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Thursday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 7-6
(10 inn.)
@ Syracuse, 6:35 p.m. Rutledge (2-3, 4.44) vs. Vasil (3-3, 5.28)
Harrisburg Lost, 5-4 @ Altoona, 6 p.m. Parker (9-5, 4.22) vs. Sullivan (6-4, 4.25)
Wilmington Lost, 7-1 @ Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Lara (6-8, 4.63) vs. Ramírez (1-1, 6.56)
Fredericksburg Won, 5-4;
Lost, 9-3
@ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. Tepper (0-2, 14.21) vs. Baulmer (1-0, 3.00)

Syracuse 7 Rochester 6 (10 inn.)
• Abbott 3⅓ IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 2K
• L. Reyes 2⅔ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, 3-1 IR-S
• Fernández (L, 0-1) ⅔ IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
• Mejia 2-3, 2R, 2BB, HR, RBI
• Vega 2-5, R, 2B
• Baker 2-5, 2K, 2SB

Rochester was unable to put up a goose egg when it mattered most, giving up single runs in the 8th, 9th, and 10th innings to turn a 6-4 lead into a 7-6 loss. Cory Abbott was knocked from the box in the 4th, charged with three runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two. The loss went to Junior Fernández, who gave up leadoff single that moved up the free runner to 3rd, then, after a strikeout, gave up a deep flyball for the game-winning SF. Four of the six Red Wings runs scored via the longball as Jordy Barley delivered an Earl Weaver Special in the 2nd and Erick Mejia tied the game with a solo shot in the 6th. Mejia also singled and drew two walks while Onix Vega and Darren Baker also collected a pair of hits to lead Rochester’s ten-hit parade. Roster moves: LHP Tim Cate placed on the 3-Day T.I.L.; UT Paul Witt activated from the Development List.

Altoona 5 Harrisburg 4
• Alvarez 7IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K, HR, HBP
• Ruotolo (BS, 1; L, 2-3) 1IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K, HR
• Wood 2-3, 2R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Arruda 2-3, BB
• House 1-3, 3B, SF, 2RBI

The Senators outhit the Curve 8-4, but two of the four Altoona hits left the park to hand Harrisburg a 5-4 defeat. Andrew Alvarez turned in his first quality start at AA (seventh overall) with all three runs on a home run (two hits total) over seven innings. He walked two and struck out four. Patrick Ruotolo gave up a two-out, two-run HR in the 8th to get the blown-save-loss. James Wood reached base three times with a single, walk, and a double while J.T. Arruda did the same with two safeties and a base-on-balls to pace the Harrisburg offense.



Brooklyn 7 Wilmington 1
• Da. Díaz (L, 3-5) 3IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K, HBP
• Donovan ⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 1-0 IR-S
• Pinckney 1-3, R, BB, HR, RBI
• Made 2-4

Wilmington struck first but Brooklyn hit back repeatedly to hand the Blue Rocks a 7-1 defeat. Dannel Díaz made the spot start in place of [insert pitcher with suspected injury here] and let in two runs on four hits and two walks over three innings. He struck out two and hit a batter while losing his fifth game. Andrew Pinckney accounted for the Wilmington run with his first pro HR while Kevin Made had two singles to lead the Blue Rocks’ hit column of six (6).

Fredericksburg 5 Delmarva 4 – GM. 1
• Sullivan 3⅓ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K, HBP
• K. Rodriguez (W, 4-1) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
• Grissom (SV, 10) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Vaquero 2-4, RBI, SB
• McHenry 1-3, R, 2RBI
• Cruz 1-2, R
• 2-12 RISP; 6 LOB

The FredNats took advantage of sloppy fielding and wild pitching to score five times in the 5th with just two singles as they took the opener from the Shorebirds, 5-4. Liam Sullivan needed 84 pitches to get 10 outs and let in two runs on four hits, two walks, and a Robles. The win went Kevin Rodriguez, who stranded one while finishing the 4th then gave up a run of his own in the 5th. Marquis Grissom Jr. notched his 10th save with a three-up, three-down 7th. Christhian Vaquero singled twice and drove in a run while John McHenry drove in two with an RBI single in the 5th. Armando Cruz also singled to round out the Fredericksburg hit tally of four.

Delmarva 9 Fredericksburg 3 – GM. 2
• Leon 4IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 5K, HR, WP
• Schultz (L, 0-2) 1IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 0K
• Glasser 2-3, R
• Quintana 1-3, R, HR, RBI, 2K

Delmarva put this one away with five in the 6th for a 9-3 sportswriter’s win. The loss eliminated Fredericksburg from the 2nd half title. Jefrem Leon gave up a run on a home run and three hits total over four innings in his Low-A debut. He walked one and struck out five. The loss went to Thomas Schultz, who gave up three runs in the 5th for his second loss. Phillip Glasser singled twice in three trips to the plate while Roismar Quintana homered to lead the FredNats attack.

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