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HVR Game Notes - August 4, 2022

August 4, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (52-45, 18-13) vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws (35-63, 10-22)

RHP Juan Carela (First Start) vs. RHP Kyle Glogoski (0-3, 2.48 ERA)

| Game 98 | Road Game 51 | ShoreTown Ballpark | Lakewood, N.J. | August 4, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. |

GOING DTS FOR THE WEEK: The Renegades return to ShoreTown Ballpark this week for a six-game series with the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. The last time Hudson Valley played in Lakewood, they secured the first six-game sweep in franchise history, defeating the Claws in every game from July 4-10. Overall, the Renegades have won 10 straight against the BlueClaws, and 11 of the last 12.

ABOUT YESTERDAY: The Renegades struck early and often on Wednesday morning as they defeated the BlueClaws 7-2. In his second rehab appearance, Shawn Semple tossed 5.0 shutout innings, while Edgar Barclay followed with 3.0 scoreless frames and Kevin Milam allowed two in the ninth with the game already well in hand. Eric Wagaman went 4-for-5 with a double and 2 RBIs at the plate, while James Nelson belted his second home run of the season.

WELCOME WAGON: RHP Juan Carela was added to the Renegades roster this afternoon by the New York Yankees and makes his High-A debut tonight. Carela, the No. 25 prospect in the Yankees system according to Baseball America, was 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA with Single-A Tampa in 16 games. He posted an impressive 33.0% strikeout rate and a 3.56 FIP with the Tarpons.

NARVY'S PARTY: Starting with his two-homer game on June 17, Renegades C Carlos Narvaez is batting a robust .280/.389/.613 with 4 doubles, 7 HR, 22 RBIs, 13 BB and 25 K in 25 games. Narvaez has two RBIs in three consecutive games, tied with Everson Pereira and Tyler Hardman for the longest multi-RBI streak for a Hudson Valley batter this season.

OFFENSE IN RICH SUPPLY: Renegades OF Grant Richardson put together a fantastic week against Brooklyn, and some would say was robbed of the South Atlantic League Player of the Week honors. In four games against the Cyclones, Richardson hit .538/.625/1.385 (7-for-13) with 6 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB and 4 K. He went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's series opener.

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 Wednesday's 7-2 triumph over Jersey Shore, Hudson Valley is now 26-2 (.929) this season when scoring 7-or-more runs. The Gades are 26-43 (.377) when scoring 7-or-fewer runs.

ON THE DeMARCO: Renegades OF Pat DeMarco is 9-for-17 at the plate in his last five games played, raising his season batting line from .208/.250/.252 to .233/.269/.292. The run includes his first home run of the year on Sunday, July 24 at Wilmington, a solo home run off Jose Ferrer.

SWEENEY ON A TEAR: Since May 25 when his slash line bottomed out at .176/.261/.333, Trey Sweeney has been on a tear, hitting .272/.377/.465 across 52 games to raise his line to .240/.339/.421. One of the biggest keys for Sweeney during the stretch has been how dramatically his K% has dropped, from 31.3% before May 25, to 21.1% since May 25, while his walk rate has spiked from 8.7% to 13.1%.

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 3.71 ERA on the season, the second-best mark in the South Atlantic League (Wilmington -- 3.69). It also ranks as the fifth-best staff ERA in High-A, and 9th-best in the minor leagues. All four Yankees affiliated teams rank in the top 25 in the minors in ERA -- Somerset 3.51, 6th; Tampa 3.76, 14th; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3.94, 23rd.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STEALS: 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 Thursday with 183 stolen bases on the year, third-most in the minors behind Down East (A, TEX -- 234) and Lake Elsinore (A, SD -- 197).

IN GOOD HANDS: The Renegades have been among the best fielding teams in the South Atlantic League this season, having committed the second-fewest errors (75) of any team. Hudson Valley fielders committed just nine errors in 907 total chances since the start of July (25 total games), a .990 fielding percentage. The Gades are seventh among High-A teams in errors, while their .978 fielding percentage ranks tied for fifth.

YOU LOSE GOOD MEN ALL THE TIME TO TRADES...: The New York Yankees have executed several trades leading up to the August 2 trade deadline, with many effecting the Hudson Valley Renegades. Starting pitchers RHP Beck Way and LHP T.J. Sikkema were traded to Kansas City in the Andrew Benintendi deal, while INF Cooper Bowman was dealt to Oakland as part of the Frankie Montas acquisition. The Yankees also dealt former Renegades RHP Hayden Wesneski, LHP Ken Waldichuk, and RHP Luis Medina at the deadline.

...AND UNRULY FANS: In the first six games of Jasson Domínguez's home tenure, the Renegades welcomed 23,176 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 22.9% compared to 2021, compared to a 16.8% jump across the SAL.

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. 3 (Jasson Domínguez), No. 5 (Trey Sweeney), No. 6 (Yoendrys Gómez), No. 24 (Edgar Barclay) and No. 30 (Matt Sauer) prospects. Gómez is rated as the No. 1 pitching prospect in the organization.

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