Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Won, 10-8 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Harrisburg | Won, 5-4 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Wilmington | Lost, 9-4 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Fredericksburg | Lost, 6-4 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs DSL Angels, 11 a.m. |
Rochester 10 Buffalo 8
• Luckham 2⅓ IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 3K, 2HR
• Tice (W, 2-1) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 0K, 2-1 IR-S
• Medina 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Gallo 2-3, R, 3BB, RBI
• Cluff 2-4, R, BB, 3RBI, SB
• Dunn 2-4, R, RBI, HBP
• Garrett 2-5, 2R, 2K
Rochester outslugged Buffalo, 10-8 to earn a series split. Kyle Luckham knocked from the box in the 3rd, stampeded for four runs on five hits (two HR) and three walks. Ty Tice was the pitcher of record when the Red Wings took the lead for good, credit for a win for getting two outs while allowing one of two inherited runners to score in the 3rd. Brady Lindsly was the beer man in a 12-hit parade, led by Joey Gallo with two singles and three walks, followed by Jackson Cluff with two singles, a walk, a stolen base, and three RBI.
Harrisburg 5 Bowie 4
• Solesky 5⅔ IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 2K
• Powell (W, 3-6) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 1-0 IR-S
• Acosta (SV, 2) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Pinckney 2-4, R, RBI
• Arruda 1-2, 2B, RBI
• Wilson 1-3, R, 2B(10), RBI
Andrew Pinckney’s RBI double capped off a three-run rally as the Senators edged the BaySox, 5-4 to stop a six-game slide. Chase Solesky allowed all four Bowie runs on seven hits and a walk over five and 2/3rds. Holden Powell picked up the win, retiring all four batters he faced while stranding a runner in the 6th. Garvin Alston and Daison Acosta both worked around a single in the 8th and 9th innings to earn the hold and save, respectively. Pinckney was the sole batter to reach base twice (single) while J.T. Arruda and Cody Wilson both had RBI doubles to pace the Harrisburg offense.
Jersey Shore 9 Wilmington 4
• Cáceres (L, 3-8) 2⅔ IP, 8H, 5R, 1ER, 1BB, 1K, WP, PO @ 2B, 2E
• Arias 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Glasser 2-3, BB, E
• M. Romnero 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI
Jersey Shore tanned Wilmington for multiple runs three times in the first five innings as they went on to win, 9-4. Bryan Cáceres was returned to the rotation but did little to disprove the decision to send him to the ‘pen as the BlueClaws pinched him for five runs on eight hits and a walk through two and 2/3rds. One run was earned, “thanks” to his two errors and a third by Phillip Glasser. Glasser led the Blue Rocks hit column with two singles and a walk while Max Romero hit a two-run HR to highlight Wilmington’s six-hit assault.
Carolina 6 Fredericksburg 4
• Polanco 2IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, WP
• B. Sanchez (L, 0-4) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 0K
• Tepper 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 5K, HBP
• Mota 1-3, R, BB, 2B, RBI, SB
• Ramirez 1-2, 2B, 2BB
The Mudcats stung the FredNats pitchers for two-spots three times as they took the series finale, 6-4. Bryan Polanco went the first two frames and let in two runs on two hits and a walk. He struck out one. The loss went to Bryan Sanchez, charged with two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks over an inning and 2/3rds. Fredericksburg managed six hits and five walks and struck out 15 times, with every batter striking out at least once. If you need to ask who struck out the most, please go back to the MASN comments.
DSL Nationals, 20-27, 6th place DSL Central, 15GB
The DSL Nationals lost two of five last week and dropped another two games behind. With roughly seven games left, they can only reach .500 by winning the rest of their games. This week is the last full week of the 2024 DSL season, with the D-Nats home today and tomorrow and on the road on Thursday and Friday.
Romero has nine HRs hitting in the “ Grand Canyon “ . He and Diaz are watching the 2024 draftees arrive on the scene to compete .
Does Chase Solesky need to learn another pitch ?
So can we say Pal Joey M is seeing Andres pass him by in big scheme plan looks ?
Clever use of the word leathered
Which has multiple meanings
It could the word lathered apply ?
Lol
Luckham to Sens must be slowing down with pushing him plus Delino needs him more than Matt ?
Armando Cruz move on up to the Grand Canyon ( thoughts anyone ?)
After a string of some fabulous starts from our SPs, we had uniform stinkers yesterday.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see Chaparro get a promotion. Gallo was the obvious choice, but it’s good the Nats see that the clock is ticking with Chaparro. He, like Gallo, is a free agent this winter. But unlike Gallo, Chaparro could still have 6 years of team control. Hope he takes advantage of his first cup of coffee after 9 years of grinding in the minors. He’s still only 25, so there’s a lot more upside here than compared to Meneses.
For a while, Crews and House were putting up rather similar numbers in Rochester, but since the beginning of August their trajectories have really deviated. House has hit .152/.177/.152 in August, whereas Crews is hitting .314/.390/.629. As a result, Crews’ OPS is now .171 points higher than House.
After Crews’ slow start to the season, I’d pegged him more as a 2025 arrival, but he’s making a solid late season push. As good as Call has been in his recent cameo, I’m not convinced he’s the second coming of Ted Williams. Once the clock strikes twelve, we’ll probably be looking for another OF.
Alex Call shows that when AAAA players get in a hot streak they can be very good.
Still amazed at Tyler Stuart’s start Saturday. Could the Nats have fixed something this soon? Reminds me last year when D.J. Herz came to Harrisburg after the trade his WHIP dropped in half
Rochester arms notwithstanding, there does appear to be a noticeable improvement in the performance quality among our pitchers.
I’d love if the Post or someone could do a deeper look into why guys like Parker, Susana, Lara and Lord look like completely different pitchers from last season, and seemingly what Nats coaches have done to unlock guys like Herz and Stuart. Is it new coaching techniques? New hires? Or just a bit random that the old tried and tested approaches just seem to be clicking at the same time with multiple players at different levels?
I thing it’s safe to say the increased investment in the Strategy and Tech Group is paying off for the pitchers. the hitters remain a work in progress but that’s not surprising to me, hitting is much harder.
Agreed. They seem to be having significantly more success at “fixing” pitchers than they are hitters. I’ve been really surprised at the progress of a number of the pitchers this season. The same can’t be said of the hitters.
Hmm, still no sight of any draftees, which I’d have expected to happen this past week. Has there been any buzz around this topic or tweets by any reporters? Or even after social media posts from draftees?
Around a week ago, I’d pointed out that 3 of the 6 college bats drafted before King had already appeared, but still a seeming majority of college bats in the 1st round had still yet to report. Well, that’s no longer the case. All 6 college bats are in camp, and have played multiple games. JJ Wetherholt has already played 10 games! In fact, of the 20 college bats taken in the first round, only 6 haven’t played yet. King, Lomavita (the Nats’ Comp pick), Braden Montgomery (who has a broken leg), Benge, Honeycutt and O’Ferrall, putting the Nats again at the back of the line in speed of reporting. It seems that a majority of the 2nd round college bats are also playing too.
I wonder what the Nats’ approach is here.
Just got a text message from the FredNats that King and Lomavita will be playing this week for the upcoming home stand!