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Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 5-1 vs. St. Paul, 6:05 p.m. Abbott (1-3, 8.50) vs. Richardson (0-2, 9.00)
Harrisburg Lost, 7-5 vs. Somerset, 7 p.m. Troop (1-1, 7.56) vs Beeter (2-1, 1.08)
Wilmington Lost, 7-2 vs. Aberdeen, 6:35 p.m. Saenz (0-1, 6.75) vs. Bright (0-1, 3.12)
Fredericksburg Won, 13-4 (7 inn.) @ Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. Atencio (0-2, 12.15) vs. Y. Gomez (0-1, 6.75)

St. Paul 5 Rochester 1
• Peralta (L, 0-1) 4⅔ IP, 1H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 3K, HR, HBP, WP
• Mujica 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, PTV
• Baker 2-4, RBI
• Martin 2-4, R, 2B, SB

A pair of walks and two-out three-run HR in the top of the 1st stood up as the Saints cleaned the Rochester Plates, 5-1. Wily Peralta was otherwise good as he pitched into the 5th and walked three batters total while fanning five. Darren Baker broke up the shutout with a two-out single to drive in Richie Martin, who had singled and stole second with one out. Martin and Baker both went 2-for-4 while the rest of the lineup went 0-for-27 with three walks. Roster moves: IF Ildemaro Vargas assigned from Washington for MLB Rehab.

Somerset 7 Harrisburg 5
• Herrera (L, 0-2) 5⅓ IP, 5H, 6R, 5ER, 2BB, 4K, WP
• Peguero 1⅔ IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K, PTV, 2-2 IR-S
• Dunn 2-4, R, BB, 2B, RBI
• Millas 2-3, R, BB
• Arruda 1-4, BB, SB

Harrisburg took a 4-2 lead with a four-run 5th only to see Somerset raise them with five in the top of 6th. The Sens got one back in the 8th but fell, 7-5. Ronald Herrera was charged with six of those runs on five hits and two walks over five and a 1/3rd innings to take the loss, his second of the season. Drew Millas singled twice and walked once while Jack Dunn singled, doubled, and drove in a run to lead the Harrisburg offense, which left on 10 men while going 2-for-9 with RISP.

Aberdeen 7 Wilmington 2
• A. Lara (L, 0-2) 3IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 0BB, 1K, HR
• Pogue 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Lipscomb 1-1, 2BB, SF, RBI
• Y. Rivero 2-4, CS

The IronBirds strafed Blue Rocks starter Andry Lara for six runs on seven hits (one HR) in a 7-2 win over Wilmington. Lara went just three innings and struck out one without issuing a walk in his second loss. Four relievers combined for six innings of one-run relief, led by Nick Pogue with two perfect frames. Both Blue Rocks runs scored on a sac fly, with Leandro Emiliani going deep-enough in the 2nd and Trey Lipscomb doing the same in the 4th. Wilmington managed seven hits and five walks total, with Lipscomb reaching base three times on a single and two walks and Yoander Rivero connecting for two safeties in four trips to the plate. Roster moves: C Onix Vega reassigned from Rochester.

Fredericksburg 13 Lynchburg 4 (7 inn.)
• Cornelio (W, 1-2) 5IP, 4H, 4R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Marquez 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Lile 3-4, 3R, BB, 2-2B, RBI
• House 2-3, 2R, 2BB, 2RBI, E(2)
• Thomas 2-3, 3R, 2SB (5,6)
• Infante 2-4, BB, RBI, SB(7), E(4)

Fredericksburg’s offense and the weather helped solve the FredNats bullpen woes. The former eviscerated Lynchburg pitchers for 13 runs on 13 hits while the latter took away three Lynchburg “ups” in a 13-4 beatdown. Riley Cornelio picked up his first professional win with four runs let in (one earned) on four hits and two walks over five innings while fanning four. The FredNats broke a 3-3 tie with a four-run 4th, then sent ten men to the plate in the 5th with six of them coming ’round to score – the last four on a Roismar Quintana grand slam. Robert Hassell was the beer man in the Fredericksburg assault, though he did reach base on a walk. Daylen Lile led the hit parade with a single and two doubles, followed by Brady House, Sammy Infante, and Johnathan Thomas with two singles apiece. Roster moves: RHP Jose Ulloa reassigned to XST; LHP Franklin Marquez reassigned from XST.

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  1. Lend me a lefty ! Welcome Franklin FRED Marquez
    What is that ROCH home alt uniform ?
    Looks like a taco eating contest design .
    Nice to see some of the NCAA alum arms reaching 5 IP in cool April weather .
    More coffee .

    1. That’s the Rochester Plates uniform.

      On Thursdays, as described by the Team Store, they wear a uniform “celebrat[ing] the local Rochester Cuisine – The Garbage Plate. An authentic Garbage Plate is a mix of meat (burger or hot dog), home fries, macaroni salad, and topped with meat sauce.”

  2. “Roster moves: RHP Jose Ulloa reassigned to XST; LHP Franklin Marquez reassigned from XST”

    Ok, Rizzo, now I know you’re lurking here.

  3. Good to see Vega is finally back at a level where he can succeed. He was one of the most unexpected breakouts from last season, and proved he’s already mastered A+, but Drew Millas is blocking him at AA.

    Speaking of Millas, he’s been absolutely dominant this season, batting .385/.510/.590, following up on a really good stint in the AFL (.305/.333/.492). If he can sustain this pace for a few more weeks, he could skip AAA altogether. Because Riley Adams isn’t cutting it as the back up catcher, but Millas’ plus defense could also free up Ruiz to occasionally rest his knees and start at DH.

    1. Millas is slashing .385/.510/.590 but batting 7th in the order! Yes, they need to do something to give Ruiz some rest, and it’s looking like Pineda will be in witness protection longer than expected.

      Speaking of weird lineup decisions, they’re paying Elijah Green $6.5M, but they have Zion Pettigrew DH instead of Green??? Hassell’s rehab presence is a continuing problem with Green, Lile, Cox, and Thomas all needing OF playing time.

    2. Agreed, Millas calling card was his defense and until recently never hit much. Somebody fixed something because the light bulb has gone on.

  4. Looking at bats. My spotlight is on OF Daylen Lile (age 20), coming back from TJ surgery.

    OPS(30 AB)
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    1. B. House FBG 1130
    2. D. Millas HRB 1100
    3. S. Infante FBG 950
    4. F. Barreto ROC 944
    5. D. Lile FBG 927
    6. T. Harris HRB 901
    7. D. Hill ROC/WMT 896
    8. J. Thomas FBG 878
    9. M. Adams ROC 831
    10. T. Blankenhorn ROC 822
    11. D. Baker ROC 801

    Notables:
    J. Wood WMT 794
    R. Hassell FBG 627
    E. Green FBG 622

    1. Good recap Nattering. Good to see House and Lile living up to their draft status, and Infante finally as well as he repeats the level. Thomas is going to be an intriguing player. And Baker continues to hit, even as we scratch our heads about where/if/how he could ever fit in the majors.

      1. Luis Garcia hasn’t exactly locked down 2B… Still, Garcia is incredibly 15 months younger than Baker!

        Baker reminds me a lot of Luis Arraez. An uncanny ability to hit for average, while being below average at about just about every other skill. Still, Arraez has shown that if you can do that well, you can be a very valuable player.

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