Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Won, 14-8 | vs. Buffalo, 6:45pm | Shuman (1-4, 6.68) vs. Piña (4-3, 3.47) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 4-2 (11 inn.) |
vs. Altoona, 7pm | Choi (4-1, 3.73) vs Kelly (1-0, 1.80) |
| Wilmington | Won, 7-5 | vs. Jersey Shore, 5:05pm | Kent (4-6, 4.68) vs. Tucker (0-3, 5.10) |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 8-2 | vs. Delmarva, 5:05pm | Roman (2-6, 8.05) vs. Dorsey (0-0, 3.00) |
| FCL Nationals | Lost, 3-2 (6 inn.) |
vs. FCL Cardinals, 10am | |
| DSL Nationals | Won, 5-0 | vs. DSL White Sox, 11am |
Rochester 14 Buffalo 8
• Solesky 1⅔ IP, 8H, 8R, 8ER, 1BB, 2K, 3HR, WP
• Powell (W, 1-1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Pilkington (H, 7) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
• Hassell 3-3, 2R, 2BB, 2B, RBI
• Schnell 3-5, 2R, 2B, HR, 4RBI, SB(5)
• Baker 2-5, R
• Cluff 1-4, 2R, HR, 3RBI
The Red Wings blew a 6-0 lead to fall behind 8-6 but scored eight unanswered runs—including five in the 8th—to trample the Bisons, 14-8. Chase Solesky gave up all eight Buffalo runs on eight hits (three HR) and a walk over an inning and 2/3rds. The ‘pen combined for seven and a 1/3rd scoreless innings to enable toe comeback, with Holden Powell picking up the win. Robert Hassell singled twice, walked twice, scored twice, doubled once, and drove in one while Nick Schenell singled, doubled, and homered, and drove in four to lead Rochester’s 14-hit parade. Roster moves: RHP Ryan Loutos optioned from Washington.
Altoona 4 Harrisburg 2 (11 inn.)
• Cornelio 5⅔ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K, WP
• Mejia 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Huff (L, 0-2) 1BF, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• C. De La Cruz 2-5, R, 2B(10), HR, RBI
• Wallace 2-5
Harrisburg held leads of 1-0 and 2-1 but couldn’t muster a third run as Altoona homered to lead off the 11th and prevail, 4-2. Riley Cornelio pitched into the 6th for the seventh time in 14 starts this season, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two. Chance Huff served up the gamewinner to the only batter he faced. Phillip Glasser doubled in Delino DeShields to dextend his hit streak to 15 games, but that was the sole hit in 15 RISP chances as the Senators left on ten baserunners. Roster moves: RHP Andry Lara optioned from Washington; UT Paul Witt reassigned from Rochester.
Wilmington 7 Jersey Shore 5
• Clemmey (W, 4-4) 5⅓ IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 5K, 2HR
• Amaral (H, 4) 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K, 2-1 IR-S
• White 3-4, R, HR(5), 4RBI
• Lawson 3-5, 2R, 2B, RBI
• Boissiere 2-3, R, RBI, HBP, CS
Absent Spahn or Sain, the Blue Rocks took the rain that interrupted the BlueClaws’ rally in the 6th against a tiring Alex Clemmey. After a 71-minute delay, Jersey Shore singled against Austin Amaral to score their fifth and final run but had the would-be sixth gunned down by Teo Banks. Amaral got out of the inning without further damage. The gave Clemmey the Jack Morris win as all five runs were charged to him on nine hits (two HR) and no walks over five and a 1/3rd innings. T.J. White drove in four runs with his fifth HR and two singles while Cortland Laswon reached base three times on two singles and a double to lead the Wilmington offense.
Fredericksburg 8 Delmarva 2
• Y. Tejeda 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 4K
• Otanez (W, 4-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 3K
• Vaquero 2-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI
• Dickerson 2-5, R, 3K, SB(10)
• Peoples 1-3, 2R, 2B
Ferdericksburg broke open a one-run game with a five-run 9th and cruised to an 8-2 win over Delmarva. Yoel Tejada notched his fourth quality start of six innings of two-run ball on four hits and one walk. He was rewarded with his sixth no-decision. The win went to Johan Otanez, who put up two goose eggs while working around two walks and a double. Christhian Vaquero singled, homered, and scored twice while Luke Dickerson singled twice, struck out thrice, and stole his 10th base to power the FredNats attack.
FCL Mets 3 FCL Nationals 2 (6 inn.)
• Agostini (L, 1-1) 1⅔ IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K
• Portorreal 4IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Cabrera 2-3, RBI
• L. Arias 1-3, R, RBI
The F-Astros banged out three runs agains the F-Nats in the 2nd and the F-Nats fell one run short, 3-2 in a game that was shortened to six inning for no apparent reason. Gabriel Agostini took the loss with all three runs charged to him on three hits and two walks over an inning and 2/3rds. He struck out two. Manuel Cabrera singled twice and drove in a run in the 1st while Luis Arias homered to account for the second FCL Nationals run. Elijah Green and Feldi Tavaez both singled to round out the F-Nats five-hit fusillade.
DSL Nationals 5 DSL Tigers1 0
• J. Robles (W, 2-2) 5IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 7K
• Ruiz (SV, 4) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 2K, WP
• Cortesia 4-4, RBI, SB, CS, E
• German 2-3, 2R, BB, SB(15)
• E. Marmolejos 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
Two DSL Nationals pitchers combined to both no-hit and shut out the DSL Tigers 1 in a 5-0 win. Jean Robles went the first five, walked one, and struck out seven for the second time this season. Manuel Ruiz walked one and stuck two while closing out the game to earn his fourth save. Brayan Cortesia had another four-hit game (second since Saturday) while Marconi German singled twice, scored twice, walked once, and stile his 15th base to power the D-Nats attack.
Congrats to Robles and Ruiz on their no hitter!
Brayan Cortesia just continues to hit. Looks like he could be a rare case of a IFA, who performs like the scouting reports predicted, and interestingly he played 2B yesterday.
Speaking of IFAs, Cristhian Vaquero is in the middle of a hot streak. Over his past 14 games, he’s hitting .333/.379/.588, and perhaps the most encouraging is that he’s only struck out 9 times in those 58 plate appearances (15.5%). Before that, he was striking out at 27.3%, which was a huge improvement on last year’s rate of 34.2%. Some very encouraging signs from him. Unfortunately, he’s perhaps the only positive story among the bats in Fredericksburg (Jackson Ross being the other, but he’s been in Wilmington for a while now).
Green homered
Alas 2 K
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio July 4
Luke since you brought up the ole Milwaukee Braves moniker which I heard endlessly growing up in Wisconsin
George Busby the Little league honcho would play a record of the speakers as we worked out of the Braves championship year
We could snarked about “ some players don’t have a clue ,Lew ( Burdette )
But let’s hope TJ Whites 4-4 night is a fire cracker kickstart explosion of consistency .
I watched the Nats game on Detroit fan duel in Grand Rapids cozy hotel lobby area with expansive. Windows showing downtown architecture
With all due respect to Mr Solesky but he’s experiencing some beat downs like fellow former teammates Weigel and Peterson ( sounds like a law firm or a music act that got trumped by Loggins and Messina )
What a movie we live in everyone is back drop actors – hack without a loan , Jimmy Morrison .
Lara should leap up to AAA but is this a topic about Beltran vs preferred AA guy now and then ?
We’re now 15 games into the House Show, and it hasn’t gone very smoothly. He’s batting .230/.262/.279, good for a 49 wRC+. I have plenty of patience for prospects to figure things out in DC without much else to play for, but I worry that House seems to be regressing. It was clear he’d been instructed to be more patient and not chase, which was evident in the first week or so. Through his first 7 games, he only struck out 4 times in 30 plate appearances (+2 BB). But since then (8 games), he’s struck out 14 times in 35 plate appearances (only one BB). It looks like the scouting report is out on House now. He’s shown repeatedly through the minors that he can adapt, but it’s usually taken a while. For example, he was clearly out of his depth last season in AAA, but after a rough 45 game stint, he started 2025 really strongly.
It’ll be interesting to see how the Nats handle this, especially with DeJong, an option at 3B lurking. They demoted Hassell after putting up startlingly similar numbers to House’s after 21 games. Though that was to make room for another prospect in Lile.
I would only option House if they fear for his psyche. Otherwise, let him play through it. It’s not like he’s costing them their pennant chances. House struggled at AAA last year after promotion, but playing through it showed him what he needed to be able to do to make it this season.
Do you happen to know if the Nats can add a year of player control if they send House down to AAA for a while? I vaguely recall that the Nats sacrificed a year of control by bringing House up early, but I really don’t know.
I don’t know. Others might. I think they waited until past the relevant date, though.
The good news: second straight start for Clemmey with no walks. We’ll ignore the rest of the story. If he’s not walking anyone, the rest will fall into place.
In honor of Christian Vaquero:
OPS: 128 AB
1. Stehly WMT/HBR 910
2. Hassell ROC 807
3. Glasser HRB 798
4. Schnell HRB/ROC 772
5. Cluff ROC 759
6. Made FBG/HRB 752
7. A. Feliz FCL 749
8. Morales HRB/ROC 749
9. Lomavita WMT 730
10. Vaquero FBG 717
(Petersen 114 AB 814)
(Jones 85 AB 824)
Correction: It’s Cristhian Vaquero.