| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Lost, 6-5 | @ Memphis, 8:05pm | Sampson (4-4, 4.19) vs. Mathews (4-5, 3.49) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 1-0 | @ Chesapeake, 6:35pm | Choi (6-4, 4.27) vs. De León (0-0, 0.00) |
| Wilmington | Canceled | vs. Aberdeen, 6:35pm | Swan (0-3, 5.03) vs. TBD |
| Fredericksburg | Lost, 5-1; Won, 7-3 |
vs. Carolina, 7:05pm | Polanco (7-8, 3.92) vs. Mercedes (0-0, 21.81) |
Memphis 6 Rochester 5
• Luckham 5IP, 8H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 4K, HR
• Brzykcy (L, 0-1) 1⅓ IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K, WP
• Schnell 2-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Pinckney 1-3, R, BB, 2B
• Arruda 1-3, BB
The Red Wings dug themselves out of a 5-0 hole after the 2nd only to be walked off for a 6-5 loss. Kyle Luckham gave up five runs in the 2nd but gutted through five innings, allowing eight hits (one HR) and one walk while striking out four. Zach Brzykcy took the loss on two hits and a walk in the bottom of the 9th. Nick Schnell doubled and homered while Andrew Pinckney doubled and walked to lead the Rochester offense.
Chesapeake 1 Harrisburg 0
• Tolman 5IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 5K
• Huff 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Amaral (L, 2-2) 1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, HR
• Boisserie 1-3
It was MAGA-MAHA conference on the Prince George’s Stadium scoreboard—nothing but zeroes—until Douglas Hodo took Austin Amaral deep in the bottom of the 8th. Harrisburg had no answer in the top of the 9th to lose, 1-0. It was the sixth straight loss for the Sens. Branden Boisserie broke up the no-hitter for the BaySox with a single with two outs in the 4th. It was the only hit for Harrisburg. Senators starter Erik Tolman walked two over five no-hit innings and struck out five. Chance Huff retired the next six batters with three whiffs. Amaral got the first two batters before losing the no-hitter, shutout, and the game.
Aberdeen vs. Wilmington – CNCLD
Despite (or perhaps because) the game scheduled for a MASN broadcast, they waited almost an entire half hour before pulling the plug on this one. Apparently, the field was unable to absorb the 0.5″ of rain after a the 0.51″ of rain in August.
Carolina 5 Fredericksburg 1 – GM. 1
• Johnson (L, 1-3) 2⅔ IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K, HR, BK
• Olson 2⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 3-0 IR-S
• Dickerson 2-3, SB
• Petry 1-3, 2B
In the opening game of the doubleheader, Fredericksburg was blown out, 5-1. The force was not with Luke Johnson as the Carolina batters strafed him for nine hits (one HR) and five runs over two and 2/3rds innings to hand him his third loss. Luke Dickerson singled twice and stole a base while Ethan Ptery doubled to pace the FredNats attack.
Fredericksburg 7 Carolina 3 – GM. 2
• Maddox 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K, HR
• Minckler (W, 4-6) 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K, 3-0 IR-S
• Mota 3-4, 3R, HR, 2RBI, SB
• Petry 2-3, R, HR, 4RBI
• Hollifield 0-1, 2R, 3BB
In the nightcap, the FredNats put up crooked numbers in three of six “ups” to hook the MudCats, 7-3. Riley Maddox got the start but gave up two-run homer and two hits while walking none and striking out four over three innings. Ryan Minckler got the “W” while stranding three in the 5th and tossing a scoreless 6th. Jorgelys Mota and Ethan Petry both homered and combined for four runs and six RBI to lead the Fredericksburg offense. Roster moves: LHP Ben Moore (12th Rd. pick), RHP Carson Fischer (NDFA) reassigned from the FCL .
With the win, the FredNats reduced their magic number to one over Carolina and two over Fayetteville:
| TEAM | W | L | GR | M# vs. CAR | M# vs. FAY | M# vs. FBG |
| Frederickburg | 33 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Carolina | 31 | 30 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 |
| Fayetteville | 32 | 31 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Magic Number = (W+L+GR) – (Wins for Team + Losses for Opposing Team). The uneven number of total games is what complicates this equation. In the event of a tie, there are a series of tiebreakers based on head-to-head play in the half as well as won-loss records over the previous 20 games (i.e., Fredericksburg and/or Carolina don’t get the benefit of playing two fewer games to win by .001%) | ||||||
UPDATE: Apparently, I misread the playoff procedures, as the FredNats were declared the second-half winners and will win on percentage points. My apologies for the error.