Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Lost, 9-8 | @ Worcester, 6:45 p.m. | Kilome (2-3, 5.32) vs. Bello (MLB Rehab) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 8-5 | @ Altoona, 6 p.m. | Troop (7-3, 4.10) vs. Shortridge (1-3, 6.75) |
| Wilmington | Lost, 3-2 | @ Jersey Shore, 7:05 p.m. | Knowles (5-1, 2.89) vs. Russell (5-7, 4.52) |
| Fredericksburg | Lost, 2-0 | @ Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. | Caceres (5-6, 5.33) vs. Johnston (3-5, 3.99) |
| FCL Nationals | Lost, 13-4 | @ FCL Marlins, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | Lost, 7-6 | vs. DSL Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. |
Worcester 9 Rochester 8
• Adon 4IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 5BB, 1K, HBP, WP
• Thompson (BS, 2;L, 0-3) 1IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 1K, WP
• Ad. Sanchez 2-4, 2-2B, RBI
• Flores 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Alu 2-5, 2RBI
After winning four of five, Rochester has reverted to the mean with its second straight walkoff loss, 9-8, to Worcester. Joan Adon did little to dissuade the notion that he was rushed through the system, giving up three runs on four hits and five walks over four innings with one (1) strikeout. This despite the offense giving him a 5-0 lead after one and a 7-2 lead after three. Mason Thompson handed over his beer with three runs charged on two hits and two walks across the 8th and 9th innings for his second blown save and third loss. The meltdown wasted a 13-hit effort with no beer man, including 7-for-12 with RISP and just six runners left on base.
Altoona 8 Harrisburg 5
• Irvin 5IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 5K, 2HR
• E. García (L, 0-2) 2⅓ IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 2K, HR, 2-0 IR-S
• Pineda 3-5, R, 2RBI, SB
• Baker 2-4, 2R, BB, 2B, CS
• Cluff 2-4, R, 2B(15), RBI
The Sens erased deficits of 2-0 and 4-3 to take a 5-4 lead but got bent by the Curve on a walk-off, three-run HR for an 8-5 loss. Jake Irvin notched his 16th no-decision in 20 starts with five innings pitched, four runs allowed on six hits (two HRs) and two walks while striking out five. The loss went to Edgar García on two singles and the aforementioned HR in the 9th. Israel Pineda singled three times and drove in two while Darren Baker reached base three times with a single, double, and a walk to pace the Harrisburg offense.
Roster moves: 1B Wilson Garcia activated from the 7-Day I.L.
Jersey Shore 3 Wilmington 2
• Saenz (L, 2-4) 5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 5K, HR
• Alston 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• De La Rosa 2-4, R, 2B, SB
• Strohschein 1-3, BB, RBI, SB(5)
Wilmington never led and tied only once as Jersey Shore edged them again, 3-2, to take a 2-1 series lead. Dustin Saenz took the loss with three runs lets in on six hits (one HR), no walks, and five strikeouts over five innings. A trio of relievers each put up a goose egg, combining for seven K’s but the offense was limited to five hits and one walk. Jeremy De La Rosa (1B, 2B) and Kevin Strohschein (1B, BB) were the only two Blue Rocks batters to reach base while Leandro Emiliani was the only batter not strike out as the team kept the BlueClaws IFs cool with 14 whiffs.
Lynchburg 2 Fredericksburg 0
• A. Lara 6IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 7K
• Powell (L, 0-1) ⅓ IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K, HBP
• De La Cruz 2-3, 2B, SB
• Boisserie 1-3, BB, SB
The FredNats and Hillcats battled to a 0-0 tie through six and a half innings before Lynchburg struck for two and held on for a 2-0 win, breaking a three-game win streak for Fredericksburg. Andry Lara went six full innings for the fifth time and came away with a no-decision for the fifth time (11th overall) with no runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven. After getting a flyout to start the 7th, Holden Powell hit a batter, moved him to second on an errant pickoff, walked a batter, then gave up a two-run double to take the loss. Christopher De La Cruz singled and doubled while Branden Boisserie singled and walked to account for three of five Fredericksburg hits and both FredNats walks.
FCL Marlins 13 FCL Nationals 4
• B. Sanchez (L, 0-2) 2IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K
• Zinn ⅓ IP, 1H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 1K
• Green 3-4, R, BB, 2B, 2RBI, E
• Farmer 2-3
The F-Nats dropped their third straight and into a first-place tie with the F-Mets with a 13-4 defenestration by the F-Marlins. Bryan Sanchez started and was hooked for three runs on five hits and two walks over two innings for his second loss. Elijah Green went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run scored while Caleb Farmer harvested two singles in three trips to the field plate.
DSL CLE Blue 7 DSL Nationals 6
• D. Perez (L, 2-2) 1⅓ IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 4BB, 1K
• W. Peña 2⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, 3-0 IR-S
• J. Garcia 3-4, R, RBI
• Mojica 2-4, 2R, 3B, 2RBI
• E. Ramirez 2-4, RBI
The D-Nats fell back to .500 with a 7-6 loss to the DSL CLE Blue. Doimil Perez got knocked from the box in the 2nd with three runs charged on two hits and four walks for his second loss. Juan Garcia led the D-Nats’ hit column with three singles.
Great outing from Lara. But the big test will be in five days to see if he can string together a couple good outings in a row, which he’s largely failed to do at all this season.
It’s nice to see Green get two more XBHs, but most encouraging is that he went strike outless on the evening.
Garvin Alston has been really good for Wilmington. He has a 1.89 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 38 K in 38 IP. Unfortunately, he’s 25 years old. Another player in need of a promotion…
Finally, Jaren Zinn was a new name to me in the FCL Nats box score. An undrafted free agent from Harvard (grew up in Chevy Chase). But strangely, he was pretty awful at Harvard. Posted a 7.50 ERA, 2.10 WHIP and over a walk per inning in his 5th year senior year, and barely played in his other seasons. Not your typical pitching profile, to put it mildly…
Green walked in his first AB today, that’s five walks in 35 PA. small sample size I know but, keeping his walk rate up will mean he’s not K’ing on balls out of the zone.
Yeah, but he is still K’ing in 39% of his PAs in rookie ball. SSS to be sure, but that will catch up to him quickly if he is not able to adjust.
Jake Alu has been and RBI machine, 11 in his last 8 games. keep going dude, I see spring training invite in your future.
James Wood out of the lineup for a second game in a row, hopefully no issues. he has been really impressive.
Branden Boisserie putting together some better games, I may have been too harsh on him defensively a few weeks back. with the quality of the F’burg infielders he saves a lot of outs.
That’s Jake ‘no respect’ Alu.
maybe from the fans but the organization has moved him from summer ball to AAA in two seasons. I think they’re planning on giving him a shot. his versatility will be an asset.
You have to think he’d be an improvement over Maikel Franco. Look forward to seeing him in the show next year some time. Pretty good for a 24th round pick who signed for $1.50.
well, I asked for more high leverage opportunities for Cronin and he got them this week. now for the bad news…
I hope that Joan Adon has some future success. It is unusual for this franchise to throw pitching prospects into the fire like that. Then again, I guess Adon got the pro-rated portion of the major league minimum ($700K) for his time with the Nats. That could be more than what he has made from his bonus + minor league career. I don’t know what he signed for. Maybe the bullpen is the right spot for him.
If he can straighten out his mechanics to where he doesn’t walk 4-6 batters every game he’ll find a role. if not then he won’t and nothing the Nats did will have been the reason