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Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 3-0 vs. Toledo, 1:05 p.m. Murphy (2-3, 4.85) vs. E. Rodriguez (5-3, 4.58)
Harrisburg Won, 8-4 @ Richmond, 6:35 p.m. Cate (1-3, 7.07) vs. Winn (1-1, 3.27)
Wilmington Lost, 2-1 @ Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Knowles (7-1, 2.57) vs. Scott (0-0, 4.35)
Fredericksburg Won, 8-4 vs. Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. Susana (0-0, 2.70) vs. Nunez (0-0, 2.35)

Toledo 3 Rochester 0
• T. Romero (L, 6-6) 2⅓ IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, 2HR
• F. Perez 1⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 3-0 IR-S
• Banks 1-2, 2B, BB
• Gushue 0-2, 2BB

The Mud Hens opened the 3rd inning with back-to-back homers which would prove to be more than enough as Toledo shut out Rochester, 3-0 on four hits. Tommy Romero made his first start for the Red Wings and was lifted with one out in the 3rd after giving up those two runs on those two hits. He struck out three and walked none while taking the loss. Nick Banks hit his 8th double for the sole extra-base hit while John Nogowski, Andrew Stevenson, and Tres Barrera rounded out the Red Wings hit column with a single apiece.

Harrisburg 8 Richmond 4
• S. Romero 1⅓ IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 4K, HR, BK, WP
• Reyes (W, 5-7) 6⅓ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 12K, HR
• Dunn 3-4, 2-2B
• W. Garcia 2-5, 2B, 3RBI
• Baker 1-3, 2R, 2BB, 2B

The first two Harrisburg pitchers struck out a combined 16 batters the Senators doubled up the Flying Squirrels, 8-4 to take the opener. Seth Romero didn’t make it out of the 2nd as he walked four and gave up a two-run HR and needed 51 pitches to get his four outs (all by way of the K). Perhaps it was ’70s night as the free swinging continued for Luis Reyes, who struck out a career-best 12 batters over the next six and a 1/3rd innings, and picked up his fifth win. He allowed one run on one hit (only get one guess) and walked one. Jack Dunn led the Sens’ ten-hit parade with two doubles and a single while Wilson Garcia drove in three with a single, double, and an RBI groundout.

Brooklyn 2 Wilmington 1
• Saenz (L, 2-6) 5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 2K
• C. Romero 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Strohschein 2-4
• C. Wilson 1-3, BB, SB, OF assists @ 1B, 3B

Brooklyn erased an early 1-0 deficit with two runs in the 4th and held on to edge Wilmington, 2-1. Dustin Saenz lost for the sixth time in eight A+ starts with five innings of two-run ball on a walk and six hits. He struck out two. Carlos Romero (2IP) and Orlando Ribalta (1P) combined for three scoreless innings of relief to give the offense a chance to come back but 15 K’s and a 1-for-11 mark with RISP rendered their efforts moot. Kevin Strohschein singled twice while Drew Millas and Yoander Rivero each had a double to pace the Blue Rocks attack.
Roster moves: RHP Zack Burdi activated from the Rochester I.L. and reassigned to Wilmington.

Fredericksburg 8 Delmarva 4
• Rutledge (W, 7-6) 6IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 7K
• M. Perez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K
• Ge. Diaz 3-4, R, 2B(15), RBI
• McKenzie 2-4, R, 2B(5), 2RBI
• Frizzell 2-5, 2R, HR(10), RBI

The FredNats conducted another paternity test and it turns out they’re still the Shorebirds’ daddy as they took the opener, 8-4 – the 10th straight Fredericksburg win over Delmarva. Jackson Rutledge turned in his third straight quality start to win his third game in August and seventh overall, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out seven. Every Fredericksburg batter had a hit, with Geraldi Diaz leading the 14-hit salvo with two singles and his 15th double followed by Jared McKenzie with a single, double, and two RBI. Will Frizzell, who didn’t start playing for Fredericksburg until July 22, smacked his 10th home run.
Roster moves: RHP Holden Powell activated from the Wilmington I.L. and reassigned to Fredericksburg.

12 Commments

  1. Hit and a walk for Robert Hassell. We’ll take all encouraging signs from the guy who is supposed to be our top prospect.

    I know that Will Frizzell is “old for the level,” but dang, it’s fun to see a guy click like he has. Here’s hoping he can sustain his success as he moves up the ladder next season.

    I was skeptical of the Jared McKenzie pick, as he really struggled at Baylor in the spring, but he’s sure off to a promising pro start. He had been very good at the college level in 2021.

    1. Look at Larry Walkers AAA season @ Indy before he worked through his slump then joined Alou and Grissom on that ride to the shut down 1994.

  2. Like as in the film title “ As Good as It Gets” we should not expect anything better or higher out of Reyes and Ponce De Leon . One has hit his ceiling at AA the other @ AAA.
    Yet again ??? Stranger Things the shoe title could play out …
    IP totals inching up for some key guys .

  3. 21 year old Jared McKenzie still has not found any resistance at Low A.

    18 year old T.J. White just keeps on keeping on with a .795 OPS. Helps to forget about House, who they’re now talking about missing the Instrux.

  4. First of all congrats to TJ White as Carolina league player of the week. He had an unbelievable week last week.

    Low-A is no competition for Frizzell. Makes me wonder if he was injured because why the heck was he not in Low-A to start the year. Instead he started in FCL and they put Boissiere in Low-A. I get it Boissiere was the higher pick but Frizzell out him in the FCL last year as well. If he wasn’t injured it is a mistake by Nats brass. They are slowing his path. If he stayed hitting anywhere near this say after getting promoted to HIgh-A he’d be in AA by now. I get not promoting him now so he can enjoy this LOW-A playoff run while getting more ABs.

    Not to be lost in what happened yesterday with Seth Romero smh, is Luis Reyes. Not much of anything but I’m give him a shout out for being dominant yesterday. He relieved Romero yesterday threw 6 1/3 with only one hit (solo home run) and one walk. He struck out 12.

    1. Yes, Frizzell apparently was injured and didn’t even start right away in FCL. I think he has DH’d exclusively this season. Scuttlebutt is that they’ve kept him in Fburg so he can be a part of the playoff drive.

      Hadn’t heard an update on House’s injuries. Really disappointing if he has to miss Instrux. He may end up having to start 2023 back in Fredericksburg.

      1. Agree. Think that if Wilmington was a playoff team, Frizzell (and possibly others like Rutledge) would have moved up.

        1. Agree , Pilchard . Maybe more since the draft seeded FRED with some depth .
          6 months and 30 days until Opening Day ‘23!

      2. About the only thing they’ve confirmed is “back tenderness.” There’s been prattling on the Twitters about how it’s been a long time without surgery, but the reality is that back issues are often complex and can be accompanied (if not caused) by hip and hamstring issues. Even if House ends up having surgery it’s not the end of the world… but the approach most often taken is 2-3 ESIs and see. They generally space those out 2-3 weeks apart. So if, for example, the 3rd injection worked, he’d have been cleared to start “baseball activities” about two weeks ago.

        None of this of course excuses the arrogance of the front office to insult our intelligence. But I believe they care more about keeping that info away from other teams… especially if the teams was in a mode to trade.

  5. Quintana 46 Whiffs in 180 ABs
    Brass felt that maybe he didn’t need the
    Overwhelming jump to low A after small sample season on the complex ??

    1. There is so much more pitching depth to add in next year via amateur draft , intl signings and
      Free agency .
      These fragile arms are S predictable as a roulette table on
      A mercury in retrograde night!

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