Friday’s slate brought one walk-off, one rain-shortened shutout, one rainout, and one more Fredericksburg blanking of Delmarva.
Rochester found a way to finish the night on top, edging Buffalo 7-6 on Phillip Glasser’s second single of the game in the ninth. The Red Wings traded three-run innings with the Bisons twice before Glasser delivered the game-winner to cap the comeback.
Jack Cebert’s AAA debut ran into trouble in the fourth, when he faced five batters and retired none as three runs crossed, though only one was earned. He was tagged for four hits and a walk over 3+ innings, with a hit-by-pitch mixed in.
Connor Van Scoyoc handled a clean ninth to get the win, his first at AAA in ’26. Trey Lipscomb led the charge with a 2-for-3 night that included a run, a double, and his 29th homer, driving in three.
Glasser finished 2-for-4 with a run, a walk, and an RBI, while Nasim Morales also went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, though he was charged with an error.
Harrisburg’s night ended early and empty, as Chesapeake claimed a 2-0 win in a game shortened to seven innings by rain. Josh Hartle opened for Chesapeake and worked four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out seven.
Luke Young took the loss after one inning, and it was a costly one: the two-run homer he allowed in the fifth stood up as the difference. Harrisburg managed just five singles and three walks, never putting a runner on twice.
Eleven Senators struck out, and both Caleb Bazzell and Paul Pichardo finished with a hit apiece.
Wilmington and Jersey Shore never got on the field. The Blue Rocks and BlueClaws were postponed and are set to make it up with a twi-night doubleheader tonight.
Fredericksburg kept rolling with another emphatic shutout, this time a 9-0 win over Delmarva. Leuris Portorreal set the tone by retiring the first ten batters he faced while allowing one hit and no walks, striking out two.
Sam Broderson worked the fourth and was awarded the win by the Delmarva scorekeeper, even though Noah Millikan followed with three scoreless innings. Rafael Ramirez Jr. was everywhere, reaching base five times and scoring five times while finishing a homer short of the cycle.
Juan Cruz drove in four runs and went 3-for-4 with a sacrifice fly, and Made also chipped in with a 2-for-5 line and three RBIs.
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