SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

HVR Game Notes - August 6, 2022

August 6, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (53-45, 19-13) vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws (35-64, 10-23)

G1: RHP Josue Panacual (2-3, 4.35 ERA) vs. RHP Mick Abel (6-7, 3.92 ERA)

G2: RHP Matt Sauer (5-2, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Painter (1-0, 1.59 ERA)

| Games 99 & 100 | Road Games 52 & 53 | ShoreTown Ballpark | Lakewood, N.J. | August 6, 2022 | First Pitch 5:05 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 11 straight against the BlueClaws, and 12 of the last 13.

ABOUT THURSDAY NIGHT: Trailing 5-0 after the first inning, the Hudson Valley Renegades came all the way back to win 11-7 over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. T.J. Rumfield and Tyler Hardman both had big nights, finishing 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs each. Nelvin Correa was stellar out of the bullpen in 3.1 scoreless, hitless innings. The Gades drew a season-high 13 walks in the game.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Renegades are playing their sixth doubleheader of the season this evening. In their first five, the Gades are just 3-7. Hudson Valley has been swept in three straight twin bills (6/18 at Greensboro, 6/8 vs Jersey Shore, 5/22 at Brooklyn), and hasn't won a game in a doubleheader since May 8 (G1) at Jersey Shore, meaning the Gades have lost seven straight games in doubleheaders.

I WOULD WALK 500 MILES: Thursday night's contest with Jersey Shore featured an incredible 21 combined walks (13 by JS pitchers, 8 by HV). The two teams totaled 1,890 feet worth of walks, more than 1/3 of a mile.

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 Thursday's 11-7 triumph over Jersey Shore, Hudson Valley is now 27-2 (.931) 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 .267/.376/.456 across 53 games to raise his line to .237/.339/.416. 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 20.9% since May 25, while his walk rate has spiked from 8.7% to 13.5%.

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 3.74 ERA on the season, the third-best mark in the South Atlantic League (Wilmington -- 3.69). It also ranks as the seventh-best staff ERA in High-A, and t14th-best in the minor leagues. All four Yankees affiliated teams rank in the top 25 in the minors in ERA -- Somerset 3.55, t4th; Tampa 3.73, t12th; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3.90, 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 Saturday with 183 stolen bases on the year, third-most in the minors behind Down East (A, TEX -- 238) and Lake Elsinore (A, SD -- 199).

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 944 total chances since the start of July (25 total games), a .990 fielding percentage. The Gades are fifth among High-A teams in errors and tied for fifth in fielding percentage (.978).

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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