Saturday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Won, 9-2 | vs. Syracuse, 6:45 p.m. | Lord (2-2, 3.27) vs. Vasil (6-7, 5.31) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 1-0 (10 inn.) |
vs. Richmond, 6 p.m. | Solesky (0-4, 3.75) vs. Choate (0-1, 8.59) |
| Wilmington | Lost, 3-2 | vs. Brooklyn, 6:05 p.m. | Cáceres (3-8, 5.90) vs Tong (4-4, 3.63) |
| Fredericksburg | Lost, 6-2 | vs. Salem, 7:05 p.m. | Polanco (7-4, 4.45) vs. Duffy (3-5, 3.18) |
| DSL Nationals | Won, 5-3 | OFF DAY |
Rochester 9 Syracuse 2
• Alvarez (W, 3-3) 7IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K
• Cate (H, 2) ⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Dunn 2-3, R, BB, RBI, SB
• Garrett 2-4, R, 2B, 2RBI
• Baker 2-5, 2R, 2B, RBI
The Red Wings went into the bottom of the 8th hoping to get a little bit of insurance for a one-run lead. After a walk sandwiched between two outs, five straight hits produced seven runs to turn a 2-1 nailbiter into a 9-2 laugher after the Mets got a solo HR in the 9th. Andrew Alvarez went seven full for the first time at AAA, allowing one run on hour hits, no walks, and five whiffs to win his third AAA game. Jack Dunn singled twice and walked once while Darren Baker and Stone Garrett both had a single and double to pace the Rochester offense. Roster moves: RHP Jordan Weems outrighted from Washington.
Harrisburg 1 Richmond 0 (10 inn.)
• Theophile 3⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 4BB, 4K, 2HBP
• S. Reyes 1⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 2-0 IR-S
• Acosta 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Morales 2-3, BB
• Lawson 2-4
Five Harrisburg pitchers combined to shut out Richmond, 1-0 on three hits over 10 innings. For nine and 2/3rds innings, Richmond hurlers were nearly as good, scattering seven hits and two walks before J.T. Arruda doubled to the warning track in left-center field to end it. Rodney Theophile made the start but needed 71 pitches to get 11 outs as he allowed one hit, four walks, and two Robles. The win went to Daison Acosta for negotiating the top of the 10th without letting in the free runner. Yoyo Morales and Cortland Lawson both singled twice to lead the Senators hit column.
Brooklyn 3 Wilmington 2
• Shuman (L, 1-1) 5IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, HR, HBP
• Arias 3IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
• Cruz 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Dugas 1-3, BB, RBI
Seth Shuman surrendered a three-run HR in the 2nd and the Blue Rocks didn’t have the mustard to catch up, losing 3-2 to the Cyclones. Shuman gave up three hits total, walked ond, and struck out five over five innings. Wilmington collected three of its four (4) hits and both of its in the 6th. Armando Cruz homered while Jared McKenzie singled, took second on a T.J. White walk, and scored on Gavin Dugas’s two-out single. It was the one hit in four RISP chances as the Blue Rocks left on seven baserunners.
Salem 6 Fredericksburg 2
• Sthele (L, 5-7) 5IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K
• Hall 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Peoples 1-3, R, HR, 2RBI
• Mota 1-3, R, E
Nick “Power to the” Peoples homered to pull Fredericksburg within a run at 3-2 but the ‘pen faltered late for a 6-2 loss to Salem. Travis “Sunday” Sthele took the loss on three runs let in on seven hits over five innings. He walked two and struck out four. Caleb Lomavita singled to lead off the 7th and was thrown out trying to steal second. He was the last FredNats baserunner as the next eight batters came up empty. Jorgelys Mota and Seaver King also singled to round out Fredericksbirg’s four-hit barrage.
DSL Nationals 5 DSL Mets Orange 3
• J. Reyes 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Vera (W, 1-2) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K
• A. Feliz 2-5, R, HR, 2RBI, 3K
• Rojas 1-3, R, BB, HR, 2RBI
• Tejeda 1-3, 2R, BB, HBP, 4SB(42)
The D-Nats went deep twice in the 6th to open up a 4-0 lead and extended the lead to 5-0 before holding off the D-Mets Orange for a 5-3 win. Juan Reyes made his eighth start and turned in three scoreless innings with two hits, no walks, and one whiff. The “W” went to Alejandro Vera, who walked two in two no-hit frames with one strikeouts. Angel Feliz and Eyeksson Rojas both homered, combining to go 3-for-8 with two runs and four RBI while Dashyll Tejeda stole four bases to take the league lead with 42 swipes.
A tale of two prospects:
Feliz: .319/.392/.482
Hurtado: .218/.310/.331
Yet MLB.com has Hurtado ranked ahead of Feliz, and both ahead of substantial prospects like Lara, Bennett, and Stuart. Curious.
Feliz: $1.7m bonus. Hurtado: $2.8M.
Prospect ranking by signing bonus. Its why we still see the likes of Cruz (3.9M), Vaquero (4.9M) still higher than they deserve to be by production and its why Antuna ($3.9M) was given more chances than Steve Howe,
And on the flip side, the gurus weren’t that enthusiastic about Soto because his bonus wasn’t that much. Even within the Nats’ system, they couldn’t believe that he could be better than Robles.
When guys they overhyped early don’t live up to it, some still get carried way too high on the lists (Antuna, Vaquero), while others get flushed entirely. What if I told you that the Nats had drafted a 6-4 pitcher, age 21, who went to Wilmington and posted a 2.35 ERA and 11.4 K9, then got promoted to AA and was holding his own? His name is Andry Lara. He would have been a college draftee this year. He was once a darling of the gurus, ranked as high as #4 or #5 in the system. He’s perfectly on age-appropriate target, but they won’t give him the time of day now.
Todd I met Steve Howe in the late 80s maybe 90 -91 at a San Jose Giant baseball game at the old city stadium with the good bbq hut .
Lord out Tice in for ROCH
Is this a call up to Nats
Being Good Will Hunting the numbers
Cacares 5 IP so far making 92 IP
Double edged question on Chase
Solesky : most impressive outing for a Nats farm hand starter so far this summer versus Squirrels tonight ? And is he one of the most surprising after thought minor league starter added to Nats farm in awhile ?
Luke I’m stuck on August 17 th in this work tablet with internet
Is this Ground Hogs day with Bill Murray ?
Trey Harris fills in on Sens for Pinckney .
Time for Lile and Hassell 3 to get into a rhythm.
Pinckney has a future with Nats or trade bait ?
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Hmm. Mota is ONLY 19 , y’all!
Vasquero is digging the new phrase : Good to be around the , King .
Play the Mel Brooks sound bite . lol
Sykora outing two starts ago was the best of all summer . Solesky impressive against pesky Flying Sqirrels
Alvarez would have needed CG to hit 100 IP .
Nice outing for Cacares vs Cyclones maybe not the best hitting line up in the league but still . Ugh the Blue Rox bullpen .
I wonder if the joke in Nats farm system @ Fred is : coach , don’t pencil in Sthele in on Sunday ?? lol.
Looks like Everett Cooper 111 is on DL for “injury “ / playing time not abundant ?
Big big starting assignment for acessment
With JR versus LeHigh Valley Hogs .
Let’s project James Woods RBI production over a 162 game healthy season if he has 30 in this
MLB audition debut .
Stil stuck on August 17 (Q)
Ground hogs day !
Theophile left the mound with the trainer. As noted, he didn’t have very good control so maybe it was an injury.
he did have lousy control, I was thinking more of a blister when he left the field with Don. That’s two nights in a row that it was a bunch of hit batters. It’s good to see Yohandy playing again, now to get Robert back.