Friday’s News & Notes

Rochester 6 Toledo 5
• Watkins 4IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 2K, 2HR
• L. Reyes (W, 1-0) 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Blankenhorn 2-4, 2R, 2B, 3B, RBI
• Wood 2-4, 2R
• Baker 1-1, R, RBI

In the continuation, which was delayed by rain, the Red Wings rallied from a 5-1 deficit with three in the 9th to walk off the Mud Hens, 6-5. Spenser Watkins “started” but was ineffective, allowing five runs on seven hits (two HR) and two walks over four innings. The win went to Methusel…uh, Luis Reyes as he got the last five outs for Rochester and issued one walk. Travis Blankenhorn got the party started in the bottom of the 9th with his second extra-base hit, a leadoff triple to the right-centerfield warning track. A groundout scored Blankenhorn. Jake Alu walked and took second on a slow roller to short. Darren Baker delivered the second run with pinch-hit RBI single, moved up to second on an Erick Mejia walk, and scored on Alex Call’s two-out, game-winning double.

Toledo 7 Rochester 3
• Gsellman (L, 0-1) 4IP, 3H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 7K, HR
• Cate 1⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• Wood 1-4, 2RBI
• Baker 1-4, RBI

In the nightcap, Toledo wasted no time against spot starter Robert Gsellman with grand slam in the 1st as they split the twinbill with a 7-3 win. Gsellman finished with five runs allowed on three hits and two while setting down seven on strikes. James Wood and Darren Baker both went 1-for-4 with three RBI combined as Rochester tallied five hits and three walks on offense.

Richmond 6 Harrisburg 2
• Alvarez (L, 0-2) 4⅔ IP, 5H, 5R, 4ER, 5BB, 3K
• Tice 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 2-0 IR-S
• House 2-3, 2R, BB, 3B, HR, RBI, E
• Suggs 2-4

The wheels came off the bus in the 5th as Richmond broke open a 2-1 game with a four-spot en route to tripling up Harrisburg, 6-2. Andrew Alvarez lost again, charges with five runs (four earned) on five hits and five walks over four and 2/3rds. He struck out three. Brady House tripled, homered, and walked, Matt Suggs singled twice in four trips to the plate, and Cortland Lawson went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The rest of the Senators went 0-for-20.

Wilmington 6 Greenville 4
• Caceres 4+ IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K, HBP, WP
• Huff (W, 1-0) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 2WP, 1-0 IR-S
• Grisson (H, 3) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• McKenzie 3-4, R, 2B, SB
• Made 2-3, 2RBI, SAC
• Brown 2-4, R, RBI

The Blue Rocks broke open a 2-1 game with four in the 4th and kept the Drive in park in the late innings for a 6-4 win. Bryan Caceres gave up all four Greenville runs on four hits, two walks, and a Robles over four-plus innings. Chance Huff stranded a runner in the 5th then pitched a scoreless 6th to pick up the win. Marquis Grissom put up two goose eggs for the hold, his third in four appearances, while Todd Peterson got the save (also #3).

Fayetteville 4 Fredericksburg 0
• Atencio (L, 1-1) 5IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 7K
• S. Vasquez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K
• Quintana 1-2, BB
• Colmenares 1-3

For the second time in three games the Fredericksburg bats were AWOL as Fayetteville shut them out, 4-0, on two hits. Jose Atencio took the loss as he let in two runs on eight hits over five innings. He walked none and struck out seven. Jose Colmenares broke up the shutout with a two-out single in the 4th while Roismar Quintana led off the 8th for the FredNats’ second hit. Neither struck out while the rest of Fredericksburg lineup kept the Woodpeckers infielders cool with 16 whiffs.