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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 — The Rochester Red Wings edged out the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 4–3 on Saturday night, clinching a series win.
Nasim Nuñez delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, plating Darren Baker and breaking a 3–3 tie.
The Red Wings struck first in the opening frame, as Yohandy Morales crushed a two-run home run, his first of three hits on the night. Morales went 3-for-3 with two singles, a walk, two runs scored, and two RBIs.
Jacksonville answered in the bottom half, tying the game 2–2 on RBI singles from Devyison De Los Santos and Nathan Martorella. Rochester regained the lead in the fifth with a savvy baserunning play: Morales scored from third as Trey Lipscomb drew a throw on a steal attempt.
The Jumbo Shrimp tied it again in the sixth when catcher Brian Navarreto launched a 426-foot solo homer to center field.
Riley Cornelio turned in a solid outing for Rochester, tossing six innings of three-run ball with seven strikeouts and no walks. Powell added two scoreless innings of relief, and Loutos closed it out for the save.
Andry Lara will head to the mound for the series finale against Jacksonville’s Patrick Monteverde. Game six is set to get underway at 6:35 p.m. EDT.
Lefty Andrew Alvarez was originally scheduled to get the start for the series finale, but he was called up to Washington Saturday night.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS MINOR LEAGUE DAILY RECAP
Double-A Harrisburg Senators
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Daily Report From Harrisburg:
HARRISBURG, PA — The Harrisburg Senators couldn’t overcome a second-inning avalanche Saturday night, falling 9–2 to the Altoona Curve at FNB Field.
Altoona broke the game open in the second with a six-run outburst. Konnor Griffin started the damage with a two-run single, followed by a three-run homer from Esmerlyn Valdez. Nick Cimillo capped the inning with a solo shot, putting the Curve ahead 6–0 before Harrisburg could respond.
The Curve added insurance runs late, with Tres Gonzalez hitting his first home run of the season in the eighth, and Termarr Johnson driving in another with an RBI single in the ninth.
Harrisburg's only offense came in the bottom of the ninth, when Sam Brown launched a two-run homer, his third of the year, scoring Branden Boissiere, who had reached base twice.
The series finale is slated for 1:00 p.m. EDT. Jackson Kent will take the mound against Altoona’s Wilber Dotel.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS MINOR LEAGUE DAILY RECAP
High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks
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Daily Report From Wilmington:
GREENSBORO, NC — The Wilmington Blue Rocks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating the Greensboro Grasshoppers 6-2 on Saturday night.
Wilmington struck first in the top of the first inning, capitalizing on a fielding error by Greensboro first baseman Callan Moss that allowed Elijah Nunez to score. T.J. White advanced to third and later crossed the plate on a bloop RBI single by Cortland Lawson to make it 2-0.
In the third, Juan Yepez delivered the biggest blow of the night, launching a two-run home run to left to give the Blue Rocks a 4-0 advantage.
Greensboro chipped away, scoring once in the fifth on a Callan Moss RBI single and again in the sixth with a solo shot from Jared Jones, his fourth homer of the year, narrowing the deficit to 4-2.
But Wilmington answered back in the seventh. Gavin Dugas singled home Cortland Lawson, and Elijah Nunez added a perfectly placed bunt single that brought in Matt Suggs, pushing the lead to 6-2 and sealing the win.
Wilmington will wrap the series up on Sunday afternoon, when they send Josh Randall to the hill. Greensboro will throw lefty Connor Wietgrefe. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EDT.
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Single-A Fredericksburg Nationals
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Daily Report From Fredericksburg:
LYNCHBURG, VA — The Fredericksburg Nationals shut out the Lynchburg Hillcats 6-0 on Saturday night at Bank of the James Stadium, tightening their grip on first place in the Carolina League North.
With the win, the Fred-Nats opened up a two-game lead in the division, helped by Delmarva’s win over Carolina. It marked Fredericksburg’s seventh shutout of the season.
The Fred-Nats capitalized early without a hit, scoring twice in the second inning off five walks from Lynchburg starter Chase Mobley. They added three more in the fourth behind four straight hits, including two-out RBI singles from Brenner Cox, Kevin Bazzell, and Jorgelys Mota.
Starter Bryan Polanco was dominant in his first six-inning outing in over two months. He tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and three walks while striking out three.
The red-hot Eli Willits extended his hitting streak to nine games to start his professional career, adding an RBI single in the seventh and a second hit in the ninth for his second consecutive multi-hit game.
The series wraps up Sunday. R.J. Sales is scheduled to start for Fredericksburg at 2:05 p.m. EDT finale.