HVR Game Notes - August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release
Hudson Valley Renegades (60-52, 26-20) vs. Brooklyn Cyclones (56-57, 26-21)
RHP Blane Abeyta (5-7, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Dominic Hamel (4-1, 2.86 ERA)
| Game 113 | Road Game 60 | Maimonides Park | Brooklyn, N.Y. | August 21, 2022 | First Pitch 2 p.m. |
BATTLE FOR FIRST IN BROOKLYN: The Renegades travel to Brooklyn for a crucial series with the Cyclones this week, completing a competitive, back-and-forth season series. The two teams have played incredibly close in the first 29 meetings this season (15-14, HV). Hudson Valley enters the game with a slim 0.5 game lead over Brooklyn for first place, with Aberdeen (25-22) in the mix, trailing 1.5 games behind. The SAL North Division Second Half race is the closest race in the Minor Leagues, with three teams separated by only 1.5 games.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Renegades bounced back with a 5-1 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones on Saturday night at Maimonides Park. Richard Fitts earned his first High-A win with 6.0 shutout innings, striking out seven while scattering four hits and one walk. Carlos Narvaez and Grant Richardson each hit home runs to account for all five runs scored by Hudson Valley.
SOONER BOOMER: With his 18th home run of the season on Wednesday, Tyler Hardman jumped into a second place on the Renegades single-season home run list. He surpassed Josh Breaux (2021) and now sits alone behind record-holder Dan Grummitt (22, 1999). Hardman also sits third on the Renegades career home run list behind Grummitt and Everson Pereira (23). After having just six double-digit home run seasons in team history from 1994-2019, seven Renegades have hit 10-or-more longballs since 2021, coinciding with the move to full-season baseball and the Yankees affiliation.
A DAY AT THE RACES: With Carlos Narvaez's steal of third base in the seventh inning on July 6, the Renegades stole their collective 150th base of the season to set a new franchise record. It took only 77 games to break the record that was set by the 2021 Renegades in 120 games. The Gades enter play Sunday with 205 stolen bases on the year, third-most in the minors behind Down East (A, TEX -- 266) and Lake Elsinore (A, SD -- 220). The Renegades' 200th steal of the season was Spencer Henson swiping third at Brooklyn on August 18.
DRIVING THEM IN AT A RECORD PACE: Renegades INF Tyler Hardman set the Renegades single-season RBI record on Wednesday night with a ninth-inning double off Keyshawn Askew. With his 59th RBI of the season, Hardman surpassed the mark set by Dan Grummitt in 1999. Hardman currently ranks tied for third all-time on the Renegades all-time RBI list with Matt Rico (63), behind Jacson McGowan's club record 82 and former teammate Everson Pereira's 75.
TIME FOR SOME PFP?: The Renegades have generally been a good defensive team this year, committing just 89 errors in 112 games. However, an amazing 17 of those miscues (19.1%) have been committed by Renegades pitchers. Hudson Valey pitchers have a collective .876 fielding percentage (17 E/137 TC), while non-pitchers feature a .981 fielding percentage.
THE MARTIAN EFFECT: In the first 12 games of Jasson Domínguez's home tenure, the Renegades welcomed 39,850 fans through the gates at Dutchess Stadium. The Gades rank 5th out of 12 teams in the South Atlantic League in attendance, and are in the top half among all High-A franchises. Hudson Valley's average attendance is up 25.4% compared to 2021, compared to a 16.5% jump across the SAL.
LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN: Scoring many runs gives a team a better chance to win a baseball game, and the 2022 Renegades are no exception. With Thursday's 11-4 win over Brooklyn, Hudson Valley is now 29-2 (.935) this season when scoring 7-or-more runs. The Gades are 31-50 (.383) when scoring 7-or-fewer runs.
PINSTRIPED PITCHING PROWESS: Strength in pitching is a theme across the New York Yankees minor league system and the Renegades are no exception. The staff sports a 3.75 ERA on the season, second-best in the South Atlantic League, behind only Wilmington (3.61). It also ranks as the sixth-best staff ERA in High-A, and t12th-best in the minor leagues. All four Yankees affiliated teams rank in the top 25 in the minors in ERA -- Somerset 3.59, 4th; Tampa 3.89, 21st; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3.91, t22nd.
OL' PROSPECTORS: With the trade deadline in the rear-view mirror, the Yankees Top 30 prospects list has changed. Per MLB.com, the Renegades feature the Yankees No. 2 (Jasson Domínguez), No. 6 (Trey Sweeney), No. 12 (Yoendrys Gómez), No. 29 (Edgar Barclay) and No. 30 (Juan Carela) prospects. Before the MLB.com's mid-season re-rank unveiled on August 17, Richard Fitts was the No. 28 prospect in the organization, though he fell off the list.
TWO-OUT MAGIC: The Renegades have scored 30 runs in the first four games of the current series with Brooklyn, with an unbelievable 19 of them coming with two-outs. On Tuesday, the Gades mounted a five-run rally with two outs in the fifth, before scoring four with two gone in the ninth on Wednesday. This year, Hudson Valley batters have 213 two-out RBIs, accounting for 43.4% of the team's total 491 RBIs.
South Atlantic League Stories from August 21, 2022
- Winston-Salem Bats Light up Hickory 10-8 - Winston-Salem Dash
- Hudson Valley Scores 6 in the 10th to Beat Brooklyn - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Crawdads' Streak Snapped in 10-8 Loss - Hickory Crawdads
- Better Late than Never: Renegades Break Open Game in 10th - Hudson Valley Renegades
- BG Drops Series to Greenville with 9-4 Loss in Finale - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Wilmington Breaks Scoreless Tie in Ninth; Tops Claws 2-1 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Dash Fall Behind Early in 8-4 Loss - Winston-Salem Dash
- HVR Game Notes - August 21, 2022 - Hudson Valley Renegades
- 'Dads Win Fifth Straight - Hickory Crawdads
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