| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | Lost, 15-4 | @ Memphis, 7:30pm | Z. Kent (4-0, 4.89) vs. Thompson (4-3, 4.79) |
Memphis 15 Rochester 4
• Lyon (L, 0-1) 2⅓ IP, 6H, 8R, 5ER, 1BB, 2K, HR
• Simpson ⅓ IP, 3H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 0K, WP, 2-2 IR-S
• A. Lara 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Pineda 2-4, 2RBI
• Lawson 1-2, RBI
Memphis scored all 15 of its runs in the space of three innings, including a nine-run 3rd, to force a winner-takes-all Game Three (with the loser standing small, natch). Isaac Lyon took the brunt of the beating, charged with eight runs (five earned) on six hits (one HR) and a walk over two and a 1/3rd innings to suffer the loss. Jared Simpson retired one of six batters faced and let in both inherited runners as did Paxton Schultz while getting out of the inning before coughing up two more in the 4th. After a requisite inning from Ben Grable, Andry Lara finished the game with three scoreless.
Rochester broke up the shutout in the 8th when Cayden Wallace drew a walk with the bases loaded. Two batters later Leandro Pineda drove in two with two out with his second single of the night. Cortland Lawson completed the Red Wings’ six-hit assault with a two-out single in the 9th as Seaver King’s defensive replacement as the Red Wings emptied the bench for the last three innings.
Neither team has officially named tonight’s starters, but neither team has deviated from the regular-season rotation (Memphis) or pattern of usage (Rochester). Roster moves: LHP Jackson Kent optioned from Washington; RHP Gus Varland recalled to Washington; C Kyle Hayes activated from the Development List.
