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Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Won, 7-6 @ Toledo, 7:05 p.m. Abbott (2-4, 7.26) vs. Olson (2-3, 7.11)
Harrisburg Won, 9-5 @ Reading, 6:45 p.m. Rutledge (4-1, 2.72) vs. Abel (2-2, 4.50)
Wilmington Lost, 10-8 vs. Hudson Valley, 6:35 p.m. Henry (MiLB Rehab) vs. Carela (1-2, 4.15)
Fredericksburg Won, 5-3 @ Salem, 7:05 p.m. B. Sanchez (1-2, 8.41) vs. Paez (0-2, 6.75)

Rochester 7 Toledo 6
• Adon 3⅔ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 6K, HBP
• Willingham (W, 1-0) 1IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K
• Danish (SV, 3) 1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Mazara 1-3, 3R, HR, 2BB, 3RBI
• Alu 2-4, 2R, BB, 2B, SB
• Adams 2-5, R, 2B, E

Nomar Mazara smacked a three-run HR in the 9th and the Red Wings held off a late charge by the Mud Hens for a 7-6 win. Joan Adon didn’t make it out of the 4th inning again as Toledo pecked him for four runs on six hits and two walks over three and 2/3rds. Amos Willingham also got the benefit of Mazara’s big fly despite coughing up a run in the bottom of the 8th. Tyle Danish worked around a pair of two-out singles in the 9th to earn his third save. Jake Alu singled, doubled, walked, and scored two runs while Matt Adams singled, doubled, and scored a run to lead the Rochester offense.

Harrisburg 9 Reading 5
• Ale. Hernandez 5IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 5K, HR, 2HBP
• Beck (W, 1-0) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Rutherford 4-5, R
• Cluff 3-4, R, BB, 2-2B, 2RBI
• Casey 2-4, R, BB, RBI, 2SB

Six consecutive batters reached base with two out in the 9th to turn a 5-2 deficit into Harrisburg’s fifth straight win by a 9-5 final. Jack Dunn had the honors of tying the game with a two-run single while Yasel Antuna doubled in the go-ahead runs with his third double (and 16th hit) of 2023. The 9th-inning outburst made a winner out of Tyler Beck, who pitched a scoreless 8th. Blake Rutherford led the Senators’ 15-hit parade with four singles, followed by Jackson Cluff’s single and two doubles, and Donovan Casey’s two singles. Every Harrisburg batter had a hit and six reached base multiple times.

Hudson Valley 10 Wilmington 8
• Huff 3IP, 6H, 5R, 4ER, 1BB, 3K
• Schoff (L, 3-2; BS, 2) 2IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 4K
• Wood 3-4, 4R, BB, 3B, HR, 3RBI, SB
• Frizzell 2-4, R, 3B, 2RBI
• Pineda 1-3, R, BB, RBI

The jig was up in the 8th and the lead was lost in the 9th as the Renegades finally found the win, 10-8. Chance Huff was sent packing early again as Hudson Valley strafed him for five runs on six hits over three innings. The blown-save-loss went to Tyler Schoff, who gave up the aforementioned three runs on six hits over the last two frames. Any sharp pains felt by the OFs in Harrisburg or Rochester might be attributed to voodoo to make room for James Wood, who posted his third straight multihit game with a single, a walk, a triple, and his 7th HR. Will Frizzell hit safely for the sixth time in eight games since returning to the level he should have begun the year at, driving in two while going 2-for-4 with a triple. Roster moves: C Israel Pineda assigned from Washington for MLB rehab.

Fredericksburg 5 Salem 3
• Cornelio 4IP, 10H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 6K, WP, 77-51 PIT-K
• Marquez (W, 2-0) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K, PTV
• Lord (SV, 1) 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Boisserie 1-3, 2B, SF, 2RBI
• Witt 1-3, 2R, 2B, RBI
• Cox 0-3, BB, 2SB(11)
• 1-13 RISP; 4 LOB

Fredericksburg took advantage of a two-out, two-run error in the 1st and a wild pitch in the 6th to sneak past Salem, 5-3. Riley Cornelio gave up all three Red Sox runs on ten (10) hits and a walk while striking out six over four innings. He threw 77 pitches, 51 for strikes. Franklin Marquez put two goose eggs to get the win while Brad Lord threw three perfect innings to pick up the save. Branden Boisserie drove in two with a 4th-inning double and a sac fly in the 6th while Paul Witt plated the go-ahead with a double and scored twice to highlight the four-hit, three-walk FredNats attack.

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  1. Looking at arms….

    Jake Bennett with 8 BB and 45 K in 32.1 IP.

    ERA (32 IP)

    1. Bennett FBG 1.98
    2. Saenz WMT 2.29
    3. Rutledge HRB 2.72
    4. Alvarez WMT 3.31
    5. Luckham WMT 4.11
    6. Cuevas HBG 4.79
    7. Troop HBG 4.82

    ERA (15 IP)
    1. A. Willingham HRB/ROC 1.06
    2. L. Knowles WMT 1.76
    3. A. Baldonado ROC 2.31
    4. M. Perez WMT 2.45
    5. J. Sinclair WMT/HBG 2.45

    Tops in K/BB is Tyler Schoff (WMT), with 35K and 3 BB in 23 IP. He’s a FA from 2020 (the year of 5-round draft).

  2. In Wilmington, James Wood has really begun heating up. In May, he’s batting .300/.430/.613. Think this cements his top 10 prospect status…

    Will Frizzell has also handled his demotion well. He’s now batting .333/.556/.417. I have no idea what happened to his prodigious power, but you can’t complain too much when you’ve got an OBP above .500.

  3. As for Frizzell sometimes you have to return to square zero and start all over again mentally

    1. Fortunately for Frizzell, Wilmington is still a step above where he was playing last year (Fburg). Sometimes a two-level promotion works out (Rutledge has handled his remarkably), but it looked like too much, too soon for Frizzell.

  4. Is Cornelio about to turn the corner ?
    Big Ten tourney going on here in Omaha . Spartans MSU and Indiana Hoosiers staying in the hotel I’m lodging in over night .

  5. Rutledge back on the bump after being skipped at least once in the rotation. I did not see a reason for this and it will be interesting to see to how he fares.

    nearly half the Sens 15 hits come from two players who entered the game under the Mendoza line

    1. Most likely: He hit an innings marker and was skipped intentionally. Nats have done this with a few pitchers the past two seasons (e.g., Cavalli, Irvin).

  6. When Rutledge didn’t pitch Sat night, I thought it was just due to wet grounds and he would pitch Sun. That didn’t happen so maybe they were just skipping a start. I never saw a reason either.

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