Daily Report From Rochester:

NORFOLK, VA — The Norfolk Tides rallied late to edge out the Rochester Red Wings, 8–7, on Saturday night at Harbor Park.

Trailing 7–6 in the bottom of the seventh, Norfolk’s Jakson Reetz delivered the decisive blow, a two-run double to left that scored Emmanuel Rivera and TT Bowens, capping a back-and-forth contest that saw four lead changes and 24 combined hits.

Rochester jumped out to a 4–0 lead behind early offensive sparks from Dylan Crews, who launched a 413-foot solo homer in the first and Christian Franklin, who added a two-run blast in the sixth. Trey Lipscomb chipped in with a double and two RBI.

Norfolk chipped away, scoring twice in the fourth and erupting for four more in the sixth, highlighted by a solo homer from Bowens and a two-run single by Silas Ardoin to tie the game 6–6.

The Wings briefly regained the lead in the seventh on Lipscomb’s RBI single, before Norfolk countered in the bottom half with Reetz’s game-winning double.

Despite a strong start from lefty Andrew Alvarez, who struck out six in 3.2 innings, the Rochester bullpen couldn’t hold off Norfolk’s persistent offense.

The series wraps up Sunday afternoon, with Bryce Conley set to start for Rochester against Norfolk’s rehabbing Baltimore big leaguer Tyler Wells. The first pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. EDT.

Daily Report From Harrisburg:

HARRISBURG, PA — The Harrisburg Senators pushed the Portland Sea Dogs to the limit Saturday night at FNB Field, but a sacrifice fly in the 11th sealed a 4–3 sealed their fate.

Allan Castro played the hero for Portland, driving in the game’s first run in the opening inning and delivering the decisive sacrifice fly in the 11th. Harrisburg had multiple chances to win it late, loading the bases in the eighth and putting two aboard in the 11th, but couldn’t find the final hit.

The Senators tied the game in the fifth on an RBI single by Seaver King, then dramatically forced extras when Kevin Made’s sacrifice fly brought home Johnathon Thomas in the bottom of the ninth.

After Caden Rose’s sac fly gave Portland a 3–2 edge in the 10th, Harrisburg responded quickly as Sam Brown drove in the tying run with an RBI single, his fourth hit of the night. Brown finished 4-for-5 with two RBI, pacing the Senators' offense.

Harrisburg’s pitching staff held firm the whole game, starting with Jake Bennett, who went five strong innings, allowing one run.

The Sens will look to rebound in the series finale Sunday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. EDT. Kyle Luckham will get the ball for Harrisburg.

Daily Report From Wilmington:

ABERDEEN, MD — The Aberdeen IronBirds blanked the Wilmington Blue Rocks 8–0 Saturday night, riding a dominant pitching performance.

Starter Luis De León was electric, striking out 12 over six scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and no walks.

Aberdeen’s offense backed De León early, starting in the first when Elis Cuevas ripped a two-run single to center, scoring Vance Honeycutt and Ethan Anderson.

The IronBirds would keep it rolling until the seventh. At this point, the game was still 4-0, but Thomas Sosa would put the game to bed with a three-run homer to right, plating Griff O’Ferrall and Anderson to make it a 7-0 margin.

Aberdeen’s pitching staff allowed just four hits while striking out 18 and issuing only one walk in a wire-to-wire victory. In his first start in the Nationals organization, Sean Paul Lińa went three innings, allowing 3 runs on four hits and two walks.

Both teams will be back in action at 2:05 p.m. EDT Sunday for the series finale. Left-hander Alex Clemmey will toe the rubber for Wilmington, righty Michael Forret for Aberdeen.

Daily Report From Fredericksburg:

MYRTLE BEACH, SC — The Fredericksburg Nationals made the most of limited offense Saturday night, scoring seven runs on just three hits to edge the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, 7–6, in 10 innings at Pelicans Ballpark.

Cristhian Vaquero’s relentless base-running and a series of Pelicans miscues powered the Fred-Nats past one of the league’s top teams.

Fredericksburg jumped on Myrtle Beach starter Ethan Flanagan early, tagging the lefty, who had allowed just four runs in seven starts all season, for two in the opening frame. Nick Hollifield doubled home Vaquero, and Wyatt Henseler added an RBI single to give the Fred-Nats a quick 2–0 lead.

Hollifield drove in Vaquero again in the third to make it 3–2 after Myrtle Beach tied the game. But the Pelicans surged ahead 4–3 in the fifth, capitalizing on two walks and a clutch two-run single by Matt Halbach.

The Fred-Nats tied it in the seventh without a hit, as Vaquero reached on a dropped third strike, stole second, and eventually scored on a wild pitch. After trading runs in the seventh and eighth, Fredericksburg again pulled ahead in the tenth on a sacrifice fly by Enmanuel Ramirez, once more without the benefit of a hit.

Despite not recording a hit after the third inning, the Fred-Nats found creative ways to score, aided by five Pelicans errors, five walks, and aggressive base running.

Fredericksburg will look for a win and a series split overall Sunday night with Xander Meckley taking the mound for a 6:35 p.m. EDT start.

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