Friday’s News & Notes

Rochester 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4
• Ward 5+ IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 5K, HR, WP
• Cate (W, 3-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• R. Garcia (SV, 10) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, HBP
• Baker 2-4, R, RBI, SB
• Blankenhorn 1-3, R, HR, 3RBI
• Cluff 1-3, R, HR, RBI

The Red Wings used both the longball and some smallball to overcome a 4-0 deficit to gandy-dance past the RailRiders, 5-4. Thad Ward was pushed an inning too far, as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Anderson/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe got to him for three runs on a home run in the 6th without an out. He allowed all four RailRiders runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five. Three relievers combined for four scoreless, with Tim Cate getting the win and Rico Garcia earning his 10th save. Travis Blankenhorn delivered an Earl Weaver special in the 6th and Jackson Cluff went solo in the 7th to tie. Carter Kieboom walked, stole second, and scored the game-winner on Darren Baker’s second single. Roster moves: RHP Eduardo Salazar optioned from Washington (waiver claim from Seattle).

Harrisburg 5 Bowie 2
• Luckham (W, 3-4) 7IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 5K, 2HR
• Acosta (SV, 1) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K,
• House 3-3, 2R, HR, RBI, HBP, SB
• Crews 2-4, 2R, SB
• Barley 1-3, BB, E(5)

Seven strong innings from the starter has de rigeur for Harrisburg starters as Kyle Luckham acheived the feat for the second time this month in a 5-2 win over Bowie. Luckham allowed both BaySox runs on homers and five hits total. He walked one and struck out five while winning his third game. Brady House had his second three-hit game (fifth overall) with two singles and a homer while Dylan Crews singled twice, scored twice, and stole a base to lead the Senators offense.

Jersey Shore 5 Wilmington 0
• Cornelio(L, 5-5) 5⅓ IP, 7H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K, WP
• Collins 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Dugas 1-2, BB
• 15 batting K

The BlueClaws jumped on Riley Conrelio for two runs in the 1st and cruised to 5-0 shutout of the Blue Rocks. Cornelio gave up all five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks over five and a 1/3rd innings to drop his fifth game of the year. Gavin Dugas was the sole Wilmington batter to not strike out, as he reached base twice on a single and a walk.

Fredericksburg 1 Carolina 0
• Sykora 5IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• K. Rodriguez (W, 3-1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Ochoa 1-2, BB
• Brown 0-3, BB, R

Four Fredericksburg pitchers combined to shut out Carolina, 1-0 on four hits. Travis Sykora went the first five and allowed two hits, no walks, and struck out three. Kevin Rodriguez followed with two goose eggs, giving up a hit and a walk. He was the pitcher of record when Marcus Brown scored on a Crithian single and an Mudcats error. Samuel Vasquez worked around a walk in the 8th for the hold while Merrick Baldo allowed the fourth hit with two out in the 9th to get the save. Roster moves: IF Murphy Stehly assigned from Wilmington for MiLB rehab.

FCL Nationals 7 FCL Cardinals 0 – SUSP
The rains came after the F-Nats put up six in the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead. They’ll finish this one on June 27.

DSL Giants Black 8 DSL Nationals 5
• J. Hernandez 2⅔ IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 5BB, 0K, WP
• Robles (BS, 1; L, 0-1) 2⅓ IP, 4H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 3K, HR
• A. Feliz 2-4, 2B
• Obispo 2-4, R, SB
• Tejeda 0-2, 2R, 3SB(12)

The DSL Nationals scored single runs in five of their first seven “ups” to take a 5-4 lead, but blew it in the 8th with four runs let in – the last three on a HR. D-Nats starter Jose Hernandez was knocked from the box in the 3rd, with four runs let in on four hits and five walks. He struck out like Glen Powell at a singles bar (zip). Jean Robles got the (dreaded) blown-save-loss with with four runs on four hits and two walks, but did strike out three. Angel Feliz and Juan Obispo both went 2-for-4 while Dashyll Tejeda stole three bases to lead the D-Nats attack.