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Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Won, 8-4 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 6:45 p.m. Abbott (2-4, 5.77) vs. Vasquez (3-8, 4.59)
Harrisburg Lost, 4-2 @ Binghamton, 6:35 p.m. Parker (9-4, 4.43) vs. Suarez
Wilmington Lost, 9-3 vs. Hudson Valley, 6:35 p.m. Cáceres (0-5, 8.78) vs. Calderon (A+ debut)
Fredericksburg Won, 9-6 vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Sullivan (1-0, 5.40) vs. Peterson (6-7, 4.21)

Rochester 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4
• Peralta 4IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 6K, HR
• Banda (W, 1-3) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• García 2-3, 3R, BB, 2B, 3RBI, SB
• Noll 2-4, 2B, 2RBI
• Blankenhorn 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI

Rochester rallied from a 3-1 with deficit with four in the 5th, highlighted by Luis García’s three-run double as the Red Wings doubled up the RailRiders, 8-4. That made a winner out of a Anthony Banda for the first time in ’23, having pitched a scoreless 5th. Wily Peralta started and muddled through four innings, giving up three runs on three hits (one HR) and two walks while striking out six. García also walked, singled, and stole a base while Jake Noll drove in two with a double in the 4th and an RBI single in the 5th to pace the Red Wings offense. Roster moves: RHP Tanner Rainey MLB rehab transferred from Harrisburg; UT Paul Witt placed on the Development List.

Binghamton 4 Harrisburg 2
• Alvarez 4⅓ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 3K, HBP
• Troop 2⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 2-0 IR-S
• Ruotolo (L, 2-2) ⅓ IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 0K, BK
• Hassell 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB
• Tostado 2-4, RBI
• 2-11 RISP; 11 LOB

Two runs weren’t enough for the Senators pitchers to work with as the Rumble Ponies galloped to a 4-2 win. Andrew Alvarez pitched into the 5th, allowing two runs on four hits and five walks over four and a 1/3rd innings. He struck out three. The loss went to Patrick Ruotolo, who gave up a leadoff single in the 8th then walked three straight. Jack Sinclair got the last three outs, the first on a sacrifice fly. Frankie Tostado got the sixth and final hit for Harrisburg wih one out in the 9th but neither Donovan Casey nor Israel Pineda could push him up to second, never mind across. Tostado and Robert Hassell both went 2-for-4 with an RBI while James Wood and Trey Lipscomb each had a single.



Hudson Valley 9 Wilmington 3
• Bennett (L, 0-3) 2⅔ IP, 10H, 7R, 7ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Guasch 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Pinckney 2-3, R, 2BB,
• Morales 2-4, 2B, BB
• 0-10 RISP; 11 LOB

Jake Bennett retired the side in order in the 1st. After that? Not so much. Hudson Valley went to town on the southpaw for seven runs on 10 hits en route to a 9-3 beatdown of Wilmington. It was Bennett’s second loss in three starts after going missing for nearly two months. Andrew Pinckney reached base four times with two singles and two walks while Yohandy Morales doubled, walked, and singled to lead the Blue Rocks offense. Roster moves: SS José Sánchez activated from the Developmental List.

Fredericksburg 9 Lynchburg 6
• Cornelio 5IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K
• Hall (W, 3-2) 2IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K
• Pogue (SV, 1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Vaquero 3-5, 3R, 3B, HR, 5RBI, SB
• Quintana 2-4, 2RBI, 2K
• Brown 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI

Mike Tyson’s favorite Nats prospect Christhian Vaquero had a career-best eight total bases and five RBI in a 9-6 FredNats win over the Hillcats. The 18-y.o. Cuban was a double shy of the cycle as he scored three runs and stole his third base. Riley Cornelio started and let in four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out four. Bubba Hall picked up the win despite giving up two runs in two innings. Nick Pogue locked it down with two perfect innings to get the save. Roismar Quintana drove in two with a pair of RBI singles while Marcus Brown connected for his first HR as a pro, a two-run shot that tied the game at 4-4 in the 4th. Fredericksburg’s third straight win pulled the Nats’ Low-A entry to within two of C.L. North-leading Carolina with ten games left to play.

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