Saturday’s News & Notes

Buffalo 9 Rochester 6
• Shuman 5+ IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 1BB, 5K
• C. Romero (BS, 3; L, 2-3) ⅔ IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K, 2-2 IR-S
• Sinclair ⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K, 2-2 IR-S
• Lipscomb 2-4, RBI, CS
• Schnell 2-4, R, 2K, 2SB
• Chaparro 1-3, R, BB, 2B(5), 2RBI

Buffalo got to three Rochester pitchers for five runs in the 6th and handed the Red Wings a 9-6 loss. Seth Shuman was knocked from the box with nobody out in the 6th and was charged with six runs (five earned) on eight hits and a walk. The blown-save-loss went to Carlos Romero, who let in both inherited runners plus two of his own. Trey Lipscomb and Nick Schnell both singled twice while Andrés Chapparro, Andrew Pinckney, Jose Tena, and CJ Stubbs each had a double to highlight a nine-hit, six-walk offense. Roster moves: C Drew Millas optioned from Washington; RHP Ryan Loutos recalled to Washington.

Altoona 5 Harrisburg 1
• Choi (L, 4-2) 6IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 4K, 2HR, 2HBP
• Vasquez 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Wallace 2-4, RBI
• C. De La Cruz 1-3, R
• Glasser 0-4

The Senators pushed across a run in the 9th to break up the shutout in a 5-1 loss to the Curve. Hyun-Il Choi gave up all five Altoona runs on six hits (two HR), two Robles, and a walk over six innings to suffer the loss, his second at AA this season. Cayden Wallace singled twice and drove in Carlos De La Cruz, who led off the inning with a single. Seaver King rounded out the Harrisburg hit column of four with a single.

Jersey Shore 7 Wilmington 5 (12 inn.)
• Kent 5IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K
• Cranz 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Simpson (L, 0-4) 1IP, 0H, 2R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K, BK, E
• Lomavita 3-5, 2B, HR, 2RBI
• White 2-4, OF assist @ 3B
• McKenzie 2-6, 2R, 3B

Wilmington was able to match Jersey Shore in the 10th, but not in the 12th as they dropped this one, 7-5. Jackson Kent went the first five and let in a run on three hits and three walks while striking out five. Jared Simpson committed a fielding error and a balk while walking one in the 12th to take the loss. Caleb Lomavita singled, doubled, and hit a two-run HR while Jared McKenzie singled, tripled, and scored twice to leaf the Blue Rocks offense.

Fredericksburg 9 Delmarva 8
• A. Roman 4IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 2K, HR
• Beeker (W, 2-2) 2IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K
• Aldonis (SV, 2) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 4K, 2HBP
• Barbieri 1-3, R, 2BB, 2B, RBI, 2SB(10)
• Dickerson 1-3, R, 2BB, 2B, RBI, 2SB
• Peoples 3-4, 3R, 2B, HR(5), 2RBI, E

The fireworks started early as the two teams combined for 12 runs in the the first two innings. The FredNats made the Shorebirds pay for issuing eight walks as they scored nine runs on six hits while stealing eight bases. Tablesetters Francesco Barbieri and Luke Dickerson both scored a run, drove in a run, doubled, walked twice, and stole two bases while Nick “Power to the” Peoples singled, doubled, and homered and drove in two to highlight the Fredericksburg offense.

FCL Cardinals 3 FCL Nationals 2
• Sullivan 3IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 5K, PO @ 2B
• Farias 4IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 10K, PO @ 1B
• Kane (BS, 1; L, 6-3) 2IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K, PO @ 1B
• D. Tejeda 2-4
• Green 1-3, R, BB, HR, RBI, OF assist @ 2B

The FCL Nationals pitchers dominated the FCL Cardinals for 17 strikeouts, but four walks, four errors, and six stolen bases did them in as they lost, 3-2. Liam Sullivan tossed three scoreless in his fifth start, walking one and striking out five. Tommy Kane gave up all three F-Astros runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two. Dashyll Tejeda singled twice wile Elijah Green walked and homered to lead the F-Nats offense.

DSL Nationals 9 DSL White Sox 3
• Carrasco 4IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Salas (W, 1-0) 1IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, 2BK
• Liriano 2-3, R, 2RBI
• Obispo 2-3, 2RBI, SB, E
• Marmolejos 2-4, 2R, 2B

The D-Nats got two in the 1st and four in the 2nd to build a 6-0 and held on to beat the D-White Sox, 7-3. Hector Carrasco tossed four scoreless as the starter, allowing two hits, no walks, and striking out two. The win went to Jhondel Salas despite giving up two runs on two hits and a walk in his single inning pitched. Eddie Marmolejos and Juan Obispo both went 2-for-3 with two RBI to lead the DSL Nationals offense.