Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Postponed | @ Lehigh Valley, 4:35 p.m. | Peralta (2-5, 5.64) and Espino (3-2, 4.56) vs. Skirrow (6-3, 5.80) and Nelson (0-1, 4.50) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 2-0 | vs. Altoona, 1 p.m. | A. Hernandez (2-3, 3.48) vs. Ashcraft (0-0, 0.00) |
| Wilmington | Lost, 5-4 | @ Hudson Valley, 6:05 p.m. | Thorpe (6-1, 2.49) vs. A. Lara (2-5, 5.56) |
| Fredericksburg | Lost, 4-2 | vs. Salem, 6:05 p.m. | Cornelio (2-4, 4.26) vs. Monegro (1-0, 0.00) |
| FCL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs. FCL Marlins, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ DSL LAD Mega, 11 a.m. |
Rochester vs. Lehigh Valley – PPD
Wet grounds were cited for pulling the plug on Sunday’s game. They’ll make it up today with a twi-night doubleheader.
Altoona 2 Harrisburg 0
• Troop (L, 4-7) 5⅔ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 4K, HR
• Alston 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• J. Young 2-3, 3B
• Hassell 1-3, BB, SB
• 0-11 RISP
The Senators were shut out for the seventh time in 73 games, mustering three hits in a 2-0 loss to the Curve. Alex Troop gave up both runs on four hits (incl. HR #12) and a walk over five and 2/3rds innings. He struck out four while taking his org-leading seventh loss. Jacob Young singled and tripled while Robert Hassell singled, walked, and stole a base. The rest of the lineup went 0-for-23 with three walks and ten whiffs (11 total).
Hudson Valley 6 Wilmington 5
• Theophile 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K, PTV
• C. Romero (BS, 1) 1IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K
• M. Perez (L, 3-1) ⅔ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, IBB, 0K, WP
• White 2-3, R, BB, HR, 4RBI
• De La Rosa 2-3, 2R, HBP
T.J. White’s Earl Weaver special in the 7th snapped a 2-2 tie and gave Wilmington a 5-2 lead. Alas, the Blue Rocks ‘pen allowed four runs in the last three frames to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, 6-5. The collapse took away a might-have-been win from Rodney Theophile, who turned in his first quality start of two runs on four hits and two walks over six innings. The loss went to Marlon Perez, who gave up a leadoff single and then saw the baserunner get to third on two flyouts. After an intentional walk, a wild pitch sent in the deciding run. White drove in four total while going 2-for-3 and drawing walk while Jeremy De La Rosa singled twice and scored twice and got hit by a pitch to lead the Wilmington offense.
Wilmington
Salem 4 Fredericksburg 2
• Susana (L, 0-4) 5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, WP, PO @ 1B
• Abreu 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 2K
• Quintana 2-4
• Infante 2-4, RBI, E(10)
The FredNats dug themselves another early hole with two runs in the 1st and one in the 2nd, but couldn’t dig themselves out this time and fell, 4-2 to the Red Sox. Jarlin Susana went five full innings for the first time in his career, but gave up three runs on six hits and a walk to lose for the fourth time. Sammy Infante and Roismar Quintana both went 2-for-4 while the rest of the team went 2-for-24. Salem’s infielders were kept cool by 15 whiffs and turned two double plays to offset five walks drawn by Fredericksburg.
FCL Nationals, 8-10, 4th Place FCL East, 3GB
It was a short week for the FCL Nationals last week as they went 1-2 with a fourth game that was suspended (and will be made up this week). This week, it’s another off day on Tuesday with home games every day but Friday, when the F-Nats head to Port St. Lucie to play the F-Mets.
DSL Nationals, 2-18, 9th place DSL South, 13GB
The D-Nats have won twice at home and will shoot for win number three (3) with home games tomorrow, Thursday, and Saturday – all against sub-.500 teams. Today and Friday, they play winning teams on the road.
Did Crash Davis get drunk sneak on the field and turn on the sprinklers in ROCH?? Lol
Good outing for Troop reaching into the 6 th
Altoona and Erie are tough squads .
Way to go Throphile into the 6 th too
Let’s see Lara what you can spin on
Hudson Valley PTA ..
That z Salem starter may be part of that Bosox rebuild
Rochester is at Lehigh Valley.
Wilmington @ Hudson Valley
So many valleys these trans have to go through
Let’s see if Cornelio can get his ERA under 4
Teams lol
Daniel Mengden Aggie alum
Does this continue kick the tires on more retreads or org souring on Urena audition ?
Some very small steps, but TJ White is showing signs he might be catching up to A+ pitching. He’s now hitting .351/.467/.514 over the past 13 games. And hopefully the same for RHIII, who’s hitting a meager (but an improvement!) .269/.367/.385 over his past 7 games. We really need both guys to turn around their so far forgettable seasons.
On the flip side, Wood has struggled recently, hitting .179/.333/.286 over his past 9. And Drew Millas is hitting a mere .171/.383/.257 in his past 12 games.
Finally, good to see the Nats taking the training wheels off both Susana and Theophile!
Or as FredMD says arms trending higher
The light switch has popped up in their knowledge .
Hassell and Wood are both striking out a lot. Wood did get robbed of hits the last rwo nights by outstanding defensive plays.
I still think Rodney Theophile ends up a hard-throwing reliever, but till then, it’s nice to see him showing some consistency over multiple innings.
His last 6 starts – 24.1 IP, 16 hits, 12 BB, 22Ks, 7 runs, all earned. That’s a 2.59 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Not elite, but nothing to suggest he isn’t a legit prospect.
The Nats are being very cautious with O Susana, but I think he’s ready to move up.
I wonder how many more 5 inning starts they want from him before they do so.