Thursday’s News & Notes

Worcester 5 Rochester 4 – GM. 1
• T. Williams 2⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Nicolas (BS, 4; L, 1-1) 1IP, 2H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 1K
• Morales 2-3, 2R, BB, 2HR(20), 2RBI
• Adams 2-3, R, BB, HR, RBI

The (ugh) Woo Sox smacked a grand slam in the last of the 6th to turn a 4-1 Red Wings lead into a 5-4 loss. Trevor Williams took his rehab tour to the next level, throwing 38 pitches, 23 for strikes and got eight outs with no runs, two hits, no walks, and two strikeouts. Kyle Nicolas coughed up the game-winner on two hits and two walks in his single inning thrown. He struck out one (1). Yoyo Morales hit HR nos. 19 and 20 (both solo shots) and drew a walk while Riley Adams walked and homered to lead the Rochester offense.

Worcester 10 Rochester 2 – GM. 2
• A. Lara (L, 2-6) 2IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K, HR, WP, PO @ 1B
• Yean 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• House 1-3, R, HR(5_, RBI, 2K
• Pinckney 1-3, R

Worcester got four in the 1st and five in the 3rd and held the Red Wings to three hits in a 10-2 demolition that completed the doubleheader sweep. Andry Lara was dinged for four runs on four hits (one HR) and two walks to lose for the sixth time. Two singles, a hit batsman, and an error ended the shutout bid while Brady House hit his fifth AAA homer to account for the Rochester offense. Roster moves: RHP Trevor Williams MLB rehab transferred from Harrisburg.

Harrisburg 5 Erie 2
• Lyon (W, 3-3) 6IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 4K, WP
• Shuman (SV, 1) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K
• Pichardo 4-4, 4R, HR, RBI
• Petersen 2-5, 2B(15), RBI, 2K, SB(25)
• Fitz-Gerald 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2K, SB

The Senators came back from a 2-0 deficit with single runs in five of their last seven “ups” for a 5-2 win. Isaac Lyon won for the third time in four starts with a quality start of two runs on five hits and a walk over six innings. Seth Shuman put up goose eggs in the 8th and 9th innings to earn the save, his first at AA this season. Kervin Pichardo led Harrisburg’s ten-hit parade with four hits, including a home run while Sam Petersen and Devin Fitz-Gerald both went 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, and a stolen base.

Wilmington 4 Brooklyn 1
• Swan 1IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 1K
• Biven (W, 3-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 4K
• Roberts (SV, 3) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Willits 2-4, R, BB, RBI
• A. Feliz 1-4, BB, 2RBI, SB(25)

Wilmington took advantage of seven walks to score four times on six singles and two doubles to beat Brooklyn, 4-1. Eriq Swan lasted one inning before leaving with an injury. He gave up the Cyclones runs on two hits and a walk while fanning one. Five relievers combined for eight shutout innings with Tucker Biven getting his third win and Jacon Roberts earning his third A+ save. Eli Willits reached base three times on a walk and a pair of singles while Angel Feliz walked, singled, drove in twom and stole his 25th base.

Myrtle Beach 11 Fredericksburg 8
• Meckley (L, 3-1) ⅓ IP, 0H, 6R, 5ER, 5BB, 0K, 2HBP, 2WP, 42-17 PIT-K
• Otanez 2⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 4BB, 2K
• Dickerson 2-5, R, HR, RBI, E(14)
• Jones 1-4, R, HR, 3RBI
• James 1-3, R, BB, HR, 2RBI

The FredNats hoemred three times in the last three innings, but it wasn’t enough to crawl out of the 8-0 hole and lost 11-8. Xander Meckley did little to rebut his demotion as he walked five, hit two, and retired one of eight batters faced. Johan Otanez was the sole reliever to not let in any runs, though he walked four over two and 2/3rds, which was a trend as the staff walked 13 total. Luke Dickerson, Sir Jamison Jones, and Coy James all homered and drove in six of the eight FredNats runs. Roster moves: RHP Xander Meckley demoted from Wilmington; C/RHP Christian Fagnant placed on the Development List.

FCL Astros 4 FCL Nationals 3
• Torelles 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Ju. Lopez (L, 3-1) 3⅔ IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 2K, E(1)
• German 1-3, 3B, RBI
• C. Tavares 1-2, BB, RBI

Make that six straight losses for the FCL Nationals with a 4-3 decision to the FCL Astros. The tragic number is now four. Yaiker Torrelles made his second appearance with a scoreless 1st before giving way to Juan Lopez, who allowed all four F-Astros runs on five hits and three walks over three and 2/3rds innings while striking out two. Marconi German’s RBI triple got the F-Nats on the board while Carlos Tavares singled in one and a drew a walk to pace the FCL Nationals offense.
Roster moves: SS Everett Cooper III assigned from Fredericksburg for MiLB; RHP John Valle activated (MLFA signed July 3).

DSL Nationals 13 DSL Colorado 9
• Reynoso 4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K
• D. Reyes (BS, 2; W, 2-0) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 4K, 3-3 IR-S
• B. Rodriguez 2-3, 2R, BB, 2B, 3RBI
• Tusen 2-3, R, 2B, 2RBI, SAC
• Bello 1-3, 2R, BB, HR, 3RBI
• Serrano 2-5, R, HR, 2RBI

The D-Nats blew a 6-2 lead with a six-run 6th but answered with seven and held on for a 13-9 win, their sixth in 25 games. Franniel Reynoso went the first four and allowded two runs on four hits and a walk and struck out as many as you did. Darling Reyes came on with the bases loaded and one out in the 7th and let ’em all in with the “help” of an error. He got four outs total and got both his second win and his second blown save. Jonierbis Garces was the sole DSL National batter to go hitless on 13-hit game, led by Brad Rodriguez with single, double, and a walk with two runs scored and three RBI. Rony Bello and Samil Serrano combined for three hits, three runs, and five RBI as they both hit their second HR.