Sunday’s News & Notes

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 Rochester 2
• Ogasawara 5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K
• Salazar (L, 1-2) 1IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 1K
• Chapparro 1-2, R, HR, RBI, 2BB
• Mejía 1-3, RBI, PB, E

In a battle of the bullpens, the Red Wings once again brought a knife to a gunfight as they were shot up for four runs in the 8th in a 6-2 loss to the RailRiders. Shinnosuke Ogasawara turned in five innings of two-run ball on six hits and two walks while striking out five in his fifth start for Rochester. All four runs off losing pitcher Eduardo Salazar came with two outs in the 8th as the visitors went double-single-double-single with a stolen base an error in between the barrage. Rochester piled up six hits, including doubles by Jackson Cluff and Darren Baker and a homer (solo, natch) by Andrés Chapparro, who also drew both Red Wings walks. Roster moves: RHP Clayton Beeter optioned from Washington (traded from Yankees).

Harrisburg 8 Akron 4
• Sampson 4⅔ IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 7K
• Schultz (W, 1-0) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• DeShields 3-3, 2R, BB, SB
• V. Peña 2-3, 2R, BB, HR, 2RBI
• Glasser 2-4, 2RBI, BB, 2SB, 2CS

Harrisburg busted out for four runs in the 2nd and built a 7-0 lead as they went on to double up Akron, 8-4. Adrian Sampson fell one out short of qualifying for the win, charged with three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven. Thomas Schultz stranded two runners while gettng out of the 5th and pitched a scoreless sixth to pick up the win, his first at AA. Delino DeShields Jr. reached base four times on three singles and a walk while Viandel Peña singled, homered, and walked, and drove in two to power the Senators offense. Roster moves: RHP Adrian Sampson reassigned from Rochester; IF Murphy Stehly transferred to the full-season I.L.

Jersey Shore 3 Wilmington 1
• Susana (L, 0-2) 3IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 8K, WP
• Tolman 3IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
• Brown 1-2, 2B
• Petersen 0-1, R, 2BB, SB

The Blue Rocks took an early 1-0 that lasted for three batters into the bottom of 1st as the BlueClaws got to Jarlin Susana for two runs on back-to-back singles followed by a double and a wild pitch. Jersey Shore pitchers stifled the Wilmington batters as they blanked them on one hit the rest of the way to a 3-1 win. Susana made it through three innings and struck eight while losing his second A+ start. Erik Tolman finished the game with one run let in on two hits and a walk. Jeremy De La Rosa singled in the 1st while Marcus Brown doubled in the 4th as the Blue Rocks scored a single run for the 18th time this season.

Wilmington 2 Jersey Shore 0
• Clemmey (W, 6-4) 5IP, 1H, 0R, 3BB, 6K
• Amaral (SV, 6) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Petersen 1-3, R, HR, RBI
• White 1-3, R

In the nightcap, three Wilmington pitchers combined to shut out Jersey Shore, 2-0 on one hit. That improved the Blue Rocks’ record to 7-6 when scoring twice in the same game. Alex Clemmey went the first five and allowed one hit, three walks, and had six whiffs for his sixth win. Anthony Arguelles and Austin Amaral each put up a goose to earn the hold and save, respectively. Gavin Dugas drove in the first Wilmington run with a sac fly while Sam Petersen hit his fourth A+ HR for the second. T.J. White and Marcus Brown added singled to round out the Blue Rocks hit column of three (3).

Fredericksburg 5 Fayetteville 4
• Meckley 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 6K
• Montero (BS, 3; W, 2-1) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, 3-0 IR-S
• Mota 2-3, R, BB
• Dickerson 2-4, R
• Vaquero 1-4, R, HR, RBI

Christhian Vaquero had but one hit last night, but it ended the game for fourth time this season as the 20-y.o. Cuban’s seventh big fly gave the FredNats a 5-4 win. It also masked two runs coughed up by the bullpen—including the tying run in the 9th—to give Euri Montero the blown-save-win. Starter Alexander Meckley notched his third quality start with two runs let in on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts. Jorgelys Mota and Luke Dickerson both singled twice while Carlos Tavares added a double to pace the Fredericksburg offense.

DSL Blue Jays Red 15 DSL Nationals 3
• Torrelles (L, 1-1) 2⅔ IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 1K, WP
• A. Pena 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Hurtado 2-4, CS
• Obsipo 1-3, R, RBI, SB

The D-Nats were pummmeled by the D-Jays Red, 15-3. Yaiker Torrelles took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits over two and 2/3rds innnings. He struck out one. Victor Hurtado was the sole DSL Nationals batter to reach base twice (two singles) while Marconi German, Requena, and Nauris De La Cruz each had a double Marquez) to lead the eight-hit, no-walk offense.

Nats Sell Again at the Trade Deadline to Kick Off Year Four of the Rebuild

Last night Amed Rosario became the latest one-year contract shipped out in July, traded to the Yankees for 26-y.o. RHP Clayton Beeter and 18-y.o. OF Browm Martinez.

Beeter, who turns 27 in October, switches from the Yankees #20 prospect to the Nats #20 prospect. Martinez has not played since July 3 but was slashing .404/.507/.632 in 18 games this season in the DSL.