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HVR Game Notes - July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Brooklyn Cyclones (34-38, 4-2) vs. Hudson Valley Renegades (36-36, 2-4)

RHP Garrison Bryant (3-1, 3.80 ERA) vs. RHP Beck Way (3-3, 3.97 ERA)

| Game 73 | Home Game 34 | Dutchess Stadium | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | July 1, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. |

BROOKLYN BACK-AND-FORTH: This six-game homestand against the Brooklyn Cyclones marks the first of two trips to Dutchess Stadium in the second half of the year for the Cyclones, who return from July 26-31. The Renegades and Cyclones play 30 times this season, with this series representing the third of five series. Hudson Valley is 8-7 across the first 15 meetings in a very competitive season series.

SO, ABOUT LAST NIGHT...: Despite Blas Castaño taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning, the Renegades fell to the Brooklyn Cyclones 6-1 on Thursday night. Four Brooklyn pitchers held Hudson Valley batters to just three hits in the game, including just one before the ninth inning despite nine walks. Aaron Palensky continued his hot hitting with a double and a walk on the night, and Spencer Henson drew a season-best three walks in the game.

SIEZE THE WAY: RHP Beck Way gets the start for Hudson Valley tonight in the midst of a strong run of starts dating back to the end of May. Since a May 21 start at Brooklyn, the 2020 4th rounder has allowed 1 ER-or-fewer, struck out at least five and completed 5.0 innings in five-of-six starts. Way wrapped up a month of June in which he posted a 0.86 ERA (2 ER/21.0 IP), with 14 H, 6 BB, and 22 K.

PEREIRA YARD WORK: Everson Pereira continues his assault on the Renegades record book, and enters play Friday just one home run shy of the all-time franchise record. Pereira has been on a roll in the last two-and-a-half weeks, clubbing five long balls, including a pair of two-homer games. The Yankees No. 3 prospect (Baseball America) has five career multi-homer games, including four with Hudson Valley.

Pereira Career Multi-HR Games:

6/17/22 at Greensboro Grasshoppers

6/14/22 at Greensboro Grasshoppers

9/5/21 at Greensboro Grasshoppers -- 3 HR

8/12/21 vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws

7/10/21 at Dunedin Blue Jays

SPEED DEMON: Cooper Bowman stole his 27th and 28th bases of the season on Saturday night in Winston-Salem. That is the most steals in a single season by a Renegades player since Jake Fraley set the franchise record with 33 in 2016. Bowman has been successful in 12 of his last 13 stolen base attempts, and is 42-for-46 (.891) on steals in his career.

RECORD-SETTING SERIES: In the first three games of the series with Brooklyn, the Renegades have seen two all-time franchise records be broken. Everson Pereira became the team's all-time runs scored leader (74) on Tuesday night when he surpassed Chris Winder's previous record of 72. Nelson Alvarez moved into a tie for first all-time in pitching appearances on Wednesday night when he appeared in his 48th game with the Renegades. With the team's move to a full-season club before the 2021 season, there are several more individual and team records in jeopardy before the end of the season.

HISTORIC THIEVES: The Renegades have stolen 140 bases on the season, already the second-highest total in team history. Hudson Valley's all-time record is well within reach --149 in 2021. At their current rate, the Renegades are on pace to steal in incredible 257 bases this season. Infielder James Nelson has 31 career SB with HV, just 2 shy of Jake Fraley's team record, while Cooper Bowman is closing in as well with 28.

HARDMAN HEATING UP: After a slow start to the season, infielder Tyler Hardman has been swinging a hot bat lately, picking up hits in 20 of his last 25 games. The third baseman skied his ninth home run of the season last night, a game-tying opposite-field blast, furthering a hot stretch has lifted his season batting line from .173/.279/.298 to .247/.327/.434, a 184-point jump in his OPS. The stretch was punctuated by his first career multi-HR game on 6/15 at Greensboro.

A NEW ERA: The Renegades pitching staff sports a 3.63 ERA on the season, the second-best in the South Atlantic League (Wilmington, 3.40). It also ranks as the fifth-best staff ERA in High-A, and the 11th-best in the minor leagues. All four Yankees affiliated teams rank in the top 30 in the minors in ERA -- Somerset 3.34, 5th; Tampa 3.65, t-12th; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3.96, t-30th.

SWEENEY SHINING: Trey Sweeney is 3-for-4 with three doubles, three walks and three runs scored in the first two games against Brooklyn. That's continued a larger surge for the shortstop, who hit .270/.363/.472 with 4 HR and 16 RBIs in June. Sweeney has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games.

ALL-TIME ALVAREZ: Reliever Nelson Alvarez has his sights set on two of the Renegades all-time pitching records. Recording the final five outs to notch his second save of the season on Wednesday, he jumped into a three-way tie for the most all-time in total appearances with 48, joining Oscar Bustillos and Jason Jimenez atop the franchise leaderboard. Alvarez also has racked up seven wins out of the bullpen, which puts him just behind teammate Charlie Ruegger (8) for second on the all-time relief wins list, two shy of Mike Venafro's mark (9) set in 1995.

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