Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Lost, 11-4 | vs. Lehigh Valley, 6:45 p.m. | Ward (4-3, 6.16) vs. Castillo (0-5, 9.26) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 5-3 | @ Hartford, 7:10 p.m. | TBD vs. Shawver (1-3, 2.87) |
| Wilmington | Lost, 5-2 | vs. Hudson Valley, 6:05 p.m. | Atencio (1-7, 3.56) vs. Abeyta (1-1, 1.64) |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 6-1 | vs. Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. | Saenz (0-1, 9.00) vs. Bragg (2-5, 4.83) |
| FCL Nationals | Lost, 4-3 | END OF SEASON | |
| DSL Nationals | Lost, 10-1; Lost, 7-3 |
@ DSL Phillies White, 10 a.m. |
Lehigh Valley 11 Rochester 4
• Rutledge 5IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 3K, 2HR
• Ribalta (L, 2-1) 1IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K, HR, 2-0 IR-S
• Crews 2-4, BB, 2-2B
• Blankenhorn 2-3, 2BB, 2B
• Dunn 2-5, RBI, 2SB(10)
The Red Wings’ reversion to the mean continued with an 11-4 drubbing by the IronPigs – their sixth loss over the last seven games. A six-run 8th put the game out of reach for Rochester. Orlando Ribalta suffered the loss, charged with five of those runs on four hits (one HR) and a walk after getting the last two outs of the 7th and first out of the 8th. Jackson Rutledge got the start and dug a 4-1 hole over the first five innings on six hits and three walks to go with three whiffs. Rochester marched to a ten-hit parade, led by Dylan Crews with two doubles, followed by Travis Blankenhorn with a single and a double, and Jack Dunn with two of the Red Wings three hits in 15 RISP chances.
Harrisburg 5 Hartford 3
• Solesky 5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 1K, WP
• C. Romero(W, 1-0) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Sinclair (SV, 2) 2IP, 1IP, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Lawson 2-4, R, RBI
• Made 1-3, R, BB
• Stubbs 1-3, R, 2B, 2RBI
Harrisburg won the battle of the bullpens with four shutout innings versus four runs allowed, as the Sens rallied from 3-1 down after five to derail the Yard Goats, 5-3. Chase Solesky let in all three Hartford runs on six hit and a walk and fanned one over five innings. Marquis Grissom (1IP), Carlos Romero (1IP), and Jack Sinclair (2IP) combined for four scoreless inning with the “W” going to Romero and the “SV” to Sinclair. Cody Wilson’s two-out RBI single in the 7th tied the game to cap a two-run rally while C.J. Stubbs converted singles by Kevin Made and Terone Harris into the final two Harrisburg runs with a two-out, two-run double.
Hudson Valley 5 Wilmington 2
• Cáceres 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 6K, HR, HBP, 2WP
• Gusach (L, 2-1) 2IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 2K, 3WP
• McKenzie 3-4, RBI, SB, CS, E
• Glasser 2-4, 2R, 3B
Not so much for the Blue Rocks ‘pen as they coughed up three in the top of the 9th to lose, 5-2. Bryan Cáceres turned in quality start number one with the first two Renegades runs on four hits (one HR) and a walk over six frames. The loss went to Richard Guasch on the last three runs on two hits, a walk, and three wild pitches in 9th after retiring the side in order in the 8th. Jared McKenzie singled three times while Phillip Glasser singled and doubled and scored two runs to pace the Wilmington offense. Roster moves: RHP Cade Cavalli reassigned from witness protecion Washington for MLB rehab.
Fredericksburg 6 Delmarva 1
• Davis (W, 4-2) 5IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 7K
• Bollenbacher (H, 5) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 6K
• Farmer 3-3, R, BB, 3B, 2RBI, PB(6)
• Rombach 3-4, 3R, RBI
• Cooper 2-4, 2-2B, 3RBI
A three-run 6th broke open a 1-0 game as Fredericksburg resumed its season-long pwning of Delmarva, 6-1. Marc Davis turned in his sixth straight five-inning start, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out seven. He’s won four of those six starts and given up one (1) earned run. Caleb Farmer led the FredNats hit parade with two singles, a triple, and two RBI, followed by Nate Rombach with three singles and two RBI, and Everett Cooper with two doubles and three RBI.
FCL Mets 4 FCL Nationals 3
• Colon 1⅓ IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K
• R. Ramirez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Bloebaum (BS, 2; L, 0-3) ⅓ IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K, HR
• K. Diaz 1-3, 2RBI, SB
• Mota 1-3, R
The F-Mets walked off the F-Nats with two-run homer with one out to prevail 4-3 in the season finale. The blown-save-loss went to Adam Bloebaum as he retired just one of three batters in the 7th. The FCL Nationals took advantage of two errors to score three runs on four singles, one walk, and two stolen base, with Kelvin Diaz driving in two of three runs on a single in the F-Nats three-run 5th.
DSL Angels 10 DSL Nationals 1 – COMP.
• J. Feliz (L, 0-3) 3⅔ IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 5K, WP
• Requena 1-2, 2B, BB
• Tavarez 1-3, 2B
The DSL Nationals were shut out in today’s play while the DSL Angels extended a 2-1 lead to the 10-1 final with four in the 6th and four in the 8th. Jose Feliz took the loss, his third, with two runs allowed on six hits over three and 2/3rds on Monday. Feldi Tavarez and Angel Requena both doubled while Angel Feliz and Hector Liriano both singled to round out the four-hit effort.
DSL Angels 7 DSL Nationals 3 – GM. 2
• Reynoso (L, 1-2) 1⅓ IP, 5H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB, 0K
• J. Hernandez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 1K
• D. Hernandez 1-3, R, BB, SB
• Cabrera 1-2, BB
In ther regularly scheduled game, a six-run 2nd was the killshot as the D-Angels completed the de factor doubleheader sweep of the D-Nats with a 7-1 win. Franniel Reynoso got knocked from the box after retiring four of 12 batters faced, giving six runs on five hits and four walks. Six different DSL Nationals had a single while three different players had a walk, with Diego Hernandez and Manuel Cabrera reaching base twice with one of each and Rodrigo Gracia collecting two bases-on-balls.
Good to see Cavalli back in the frame. “Dead arm”, which is what they were using to describe Cavalli’s set back, sounded a lot like “we don’t actually know what the issue is”, which is highly worrisome when rehabbing a significant operation. So that’s a small relief.
Speaking of rehabs, what’s happened to Yohandy Morales? He broke his finger over two months ago. Finger injuries don’t usually take 2+ months of recovery. Was there a separate set back? Or is this just a really bad finger injury?
I wonder when we’ll see the first of the draftees report to a team. It’ll be especially interesting without the FCL as a soft landing spot. They’re going to be thrown in the deep end of full season A ball.
I am with Will on Morales?
Glasser will turn 25 in December. Hope they move him to AA soon.
Don Delino needs as many left handed bats for the playoff push .
With Gray on the shelf and Williams too.
Guess Williams returns and Rizzo rents a veteran arm for 2025 or Nats go pure youth movement ?
How will Q hit in “ the Canyon “?
Right , Keith Law ?
Adios , Aldo ?
Davis in the top five pitching surprises this summer for Sure
Davis the dude !
Make or break time for Mota !
Silly question :
Shin splints is an ailment for hoops players or track and field
Usually ??
It’s an overuse injury Obviously runners, ballers, and dancers are the most common customers, but you can get from walking a lot and/or wearing unsupportive shoes.
I was close : Alston was second in the Sens bullpen conga line
What would really be surprising next spring with Gray on the shelf is Thaddeus Ward actually getting the starters habit which carries him to the show again .
We’ve heard some talk about the Nats possibly acquiring A. J. Puk from Miami. Deyvison De los Santos is an intriguing player acquired by Miami in that deal, with the Diamondbacks getting Puk. Look at his numbers, with 14 homers and 47 RBI in just 210 plate appearances in AAA. You could triple those numbers for a full season. He plays first base as well as third. Just turned 21. He has batting eye issues but he’s a slugger, and not anywhere near Elijah Green territory. He might’ve been a more interesting trade possibility than Puk for Nats.The CF who Dbacks also gave up looks pretty good too. Anyway, a deal for Puk was too rich for Rizzo.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=deloss000dey
I don’t understand why the Nats were interesting in Puk? A 29 year old, injury plagued reliever isn’t exactly the kind of piece to vault the Nats into contenders.
With that said, it also illustrates how extra years of control can enhance trade value. Puk’s trade value was roughly comparable to what Harvey provided (two good but non-elite prospects), the key difference being that Puk is under control for 2.5 years vs. Harvey’s 1.5, while Harvey has been a superior reliever to Puk for several seasons now.
I hope Finnegan, Floro and Law (and Winker) can provide a boost to our upper-level depth soon.
I saw that too EdDC
Luke are you channeling Tom Clancy writing some of the game summary’s with certain verbiage ??
Digging Davis @ FRED
I bet this is Gavin getting the ball in first two innings in Harrisburg then the bullpen conga line .
Maybe we could use the Dipoto ransom in Seattle for Randy A to compare to what Rizzo might ask on Thomas ??
Good day everyone .
Safe to say by this time next year
The farm will resemble more a blend of Arizona / Baltimore affiliate chemistry make ups ?
Getting back to Chase Solesky , I see he has logged over one hundred IP as a starter the last three summers .
He’s now slightly under 40 IP with Sens .
Interesting , Tulane Green Wave .
Will, he broke his thumb. That takes longer.
He broke it by stupidly sliding head first in to home.
But even thumb injuries tend to be 6 week-ish recovery time. Harper broke his thumb a couple years ago and missed 2 months. But we’re at the point that Morales should have been back by now, or in the absence of any key setbacks should be physically ramping up activities. I thought there might have been an obscure tweet out there reporting on him being back in camp in Florida or taking batting practice in Harrisburg.