Wednesday’s News & Notes

Lehigh Valley 19 Rochester 1
• Cavalli (L, 0-1) 2IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 2K, HR, HBP, BK
• Cluff 1-3
• Lipscomb 1-3, R, HR, RBI

The wheels came off the Cade Cavalli rehab tour bus in a 19-1 defenestration that was mercifully shortened by rain. Cavalli gave up a three-run HR and three hits total over two innings. He walked one, hit another, and struck out two while taking the loss. Trey Lipscomb broke up the shutout with a solo HR in the 4th as the Red Wings smelted the Iron Pigs pitchers for four (4) hits over seven “ups.” Roster moves: RHP Cade Cavalli MLB transferred from Harrisburg; OF Stone Garrett, LHP Garvin Alston released.

Harrisburg 9 Reading 7
• Susana 4⅓ IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 6BB, 9K, HR, PO @ 1B, 90-53 PIT-K
• Santos (BS, 1; W, 1-1) 1IP, 1H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 0K, E
• Cuevas (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, HBP
• Morales 3-5, 3R, 2B, HR, 3RBI, SB
• Wallace 2-4, R, 2B, SF, 2RBI, SB
• Lile 2-5, 2R, 2B, HR, RBI

Yohandy Morales’s two-run HR snapped a 7-7 tie as the Senators won the battle of who could care less pitch worse. Jarlin “Nuke” Susana walked six and struck out nine over four and a 1/3rds while allowing three runs on four hits. Junior Santos blew a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the 8th with the “help” of a CJ Stubbs’s fifth passed ball but got credit for the win. Michael Cuevas worked around a Robles in the 9th for the save. Morales also singled and doubled and drove in three to lead Harrisburg’s 12-hit parade. Roster moves: RHP Kyle Luckham reassigned from Rochester; RHP Chance Huff reassigned from Wilmington; OF Donta’ Williams placed on the 7-Day I.L.

Brooklyn 7 Wilmington 6 (10 inn.)
• Cornelio 3IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 3BB, 6K, 82-48 PIT-K
• Schults (BS, 1) 2IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K
• Arguelles (L, 1-1) 1BF, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, BK
• King 2-5, 2R, 3B, HR, 2RBI, E(5)
• Boisseiere 2-3, BB, RBI
• Brown 1-2, R, BB, HBP, SF, RBI, 2SB

In a game that featured nine lead changes, Wilmington came out on the short end of the stick with a 7-6 loss in 10 innings. Riley Cornelio needed 82 pitches to get nine outs, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and three walks. He struck out six. Thomas Schultz let in the tying run in the 8th for the blown save while Anthony Arguelles balked three free runner to third and then gave up a single on his 8th pitch to take the loss. Seaver King tripled, homered, scored twice, and drove in two [Obi-Wan] Pay no attention to his fifth error [/Obi-Wan] while Marcus Brown singled, walked, scored a run, stole two bases, and hit a sac fly to pace the Blue Rocks offense. Roster moves: LHP Erik Tolman reassigned from Fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg 9 Salem 5
• Polanco (W, 1-2) 5IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Bruni 1IP, 3H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 0K, WP
• Nunez 2-5, R, 2B, 2RBI
• Mota 2-5, R, 2-2B, 2RBI, 2K
• Gallardo 2-4, 2R, BB, SB

Fredericksburg dropped a seven-spot in the 6th to take a 9-0 lead and nearly gave it all back, but held on for 9-5 win in the series opener. Bryan Polanco got his first ’25 win with five shutout innings on one hit, no walks, and five whiffs. Three of the four relievers that followed also put up goose eggs. The first—Gavin Bruni—did not. He was lit up for all five Salem runs on three hits and two walks over his single inning thrown. Jorgelys Mota doubled twice, scored once, and drove in two while Elijah Nunez also went 2-for-5 with 2RBI to lead the FredNats attack.