Saturday’s News & Notes

Rochester 6 Jacksonville 1
• Sampson (W, 4-4) 5IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 1K
• Salazar (H, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 3-0 IR-S
• Pinckney 3-5, RBI
• Nuñez 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Franklin 2-4, BB, 2RBI

The Red Wings put up two-spots in the 2nd and 4th and cruised to a 6-1 win over the Jumbo Shrimp. Adrian Sampson picked up his fourth win with five scoreless innings with three hits allowed and three walks issued. He struck out one. Andrew Pinckney led the 12-hit parade with three singles, followed by Nasim Nuñez with a single and a double. Roster moves: C C.J. Stubbs added to 40-man roster, recalled to Washington.

Altoona 14 Harrisburg 3
• Tolman (L, 0-1) 3IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 4K, HR, HBP
• Saenz 2IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K, HR, HBP
• Thomas 2-3, R, 2B, SAC
• S. Brown 2-4, R, 2B

Altoona scored two touchdowns in the first half and held Harrisburg to a field goal in a 14-3 loss by the Senators. Erik Tolman was sacked for five runs on six hits (one HR) and four walks over three innings to get the “L.” Johnathon Thomas and Sam Brown both singled, doubled, and scored a run to pace the Harrisburg offense, which scored two of its three runs on sacrifice flies.

Wilmington 2 Greensboro 1
• Meckley 5IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 7K, HBP, WP
• Aldonis (W, 2-0) 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Arguelles (SV, 2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Yepez 2-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Williams 2-4, RBI

Donta’ Williams cashed in a leadoff single in the 9th to put the Blue Rocks up by the eventual 2-1 final. Xander Meckley allowed the Grasshopper run on four hits, two walks, and a Robles over five frames. He struck out seven. Pablo Aldonis picked up the win with three scoreless while Anthony Arguelles got his second save with a 1-2-3 ninth. 27-y.o. Juan Yepez doubled and homered while the 26-y.o. Williams matched his 2-for-4 mark to power the Wilmington offense.

Fredericksburg 3 Lynchburg 1
• Johnson (W, 1-2) 6IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 5K
• Maddox (H, 1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Biven (SV, 1) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Willits 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Petry 2-4, R

Fredericksburg erased a 1-0 deficit in the 7th with an Eli Willits RBI single and wild-pitch run, then added an insurance tally in the 9th to down Lynchburg, 3-1. That made a winner out of Luke Johnson, who spun six innings of one-run ball on five hits and a walk while striking out five. Riley Maddox earned a hold in his pro debut with two goose eggs while Tucker Biven worked around a two-out double to get the save, his first as a pro. Willits and Ethan Petry both went 2-for-4 to lead the FredNats attack. Roster moves: RHP Riley Maddox (8th Rd. pick) reassigned from the FCL; LHP Kevin Dowdell placed on 7-day I.L.