Saturday’s News & Notes

Rochester 6 Worcester 5
• Abbott 2⅔ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K
• T. Romero (W, 5-5) 3⅓ IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, HR, 2-0 IR-S
• G. Moreno (SV, 9) 1IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K
• J. Young 2-4, R
• Wilson 2-4, R
• García 2-4

The Red Wings used the longball to build a 6-2 lead and held on to eke past the (ugh) Woo Sox, 6-5. Rochester starter Cory Abbott didn’t make it out of the 3rd as he gave up two runs on three hits and two walks. Ther win went to Tommy Romero, who stranded two while getting out of the third then let in two over the next three innings. Gerson Moreno wobbled in the 9th but held the lead for his 9th save. Brady Lindsly went deep for the first time at AAA to get things started in the 2nd while Matt Adams hit his 15th of the season to cap off a four-run 4th. Jacob Young, Cody Wilson, and Luis García each went 2-for-4 to lead the Red Wings’ 11-hit parade.

Reading 2 Harrisburg 1 (11 inn.)
• Parker 8+ IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 9K, HR
• Knowles (L, 4-1) 1IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
• Lipscomb 2-4, BB, CS
• Vega 1-3, BB

Harrisburg got 11 men on base and pushed across one as they fell 2-1 in 11 innings to Reading. Mitchell Parker was on the mound in the 9th, going for the complete-game shutout but his 92nd pitch was deposited into the Senators bullpen to tie the game and hand the 23-y.o. southpaw his eighth no-decision. He gave up three hits total, walked one, and struck out nine. Trey Lipscomb reached base on two singles and a walk but was caught stealing third in the 6th after Terone Harris drove in the lone Harrisburg run. That would be the one hit in 14 RISP chances as the Sens left on 10 baserunners.

Wilmington 8 Jersey 3
• A. Lara (W, 5-8) 5IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, HBP, PO @ 1B
• Huff 2IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
• Morales 2-4, BB, 2B, 4RBI
• Boissiere 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Antuna 1-2, R, 2BB, 2B, RBI, OF assists @ 1B, 3B

Blue Rocks won back-to-back games for the first time since July 28-29 as they boiled the BlueClaws, 8-3. Andry Lara ended his winless streak at four with five innings of two-run ball on three hits and a Robles while striking out three. It was his fifth win. Yohandy Morales singled, walked, and doubled while driving in four while Branden Boisserie had the same 2-for-4 mark with an RBI double and a run scored as Wilmington racked up 10 hits, five in 15 scoring chances.

Fredericksburg 7 Salem 6
• Sullivan 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 3K, HR
• M. Diaz (W, 1-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Simpson (SV, 1) 1IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K
• Emiliani 2-4, R, BB, SF, 3RBI
• Green 1-4, R, BB, 2RBI, SB(25), CS(5), 0K
• Thomas 1-4, 2R, 2SB(51)

Fredericksburg rallied from 5-2 down to tie it at 5-5 and force extras, winning 7-6 in 11 innings. Liam Sullivan got the start but gave up two runs on home run and two hits total over three innings. He walked one and struck out three. After Pedro González let in three over three, Bubba Hall (3IP) and Moises Diaz (2IP) combined for five scoreless, with Diaz getting the “W.” Jared Simpson let in the free runner with back-to-back singles, then struck out the next three batters for his first career save. Leandro Emiliani singled twice, walked one, and drove in three, including the deciding run on a sac fly in the 11th while Elijah Green drove in the game-tying run in the 8th (two overall) while going 1-for-4 with a walk and not striking out for the ninth time this season.