Thursday’s News & Notes

Lehigh Valley 14 Rochester 13
• Troop (L, 0-1) 7BF, 6H, 7R, 6ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Harris 2IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, HR, 2-2 IR-S
• Wilson 3-4, 2R, 2B(5), RBI
• Blankenhorn 3-5, 3R, BB, 2-2B, HR, 5RBI
• Dunn 2-4, R, BB, HR, 3RBI
• Millas 2-4, R, BB, 2B(10), HBP, 3RBI

The Red Wings nearly dug themselves out of a 7-0 hole but the extra point sailed wide in the 9th as they fell to the IronPigs, 14-13. Alex Troop was drummed out after failing to retire any of the seven batters he faced. He would lose his first AAA game. The first first three men out of the Rochester ‘pen weren’t much less ineffective, as Lehigh Valley built a 14-8 lead to 14-8 the IronPigs ‘pen returned the favor. Jack Dunn smacked a three-run HR in the 8th while Travis Blankenhorn cashed in a two-out walk by Carter Kieboom in the 9th for his fourth and fifth RBI. Drew Millas, who drove in three with a single and a double, flew out to end the game. Roster moves: RHP Amos Willingham optioned from Washington.

Harrisburg 8 Akron 0
• M. Cuevas 4IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K,
• Knowles (W, 4-0) 3IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Hassell 3-5, 3R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Wood 2-4, 2R, HR, RBI
• House 2-4, 2R, 2B

Harrisburg flirted with a combined no-hitter for six and 2/3rds innings before settling on three-hit shutout, 8-0. Michael Cuevas went the first four innings, issuing a a walk and striking out one. Lucas Knowles picked up the win with three innings pitched with one hit and walk allowed while striking out two. Jackson Cluff walked twice but was nevertheless the beer man in a 15-hit parade led by Robert Hassell with a homer, double, and a single, followed by James Wood with a single a homer and Brady House with a single and a double.

Wilmington vs. Bowling Green – PPD
Rain postponed Game Two of the series between the Blue Rocks and the Hot Rods. They’ll try to make it up today with a twi-night doubleheader.

Fredericksburg 6 Lynchburg 5
• L. Young 4IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K, 2HR
• Hall (W, 2-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Grissom (SV, 8) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• M. Romero 2-2, R, 2BB
• Morales 2-5, CS
• Brown 1-2, R, BB, HBP, 3RBI, SB, PO

Fredericksburg took advantage of nine walks to score six times on six singles as they won their third straight, 6-5. Luke Young wobbled through four innings, allowing three runs on five hits (two HR) and three walks while striking out two. Bubba Hall picked up the win with a scoreless 7th and 8th while Marquis Grissom Jr. worked around a two-out single to get his eighth save. Max Romero Jr. reached base four times on two singles and two walks while Marcus Brown drove in three with two RBI singles and got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

FCL Nationals 14 FCL Marlins 11
• Leon 2⅔ IP, 3H, 5R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K
• Ribalta (BS, 1) ⅔ IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
• N. Gomez (W, 4-1) 1IP, 4H, 5R, 4ER, 0BB, 0K
• Mota 4-6, 2R, 2-2B, 4RBI
• Vaquero 2-5, 2R, BB, 2RBI
• Green 2-2, 2R, BB, 2B, SB, 0K
• Pimentel 2-6, 2R, 2B, 2RBI

Believe it or not, it was 6-6 going into extras when the F-Nats broke out for eight runs in the top of the 10th then gave five of them back in the bottom of the 10th for a 14-11 hot mess of a win. Jefrem Leon started and was knocked from the box in the 3rd, charged with five runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk. He struck out one (1). Niomar Gomez was the winning thrower despite giving up five runs on four hits in the 10th though he didn’t walk a batter or strike out a batter. Speaking of whiffs, Eiljah Green made reached base three times in three PA without a strikeout! Jorgelys Mota led the 18-hit parade with two singles and two doubles while driving in four.

DSL Colorado 3 DSL Nationals 2 – COMP.
• H. Moreno 3⅓ IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 4K
• Oliveros (BS, 1L, 0-5) 2IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K
• E. Soto 2-3, 2B
• Tejeda 1-2, BB

The DSL Nationals had two chances to get back one of the runs coughed up in the top of the 6th and made six outs in the space of six batters with a double play erasing a ROE on a throwing error.