Monday’s News & Notes

Norfolk 17 Rochester 7
• Kilome (L, 1-2) 1IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 1K, HR, WP, BK
• Weems 1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 3K
• Hill 4-4, R, 2B, RBI, E
• Pinder 2-4, R, BB, 2E
• Baker 2-5, R

The Red Wings emptied the bullpen Forrest Gump pause again on a Sunday. The good news: The last four pitchers did not give up a run. The bad news: The first four pitchers were strafed for 17 runs (nine earned) on ten hits (3HR) and eight walks as the Tides ripped Rochester, 17-7 in the series finale. Franklyn Kilome took the loss as he coughed up three runs on a two-run HR and three hits total while throwing the first inning. He walked one and struck out one. Derek Hill led the Rochester hit column with a 4-for-4 afternoon but also committed one of the four Red Wings errors.

Harrisburg 3 Akron 0 – GM. 1
• Troop (W, 2-1) 5IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 6K
• Guasch (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Meregildo 2-3, 2B
• Harris 1-3, 2B, BB

Three Harrisburg pitchers combined to shut out Akron, 3-0 on three hits in the opener. Alex Troop went the first five, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out six to win his second game. Garvin Alston worked around a one-out single in the 6th for the hold while Richard Guasch issued a walk in the 7th but struck out two to get the save. Omar Mergildo singled and doubled while Trey Harris doubled and walked to lead the Senators’ offense.

Harrisburg 4 Akron 1 – GM. 2
• Cuevas (W, 1-0) 5IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 2K
• Cate (H, 4) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K, WP
• Peguero (SV, 3) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 0K, HBP
• Dunn 2-2, 2R, SB
• Tostado 1-3, BB, RBI

In the “aftercap,” the Senators erased an early 1-0 deficit with single runs in the 5th and 6th, then got two in the 7th to complete the doubleheader sweep, 4-1. Michael Cuevas turned five innings of one-run ball on four hits without a walk to earn his first AA win. Tim Cate put up a goose egg in the 6th for his fourth hold while Joel Peguero cordero’d around a hit, a walk, and a Robles to notch his third save. Jack Dunn singled twice and scored twice while Frankie Tostado singled, walked, and drove in a run to pace the Harrisburg attack.

Wilmington vs. Brooklyn – PPD
The series finale between the Cyclones and the Blue Rocks was called due to unplayable field conditions. They’ll make it up later this season.

Delmarva 8 Fredericksburg 5
• Aldonis 4IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K, BK
• M. Gomez (L, 2-1) 1IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0K, HR
• Lile 2-5, R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Quintana 2-3, R, BB, RBI
• Hassell 1-2, 2R, 3BB, E

Fredericksburg’s bullpen gave up seven runs over the last four frames in an 8-5 defeat by Delmarva. Pablo Aldonis stretched to four innings in his second start, allowing a run on a hit and two walks while fanning one (1). The loss went to Miguel Gomez, who gave up a two-run HR in the 8th and two hits total with nary a walk nor a whiff. Daylen Lile drove in three on a double and a homer while Roismar Quintana reached base three times and drove in a run to power the FredNats’ eight-hit, five-walk offense.