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Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 6-4 vs. Buffalo, 6:05 p.m. Cavalli (0-0, 6.75) vs. Lawrence (1-0, 1.80)
Harrisburg Lost, 7-1 vs. Portland, 12 p.m. E. Lee (0-0, -.–) vs. Groome (0-0, -.–)
Wilmington Lost, 7-6 @ Aberdeen, 7:05 p.m. Merrill (0-0, -.–) vs. Van Loon (1-0, 0.00)
Fredericksburg Won, 6-2 vs. Carolina, 11:05 a.m. Alvarez (0-0, -.–) vs. Segura (0-0, -.–)

Buffalo 6 Rochester 4
• Aa. Sanchez 5IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K, WP
• Weems (L, 0-1) ⅓ IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, BB, K
• Clay ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 2-1 IR-S
• García 3-5, 2R, 3B
• Noll 2-5, 2B, 2RBI

Buffalo broke a 4-4 deadlock with two in the 9th to hand Rochester its second straight loss, 6-4. Aaron Sanchez went the first five and gave up three runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out four. The ends did not justify the Weems as Jordan retired just one of four batters faced in the 9th, with two coming around to score to take the loss. Luis García singled twice, scored twice, and tripled while Jake Noll drove in two while going 2-for-5 with a double to lead the Red Wings offense. Roster move: RHP Sterling Sharp reassigned from XST.

Portland 7 Harrisburg 1
• Fuentes (L, 0-1) 4IP, 6H, 65R, 5ER, 4BB, 5K
• A. Lee 3IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 3K
• Cluff 2-4, R, 2B
• Gushue 1-3, BB, 2E, PB

Steve Fuentes’s 2021 woes continue in 2022 as he was dinged for six runs in a 7-1 Senators loss. The 24-y.o. has yet to throw a quality start since his suspension in 2019, throwing 79 pitches (46 for strikes) in four innings while walking four and fanning five in his season debut. Harrisburg managed eight hits, with Jackson Cluff (single, double) and Taylor Gushue (single, walk) the only two Senators to reach base twice.

Aberdeen 7 Wilmington 6
• Shuman 1⅔ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 2K
• Chu (L, 0-1) 2IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K, WP, 1-0 IR-S
• Strohschein 2-3, 2R, BB, HR, 2RBI
• Jo. Sánchez 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI, 2K
• Baker 2-4, R, BB, 3B

A three-run rally put Wilmington on top 6-4 halfway through, but the ‘pen returned the favor in the 6th to give Aberdeen the 7-6 victory. Blue Rocks starter Seth Shuman was lifted after an inning and 2/3rds and 48 pitches as he let in two runs on four hits and a walk while fanning two. The loss went to Gilbert Chu, with the aforementioned three runs allowed on four hits and two walks. He struck out two. Kevin Strohschein, José Sánchez, and Israel each went deep, accounting for five of the six Wilmington runs scored.

Fredericksburg 6 Carolina 2
• Caceres (W, 1-0) 5IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 8K
• Glavine (H, 1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• House 3-5, 2B, 2RBI, E(2)
• V. Peña 2-4, 2R, 2RBI, SB
• De La Rosa 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI

The Mudcats got two runs early, but the FredNats pitchers settled down to make those the only runs in a 6-2 win. Bryan Caceres finished with those two runs on three hits. He walked none and struck the obligatory eight for Fredericksburg starters thus far. Brady House had his third multi-hit game while extending his hitting streak to four games with two singles and a double. He drove in two, as did Viandel Peña (2-for-4) and Jeremy De La Rosa with his first HR of the season.

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  1. Crack open a Strohs beer lol
    .300 BA BOSSman . I know 3 you say he won’t break the A plus ceiling
    Must be April : Rogers has a sterling outing vs Braves and Corbin is a disaster in ATL ..

  3. Great to see an errorless outing at SS for Garcia. Even better to do it with three hits. I really hope that bumpy defensive start was just that, because we oh so desperately need a half-decent player at SS in DC. Fox and Escobar aren’t it…

    Jake Noll has quietly hit 6 XBH in 7 games. None of them have been HR, but I wonder if he could get another shot in the majors. His defensive versatility would be a big asset, though strangely he’s been getting more reps at 2B and the OF than 3B these days.

    Meanwhile, how good is Brady House?! He’s hitting .529.

    I also hope the Viandel Penaissance continues, after a 2021 to forget.

    Finally, Jose Sanchez is showing signs of life after being on life support for so long. His 2021 was decent, sporting a .358 OBP, and his 2022 start has been even more positive slashing .375/.500/.750 in an obviously tiny sample size. But he just hit a HR, when before that had a career total of just 4 HR in 4 seasons/280 games.

  4. The only positives from City Island last night were the perfect weather and large crowd. Fuentes was hit hard, Gushue had two throwing errors on steals of 2nd base and Connell in RF had two errors (dropped fly ball and fielding error). Hope they shake it off quickly for today’s noon start.

    1. There was a couple sitting a few rows behind me at FNB Field who were loudly annoyed with Gushue’s inability to make an accurate throw to second. It was not a good night for him behind the plate.

  5. His dad may be a Hall of Famer but Peyton Glavine will have earn his way up the system. An undrafted free agent, like his dad he’s a soft tosser who so far this year and last that it’s getting time at 23 to show his stuff at Wilmington.

    1. In the immortal words of F.P., “He’s ready. Call him up!” Escobar and Fox collectively have one hit at the SS position after six games.

      It will be very interesting to see how aggressive they are with promoting House. They certainly pushed Soto super-fast in 2018 — all the way from the same level — to see if he could be a part of the immediate retooling. Hard to believe that House will be pushed that rapidly, but perhaps he’ll be in Wilmington by June?

      1. [I think I said the same thing about Soto — perhaps they would promote him to A+ by June.]

        1. House with 3 Ks so far today. He is already up to 7 in 4+ games. Juan Soto only had 8 in 23 games at the same age and level. Credit to Soto, not a shot at House. We may want to ease expectations until he can cut down on the Ks.

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