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Monday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Won, 5-4 OFF DAY N/A
Harrisburg Lost, 6-2 OFF DAY N/A
Wilmington Won, 6-4 (10 inn.) OFF DAY N/A
Fredericksburg Lost, 2-1 OFF DAY N/A
DSL Nationals OFF DAY vs. DSL Arizona Black, 11am

Rochester 5 Buffalo 4
• A. Lara 3IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, HBP
• Tolman (W, 1-2) 1IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, HR
• Penrod (SV, 4) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Weimer 2-4, 2-2B, RBI
• Glasser 2-4, R, BB, RBI
• Pienda 1-3, BB, 3B

After losing a 3-1 lead to a three-run HR by former roster-filler C.J. Stubbs in the 4th, Rochester got two runs in the 5th and the ‘pen held the lead for a 5-4 win in the series finale. Andry Lara was the first pitcher and gave up a run on three hits, a walk, and a hit batsman while striking out three. Erik Tolman was awarded the win despite givng up the aforementioned Earl Weaver special is his single inning thrown. Zach Penrod was the last of the usual Sunday parade of relievers and worked around a walk in the 9th to get the save. Joey Weimer doubled twice and drove in a run while Phillip Glasser singled twice and had an RBI to lead the Red Wings offense. Roster moves: 3B Brady House recalled to Washington.

Reading 6 Harrisburg 2
• Y. Tejeda Jr. (L, 0-1) 5IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 5K, HR
• L. Young 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Boissiere 1-3, R, BB, 2B, RBI
• S. Brown 1-4, 2B, RBI

A three-run HR got the Fightins started and the Senators could only answer with two in a 6-2 loss that split the series. Yoel Tejada Jr. gave up that homer and five hits total over five innings to lose his AA debut. He walked four and struck out five. Branden Boissiere doubled in the first run while Sam brown doubled in Boissiere for the two Harrisburg runs to lead the six-hit, five-walk offense. Roster moves: RHP Seth Shuman, Aaron Shortridge released.

Wilmington 6 Hudson Valley 4
• B. Stuart 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Boucher 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• Banks 3-4, 2R, 2B(10), HR, CS, OF assist @ 3B
• Villaroel 2-4, 2B, SB
• Willits 0-1, 2BB, SF, RBI, 3SB

Jacob Walsh’s two-run HR ended a back-and-forth battle between Hudson Valley and Wilmington to give the Blue Rocks a 6-4 win and a series split. Baron Stuart was the opener and turned in two scoreless innings, walking one, and striking out one. Adam Boucher was the winning pitcher with a scoreless top of the 10th. Teo Banks was a triple shy of the cycle while Miguel Villarroel singled and doubled and Ronny Cruz singled to round out the Wilmington hit column of seven. Roster moves: RHP Austin Amaral reassigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks.



Fayetteville 2 Fredericksburg 1
• Meckley (L, 3-2) 4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 7K
• Hughes 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• M. Cabrera 1-2, SF, RBI
• Jones 1-3

The FredNats were outhit 5-3 and outscored 2-1 as they got the memo to split the series. Xander Meckley gave up both Woodpecker runs on four hits, walked none, and struck out seven over four innings to lose his second Low-A game. Juan Cruz ended the no-hitter with a one-out triple in the 4th. Rafael Ramirez Jr. walked, took second on the third and final single by Sir Jamison Jones, went to third on a sac bunt by Jordan Williams, and scored on a sac fly by Manuel Cabrera. Roster moves: OF Cristhian Vaquero reassigned from the FCL.

DSL Nationals 10-28, 7th DSL South, 14GB
The DSL Nationals had their first winning week, going 3-2 with three wins (in a row!) followed by two losses. Curiously, the D-Nats’ -75 run differential is the best of the three ten-win teams in the DSL and better than the 11-win D-Braves. This week, it’s home games today, tomorrow, and Friday; road games on Tuesday and Thursday with an off day on Wednesday.

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