Friday’s News & Notes
| Rochester | Won, 9-4 | @ Worcester, 6:05pm | Sinclair (2-0, 4.91) vs. Anderson (1-2, 5.01) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 1-0 | vs. Akron, 7pm | Luckham (3-2, 5.93) vs. Hartle (2-3, 4.99) |
| Wilmington | Canceled; Postponed |
vs. Jersey Shore, 4:30pm | Polanco (1-1, 8.16) and Maddox (1-4, 5.35) vs. Highfill (1-1, 5.55) and Graves (1-2, 3.12) |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 12-8 | @ Fayetteville, 7:05pm | Tepper (0-0, 1.59) vs. Weber (1-1, 5.59) |
| FCL Nationals | Won, 11-2 | @ FCL Mets, 12pm |
Rochester 9 Worcester 4
• Cornelio ⅔ IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K, 0HR, HBP 37-19 PIT-K
• Shuman (W, 4-0) 2⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 2-0 IR-S
• Penrod (H, 4) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K, PO @ 1B
• Barrera 2-3, 2R, 2BB, 2B
• Pinckney 1-3, 2R, 2BB, RBI
• Ortiz 1-2, 2R, BB, RBI, HBP
Riley Cornelio was lifted after digging a 4-0 hole in the space of eight batters with three, two walks, and a Robles. The Red Wings offense scored nine unanswered runs to win their sixth straight, 9-4. Seth Shuman stranded two and got out of the 1st to begin the parade of five relievers who shut down the (ugh) Woo Sox for eight and a 1/3rd innings. Tres Barrera singled, doubled, and walked twice while Andrew Pinckney reached base three times on two walks anda single to lead the Rochester offense. Roster moves: LHP Jackson Kent promoted from Harrisburg; LHP PJ Poulin optioned from Washington.
Akron 1 Harrisburg 0
• Clemmey (L, 1-2) 6IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 11K
• Simpson 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Lomavita 2-3, BB
• Thomas 2-4
Alex Clemmey struck out a career-high of 11 and walked two while allowing one run on two hits over six innings. He was rewarded with a loss as his teammates could not convert 11 baserunners into a single run in a 1-0 Harrisburg loss to Akron. Caleb Lomavita and Johnathan Thomas both singled twice to lead the Senators eight-single offense, which went 0-for-10 with RISP and left on nine baserunners. Roster moves: RHP Davian Garcia placed on the 7-Day I.L.
Wilmington vs. Jersey Shore (DH) – CNCLD; PPD
Rain cancelled the regularly scheduled game and postponed the makeup to this afternoon for another doubleheader that’s unlikely to be completed with rain in the forecast through Monday.
Fredericksburg 12 Fayetteville 8
• Meckley 4IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 5K
• Beck (W, 1-2) 1⅓ IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, 1K
• Hollifield 2-3, 2R, 2BB, 2RBI
• D. Tejeda 1-3, R, 3B, 2BB, 3RBI, SB
• J. Williams 1-3, R, HR, SF, 3RBI, SB
• J. Cruz 2-5, 2R, 2B
• E. Soto 2-5, R, 2B, RBI
The FredNats put up double digits in runs for the 11th time as they outslugged the Woodpeckers, 12-8 for their 30th win this season. Xander Meckley got the start and gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk over four innings. Jared Beck picked up the win despite giving up two runs on a hit and three walks over an inning and a 1/3rd. Seven of Fredericksburg’s 12 hits were for extra bases, with Jordan Williams and Luke Dickerson both hitting HRs and Dashyll Tejada hitting a three-run triple in the FredNats’ six-run 4th. Roster moves: OF Elian Soto reassigned from the FCL.
FCL Nationals 11 FCL Mets 2
• Reyes 4IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 7K
• Shortridge (W, 2-1) 1⅔ IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
• Davis (SV, 1) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• N. De La Cruz 2-3, 2R, 2BB, SB(5)
• Hurtado 3-4, 2R, HR, 3RBI, CS
• W. Arias 2-3, 2R, BB, 2RBI
The FCL Nationals put up five in the 2nd and six in the 7th in an 11-2 defenestration of the FCL Mets. Juan Reyes turned in four innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits, no walks, and seven whiffs. Aaron Shortridge “worked on some things” for a run on two hits and a walk as he was credited with the win. Kevin Davis got the last four outs for the save. Nauris De La Cruz reached base four times on two singles and two walks while Victor Hurtado drove in three while going 3-for-4 to lead the F-Nats attack.
good article by Spencer Nusbaum on Crews’ development and promotion and why it happened now. it sounds like they will now apply a lot of the same strategies on House – chase less and make more outs in the air than on the ground.
Crews has made swing changes, I’d expect the process to yield inconsistent results at first.
Clemmey was outstanding last night for Sens. He was in complete control and their left handed hitters were baffled by his breaking ball.
I’m just curious, is there any exciting prospect that has yet to make his debut (other than Susana and Sykora) due to injury or other reason?
Rosario was a consensus league-wide top 50 prospect before he got hurt, and we won’t see him pitch until next spring.
Beyond him, not really. There are some recently signed IFAs waiting for the DSL to start and then it’s just fringy pitchers with long term injuries. Tyler Stuart and Jose Feliz and the like.
Jackson Kent to Rochester.