Monday’s News & Notes

Lehigh Valley 12 Rochester 8
• Ogasawara (L, 1-1) 4IP, 9H, 7R, 6ER, 0BB, 2K, HR
• Helvey 1⅔ IP, 0H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K
• House 2-4, 2R, 2B, 3RBI, E
• F. Cordero 2-5, R, HR, 3RBI
• Yepez 2-3, 2BB, RBI

The IronPigs dropped the Red Wings for the fifth straight game, taking the finale with a 12-8 win. Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who won the opener, was drilled for seven runs on nine hits (one HR) over four innings to take his first loss. Franchy Cordero and Brady House both drove in three while Juan Yepez reached base four times with two singles and two walks to highlight Rochester’s 12-hit, five-walk offense.

Erie 5 Harrisburg 2
• Susana (L, 0-1) 4IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 7K
• Grissom 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Lile 2-4, 2K
• Arruda 1-3, R, HR, RBI

Erie opened a 4-0 lead a by the middle innings and cruised a 5-2 win to complete the three-game sweep. Jarlin Susana turned in four innings of one-run ball on three hits and two walks while striking out seven. J.T. Arruda homered to end the SeaWolves’ shutout bid while Daylen Lile singled twice and Cayden Wallace had the fourth and final hit, a single to lead off the 7th. He would score on a one-out error.

Brooklyn 2 Wilmington 0
• Kent 3⅔ IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 6K, HR, WP
• Simpson 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K, 3-0 IR-S
• White 1-4
• Boisserie 1-3

The Blue Rocks were shut out for the first time in ’25 as the Cyclones blanked them, 2-0 on two hits to hand them their third loss in as many games. Jackson Kent walked three and struck out six in his pro debut, giving up a run on four hits over three and 2/3rds. Both Wilmington hits came during the fourth inning, sandwiched between the fifth, sixth, and seventh of sixteen strikeouts on the afternoon. T.J. White and Branden Boissiere both singled while Elijah Green drew the only Wilmington walk.

Carolina 9 Fredericksburg 8
• Tejeda 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, PO @ 1B
• Cranz (BS, 1; W, 1-0) 2IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 4BB, 3K
• Minckler (BS, 1; L, 0-1) ⅔ IP, 1H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 0K
• Ross 3-4, 2R, BB, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Mota 2-4, R, BB, HR, 3RBI
• R. Diaz 2-3, R, 2BB, 2SB

Fredericksburg blew leads of 3-0, 4-3, 6-5, and 8-6 before sucummbing in the 10th, 9-8. Yoel Tejeda gave up two runs on two hits and three walks over three innings in his pro debut. He struck out four. Matt Bollenbacher was the only one of five relievers to not allow a run. The loss went to Ryan Minckler on three walks and a two-out single that came one batter after the FredNats couldn’t turn two to escape the jam. The meltdown obscured a pair of two-run HRs by Jackson Ross, which gave Frederickburg a 6-5 lead, and Jorgelys Mota, who led off the 10th with an opposite-field big fly to give the FredNsats their final lead at 8-6.