPD
Rain washed out the Red Wings and Bisons on Wednesday night. They’ll shoot to make it up with a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon
Harrisburg 3 Portland 2
• E. Lee 2⅓ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 4K
• Troop (W, 1-0) 3⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 6K, HBP
• Brill (SV, 3) 1IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 1K
• Longo 2-3, R
• Flores 1-3, RBI
Harrisburg took advantage of three walks, a wild pitch, and a hit batsman to score three times with just one hit and held on for a 3-2 win over Portland. Evan Lee hit his pitch count with one out in the 3rd after his fourth strikeout, He walked three and allowed one run on one hit. Alex Troop took over and built a bridge to the late innings with three and 2/3rds scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and two while striking out six. Brian Gonzalez added two more goose eggs before turning it over to Matt Brill, who got the save despite failing to register a clean inning for the third straight outing. Veterans Mitch Longo and Jecksson Flores combined for all three (3) Senators hits.
Wilmington 7 Aberdeen 5 (10 inn.)
• Merrill 3⅔ IP, 3H, R, ER, 4BB, 4K, HR
• Brzykcy (W, 1-0) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K, HBP, WP
• Stainbrook 1IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
• Wilson 2-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI
• Mendoza 2-5, RBI
• Antuna 1-3, 2BB, SB
The Blue Rocks blew the lead in the 8th but got three in the 10th and held off Aberdeen for 7-5 win. Wilmington starter Matt Merrill was lifted with two out in the 4th and 69 pitches thrown. He gave up one run on a home run and three hits total while issuing four walks and fanning four. Zach “Can I Buy a Vowel?” Brzykcy picked up the win as the pitcher of record despite loading the bases with two out in the 9th. Troy Stainbrook let in the free runner on a leadoff double but struck out two and rolled a groundout to get the save.
Carolina 13 Fredericksburg 6
• Alvarez (L, 0-1) 4⅔ IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 5K, WP
• Ribalta 6BF, 3H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 0K
• Greenhill 2IP, 1H, R, ER, BB, 2K, 2-2 IR-S
• Rivero 2-3, 3B, BB, 2RBI
• Emiliani 2-3, 2R, 2B, BB, 2RBI
• House 2-5, R, RBI, 3K
The FredNats let the Mudcats swim away with a seven-run 8th en route to a 13-6 loss. Andrew Alvarez was stung for four runs in the first and let in five total over four and 2/3rds on five hits and three walks. He struck out five. Orlando Ribalta put on all six batter he faced with three hits and three walks before Jake Lowery, um, hooked him. All six baserunners came around to score. Yoander Rivero and Leandro Emiliani both went 2-for-3 with two RBI while Brady House had another multi-hit game with two singles and an RBI but also three whiffs to bring his K total to seven in five games. The 18-y.o. also has 15 total bases.