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August 8, 2026
Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Won, 10-5 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:05pm Simpson (0-0, 2.84) vs. Kloffenstein (2-7, 5.06)
Harrisburg Won, 3-2 @ Chesapeake, 7:05pm Y. Tejeda (0-1, 5.40) vs. Reilly (0-1, 8.68)
Wilmington Lost, 3-2 vs. Brooklyn, 6:35pm Sime (2-1, 2.56) vs. Gabrysh (3-8, 5.14)
Fredericksburg Lost, 18-7 vs. Delmarva, 6:35pm Meckley (3-3, 4.37) vs. Dykhoff (0-1, 4.26)
DSL Nationals Lost, 8-6 @ DSL Giants Black, 11am

Rochester 10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5
• Perales (W, 6-5) 5IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Cornelio (H, 2) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 4K
• Lipscomb 3-6, 2R, 2RBI
• M. Romero 3-4, 2R, 2B, 2HR, 4RBI, PB(1)
• Wallace 2-5
• Adams 1-4, R, BB, 2B, 2RBI, E

Rochester sent 11 men to the plate in the 6th and saw six of them score as they rallied from a three-run deficit and took Game Three, 10-5. Luis Perales pitched poorly but still won, allowing all five Scranton/Wilkes-Barre runs on five hits (one HR) and two walks over five innings. Max Romero Jr. doubled once, homered twice, and drove in four while Trey Lipscomb singled three times and drove in two to power the RedWings offense. Roster moves: RHP Wyatt Mills assigned from Washington (waiver claim from Dodgers); RHP Erick Mejia transferred from 7-Day I.L. to 60-Day I.L.

Harrisburg 3 Chesapeake 2
• Hartle 5⅓ IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 7K
• L. Young (W, 3-0) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Pichardo 2-3, BB
• S. Brown 2-4, R, 3RBI, 2K

Sam Brown’s three-run HR with one out in the 9th turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 Senators win. Josh Hartle pitched into the 6th in his Harrisburg debut, giving up a run on three hits, no walks, and striking out seven. Luke Young picked up the win, his third at AA, with two perfect innings in the 8th and 9th. Brown also singled while Kervin Pichardo reached base three times to lead the Sens’ six-hit, one-walk offense.



Brooklyn 3 Wilmington 2
• Biven (L, 3-2) 2IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K
• Tepper 4IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 2K, HR
• R. Cruz 1-3, BB
• Nunez 0-1, BB, 2HBP

Wilmington barely avoided by being no-hit as they lost their third straight to Brooklyn, 3-2. Tucker Biven opened and lost with the first two Cyclone runs let in on four hits with no walks and four whiffs. Mikey Tepper gave up the third on a solo HR and two hits total over four innings. Elijah Nunez broke up the shutout with a Homer Simpson RBI in the 2nd on the first of two HBPs, which scored Jacob Walsh who had led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Ronny Cruz ended the no-hitter in the 5th with the one hit in nine RISP chances, a number inflated by ten (10) walks issued by Brooklyn. Eli Willits scored the second and final Blue Rocks run on an errant pickoff throw that went into CF and was subsequently thrown 15′ wide of the plate.

Delmarva 18 Fredericksburg 7
• M. De La Cruz (L, 0-4) 3⅔ IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 6BB, 4K
• Vaquero 2-3, 2R, BB, HR, 2RBI, CS
• Cooper 1-3, R, BB, RBI
• Fagnant 1-2, R, 2B, E, PB; 1IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K

The FredNats continued their second-half imitation of the F-Nats in an 18-7 loss to the Shorebirds. Marlon De La Cruz lost for the fourth time in ten starts, coughing up six runs on six hits and six walks over three and 2/3rds innings. Christhian Vaquero singled, walked, and homered while Everett Cooper singled, walked, and scored a run to power the Fredericksburg counterattack.

DSL Twins 8 DSL Nationals 6
• Thomas (L, 0-2) 2⅓ IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 0BB, 4K, HBP
• Vargas 1-3, R, BB, 2B(10)
• Acosta 1-2, R, BB, 2B
• J. Garcia 1-2, R, BB, CS

The DSL Nationals remain 0-for-August (and a little bit of July, too) as they lost their 9th straight, 8-6 to the DSL Twins. Jhoan Thomas didn’t make it out of the 3rd as he was dinged for four runs (three earned) on five hits, no walks, and one hit batsman over two and 1/3rd as he lost for the second time. Esnaider Vargas and Euris Acosta both scored a run and reached base twice on a walk and a double to lead the D-Nats offense.

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16 Commments

  1. human league says:
    August 7, 2026 at 8:07 am

    Romero slashing good lately
    Good to see CV show off his talents last night

    Let’s see what Meckley does the rest of summer starts .

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    1. human league says:
      August 7, 2026 at 9:13 am

      Luke are you still in mourning no longer able to type daily
      Hey “ It’s Franklin “ ?
      Cause you refrained from saying
      – sigh – Elijah Ks three times in a win .
      And Travis – Sunday – Sthele gone
      You’re wearing black ?
      New names will appear for clever nicknames ..
      Bennetts flowering in Boston will only sting until the young arms produce on the field months after getting off the one year rehabilitation
      Will Josiah Gray ever pitch in a game this year or next ?

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      1. human league says:
        August 8, 2026 at 7:28 am

        The 8/8 vii of smog powerful portal

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        1. human league says:
          August 8, 2026 at 7:40 am

          8-8 cosmic portal today
          Let’s see how Yo -yo does

          Reply
    2. human league says:
      August 7, 2026 at 10:53 pm

      Rail ridden SWB
      Short slash time frame for Pineda : Hassell who ?
      Romero really slashing
      And like a Yo-Yo ( 22 taters ?)

      Reply
  2. human league says:
    August 7, 2026 at 9:45 am

    Luke : there is always “ Mr Roberts” James Cagney voice
    Sam ( no chicken bag to go ) Brown
    Hummmm, Baby ! Sime .

    Reply
  3. Pilchard says:
    August 7, 2026 at 10:05 am

    Josh Hartle will end up being a steal in the Foster Griffin trade.

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    1. human league says:
      August 7, 2026 at 2:30 pm

      Pilchard I agree .
      The Young Turks system built to bring out the best attributes from each athletes talent it seems .
      We all remember when the Nats in Hertles final spring at Wake was one of the arms they had on their radar and my radar .
      Liam Sullivan is another guy many of us are crossing fingers on his turning the corner in his development .
      Lara the “ opener “ vs SWB tonight ?

      Reply
  4. human league says:
    August 7, 2026 at 10:12 am

    Wyatt ( Earp General ) Mills , Luke

    Reply
  5. Kirkie says:
    August 7, 2026 at 10:37 am

    Fred pitchers issued TWENTY walks yesterday……

    Reply
    1. human league says:
      August 8, 2026 at 8:51 am

      Just a bit outside bob Uecker

      Reply
  6. Red Wing Fan says:
    August 7, 2026 at 1:21 pm

    FYI Robert Hassell 3 played for the Brandenton Marauders (Pirates Low A) on the 4th. Looks like he is starting over ?

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    1. Pilchard says:
      August 7, 2026 at 4:04 pm

      Hassell had not played in a month (his last game in the Nats’ org was July 4th). While I don’t think the time off was injured related (it may have been), think that Pirates treated Hassell’s absence from the game as requiring a build up rather than just putting him in AAA after not seeing a competitive pitch in so long. Barring a setback in Bradenton, would expect Hassell to go to Indy (PIT’s AAA team) within the next week or two.

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      1. human league says:
        August 8, 2026 at 9:32 am

        Reboot on Hassel 3

        Reply
  7. Red Wing Fan says:
    August 7, 2026 at 6:32 pm

    YoYo is back in the lineup for the RedWings tonight at 1B and batting third. Good news

    Reply
  8. human league says:
    August 8, 2026 at 6:02 am

    What do the Nats have in Teo Banks and Jordan Williams ?
    One of them might appear in Wilmington if Blue Rox make playoffs ?

    Reply

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