Thursday’s News & Notes

Rochester 6 Buffalo 3
• Ogasawara 4⅓ IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 3K, HR, HBP
• Shuman (W, 2-0) 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Yean(SV, 2) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Morales 3-4, 2R
• Adams 2-4, R, HR, 3RBI
• Crews 2-4, R, HR, RBI

The Red Wings went deep three times for five runs while the bullpen locked down the Bisons for five and a 1/3rd innings in a 6-3 win yesterday afternoon. Shinnosuke Ogasawara made the trek from Pennsylvania to take Mitchell Parker’s roster spot and gave up all three Buffalo runs on six hits (one HR) and a walk while striking out three. Seth Shuman retired five of seven batters faced, stranding a runner in the 5th and walking two. Riley Adams’s Earl Weaver special in the bottom of the 6th got Shuman the “W.” After two scoreless from Julian Fernández and Jack Sinclair, Eddie Yean worked around two baserunners in the 9th to earn the save. Yoyo Morales singled three times in four trips to the plate while Andrés Chapparro and Dylan Crews homered to power the Rochester offense. Roster moves: LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara reassigned from Harrisburg.

Harrisburg vs. Erie – PPD
Rain washed away Game Two of the first Harrisburg-Erie series. They’ll shoot to make it up tonight with a twi-night twinbill.

Hub City 6 Wilmington 5
• Sullivan 4IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 4K, 2HR
• Cranz (L, 0-1) 1⅔ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K
• Fitz-Gerald 1-1, 2R, 3BB, HR, RBI, HBP, SB, CS
• Green 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI, 1K

The Blue Rocks and ‘Burgers traded the lead six times in the first five innings before Hub City got the upper hand in the 6th and held on to down Wilmington, 6-5. Liam Sullivan wobbled through four innings, giving up three runs on six hits (two HR) and a walk. The loss went to Robert Cranz on two runs allowed over an inning and 2/3rds. Devin Fitz-Gerald reached base five times on three walks, a homer, and a Robles while Elijah Green went 2-for-4 with another HR (#3), two RBI, and only one whiff to lead the Blue Rocks’ offense.

Delmarva 7 Fredericksburg 5
• Portorreal 4⅓ IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 2K
• Rojas (L, 1-1) 1⅓ IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 1K, HR, WP
• Cabrera 3-5, R, 3B, 2K
• R. Cruz 1-2, 3R, BB, HR, 2RBI, 3SB, E
• James 1-2, 2BB, SB

Fredericksburg battled back from a 4-2 deficit to take a 5-4 lead but the FredNats ‘pen was not up to the task, coughing up three in the 8th to lose, 6-5. Leuris Portorreal was strafed for seven hits over four and 1/3rd innings, letting in three runs. After Eli Willits (solo) and Ronny Cruz (2R) both went deep in the 7th to capture the lead, Cesar Rojas gave it all back on three-run HR in the 8th to wear the “L.” Yeremy Cabrera led the Frederickburg hit column with a triple and two singles. The FredNats went just 3-for-15 with RISP and left on ten baserunners. Roster moves: RHP Johan Otanez placed on the 7-Day I.L.; LHP Ben Moore activated from the 7-Day I.L.