Thursday’s News & Notes

Syracuse 5 Rochester 1
• Law (L, 0-1) 1IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Saenz 3IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Cluff 1-3, BB, 2SB
• Pinckney 1-3, BB, SB

The Mets jumped on Derek Law and the Red Wings for three in the first and never looked back in a 5-1 win. Law pitched BP for the 1st inning, giving up four hits, including a two-run HR to record the loss. Dustin Saenz made his AAA debut and put up three goose eggs with two hits and a walk while striking out none. Rochester blistered Syracuse pitchers for five singles, one double, and three walks with Jackson Cluff and Andrew Pinckney both going 1-for-3 with a walk. Roster moves: RHP Derek Law (MLB Rehab), LHP Dustin Saenz reassigned from Harrisburg; C Drew Millas recalled to Washington.

Akron 8 Harrisburg 1
• Lara (L, 0-1) 2⅔ IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 3K
• Santos 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Stubbs 2-4, 2B
• C. De La Cruz 2-4

Andry Lara did little to dispute to the Nats’ decision to demote him in an 8-1 Harrisburg loss to Akron. The RubberDucks knocked the 22-y.o. from the box with two out in the 3rd after six runs, seven hits, and three walks. The Senators were more like Congressmen, doing nothing until the 9th until back-to-back singles from Cayden Wallace and C.J. Stubbs put runners on the corners with no outs for Johnathon Thomas. Akron lost the shutout on a double play then ended the game on a groundout.

Hudson Valley 10 Wilmington 3
• Ogasawra 4IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 5K
• W. Arias (L, 2-4) ⅔ IP, 4H, 8R, 4ER, 2BB, 0K, HR, 2HBP
• Boissiere 2-4, R, 2B
• Lawson 1-4, BB, SB

The Blue Rocks led this one 2-0 until the 4th when the Renegades got two back to tie, then batted around and scored eight in the 5th en route to a 10-3 defenestration. Shinnosuke Ogasawara went the first four and let in two runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out five. Wander Arias retired two of eleven batters faced with the aforementioned eight runs charged (four earned) on four hits, two walks, and two Robles. Branden Boissiere singled and doubled and scored the lone Wilmington run while Cortland Lawson reached base twice on a single and a walk. The rest of the lineup went 0-for-22 with five walks and 10 strikeouts.

Kannapolis 3 Fredericksburg 1
• Polanco (L, 4-6) 5IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 1K, HR
• Montero 2IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Dickerson 2-4, 2K
• Vaquero 1-4, R, HR, RBI

Fredericksburg fell behind 3-0 after two but could only answer with a solo HR to lose to Kannapolis, 3-1. Bryan Polanco gave up all three Cannon Ballers runs on five hits (one HR) and one walk over five innings. He struck out one while losing his sixth game. Christhian Vaquero homered to end the shutout bid while Luke Dickerson was the sole FredNats batter to have multiple hits with two singles.