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Daily Report From Rochester:

ALLENTOWN, PA. — The Rochester Red Wings rolled Friday night, taking the first of a three-game set from the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by the score of 11-4.

The Wings got out to an early lead in the second inning with outfielder Andrew Pinckney sending one over the big wall in right field for a solo home run. But the lead wouldn’t last long, as in the home half of the third inning, outfielder Cal Stevenson would line a double off the center field fence and then later score on a wild pitch after advancing to third on a groundout. The Pigs would go on to add two more runs in the 4th inning. With two outs in the top half of the 6th inning, Andrew Pinckney would strike again by hitting a 418-foot tape measure shot to center field for his 2nd home run of the game and 11th of the year to knot the game up at three. Lehigh Valley would reclaim the lead in the bottom half of the inning. But from then on, it was all Rochester. The Red Wings would stick it to the Lehigh Valley bullpen by sending seven guys across home plate over the last three innings of the game. First baseman Yohandy Morales would continue his hot streak at the plate with a solo shot in the 7th inning. Since July 1, Morales has been hitting .333 with five home runs. Right fielder Nick Schnell would blast the 2nd Red Wing home run of the inning, with this one being a three-run jack to knock the game wide open. In the 9th, outfielder Robert Hassell III would join the hit parade with a two-run double of his own. Rochester’s bullpen would go on to silence the Lehigh Valley offense over the final three innings of the game to secure the first win for Rochester after the Major League All-Star break. Rochester is now 8-11 in the second half and 35-56 overall.

The second game of the series will get underway Saturday at 6:35 p.m. EDT. Philadelphia Phillies top pitching prospect and possible trade bait at the MLB trade deadline later this month, Mick Abel, will toe the mound for Lehigh Valley, while opposing him for the Wings will be Washington Nationals top pitching prospect, Cade Cavalli, who in his last start pitched five innings of one-run ball after a string of bad starts.

Daily Report From Harrisburg:

RICHMOND, VA. — The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Harrisburg Senators will play two games on Saturday due to rainy weather Friday night. Game one of the seven-inning doubleheader will take place at 4:35 p.m. EDT, with game two taking place 45 minutes after the end of game one. Southpaw Seth Lonsway will take the mound for Richmond while the Senators haven’t released their game one starter yet.

Daily Report From Wilmington:

WILMINGTON, DE. — The Wilmington Blue Rocks fell to 10-12 in the second half of the season after dropping the first game of their series 3-1 to the Aberdeen IronBirds Friday night.

Both teams struggled to score, but it stuck out like a sore thumb for the Blue Rocks as they went a treacherous 1-9 with runners in scoring position (RISP). The one run came in the bottom of the 8th thanks to a sac-fly by designated hitter T.J. White, which scored left fielder Sam Peterson. On the other side of the field, the IronBirds weren’t faring much better with RISP, going a slightly better 2-6, but at the end of the day, it was enough to grab a win. Key performances for Aberdeen came from Thomas Sosa, who hit a solo homer in the game, and for Wilmington, shortstop Cortland Lawson, who registered three hits in the game. Even though starting pitcher Travis Sthele caught the L, he still threw a gem by going seven innings, only allowing two runs on five hits, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Game two of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 6:05 p.m. EDT. Aberdeen hasn’t decided who they will send out to the mound for game two, but Wilmington will send out lefty, Alex Clemmey, who in his last outing before the Major League all-star break got roughed up, but before even that, Clemmey pitched to a 1.45 ERA in June.

Daily Report From Fredericksburg:

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — The first game of a three-game series between the Lynchburg Hillcats and the Fredericksburg Nationals was postponed Friday night due to inclement weather. The two teams will get set to play a seven-inning doubleheader Saturday, with game one starting at 5:05 p.m. EDT and the second one starting 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Melkis Hernandez will get the ball for Lynchburg, while Yoel Tejeda Jr. will oppose him for the Fred-Nats. Tejeda has a 3.67 ERA in 73 and two-thirds innings this year.

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