Daily Report From Rochester:

ROCHESTER, NY — On a chilly Wednesday night at Innovative Field, the Rochester White Hots dropped game two of their six-game series to the Toledo Mud Hens, 7-4.

Yohandy Morales went deep for his ninth homer of the season and Andrew Alvarez struck out seven over 5.2 strong innings.

Morales opened the scoring with a solo shot in the first, and an RBI double from Trey Lipscomb in the fourth followed by a heads-up baserunning play from Nasim Nuñez in the fifth gave Rochester a 3-0 lead.

Toledo stormed back in the sixth with a go-ahead grand slam from Eduardo Valencia, who later added a second homer, a three-run shot in the eighth, to put the game out of reach. Rochester briefly tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth on a series of defensive miscues by Toledo, but couldn’t answer late.

Alvarez was solid, allowing just two hits and three earned runs. Eduardo Salazar, Julian Fernández, Mason Thompson, and Erick Mejia covered the rest of the game, with Mejia striking out the side in the ninth.

The Red Wings continue their series Thursday at 1:05 PM with Bryce Conley set to face Toledo’s Troy Watson.

Daily Report From Harrisburg:

ERIE, PA — The Harrisburg Senators made a strong push in the standings Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against the Erie SeaWolves with 3–0 and 4–2 victories at UPMC Park.

The twin wins bring Harrisburg within one game of first-place Altoona with 22 contests remaining in the season.

Game One:
Left-hander Jackson Kent delivered a gem in the opener, tossing five shutout innings and striking out six to earn his second win of the season.

The red-hot Cayden Wallace sparked the offense, going 3-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored, a double, and a stolen base. He plated the first run in the second and came home on a wild pitch. Wallace doubled again in the fifth and later scored on a sac fly by Maxwell Romero Jr., giving Harrisburg the final 3–0 margin. The Senators turned two double plays in support of the strong pitching.

Game Two:
The Senators struck early in the nightcap, putting up three runs in the first inning. Carlos De La Cruz doubled in the game's opening run before Joe Naranjo added a two-RBI single.

After Erie trimmed the lead to 3–2 in the second, Sam Brown delivered a crucial insurance run with an RBI single in the fifth. Brown went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the win.

Chance Huff earned the victory with three scoreless innings of relief.

The series continues Thursday in Erie. A duel between lefties, Harrisburg’s Jake Bennet and Erie’s Andrew Sears. First pitch is slated for 6:05 p.m. EDT.

Daily Report From Wilmington:

WINSTON-SALEM, NC — he Wilmington Blue Rocks saw a tight contest slip away late Wednesday night, falling 6–3 to the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium after a series of costly errors in the bottom of the eighth.

Wilmington battled back from an early 2–0 deficit, tying the game in the sixth on a solo home run from T.J. White, his sixth of the season, after Juan Yepez had cut the Dash lead to one with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Blue Rocks then took a 3–2 lead in the top of the eighth when Caleb Lomavita scored on a throwing error by Dash pitcher Aldrin Batista during a pickoff attempt.

But that lead evaporated quickly in the home half of the inning. With the bases loaded, Kyle Lodise singled home the tying run, and moments later, two more came across on a fielder’s choice and throwing error by pitcher Euri Montero, giving Winston-Salem a 5–3 lead. The Dash added one more on a forceout to stretch the advantage to 6–3.

Starter Josh Randall delivered a solid outing for Wilmington, allowing two runs (one earned) across five innings with five strikeouts. T.J. White, Marcus Brown, and Juan Yepez provided the offense, but the Blue Rocks couldn’t recover after surrendering four runs in the bottom of the eighth, only one of which was earned.

Wilmington will look to rebound in the third game of the series Thursday, with the first pitch set for 7:00 p.m. EDT. Eriq Swan will get the start for Wilmington.

Daily Report From Fredericksburg:

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — The Fredericksburg Nationals split their doubleheader with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Wednesday at Virginia Credit Union Stadium, dropping the opener 11–2 before bouncing back with a 8–7 walk-off win in extra innings.

Game One

saw the Fred-Nats jump out to an early 2–0 lead before the wheels came off. The Woodpeckers responded with 11 unanswered runs, including a seven-run sixth inning fueled by seven walks. Fredericksburg pitchers issued 12 total walks in the seven-inning contest, spoiling the early lead. Parker Smith (3–3) earned the win for Fayetteville, while R.J. Sales (1–2) took the loss for Fredericksburg.

Game Two

The two teams went blow for blow. What began as a scheduled seven-inning contest stretched into ten, with both teams digging deep into their bullpens—and beyond.

In the bottom of the 10th, facing position player Kedaur Trujillo on the mound for a third straight inning, Fredericksburg finally broke through. With the placed runner on third, Angel Feliz lifted a sacrifice fly to score Randal Diaz, securing an 8–7 walk-off win. Tommy Kane picked up his first win, while Trujillo, a catcher pressed into emergency pitching duty, was saddled with the loss.

The series continues Thursday night with Fredericksburg holding a 2–1 lead. Brayan Romero is scheduled to start for the Fred-Nats, while Jaiver Perez will go for the Woodpeckers. It’s a 6:35 p.m. EDT first pitch.

Eli Willits, the first overall pick from this year’s draft, is projected to make his pro debut with the Fred-Nats.

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