Saturday’s News & Notes

Lehigh Valley 8 Rochester 2
• Peralta (L, 3-7) 3⅔ IP, 4H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 6K, HR(GS)
• Willingham 2⅓ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Martin 2-4, 2B
• Wilson 1-3, R, 2B

The IronPigs forged six runs in the 4th and took ttheir third straight from the Red Wings, 8-2. Wily Peralta failed to go four full innings for the eighth time in 21 starts as he was knocked from the box after three and 2/3rds. He gave up the aforementioned six runs, capped off by a grand slam, on four hits and four walks and struck out six. Richie Martin singled and doubled while Cody Wilson doubled and scored the first Rochester run to highlight the six-hit, two-walk offense. Roster moves: C Brady Lindsly, RHP Luis Reyes reassigned from Harrisburg; C Jacob Nottingham, OF Franmil Reyes released.

Akron 5 Harrisburg 3
• Herz 4⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 4K, HBP
• Alston (BS, 1) 1IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K
• Sinclair (BS, 3; L, 2-4) 1IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K, 2HR
• Lipscomb 2-4, 2B(10), 2RBI
• Arruda 2-4, R

Harrisburg’s three-game win streak ended on a three-run 8th as Akron overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to win 5-3. D.J. Herz stretched to four and 2/3rds in his second start for the Senators, giving up a hit and two walks while hitting a batter and striking out four. Jack Sinclair let in those three runs on a double and a pair of HRs in the 8th for his third blown save and fourth loss. Trey Lipscomb built the early 2-0 lead with an RBI double in the 1st and an RBI single in the 5th, which was the one hit in seven RISP opportunities for Harrisburg. Roster moves: RHP Malvin Peña reassigned from Rochester; IF Lucius Fox activated from 7-Day I.L.; Lucas Knowles placed on 3-Day T.I.L.

Bowling Green 3 Wilmington 1
• A. Lara (L, 4-8) 4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 5K, 2HBP
• Huff 2IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Infante 1-3, BB, 2B, RBI, SB
• Farmer 1-2
• OF assists: Lile, V. Peña

The Hot Rods’ Yoniel Curet outdueled Andry Lara in his High-A debut as the Blue Rocks tumbled again, 3-1. Lara gave up the first two Bowling Green runs on three hits, a walk, and two Robles as he lost for the 8th time in 19 starts. Sammy Infante broke up the no-hitter and the shutout with an RBI double in the 2nd. Caleb Farmer got the second and final hit with one out in the 5th. Wilmingon also drew four walks as they left on six baserunners.

Lynchburg 7 Fredericksburg 6 (10 inn.)
• Sullivan ⅓ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 1K, E, 33-19 PIT-K
• P. González 3⅔ IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K, HR, 3-0 IR-S
• Grissom (BS, 2) 1⅓ IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, 2-0 IR-S
• Hall (BS, 1; L, 2-2) ⅓ IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K
• Brown 3-4, R, BB, 2RBI
• Quintana 2-4, R, BB, RBI, CS
• Nuñez 2-5, RBI, SB

Fredericksburg got three in the 8th to go up 5-3 but the ‘pen faltered in each of the final three innings to both force extras and lose, 7-6. Liam Sullivan retired just one (whiff) of six batters faced in his Low-A debut, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks. The trio of Pedro González, Merrick Baldo, and Jared Simpson combined for seven and 1/3rd innings of solid relief. The duo of Marquis Grissom Jr. and Bubba Hall, not so much. Grissom blew his second save with as he let in the equalizer in the 9th on a leadoff double followed by a single in the 9th while Hall gave up back-to-back singles to let in two runs and suffer the blown-save-loss. Marcus Brown led the FredNats hit parade with three singles, two RBI, and a walk, followed by Roismar Quintana with two singles, a walk, and an RBI.

FCL Nationals 18 FCL Cardinals 7
• C. Sanchez 4IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 4K, HR
• Luis (W, 3-3) 2IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K
• Santana 3-4, 3R, 2B, HR, 5RBI
• Pettigrew 2-3, 3R, BB, HR, 2RBI, SB
• Mota 2-3, 3R, BB, RBI
• Pimentel 2-4, R, HR(GS), 5RBI

The F-Nats turned to the Book of Genesis in the 1st with a big inning (7R) and then one-upped themselves with an eight-run 4th as they went on to an 18-7 win over the F-Cards. Camilo Sanchez went the first four innings, allowing two runs on two hits and five walks whilie striking out four. Andy Luis evened up his wom-loss record with a run let in on three hits over the 5th and 6th. The FCL Nationals homered four times to account for 12 of the runs, including a grand slam by Brandon Pimentel and Earl Weaver Specials by Eliesel Santana and Nick Peoples.

DSL Twins 7 DSL Nationals 4
• Portorreal 3IP, 1H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 3K
• D. Perez (L, 0-2) 3IP, 5H, 4R, 2ER, 2BB, 6K, HR
• Tavares 2-3, BB, 3B, RBI
• Rosario 2-4, R, E(11), PO @ 1B

The DSL Nationals fell back into the DSL South cellar with a 7-4 loss to the 8th-place DSL Twins. Leuris Portorreal made his 10th start and allowed two unearned runs on a hit and two walks and three whiffs. The loss went to Doimil Perez, with four runs (two earned) charged on five hits (one HR) and two walks while striking out six over three innings. Carlos Tavares reached base three times with a walk, triple, and a single while Helder Rosario singled twice and scored a run to pace the D-Nats offense.