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Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 8-4 vs. Omaha, 6:45 p.m. Adon (2-4, 4.73) vs. Veneziano (3-3, 4.38)
Harrisburg Won, 11-3 @ Richmond, 5:05 p.m. Saenz (0-1, 9.82) and A. Hernandez (1-2, 3.55)vs.
Whisenhunt (0-0, 4.15) and Seymour (0-1, 3.26)
Wilmington Lost, 6-5
(10 inn.)		 vs. Aberdeen, 6:35 p.m. Bennett (0-0, 1.00) vs. Nuñez (1st A+ start of ’23)
Fredericksburg Won, 5-1;
Lost, 3-2 (8 inn.)		 @ Columbia, 7:05 p.m. Cornelio (2-3, 4.58) vs. Panzini (1-5, 3.21)
Mozzicato (1-4, 2.54)
FCL Nationals Won, 15-8 vs. FCL Marlins, 12 p.m.
DSL Nationals Lost, 8-7;
Lost, 3-1		 vs. DSL Giants Black, 10 a.m.

Omaha 8 Rochester 4
• Ureña 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Javier (L, 0-1) 1IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 0K, HBP
• Ferrer 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, WP, 1-1 IR-S
• Mazara 2-5, R, 2B
• F. Reyes 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI

The Red Wings rallied to tie at 4-4 in the 4th and then were shut out the rest of the way as Storm Chasers doubled ’em , 8-4. José Ureña was lifted after two scoreless innings as Rochester did another bullpen game with five relievers trotted out over the last seven frames. Odalvi Javier took the loss after hitting a batter to start the 6th and Jose Ferrer unable to prevent the runner from scoring. Nomar Mazara led the Red Wings hit column with a single and a double while Franmil Reyes hit his fourth homer to get Rochester on the board with a two-spot in the 1st.

Harrisburg 11 Richmond 3
• Rutledge (W, 6-1) 6IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 6K, HBP
• Beck 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, HBP
• Tostado 3-6, R, 2B, 3RBI
• Lipscomb 3-6, R, 2B, 2RBI
• J. Young 3-6, 2R, 2B
• Wood 0-2, 3R, 4BB, RBI, 2SB

A seven-run 5th by the Senators broke open a 3-2 game as Harrisburg gave Richmond an 11-3 beatdown. Jackson Rutledge won his sixth game with his sixth quality start as he pitched… wait for it… six innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks. He struck out six. Frankie Tostado and Trey Lipscomb both went 3-for-6 with a double and a run scored to lead the Senators 12-hit, 10-walk offense. Roster moves: LHP Mitchell Parker placed on the Development List; C Brady Lindsly activated from the 7-Day I.L.

Aberdeen 6 Wilmington 5 (10 inn.)
• Lara 5IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
• Huff (BS, 1) 3IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K
• D. Diaz (L, 0-4) ⅔ IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 1K
• House 2-5, 2R, HR, 3RBI
• White 1-3, BB
• Frizzel 1-4, BB, 2B, 2RBI

Will Frizzell’s two-out, two-run double in the 5th gave the Blue Rocks a 4-1 lead but the Wilmington ‘pen wasn’t able to hold it and Aberdeen won in extras, 6-5. Andry Lara bounced back from his worst outing to pitch five innings of one-run ball on four hits and a walk while striking out three. Chance Huff gavde up two in the 6th and one in the 8th to lose the lead and “earn” his first blown save. Dannel Diaz took the loss as he let in both the free runner and one of his own in the 10th for his fourth loss. House drove in three while going 2-for-5 while T.J. White extended his hit streak to six games with a single. Roster moves: UT Jeter Downs reassigned from the FCL for MiLB rehab.

Fredericksburg 5 Columbia 1 – COMP.
• Young (W, 1-2) 3⅔ IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 4K, 2HBP, PTV, 1-1 IR-S
• Merrill 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Cruz 2-3, 2RBI, HBP
• Infante 2-3, 2B, 2BB, CS
• Lile 1-4, 2B, BB, 2RBI

In the completion, Fredericksburg rallied for two in the 5th and three in the 6th and cruised to a 5-1 win. Luke Young let finished the 2nd, allowing an inherited runner to score, then tossed three scoreless to pick up his first pro win. Matt Merrill (2IP) and Holden Powell (1IP) put up three goose eggs to finish the game. Sammy Infante singled, doubled, and walked twice while Armando Cruz and Daylen Lile both drove in two run, including a Homer Simpson RBI for the FredNats shortstop.

Columbia 3 Fredericksburg 2 (8 inn.) – GM. 2
• Susana 4⅔ IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 6K, BK, HBP, 2WP, 82-48 PIT-K
• Rodriguez (L, 1-1) 1⅓ IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, IBB, 2K, E
• Lile 3-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Boisserie 2-4

Jarlin Susana turned a career-high of four and 2/3rds innings in a 3-2 extra-innings FredNats loss to the Fireflies in the nightcap. The 19-y.o. struggled with his control, walking just two, but needed 82 pitches to get 14 outs. He alowed two unearned runs on two hits, struck out six, hit a batter, threw two wild pitches, and balked. The loss went to Kevin Rodriguez on a one-out single that plated the free runner in the 8th. Daylen Lile led off the game with a homer and singled in the second and final run to lead the Fredericksburg offense, which went 2-for-11 with RISP and left on nine.

FCL Nationals 15 FCL Mets 7
• Tolman 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, WP
• Ulloa (W, 1-0) 2⅓ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K, 2-0 IR-S
• Klassen 3-3, 3R, 2BB, 2B, 2RBI
• Ochoa Leyva 3-6, 3R, BB, RBI
• Fox 1-2, 2R, BB, 2RBI

The FCL Nationals scored in every until the 8th as the defenestrated the FCL Mets, 15-7. Erik Tolman made another audition to stick around past the draft with three scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks, and striking out two. Jose Ulloa was the least ineffective reliever to get awarded the “W” with two runs let in on three hits and a walk while striking out zero. Blake Klassen reached base five tines with two singles, two walks, and his seventh double in 13 games while Nathan Ochoa Leyva got on base four times with three safeties and a base-on-balls to lead the F-Nats 15-hit parade. Roster moves: IF Lucius Fox assigned from Rochester for MiLB rehab.

DSL Arizona Red 8 DSL Nationals 7 – COMP.
• H. Moreno 2⅔ IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 3K, WP
• R. Cuevas (BS, 1; L, 0-1) ⅔ IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 0K, 1-1 IR-S
• D. Tejeda 2-3, 2R, 2B, RBI
• C. Batista 2-4, R, 3B
• H. Rosario 1-3, R, 2B

The D-Nats kids took a little too literally the line “you could be in DC one day” and coughed up six runs in the top of the 7th to lose the completion.

DSL Arizona Red 3 DSL National 1 – GM. 2
• Oliveros (L, 0-3) 4IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, 2HBP
• L. Acevedo 2IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Tavares 2-2
• Joaquin 2-3

That’s 13 straight losses for the DSL Nationals.

17 Commments

  1. Looking at arms. Looking forward to Jake Bennett taking the hill again. He’s at the top of my K/BB list as well. Rutledge went 6 innings in the rain last night.

    ERA (44 IP)
    1. Bennett FBG/WMT 1.76
    2. Saenz WMT/HRB 2.50
    3. Alvarez WMT 2.53
    4. Rutledge HRB 3.16
    5. Luckham WMT 4.32
    (J. Susana FBG 2.90 in 40.1 IP)

    ERA (21 IP)
    1. A. Willingham HRB/ROC 2.08
    2. L. Knowles WMT/HRB 2.10
    3. M. Perez WMT 2.32
    4. G. Moreno ROC 2.43
    5. J. Peguero HRB 2.63
    (F. Marquez FBG 0.00 ERA in 17.1 IP)

    K/BB (21 IP)
    1. J. Bennett FBG/WMT (11 BB, 64 K)
    2. T. Schoff WMT (9 BB, 51 K)
    3. K. Luckham WMT (10 BB, 47 K)
    4. D. Saenz WMT (13 BB, 57 K)
    5. Ale. Hernandez WMT/HRB (9 BB, 34 K)

    1. Does this sound like good timing ?
      Blake Klassen gets call to FRED when Nats assign the lefty swinging 1 b taken on July 10 th
      To platoon with Erik Tejada ???

    2. What do we make of Franklin Marquez’s numbers?

      On the one hand, his 1.44 WHIP is nothing impressive, especially since he’s not missing a lot bats, and his stats in the past 2 seasons in rookie league certainly don’t project a future Major League reliever.

      On the other hand, he’s 20-year-old lefty with a 0.00 ERA in an organization desperate for effective lefthanded relievers.

      I’m skeptical there’s some legitimate there there, but till he starts giving up runs, he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

  2. Trey Lipscomb is doing well at Harrisburg. There was a worry he was ‘Rhineharted’ to make room for Brady House at Wilmington but he’s hitting a respectable .725 OPS so far. Looking forward to how the rest of the year looks for him.

    With 197 AB’s so far Daylin Lile has mastered Low A with an OPS of .864. Wilmington is in his near future. Impressive after missing so much time last year.

    1. I have been very impressed with Lile. only 20 and with his OPS of April-1.056, May-.648 June-1.054 I’d be inclined to let him spend a little more time in Fburg. but as long as they’re committed to TJ White at first base he wouldn’t be taking ABs from anyone of consequence so you may be correct

  4. JR 666 just saying
    Hey 5 IP out of Lara
    Has he changed his diet ?
    Senators TBD more like or or or…
    Tolman was near the edge of pink slip ?

  5. “Future Nat” Paul Skenes was brilliant last night and “only” threw 120 pitches or so. [

    Watching him in the NCAA Tournament, he really likes to paint and isn’t afraid of missing the zone because he knows he can recover with the quality of his stuff. It leads to a high pitch-count, which is really the only concern about him as a prospect. He checks a LOT of boxes. That said, if the Nats do draft him, I’d shut his ass down this year, at least till instructs. His arm could use the rest.

    Even though it wasn’t that much, it was great to see Jarlin Susana pitch past the 4th. Other than durability, he’s ready for the next level. His last seven starts he has a 1.28 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. He’s definitely ready for the escalator unless they want to stretch him out more in A-ball.

    1. Realize the conventional wisdom is Dyan Crews goes #1 to Pittsburgh leaving Skenes to the Nats at #2, but I don’t get how the Pirates pass on Skenes.

      Dylan Crews has an excellent hit tool, and his other tools are above average, but at the end of the day he’s a averaged size right handed outfielder. He’s a better version of Lane Thomas – which is good; Thomas has +.800 OPS, and has become a solid MLB player, but he will never be a superstar.

      Paul Skenes is 6-6 250 monster who throws as easy 100 as any pitcher that I have ever seen. Plus, his command is unreal (he has less than 20 walks and over 200 Ks).

      Realize there is a MUCH greater injury risk with pitchers, but Skene’s ceiling is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay higher than Crews.

      Put another way, don’t be surprised if Skenes isn’t available when the Nats pick.

        2. Both Crews and Skenes are generational talents, destined for greatness barring injury.

          If that LSU coach pitches Skenes against Florida he should be suspended by somebody.

          1. LSU needs to go all Spahn and Sain and hope Game 3 gets delayed a day or two because of rain!

            Barring that, I can see them using Skenes in relief for an inning or two on Monday. I wouldn’t like it, but I won’t be surprised.

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