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Monday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 4-3;
Won, 2-1 (8 inn.)		 OFF DAY N/A
Harrisburg Won, 4-3 OFF DAY N/A
Wilmington Lost, 11-7 OFF DAY N/A
Fredericksburg Won, 9-8 OFF DAY N/A
FCL Nationals OFF DAY vs. FCL Marlins, 12 p.m.
DSL Nationals OFF DAY @ DSL Cardinals, 11 a.m.

Worcester 4 Rochester 3
• L. Reyes 3IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 4K, 2-1 IR-S
• R. Muñoz 2⅔ IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 3K, HR
• Cessa (L, 0-2) 4BF, 2H, 1R, 1ER, IBB, 0K, HBP
• Noll 3-3, R, 2BB, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Alu 1-3, R, 2BB, CS
• 2-14 RISP; 12 LOB

In the continuation from Saturday afternoon, Jake Noll homered in the top of the 9th for his third hit and his third RBI to tie things up at 3-3. Alas, Luis Cessa was unable to get his third save of the series as he put on four consecutive batters in the bottom of the 9th with a double-walk-Robles-single sequence to lose, 4-3. Noll also walked twice as did the Other Jake (Alu). The rest of the lineup went 3-for-26 and 0-for-12 with RISP as the Red Wings left on 12 runners.

Rochester 2 Worcester 1 (8 inn.)
• Peralta 5IP, 4H, 0R, 3BB, 3K
• G. Moreno (BS, 4; W, 6-4) 2IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 4BB, 4K, HR, PTV
• Cate (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Baker 2-3, SAC
• Mejia 2-3
• 1-8 RISP; 8 LOB

Matt Adams’s solo HR in the 2nd nearly stood up until Worcester’s Nick Sogard went deep to lead off the 7th and tie the game at 1-1. Drew Millas converted the free runner in the top of the 8th into the game-winning run with a two-out single while Tim Cate earned his first save while retiring the side in order in the 8th. Wily Peralta started the game and tossed five scoreless, walking three and striking out three before giving way to Gerson Moreno, who blew his 4th save with the aforementioned HR but also picked up his sixth win. Darren Baker and Erick Mejia both went 2-for-3 to lead the Red Wings hit column as Rochester racked up 10 hits total. Roster moves: RHP Amos Willingham recalled to Washington.

Harrisburg 4 Altoona 3
• Knowles 4IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K, HR
• M. Peña 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Schoff (BS, 1; W, 1-1) 1IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 2K, WP
• Tostado 2-4, RBI
• Wood 1-3, R, BB, 2B, SB

The Senators blew a 3-2 lead in the top of the 9th but got the run back in the bottom of the 9th to take the game, 4-3, and the series, 4-2. Lucas Knowles made the spot start instead of following Cole Henry. The 25-y.o. southpaw gave up a solo HR and two hits total over four innings while walking one and striking out two. Tyler Schoff coughed up the tying run in the top of the 9th on three singles but kept the go-ahead run at third with back-to-back whiffs to end the inning. Harrisburg went small-ball in the bottom of the 9th as they converted Frankie Tostado’s second single into the decisive run with a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly, which gave Schoff the (dreaded) blown-save win.

Brooklyn 11 Wilmington 7
• Cáceres (L, 0-4) 5IP, 9H, 8R, 8ER, 1BB, 5K, HR, HBP
• Donovan 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Stehly 2-3, R, BB, RBI
• G. Diaz 1-3, R, HR(GS), SF, 5RBI
• Boisserie 1-3, R, 2B, SF, RBI

Brooklyn outslugged Wilmington, 11-7 to salvage a series split. Bryan Cáceres reverted to the mean as the Cyclones spun him for eight runs on nine hits (one HR) over five innings as he lost for the fourth time in six High-A starts. Geraldi Diaz drove in five with a grand slam and a sac fly while Murphy Stehly and Branden Boisserie each drove in one to power the Blue Rocks’ seven-hit, six-walk offense.

Fredericksburg 9 Myrtle Beach 8
• Susana 3⅔ IP, 9H, 8R, 7ER, 2BB, 3K, WP
• Marquez (W, 5-2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Grissom (SV, 6) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Quintana 3-3, 2R, BB, 2B
• Lawson 2-4, 2R, 2-2B, 2RBI, 3E(21)
• Emiliani 0-2, R, 3BB

The FredNats rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 8-4 to close out the series with a 9-8 win. Jarlin Susana was torched for eight runs on nine hits and two walks over three and 2/3rds to balloon his season ERA to 4.73. Kevin Rodriguez (2⅓ IP), Franklin Marquez (1IP), and Marquis Grissom (2IP) combined for five and a 1/3rd scoreless relief innings, with the win going to Marquez and the save going to Grissom, who endured not one but two throwing errors by Cortland Lawson in the 9th. Lawson doubled twice, scored twice, and drove in two while Roismar Quintana reached base four times with two singles, a double, and a walk to lead the Fredericksburg offense.



FCL Nationals, 15-18, 5th place FCL East, 5½ GB
The FCL Nationals went 1-3 and fell percentage points behind the FCL Astros (16-19) into 5th place in the FCL East. This week, it’s six games to make up rainouts with an off day on Wednesday and road trips to Jupiter on Thursday and Port St. Lucie on Friday.

DSL Nationals, 8-30, 9th Place DSL South, 21½ GB
Carlos Batista defied the odds and represented the D-Nats… by striking out in his lone at-bat as the second DH in the DSL All Star Game, which was won by the A.L., 4-3. Don’t look now, but the D-Nats are now just a game out out of 8th place, trailing the D-Twins who have gone 1-9 over their last 10 games.

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  1. I wonder if anyone else has been monitoring the return value of the most recent trades around baseball especially the recent Angel trade where the Rox secured a 6 foot 6 RHP named Madden ( not Joes son?) and a crafty lefty from a recognizable prestigious baseball “ academy “. Granted the Rox gave up two
    Established marginal to roster fodder depth talents ( not a whiz bang like Keith Law or FRED MD with the labels ) .
    Do the Angels have any more arms Rizzo would be keen on or are we now expecting the Marlins or Yanx to hover over JC9.???
    Ok gang : your picks for draftees just assigned to the Complex to receive a plane ticket out of PBI to skeeeee daddle up to Virginia ??

    1. Well the Fresno killer just got traded to Seattle
      JoseRojas
      Salt lake slugger back then

  2. Luke you must love having Mondays off with the farm doing the same except for short season clubs . ( the brain still registers New York / Penn league in its Memory but that’s like remembering
    Value eating at Sizzler or Ponderosa where the salad bar came with the protein choice lol )

    1. Herz numbers cries work horse
      Kevin Made in the shade of DR
      Spells more infield depth

  3. Nice job on the Big Board update as we see the college arms “ parked “ in XST back lot cyberly
    Simpson and Sullivan as the two lefties out of draft coupled with perhaps a lefty out of some deadline deal involving a reliever , JC9 or Thomas not a bad result
    Considering the under slot / over slot numbers game the draft “ game “ has become .

  4. After exactly 1 game in Florida Yoyo Morales has been promoted to Fredericksburg.

    Will Crews even play 1 game before his promotion?

  5. Murphy Stehly is in his first full season of pro ball but will turn 25 in Sept. The Nats haven’t exactly been aggressive in getting him on the field, as he’s only appeared in 38 games (maybe some injury involved since he did go down to FCL?). They’ve mostly played him at 3B, where he’s been in line behind House and Lipscomb for playing time.

    But dang, the dude can hit. Thus far at A+, he’s 11 for 27 plus six walks. For the season he’s .370/.476/.471. That’s right, a .476 OPB. He apparently has some wheels, too, as he’s stolen nine bases. He’s also cut his K rate significantly since college. At the U of Texas, he played every position except catcher and pitcher, including some SS and a fair amount of OF, so he seems to have the makings of a very good super-utility prospect.

    The age clock will be against him, of course, but it sure would be good for once to see the Nats develop their on Vargas or Chavis instead of bringing in retread after retread.

    1. Yeah, his handling has been strange. Our infielders at the A levels hasn’t been very good, but Stehly has struggled to get playing time…

  6. Anyone else think the Nats may have something in Marquis Grissom, Jr.?

    Yesterday, he got a two-inning save in a one-run game without allowing a hit or a BB. Making it more impressive, with two outs in the ninth, Cortland Lawson committed two straight throwing errors to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 2 outs in the 9th.

    A lot of pitchers fold in circumstances like that but Grissom just buckled down and got another grounder.

    Obviously, he has damn good genetics and even some familial history with the organization. But he’s been really good this year – 2.19 ERA, 1.09 WHIP in 24.2 innings with 6 saves. Of the six runs he’s allowed, three were in his first 3 outings of the season. Since May 30, he’s allowed just 3 runs in 21 innings, which I’m told is pretty good.

    He’s not a huge strikeout guy but he gets a lot of groundouts so he’s probably more Blake Treinen than Aroldis Chapman. But I think there’s something there and I think he’s ready for the escalator.

    1. Something in the Grissom DNA
      His Dad was Felipe Alous fav student / player of all time some say .

  7. Apparently Morales’ promotion isn’t till after today’s game or was falsely reported, but he’s starting in Florida today. And drove in the first Nats’ run.

    1. It was announced yesterday that he’d be in Fredericksburg for Tuesdays game, per the WaPost.

  8. Gabriel Agostini crossed fingers on him
    We can use all lefties to elevate

  9. Newby update.

    Pinckney 2-for-3, 2 runs, SB
    Morales 1-for-2, RBI
    Brown 0-for-2
    Dugas 0-for-1, HBP, run
    Snell 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI
    Nunez 0-for-2

    Also, Sonny Vaquero went 1-for-3. Game was called after 4.5 innings.

    I imagine it won’t just be Morales making his way to Fred-Vegas this week.

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