Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | Lost, 9-8 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Harrisburg | Won, 1-0 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Wilmington | Lost, 8-6 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 9-8 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ DSL Angels, 11am |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9 Rochester 8
• Champlain 3IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K
• Cornelio 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Varland (BS, 1; L, 2-2) ⅔ IP 2H, 2R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K, 2-2 IR-S
• King 3-5, 2R, HR, RBI, 2K
• Petersen 2-4, R, 2-2B
• Lipscomb 1-5, R, HR(GS), 4RBI, E
The Red Wings only homered three times and the duct-tape-and-baling-wire bullpen approach faltered in a 9-8 loss to the RailRiders. Chandler Champlain started but was lifted after two runs let in on six hits and no walks over three innings. Riley Cornelio followed with two goose eggs, but the the final four relievers were ineffective, combining to give up seven runs over the last three innings. Gus Varland got the blown-save-loss as he let in both inherited runners and two of his own, albeit unearned. Seaver King singled twice and homered while Sam Petersen doubled twice. Leandro Pineda his his 4th HR while Trey Lipscomb extended his seven-game hit streak with his third HR during the streak, a grand slam that gave Rochester its first lead at 5-3. Roster moves: RHP Jake Bird recalled to Washington; LHP Carson Palmquist optioned from Washington; .
Harrisburg 1 Chesapeake 0
• Cebert 4IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 6K
• Cranz (W, 3-0) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Lyon (SV, 1) 4IP, 5H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• Green 1-3, R, HR, RBI
• S. Brown 1-3, 2B
Harrisburg was limited to two hits, but one of ’em was Elijah Green’s first AA homer, which ended a perfect game bid and gave the Senators a 1-0 lead that Issac Lyon held for his first career save. Jack Cebert went the first four and struck out six while giving up an infield single and walking two. Robert Cranz worked a three-up, three-down 5th and was beneficiary of Green’s longball. Lyon scattered five hits, walked none, and struck out five over the last four innings. Sam Brown doubled with one out in the 8th to become the second and final Sens baserunner. He watched Green fly out and Devin Ortiz pop out, accounting for the 0-2 RISP stat. Roster moves: RHP Jake Cebert activated from the 7-Day I.L.; RHP Blake Brown placed on the Development List.
Brooklyn 8 Wilmington 6
• Sullivan 3IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 5K
• Hill (BS, 4) 1⅓ IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, HR
• Huff (L, 0-1) 1IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K
• Y. Cabrera 3-5, RBI, 2B, 2K
• R. Cruz 2-5, 2R, SB(20)
• Willits 1-2, 2R, 2BB, 2B, SB
The Blue Rocks built a 5-1 lead after three but couldn’t hold it as just one reliever was able to keep the Cyclones at bay in an 8-6 loss. Liam Sullivan gave up a run on two hits and a walk as the first pitcher of the game. He struck out five. Brady Hill lost the lead in the 7th for a blown save while Chance Huff let in the final two runs for the loss, his first at High-A. Yeremy Cabrera singled twice and doubled once while Eli Willits drew two walks, scored twice, and doubled to lead the Wilmington offense.
Fredericksburg 9 Delmarva 8
• Sales 2⅓ IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K
• Millikan 3IP, 4H, 6R, 5ER, 3BB, 4K, HR
• Rojas (W, 3-2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 2K
• James 3-5, 2R, 3B, HR, 2RBI
• Jones 2-3, R, BB, HR, 3RBI
• Hines 2-5, R, 2B, HR, RBI
Like a small-town bar at last call, it was ugly, but Fredericksburg came away with the walkoff win, 9-8. R.J. Sales, who has had at least one UCL replacement, made his first appearance since September 2025 but was strafed for five hits and two runs over two ans a 1/3rd innings. Noah Millikan dug the hole deeper with six runs in the middle innings before the FredNats rallied for three in the 8th, and got a two-out walk, a line-drive single, and a dying quail to plate the game-winner. Coy James, Sir Jamison Jones, and Hunter Hines combined for seven hits, a double (Hines), a triple (James) three HR (one each), four runs scored, and six RBI to power the Fredericksburg offense. Roster moves: RHP R.J. Sales taken out of cold storage activated from the 60-Day I.L.; RHP L.J. Waco placed on the 7-Day I.L.
DSL Nationals, 10-37, 7th DSL South, 20GB
The D-Nats haven’t won since July 23 and have seven more chances to lose over the next nine days. This week, they’re on the road today, Friday, and Saturday, home Tuesday and Thursday, and off on Wednesday.
Sales taken out of the Hee Haw BR549 lot
Moon effect or just digs days of August ? Two no hitters and one perfect game escaped from by two affiliates in last five days .
Sullivan gets a mini “ hummmm, baby !”
Dog days – dig it ?
Nats should have Kent’s locker room space a phone booth so he can change
Early will make three lefties soon
Hudson Valley rolled out some good young pitchers like Lowe’s versus the Blue Rox
What’s in Romeros pre game coffee lately ?
Cue mamas and papas
Monday .. Monday …
Well Kent up
Herz the lefty version. Of young Turks loogie version of Swiss Army knife “ working my way back to you Nats “ with a burning love inside .
Oh Susana heating up the pitch gun like Texas dome heat for next 12 days
Trevor and DJ get expanded
Sept looks in crowded pegs as we continue to experience
Games filled with openers – tweeners, “ Swiss Army knives “ and the corp. of set up and closers
Any other labels we can use ?
Pure starters ? Rare in this rebuild phase but true
Lions gate on the 12 th
12
Pedro Guerra
Cesar Rojas FRED ( hummm baby IP/Ks numbers )
Seaver King
Eli Willits
Luke Dickerson in WIL
Can’t tame the Lion
JRNY 1997
Trial by Fire
Ronny Cruz not Lionsgare Leo Luke Dickerson @ Wilmington
Jake Bennett trade stings
Number 12 in 1989 after May 25,1989
Mark Langston for Randy Johnson , Brian Holman Gene Harris
81-81 fourth place .
In a different timeline . Randy Johnson would have pushed the expos to a World Series with the talent development Gary Hughes , Duquette and Company were cultivating
Into the Montreal Mystic
Book coming in the future .
Gene Harris had gas near Luis Pereales
I doubt Luis Pereales fastball could implode a seagull like Big Unit
Lyons gate
House number 12
Luis trusts his inner world and his stuff
Pereales -sis on opponents
Time for a picture of the tall tree blue chip arms on the farm . That would be fun
This rebuild is like a house getting a complete inner redo
A change in the architects and carpenters were needed with a new perspective .
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DJ Herz on a predictable rehab ascension upward ?
Time in FrED
Time in blue rox bus speed some time with Sulli fellow lefty and talk pitching life and the road ?
The Nationals will promote lefty Jackson Kent for his MLB debut this week, per sources.
Jarlin Susana is also headed to High-A Wilmington and will pitch in an MiLB game for the first time in 11 months, per source.
The link: https://x.com/spencernusbaum_/status/2086846566631915872
And apparently he’s “been struggling to keep his heater under 100mph” while rehabbing…
🙂
Roger Craig would say
Hummmmmmmm, baby !
Maybe the sweet swinging Serrano will one day be on same foul line with Oh Susana removing caps for the national anthem .
Lache
A Martinez also raking lately
@ DSL
Sweet
Oh , Susana !!!
Luke
Oh , Susana
Doo dah ! Doo dah !
Carresco / Salas pitch decent today in DSL
What a difference a year makes at Wilmington
Luke and Chris adds so many tools to that lineup with the bat and the gloves
No chance with Kent’s promotion. That Cornelio gets: stretched out beyond 3 IP duties ?
I may be wrong but it looks like the only minor leaguers who are on the 40 man roster, are pitchers. No infielders, outfielders, catchers on the 40 man in the Minors. I guess if you need 5 pitchers for every game….
Names not mentioned as much by the seangeads I looking at the Sirius star too this week especially
8-12
Sir Jameson Jones ( I once drank with a guy who quipped : my Jameson tastes like Kool – Aid )
A Meckler
Coy James ( my mortal non AI brain circuitry attempting to come up with a comp player renindful of Coy James )
Teo Banks and J. Williams getting good playing time as the promotion conga line upward opened up the opportunity .
Soto’s brother . What do we make of him ? Winter release list inclusion ?
Which begs the question : his many players will the “ Young Turks “ cut loose to “ shuffle the decks “ with players previously worked with in Tampa , Boston , New York Bronx babies , Oakland , Philly , Pitt: or just players who fit in this new algorithm / philosophy written in the Nats New way blue book .
Is it a blue book or a red book ?
We are in the Sirius gate
The Lionsgate
Which players deserve the Journey song played for them on August 11-12 especially the 12 th .
Can’t Tame the lion
?
Anyone wearing the number 12 gets hot gets clarity at the plate ?
Could the Senators get hot on the 12 thi?
I’m going to say it
Pino slip to Mr Solyoc!
Slide in someone with a longer future in the young Turks plan .