Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Won, 8-2 (8 inn.) |
OFF DAY | N/A |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 4-3 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Wilmington | Lost, 8-1 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 17-4 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| FCL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs. FCL Astros, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs. DSL Phillies Red, 11 a.m. |
Rochester 8 Durham 2 (8 inn.)
• Peralta 5IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 7K,
• L. Reyes (W, 4-0) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Hill 3-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Nottingham 2-3, 2R, BB, 2B, HR, 4RBI
• Millas 2-4, R, GIDP
The Red Wings sent 11 men to the plate and six of them crossed the plate in the 6th as they took the series finale, 8-2 and the series, 4-2. Rochester starter Wily Peralta turned in five innings of two-run ball on five hits and a walk while striking out seven, but came away with a no-decision. Luis Reyes got the “W” (hs fourth) with two perfect innings. Derek Hill extended his hit streak to 10 games with two singles and a double while Jacob Nottingham reached base three times and drove in four with a two-run double and a two-run homer to lead the Rochester offense.
Bowie 4 Harrisburg 3
• A. Hernandez (L, 2-6) 5⅔ IP, 6H, 4R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, HR
• Alston 1⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 1-1 IR-S
• Harris 2-4, R, 2-2B(11)
• Hassell 1-4, R, HR, RBI
Bowie erased a 3-1 Harrisburg lead with a three-spot in the bottom of the 6th and threatened in each of the final three “ups” – including an ill-advised attempt by Jackson Cluff to score from 1st base on a two-out single to left to end the game. The BaySox won the game, 4-3 and took the series, 5-1. Alemao Hernandez gave up all four Bowie runs (two earned) on six hits (one HR), but lost for the 6th time. He walked none and struck out three. Terone Harris doubled twice and scored once while Robert Hassell homered to lead the Senators offense, which flailed to an 0-8 mark with RISP and left on five.
Greensboro 8 Wilmington 1
• Luckham (L, 2-3) 4⅓ IP, 7H, 8R, 6ER, 4BB, 5K, HR, HBP
• M. Perez 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 5K, WP, 3-3 IR-S
• Stehly 1-3, R, HR, RBI
• Lile 1-4, 2B
The Grasshoppers mined (minted?) the Blue Rocks for four in the 1st and four in the 5th as they took the series, 4-2 and game, 8-1. Kyle Luckham lasted two more outs but gave up three more runs in his second try against Greensboro, allowing eight runs (six earned) on seven hits (one HR) and four walks for his third loss. Daylen Lile broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff double while Murphy Stehly spoiled the shutout bid with his first High-A HR in the 7th.
Fredericksburg 17 Augusta 4
• L. Young 1⅔ IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, 40-29 PIT-K
• K. Rodriguez (W, 2-1) 3⅓ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, HR, WP, 1-1 IR-S
• Thomas 4-6, 3R, BB, 2-2B, 3RBI, SB
• Quintana 2-3, 2R, 2BB, RBI
• Infante 2-4, 2R, 2BB, 2B, 3RBI
• A. Cruz 2-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI
Fredericksburg’s offense was firing on all cylinders as the FredNats collected 17 hits without a beer man to earn a series split with a 17-4 smackdown. Luke Young got the start but was lifted after 40 pitches and just five batters retired. He allowed two runs on two hits and stuck out three. The win went to Kevin Rodriguez with two runs let in on four hits (one HR) over three and a 1/3rd. He walked none and struck out three. Johnathan Thomas singled twice, doubled twice, and walked once while Armando Cruz and Maxwell Romero Jr. both went deep.
FCL Nationals, 14-15, 3rd Place FCL East, 5GB
The F-Nats won three of four last week and are hovering near .500 despite a -24 run differential. Sample sizes remain small, but the team’s leading hitter is Jose Colmenares, a 20-y.o. C/1B who’s repeating the level and sporting a 1.109 OPS in 12G. On the hill, Jefrem Leon’s 3.53 FIP leads the team with 26K and 4BB in 15⅓ IP.
DSL Nationals, 5-28, 9th place DSL South, 21½ GB
Thanks to last Monday’s rainout, the DSL Nationals play five straight games today through Friday. Figuring out who’s the best hitter and pitcher is not hard. 17-y.o. Carlos Batista is the only batter with an OPS greater than the Lg. Avg at .802 (.732) while 19-y.o. LHP Angel Roman’s 3.19 FIP and 2.81 ERA are significantly lower than the next-best in both categories (Leuris Portorreal, 3.71; Ramon Cuevas, 4.24).
Luke what if FIB on relation to Jefrem Leon in DSL?
What shall we make of Wiley Coyote Peralta ?
FRED should get interesting with Crews and Yo- yo added . Free yo- yos for children at promotion nights ??
a few more days of speculation then the new guys watch begins. hoping for at least one more true prospect from the deadline deals, some of those baby fish arms would be nice
Fred you and me smell fish wrap for JC9
Agree with Dr. Fred here. The big club has one of best 3rd baseman and he should fetch at least 1 Top 20 arm from someone.
I was just scanning around the price of tickets @ FRED reminding me of inflation and greed over time much like the price of a Prime rib plate in Las Vegas which has morphed over time .
So the Marlin prospect the Nats May eyeball for JC9 sits at A ball level in Fish chain !!??
Went to the BaySox game yesterday, my first time there. Cute stadium, nothing special but easy to get to and get around.
Wood is the real deal. Such a graceful athlete. He makes everything he does look easy. I can see why narrow-minded scouts would think he wasn’t always hustling. He made a homer-robbing catch at the wall (that a shorter player doesn’t make) and it looked like he was shagging balls in BP.
Hassell went deep (off a guy with a bunch of MLB experience) in the first and made good contact in another AB. You can see he’s getting back to full health.
Wood didn’t play but I was impressed with Lipscomb’s arm and he just “looks” like a ball player. Young can really fly around the bases.
A player I didn’t expect to be impressed with but was was Garvin Alston. He’s a tall, lanky lefty with a delivery that’s tough to pick up and a lot of movement on his pitches. He obviously has consistency issues as there’s a reason he A) went to a small college; B) was taken in the 37th round; and, C) is with his second Major League organization. His ERA is high – 4.76 – but it’s also elevated because of a couple of clunkers in May. He is probably a career minor leaguer as he’s already 26, but he looked good yesterday!
I forgot to add that Alemao Hernandez completely gave this game away, which was a shame because he shut down the BaySox for 5 innings. He was slow to cover a grounder to first that allowed a runner to reach and led to a run and what should should have been an easy third out went awry when he casually air-mailed an underhanded throw to first. Can’t gift teams 2-3 runs on boneheaded plays and expect to make The Show.
Thanks Longtime gone Fan on the AA review .
We have to give A Hernandez kudos for taking the bump on a consistent basis versus being on witness protection sabbatical