| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | OFF DAY | @ Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. | Knowles (AAA debut) vs. Bash (2-1, 3.00) |
| Harrisburg | OFF DAY | @ Richmond, 6:35 p.m. | M. Cuevas (2-4, 4.80) vs. Bivens (1-3, 4.41) |
| Wilmington | OFF DAY | @ Aberdeen, 7:05 p.m. | TBD vs. Bright (2-5, 4.72) |
| Fredericksburg | OFF DAY | vs. Augusta, 7:05 p.m. | Amaral (0-1, 8.10) vs. Vargas (1-1, 3.68) |
| FCL Nationals | Lost, 7-6 | vs. FCL Marlins, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | Lost, 7-5; Lost, 5-4 |
vs. DSL Tigers1 10 a.m. (Comp. DH) |
Rochester Red Wings, 19-20, 8th place I.L. East, 5½ GB – 53-59 Overall
Another 2-4 week has dropped Rochester below .500 for the second half and two games further back in the standings. This week, it’s six against intra-state rival Buffalo with a matinee tomorrow afternoon.
Harrisburg Senators, 21-18, T2nd place E.L. Southwest, 1GB – 52-55 Overall
The Senators continue to roll in August as they took five of six last week and are now just a game off the pace in the 2nd half race. Harrisburg has now scored more runs than allowed, with a +31 differential in the second half and +10 overall.
Wilmington Blue Rocks, 14-28, 6th Place, 12GB, Sally Lg. North – 43-63 Overall
It was a brutal week for Wilmington with five losses, three by one run, as they’re now 12 games out of first and 20 games under .500 for the year. The one win—Saturday’s 2-1 triumph—netted the Blue Rocks and Andrew Alvarez a Pitcher of the Week Award for eight no-hit innings with 11 whiffs. This week the road trip continues closer to home, with six against Aberdeen.
Fredericksburg Nationals, 19-22, 4th Place, 7½ GB, C.L. North – 49-55 Overall
The FredNats have the second-best offense (5.1 R/G) in the Carolina League, but the worst pitching (5.45 R/G) Hence the current four-game losing streak despite the exploits of Player of the Week Dylan Crews, et al. Fredericksburg returns home this week for its penultimate homestand against Augusta.
FCL Astros 7 FCL Nationals 6
• Ward 2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K
• Edwards ⅔ IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 0K
• Agostini 4IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 5K, 2HBP, WP
• Vaquero 0-0, R, 4BB, CS
• Klassen 1-3, BB, 3RBI
• Cooper 1-2, R, BB, 2RBI
The FCL Nationals couldn’t hold a 5-2 lead as the rehabs “worked on some stuff” and the offense couldn’t exploit its 10 walks drawn, losing 7-6 to the FCL Astros. Thad Ward made his first appearance since July 1 and gave up two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out one. The loss went Gabriel Agostini, who pitched the last four innings and let in two runs in the 7th on two singles, a Robles, a wild pitch, and a sac fly. Crithian Vaquero led the walk column with four while Blake Klassen drove in three runs while going 1-for-3, and Everett Cooper drove in two while going 1-for-2. Roster moves: RHPs Thad Ward, Carl Edwards Jr. assigned from Washington for MLB Rehab.
DSL Cardinals 7 DSL Nationals 5 – COMP.
• H. Moreno (L, 0-4) 2+ IP, 1H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 3K, HBP, 2WP
• E. Rivero 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Batista 1-3, 2BB, 2SB
• Marcano 2-4, R, 3B, E
• Maricuto 2-5, RBI
In the continuation, the D-Nats gave up runs in four straight innings before finally answering with two in the 6th and one in the 9th as they fell again, 7-5. Henry Moreno was the hard-luck loser as the runner who reached on an error before the play was stopped last week came around to score in the 3rd. Carlos Batista singled once, walked twice, and stole two bases while Agustin Marcano singled, tripled, and scored a run to pace the DSL Nationals offense.
DSL Cardinals 5 DSL Nationals 4 – GM. 2
• R. Cuevas 3IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• M. Moreno (L, 0-1) 2BF, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K, WP
• Acevedo 1-3, HBP, 2RBI, CS(10)
• Batista 0-1, 2R, BB, 2SB(27)
The DSL Nationals somehow managed to score four times on one hit yet lose on five unearned runs in extra innings. Ramon Cuevas made the spot start and allowed four hits over three scoreless innings with no walks and three whiffs. The loss went to Miguel Moreno (no relation to Henry) who threw a wild pitch to move the free runner up to third base, issue a walk, then give up a hit to lose in the 8th. Andy Acevedo had an RBI single for the one (1) hit in the 5th and got the Homer Simpson RBI with a bases-loaded HBP in the 7th. The other two runs scored on a sacrifice fly in the 5th and a bases-loaded walk in the 7th.