Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Winning, 2-1 (Suspended) |
vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 5:05 p.m. | TBD and Rogers (0-2, 9.35) vs. TBD and Krook (5-7, 4.23) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 6-4 | @ Akron, 6:35 p.m. | Reyes (3-4, 6.26) vs. Williams (1-3, 2.27) |
| Wilmington | Won, 3-0; Losing, 2-0 |
vs. Jersey Shore, 5:35 p.m. | TBD and Theophile (1-3, 5.79) vs. TBD and Painter (0-0, 2.16) |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 8-3 | vs. Salem, 7:05 p.m. | Aldonis (2-0, 0.00) vs. Encarnacion (7-4, 4.24) |
| FCL Nationals | Won, 10-7 | @ FCL Astros Blue, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | Won, 6-3; Lost, 4-2 |
@ DSL Giants Orange, 10 a.m. |
Rochester 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 – SUSP.
• Ponce De Leon 3IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 6K,
• Alu 1-1, R, HR, RBI
• Banks 1-1, R, 3B
The rain stopped play in the bottom of the 3rd with the Red Wings up 2-1 over the RailRiders. They’ll get, um, back on track tonight at 5 p.m., then play a seven-inning game afterward.
Roster moves: RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon assigned from Washington; RHP Reed Garrett reassigned from Fredericksburg for MLB Rehab.
Harrisburg 6 Akron 4
• Herrera 5IP, 4H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 5K, HR, HBP, WP
• Fuentes (W, 2-6) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Brkycy (SV, 7) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Cluff 2-3, R, 2B
• Dunn 2-4, R, BB
• Baker 2-5, 2R, HR, RBI
Harrisburg and Akron traded leads of 3-0 and 4-3 before the Senators scored single runs in the 4th, 7th, and 8th innings to take Game 3, 6-4. Ronald Herrera made it through five innings with four runs let in on four hits (one HR) and two walks. He struck out five. Steven Fuentes put up two goose eggs to pick up his second win while Francys Peguero worked around a walk in the 8th for the hold and Zach Brzykcy set ’em down in order in the 9th for the save. John Nogowski, Andrew Young, and Darren Baker each homered to account for five of the six Sens runs.
Wilmington 3 Jersey Shore 0 – GM. 1
• Parker (W, 5-1) 6IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 7K
• Carrillo (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Strohschein 2-3, RBI
• Millas 1-3, R, 2B, RBI
Two Blue Rocks pitchers combined to shut out the BlueClaws, 3-0, on three hits. Mitchell Parker went six innings for the second straight start, allowing all three Jersey Shore hits, three walks, and fanning seven. It was his first winning quality start and fifth win of the season. Gerardo Carrillo set the side down in order in the 7th for the save, his first. Kevin Strohschein singled twice and drove in a run while Drew Millas doubled in a run in three trips to the plate to lead the Wilmington offense.
Jersey Shore 2 Wilmington 0 – SUSP.
• Alvarez 4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, PO @ 1B
• Antuna 1-2
They managed to get in four innings before the rains came and pushed this one to tonight, where they’ll try to finish this one and then play the regularly scheduled game in seven innings.
Fredericksburg 8 Salem 3
• Atencio (W, 1-0) 5IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP
• Perez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Frizzell 2-4, R, HR, 2B, 3RBI
• Ge. Diaz 2-4, 2R, 2-2B, 2RBI
• Witt 1-2, 2B, 2BB
The FredNats broke a 3-3 tie with a three-run 5th and then added two more in the 6th as they stopped a two-game skid with an 8-3 win over the Red Sox. Jose Atencio won his Low-A debut with five innings of three-run ball, with four hits, two walks, and three whiffs. Will Frizzell got the party started with a two-run HR in the first and added an RBI double in the 6th. Geraldi Diaz doubled twice while Paul Witt doubled once and walked twice to lead Fredericksburg’s 11-hit parade.
Roster moves: 3B Zion Pettigrew assigned from Washington.
FCL Nationals 10 FCL Astros Orange 7
• Cedeno 4IP, 0H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K
• Marquez (W, 2-1) 3IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 2K, WP
• Coutts 3-5, 3RBI
• C. Wilson 2-4, 2R, 2B, SB
• Geraldo 2-4, 2R, BB, E(10)
• Santana 2-4, 2R, BB,
The F-Nats built a 7-0 lead after four and held off a late charge to down the F-Astros Orange, 10-7. Jose Cedeno no-hit the FAOs for four innings but let in a run on two walks. Franklin Marquez wobbled through the next three to “earn” the win, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk. Jackson Coutts reached base three times with three singles while Angel Geraldo and Eliesel Santana both walked once and singled twice to lead the F-Nats offense.
DSL Nationals 6 DSL Angels 3 – COMP.
• Leon (W, 2-0) 8IP, 9H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 9K
• Francisco (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Mojica 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Vaquero 2-4, R
• Casado 1-2, R, 2B, HBP
Jefrem Leon picked up where he left off last week and added five and 1/3rd more innings to finish with eight combined innings, three runs allowed, nine hits, two walks, and nine K’s for his second win. Michael Francisco set the side down in order for the save, his first. 17-y.o. Misael Mojica singled, homered, and drove in two to lead the D-Nats attack.
DSL Angels 4 DSL Nationals 2 – GM. 2
• D. Perez (L, 1-1) 3IP, 6H, 4R, 2ER, 1BB, 5K, WP
• Roman 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Ju. Garcia 1-2, R, BB
• W. Diaz 1-3, R, 2B, E(9)
In the “aftercap,” The D-Angels scored in each of the first three innings en route to a 4-2 win to split the de facto doubleheader. Doimil Perez gave up all four runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk while fanning five to take the loss. The D-Nats managed just three singles and a double and only one hit in nine RISP chances.
Good to see Frizzell and Coutts getting ABs in the heat of the Leo new moon .
Good to see Nats adding infielders who can “ Vance Law “ ( 3b/2b).
Nice nights to play two . In an Ernie Banks mindset
The dogs went out early this am , Luke ?
Andrew Young eating his spinach like Popeye ??
I’ve been hyping hope on Will Frizzell since he was drafted, so I’m glad to see him delivering after missing much of this season due to injury. He’ll turn 24 in February but still has a chance to bloom late. 10th rounder Murphy Stehly is the Frizzell from the latest draft (even though a Longhorn wouldn’t like being compared to an Aggie!). I love giving a look to these seniors who had big seasons.
good debut from Atencio. he relies more on deception than swing and miss, even varying his delivery at times. look to be tiring a bit in the fifth but they let him battle through and he got the last out on his best curveball of the night. the WP was really a passed ball. the key will be to see if he can continue the low walk rate he showed in FL.
over the past few years there have seen similar 23-24 yr olds with the same stuff, nice to see a youngster doing it
It seems past time for Mitchell Parker to get a look at AA. Aside from the walks, he’s been dominant. They can’t hit him. His hits-per-nine is only 5.0, BA against .162. He profiles a lot like Cooper Hjerpe, the #22 overall pick — doesn’t throw that hard, but quirky LH delivery that batters can’t hit.
6.2 walks/9 innings does not scream promotion to me. it will only get worse at higher levels
Parker only walked three in six innings last night and only two in six the prior start. At some point they have to move him up and find out what they’ve got. Nearly all the other stats are dominant.
Mitchell Parker now has an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 1.25. Yes he has traffic but a battler every time out.
Folks, we have a big time prospect in Zach Brzykcy. After making the BIG jump to AA he has appeared in 18 games with a 0.89 ERA and a WHIP of 0.93. Just incredible numbers!
As co-chair of the T.J. White fan club, he’s been consistently good all season, deserving of a shoutout. He just turned 19 this week.
You know, “prospects” seem to have to be born that way to actually get thought of as a “prospect.” Brzykcy is an undrafted free agent. He was undrafted because he was total Nuke LaLoosh at Virginia Tech. I don’t know whether he ever hit the mascot, but I wouldn’t doubt it with a college career BB/9 of 10.5. But the Nats took a flyer on him because his K/9 was 13.9. Now he’s just turned 23, and he’s only given up two earned runs in 20.1 IP at AA. He sure should be a non-roster invitee to the MLB camp next spring.
There were only 5 rounds in the draft that year, so possibly more talent out there in free agency than usual.
But wow, certainly not much in the stats to indicate he’s any kind of prospect, unless you count his sterling performance for the 2019 Falmouth Commodores.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brzykc000zac
By the way, the Nats also signed his Falmouth teammate Jackson Coutts as a free agent
I mean not much in his stats prior to signing with the Nats.
I think I jinxed Darren Baker yesterday by saying he was the only recent promotee to not play well. Well, he was so offended he went deep for only the third time of his short professional career!
Frizzell, Millas and Witt also had good games too.
I’d like to put a word in for catcher Onix Vega. Not just because of his 820 OPS at Wilmington, but because I think he has the coolest name of anyone we’ve had in the system. Sounds like something out of science fiction.
Leif Strom was also a good name.
As is Daniel Ponce de Leon and Alex Troop.
Richard Guasch in Wilmington:
10.2 IP 0 ER 2BB 15K.
Obviously getting demoted at age 24 is not a good thing, but maybe, just maybe, someone coached him up?
Looks like Daylen Lile might be making his debut for Fredericksburg soon/tonight. He just tweeted himself in fredNats uni captioned “chomping at the bit.”