| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | OFF DAY | vs. Lehigh Valley, 6:45 p.m. | T. Romero (4-4, 5.70) vs. TBD |
| Harrisburg | OFF DAY | vs. Akron, 6:30 p.m. | TBD vs. Nikhazy (4-5, 3.31) |
| Wilmington | OFF DAY | @ Bowling Green, 7:35 p.m. | Lord (1-2, 5.68) vs. Davitt (2-1, 3.55) |
| Fredericksburg | OFF DAY | @ Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. | TBD vs. Peterson (6-5, 3.49) |
| FCL Nationals | Won, 9-8 | OFF DAY | |
| DSL Nationals | Losing, 1-0 (Susp. Top 2nd) |
vs. DSL White Sox, 11 a.m. |
Rochester Red Wings, 17-16, 8th place I.L. East, 3½ GB – 51-55 Overall
Rochester dropped four of six to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and fell two spots in the standings… but only fell one game further back. The Red Wings return home this week to host the first-place IronPigs for six games.
Harrisburg Senators, 16-17, 5th place E.L. Southwest, 3GB – 47-54 Overall
As predicted (hoped, really) Senators did carry over their offensive surge last week against Erie, led by the reigning E.L. Batter of the Week Trey Lipscomb. The Senators host the second-place RubberDucks this week, hoping the hits keep coming (and they don’t stop ’til get to the top) while the new rotation takes form.
Wilmington Blue Rocks, 13-23, 6th Place, 9GB, Sally Lg. North – 42-58 Overall
ICYMI, the Nats FINALLLY admitted that Jake Bennett has been hurt but will allegedly return to the rotation next week. In a related story, Det. Holmes remains constipated. This week, Wilmington changes time zones and heads out to the Sally Lg.’s equivalent of Seattle (shortest road trip = 4 hrs. 45 min.) as they play out the string against Bowling Green this week.
Fredericksburg Nationals, 17-18, 4th Place, 5½ GB, C.L. North – 47-51 Overall
The reinforcements came last week for the FredNats as they took five of six from Salem. Unfortunately, they only gained half a game. Meanwhile, there was another Player of the Week winner: 4th Rd. pick Andrew Pinckney, who went 10-for-20 with nine runs scored, three doubles, two walks, a home run, six RBI, and a stolen base. This week, Fredericksburg heads west to Lynchburg for six with a chance to move up another place or two in the standings.
FCL Nationals 9 FCL Cardinals 8
• Rainey 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Agostini (W, 2-5) 4IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 3K
• Cox 2-4, R, 3B, HBP, 2RBI
• Green 1-2, R, BB, RBI, K
• Vaquero 1-3, R, 2BB, RBI, 2SB
The FCL Nationals did all they could but just couldn’t blow the 9-0 lead they built after 6½ innings and won, 9-8. Tanner Rainey emerged from witness protection to work the 1st inning, giving way to the would-be starter Gabriel Agostini, who threw four no-hit innings to pick up his second win. He walked three and struck out three. Also emerging: Elijah Green, who singled, walked, drove in a run, and… wait for it… struck out. Brenner Cox led the F-Nats 12-hit parade with a single and triple and was also hit by a pitch. Phillip Glasser, Juan Garcia, and Everett Cooper each went 2-for-4 with two singles.
Roster moves: RHP Tanner Rainey assigned from Washington for MLB Rehab; OF Elijah Green assigned from Fredericksburg for MiLB rehab.
DSL Giants Orange 1 DSL Nationals 0 – SUSP.
They’ll finish this one up on Saturday, when the two teams next play.