Monday’s News & Notes

Rochester 8 Lehigh Valley 0
• Ogasawara (W, 2-1) 5IP, 6H, 0R, 2BB, 2K, WP
• Pilkington 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Lipscomb 3-4, 2R, BB, 2-2B, HR(5), 2RBI
• Pinckney 2-5, R, 2-2B, RBI
• Morales 2-5, R, RBI, 2K

Five Red Wings pitchers combined to shut out the IronPigs despite putting on 13 baserunners (three double plays certainly helped). Shinnosuke Ogasawara went the first six and scattered six hits and two walks to pick up the win. Trey Lipscomb doubled twice and homered, scored twice and driving in two while Yoyo Morales and Andrew Pinckney both went 2-for-5 with an RBI to lead the Rochester offense.

Richmond 8 Harrisburg 3
• Choi (L, 4-3) 4IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K, 2HR
• Santos 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Wallace 1-3, R, BB, RBI
• C. De La Cruz 1-3, BB, SB

Harrisburg led 2-0 after one and 3-1 after two, but it was all Richmond the rest of the way as the Flying Squirrels chewed the Sens for an 8-3 win. Hyun-Il Choi took the loss, giving up four runs on four hits (two HR) and two walks over four innings. He struck out three. Cayden Wallace, Carlos De La Cruz, and Kevin Made all reached base twicw with a single and a walk to lead the Senators offense.

Aberdeen 4 Wilmington 0
• Susana (L, 0-1) 2IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 2K
• W. Arias 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Lomavita 2-4
• Lawson 1-2, 2BB

Aberdeen shut out Wilmington, 4-0 on three hits to take the series, 2-1. Jarlin Susana emerged from witness protection to throw two innings, with one run allowed on two hits and two walks while striking out… wait for it… two. He was charged with the loss. Chad Lomavita singled twice, Cortland Lawson once; the rest of the Blue Rocks lineup was hitless with four walks. Roster moves: RHP Jarlin Susana assigned from Harrisburg for MiLB rehab.

Fredericksburg 8 Lynchburg 2
• Y. Tejeda (W, 4-3) 5IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Baldo 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Vaquero 3-3, 4R, BB, 3B, 2SB(16)
• Mota 2-4, 2R, 2B, 2RBI, SB
• Green 1-3, R, BB, RBI, K

Fredericksburg led from start to finish in the opener to win, 8-2. Yoel Tejeda threw five shutout innings, allowing two hit, no walks, and striking out three to win his fourth game. Chirsthian Vaquero reach four times and scored four times on a walk, two singles, and a triple while Jorgelys Mots went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and a double to lead the FredNats offense.

Fredericksburg 2 Lynchburg 1
• Meckley 5IP, 5H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K
• Aldonis (W, 2-0) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Montero (SV, 2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Green 2-3, RBI, 0K
• Vaquero 2-4

In the nightcap, the Hillcats struck for one in the 1st and it nearly stood up until the FredNats tied it in the 5th and went ahead in the 6th. Lynchburg got the tying run to second with one out but Euri Montero finished ’em off for the save and a 2-1 win to sweep the doubleheader. Alexander Meckley started and turned in five innings of one-run ball on five hits, one walk, and five whiffs. Pablo Aldonis pitched a 1-2-3 sixth to pick up the win. Elijah Green singled twice and drove in a run while Christhian Vaquero had two more safeties to extend his hit streak to five games.

FCL Nationals, 28-24, 2nd place FCL East, 7GB
The FCL Nationals play out the string as they host the FCL Marlins, Cardinals, and Astros today, Wednesday, and Thursday with an off day tomorrow.

DSL Nationals, 16-18, T5th place, DSL South, 7GB
The D-Nats won just one of four games last week to fall another game and a half behind the divison leaders. Marconi German and Juan Lopez appeared in the DSL All-Star game yesterday as reserves with German connecting for a pinch-hit single and Lopez allowing a run on two walks while getting two outs. This week, it’s home games today, tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday with a road game on Thursday.