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WASHINGTON NATIONALS MINOR LEAGUE DAILY RECAP
Triple-A Rochester Red Wings
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Daily Report From Rochester:
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Looking to extend their winning streak to three, the Rochester Red Wings dropped a tight 4–3 contest to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark.
Trey Lipscomb led the way for Rochester, going 3-for-4 with two singles and a two-run homer—his ninth blast of the season. Christian Franklin added two hits, a walk, and swiped his 17th base of the year, but the Red Wings couldn’t quite complete the late comeback.
Jacksonville jumped ahead early, plating a run in the first inning on a Jacob Berry double and a Devyison De Los Santos RBI single. Lipscomb quickly answered for Rochester, launching a two-run homer in the second to give the Red Wings a 2–1 lead.
The Jumbo Shrimp tied it in the third and later pulled ahead in the seventh. Brian Navareto homered to open the inning, and a sacrifice fly later made it 4–2. Rochester fought back in the ninth with an RBI double from Nasim Nuñez, but stranded the bases loaded as Yohandy Morales struck out in a 10-pitch at-bat to end the game.
Kyle Luckham gave the Red Wings five solid innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four. Andry Lara and Garrett Davila combined to allow the two seventh-inning runs, while Zach Brzykcy tossed a clean eighth.
Rochester will look to bounce back Friday night, sending Adrian Sampson to the mound for a 7:05 p.m. EDT start.
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Double-A Harrisburg Senators
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Daily Report From Harrisburg:
HARRISBURG, PA — The Harrisburg Senators erupted for 10 runs Thursday night at FNB Field, rallying past the Altoona Curve 10–4 to move into a first-place tie atop the standings.
Down 2–0 early, the Senators responded with a five-run second inning, highlighted by Phillip Glasser’s two-run double and Branden Boissiere’s RBI single. Glasser led the charge offensively, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, a run scored, and a stolen base.
Cayden Wallace delivered a key two-run double in the sixth, and Caleb Lomavita added insurance with his first Double-A home run in the seventh. Lomavita also chipped in a single, while Sam Brown notched two hits, including a double, and scored twice.
Starter Alex Clemmey rebounded after a rough first inning, while Lucas Knowles earned the win with two scoreless innings in relief.
Now 30-24 in the second half and 64-59 overall, Harrisburg is five games over .500 for the first time this season and firmly in the playoff race.
Game four starts Friday at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Lefty Erik Tolman will face righty Emmanuel Chapman.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS MINOR LEAGUE DAILY RECAP
High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks
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Daily Report From Wilmington:
GREENSBORO, NC — Jared Jones crushed two home runs and drove in six runs to lead the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a commanding 9-2 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday night.
Wilmington opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo shot from Wyatt Henseler, his first of the season, but it was all Greensboro from there.
Jones responded in the fourth with a three-run homer to center field, scoring Callan Moss and Axiel Plaz to give the Grasshoppers a 3-1 lead. He struck again in the sixth with a two-run blast to right-center, extending the lead to 5-2 after Juan Yepez briefly cut into the deficit with a solo homer in the top of the frame.
The eighth inning saw the game break wide open. With the bases loaded, Greensboro plated four more runs, three via consecutive bases-loaded walks and one on an RBI infield single from Keiner Delgado, pushing the final score to 9-2.
Wilmington will look to bounce back in game four, which starts at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Friday. A pair of righties will take the hill, Alexander Meckley will go for Wilmington against Greensboro’s Peyton Stumbo.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS MINOR LEAGUE DAILY RECAP
Single-A Fredericksburg Nationals
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Daily Report From Fredericksburg:
LYNCHBURG, VA — The Fredericksburg Nationals managed just one hit in a 7-0 shutout loss to the Lynchburg Hillcats on Thursday night at Bank of the James Stadium, dropping their third game in the first four of the series.
Lynchburg starter Joey Oakie was untouchable, striking out a season-high 11 batters over five no-hit innings. The 19-year-old allowed only four baserunners—all via walks—and permitted just one FredNat into scoring position.
Fredericksburg starter Liam Sullivan labored through four innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs. Nolan Schubart dealt the biggest blow with a solo homer in the third, his second in as many nights.
The Hillcats broke the game open in the fifth, scoring four runs off reliever Victor Farias to stretch the lead to 7-0.
The Fred-Nats’ lone hit came in the seventh from Eli Willits, who extended his hitting streak to seven games to start his pro career.
Oakie earned the win, while Sullivan took the loss. The series continues Friday with Fredericksburg sending Luke Johnson to the mound for a 6:30 p.m. EDT start as they aim to bounce back.