Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
Rochester | Won, 12-8 | @ Buffalo, 6:35 p.m. | Lord (1-0, 3.60) vs. |
Harrisburg | Lost, 2-0 | vs. Altoona, 7 p.m. | Luckham (3-5, 4.14) vs. Fellows (2-1, 3.18) |
Wilmington | Postponed | vs. Jersey Shore, 6:35 p.m. | Cornelio (5-6, 5.07) vs. Fausnaught (6-1, 3.53) |
Fredericksburg | Won, 2-1 | vs. Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. | D. Diaz (0-0, 4.05) vs. Gibson (1-4, 3.19) |
FCL Nationals | OFF DAY | OFF DAY | |
DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ DSL Rockies, 11 a.m. |
Rochester 12 Indianapolis 8
• Gray 3IP, 6H, 7R, 7ER, 1BB, 1K, 2HR, HBP
• Adon (W, 4-5) 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
• Yepez 3-4, 2R, BB, 2B(15), 2RBI
• Cluff 2-2, R, 3B, HR(5), 5RBI
• Crews 2-5, 2R, BB, 2K
• Adams 1-3, 2R, BB, HR, RBI
Rochester put the hurt on Indianapolis, scoring eight unanswered runs to turn an 8-4 deficit into a 12-8 win to take the series, 5-1. Josiah Gray was pummeled for seven runs on six hits (two HR) amd a walk in just three innings pitched. Joan Adon was credited with the win as the most effective reliever, retiring five in the 7th and 8th innings – three by way of the K. Juan Yepez walked, doubled, singled twice, and drove in two while Jackson Cluff drove in five with a two-run triple, a two-run homer, and a bases-loaded walk to power the Red Wings attack.
Erie 2 Harrisburg 0
• Theophile (L, 0-1) 5IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 3K, HR
• Tice 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Arruda 1-4, 2B
• Pinckney 1-4
The Senators were shut out for the second time this series and seventh time this season, as they dropped their fifth straight to Erie, 2-0. It was probably a familiar feeling for Rodney Theophile as his teammates gave him no run support to turn five innings of two-run ball into his first AA loss. J.T. Arruda broke up the no-hitter with a double in the 6th while Andrew Pinckney singled in the 8th and was the fifth and final Harrisburg runner to get into scoring position as he watched Arruda strike out to end the inning.
Wilmington vs. Hudson Valley – PPD
The finale between Wilmington and Hudson Valley was washed away by rain. They’ll make it up on August 22 when the Blue Rocks return to upstate New York for Games 25-30 vs. the Renegades this season.
Fredericksburg 2 Salem 1
• Polanco 6IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 7K
• Baldo 1IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Brown 1-4, RBI, SB
• Infante 1-4, RBI, IF assist @ HP
The Red Sox were not content to load the bases with two out in the 9th and down 2-1. Instead, they tried to score from second on an infield single. While the hard-hit ball did take Sammy Infante’s glove off, it only dribbled a few feet away as the 23-y.o. picked it up in the grass just behind second base and threw out the runner by 10′ to end the game. That preserved Bryan Polanco’s six shutout innings for his sixth win and gave Merrick Baldo his fourth save. The FredNats only managed four singles but Marcus Brown and Infante were the “2” in the 2-for-8 RISP mark as Fredericksburg took the series, 4-2.
FCL Nationals, 17-21, 3rd Place FCL East, 11GB
The FCL Nationals won three of five but trail the FCL Marlins by 11 games with three and a half weeks to play. It’s another Monday off, then road trips to Port St. Lucie on Wednesday to play the F-Mets, Jupiter on Thursday to play the F-Cards, then back home to West Palm Beach to host them in reverse order on Friday and Saturday.
DSL Nationals, 8-11, 6th place DSL Central, 7½ GB
The D-Nats won just once last week to fall two games further back while remaining in 6th place. While the offense is averaging 5.00 R/G that’s below the league average of 5.67 R/G. However, the pitching is also giving up less than the league average at 5.39 R/G. As noted in the comments, second-year player Dashyll Tejeda is the team’s breakout star on offense with a Soto-esque slash of .373/.456/.610 but with more speed (22SB in 18G). On the mound, that honor goes to Jose Feliz, who is winless in four starts but has an 0.53 ERA and a 0.65 WHIP in 18IP thus far.