| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | Lost, 9-8 | @ Buffalo, 6:05pm | A. Lara (2-6, 5.32) vs. Stephan (0-5, 5.97) |
Buffalo 9 Rochester 8
• Early (L, 0-1) 1+ IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K
• Gray 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Adams 3-4, 3R, BB, 2B, RBI
• Petersen 3-4, BB, 3RBI, SB
• Wallace 2-4, 2R, BB, 2B, RBI, SB
It was over Early when the MLB Rehab “worked on some things” while blowing a 2-0 lead as Rochester fell to Buffalo, 9-8. Early was charged with three runs on two hits and two walks over one-plus innings. A dishonorable mention goes to Jack Cebert, who let in all three inherited runners and four of his own in four and a 1/3rd innings, the last two courtesy of Eddie Yean with his fourth straight outing in which he failed to prevent a run from scoring.
Offensively, the Red Wings couldn’t outhit the poor throwing and poor defense, though they certainly tried. Riley Adams and Sam Petersen both went 3-for-4 with a walk and combined for four runs scored and four RBI with Adams hitting a double and Petersen swiping a base. Cayden Wallace walked, singled, doubled, and stole a base while Trey Lipscomb hit his 32nd HR.
With the loss, Rochester is tied with Indianapolis for the I.L. lead in the second half with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a game behind. The Red Wings hold the tiebreakers vs. the Rail Riders and the Indians but the latter is by the slimmest possible margin – 12-9 in last 21 games vs. 11-10. Roster moves: LHP Connelly Early transferred from Harrisburg for MLB Rehab.
Six Nats Named to AFL Roster
Yesterday, Major League Baseball revealed the makeup of the six teams in the Arizona Fall League. This year, Washington is supplying players to the Salt River Rafters, including:
- OF Teo Banks
- LHP Noah Dean
- LHP Nolan Hughes
- UT Jorgelys Mota
- RHP R.J. Sales
- RHP Jarlin Susana
This is the smallest contingent in recent memory and, as noted in the comment, the selections are curious. Regardless of whether you believe in either Occam’s or Hanlon’s Razor, it would appear that if the Nats could have done less, they would have.
All four pitchers barely pitched in 2026 while Mota only played 36 games, which checks the box for “let’s use the AFL to get more innings and/or ABs. Even Stevie Wonder can see that Banks’s assignment was to provide a body for when the other OFs need some rest. There’s nothing in his splits to indicate that “something had clicked” late in the season, so it would appear that the front office has already made up its mind on the Rule 5 Draft (if it happens; online reports are mixed).
