SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

HVR Game Notes - May 18, 2023

Published on May 18, 2023 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (22-13) vs. Brooklyn Cyclones (12-20)

RHP Zach Messinger (0-1, 2.03 ERA) vs. RHP Cameron Foster (0-3, 6.20 ERA)

| Game 36 | Home Game 18 | Heritage Financial Park | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | May 18, 2023 | First Pitch 6:05 p.m. |

FUHGEDDABOUDIT: The Hudson Valley Renegades and Brooklyn Cyclones continue a six-game series on Wednesday at Heritage Financial Park. It will be the first of four series meetings between the two New York Major League affiliates this year. The Renegades are one of the Cyclones' oldest rivals, dating back to the club's founding in 2001. Thursday marks the 260th all-time game between Hudson Valley and Brooklyn, the most games the Gades have played any opponent.

YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Hudson Valley Renegades fell to the Brooklyn Cyclones 7-2 on Education Day on Wednesday. Brooklyn jumped ahead early with two runs in the second. Hudson Valley tied the game in the fourth on a Ben Cowles RBI single. Cowles ended up drawing three walks and reached base four times. Tyrone Yulie punched out eight in 5.1 innings in the losing effort. Rafael Flores and Spencer Jones each recorded a hit to extend their active hitting streaks to five and seven games respectively.

BIG WINS AND LOSSES: The Renegades have already played in an extraordinary number of lopsided games this season, with 17 of the team's 35 games (48.5%) being decided by 5-or-more runs.

- Hudson Valley sports a 11-6 (.647) record in game decided by 5+ runs.

- The club has already played six games decided by 11-or-more runs (18.1% of games), and has a 3-3 (.500) record in those games.

- The 'Gades have also played seven one-run games, and are 2-5 (.286).

DON'T RUN ON ME: After catching another IronBirds runner on Saturday night, Antonio Gómez has now caught 12 baserunners in 19 games behind home plate this season. It's the highest mark in the South Atlantic League, tied for the most in High-A, and 8th in MiLB. In High-A, Gómez is tied with Darrien Miller (WIS, MIL) while Nick Clarno (AUG, ATL) leads all of MiLB with 24. In the month of May, Gómez has caught eight runners in 27 total attempts. It's a 11% improvement in CS% from the first month of the season.

GAS STATION: Through 35 games this season the Renegades pitching staff has registered 407 strikeouts, the most in the SAL and among all High-A teams, and the second-most among all non-Triple-A teams in the minor leagues. Hudson Valley pitchers are striking out 11.90 batters per nine innings, and 30.3% of all batters faced this season.

THE K-ZONE: Over the last seven games, the Renegades pitching staff owns a 3.45 ERA in 62.2 innings, good for second in the South Atlantic League and seventh in High-A. The Quad Cities River Bandits (KC) lead the way for High-A clubs with a 2.42 ERA. Hudson Valley pitching has struck out 85 batters, the second highest in this span only trailing the Spokane Indians (COL) who have recorded 86 punchouts.

THE GLASS CEILING: With Wednesday's loss to Brooklyn, the Renegades were denied a chance to improve to 11 games above the .500 mark for the season. Hudson Valley had previously fallen to Wilmington on May 7 with a chance to go 11-over. The team's high-water mark in 2022 was 14 games over .500, accomplished three different times.

ARSON PALENSKY: Over his past eighteen games, Aaron Palensky is batting .352/.425/.775 (25-for-71) with 3 2B, 9 HR, 19 RBIs, 4 SB and 15 runs.

- He is currently first in HR (10), second in SLG (.710) & OPS (1.116), fourth in RBI (26) & TB (66), and sixth in AVG (.330) in the SAL.

- His 10 HR are the second most among NYY minor leaguers with Andrés Chaparro (11).

A BOTTLE OF HENNY: With a solo home run in the second inning on Thursday, Spencer Henson is now ranked fourth in the South Atlantic League with seven home runs in 22 games this season. Henson hit 10 in 71 games last year for the Renegades. His 17 HR with HV ranks tied for fourth all time.

HOME RUN ROAD KINGS: The Renegades have excelled offensively on the road this season, ranking second in AVG (.266) on the road in the SAL.

During the series against the Drive, the 'Gades offense erupted for 18 home runs, the most in a week by any team in MiLB this year.

Hudson Valley's 28 road home runs this season is second-most among non-Triple-A teams in Minor League Baseball.

Overall, the Renegades have hit 47 home runs, the second-most among non-Triple-A MiLB teams. The Tennessee Smokies (AA, CHC) have hit 52.

The Renegades are averaging a gaudy 6.70 runs per game on the road.

CLIMBING THE LADDER: With a hit on Tuesday night, Eduardo Torrealba has tallied 104 career hits with the Renegades. He currently sits tied for ninth with Tyler Hardman and Kevin O'Brien. Angel Perez holds the franchise record with 125. Aaron Palensky is also starting to near the century mark as well with 85 career hits in a Renegades uniform.

MR. STEAL YOUR BASE: The Renegades are 67-for-79 in stolen base attempts this season. They rank fourth in the South Atlantic League, fifth in High-A in steals. They are currently ranked 13th in all of MiLB with the Lynchburg Hillcats (CLE, A) leading the way with 109 through 35 games. Caleb Durbin leads the team with 15 steals, the fifth most in the SAL.

"MR. JONES AND ME": Over the last five games, Spencer Jones is hitting .458 (11-for-24) with four doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs and three stolen bases. With 27 RBIs on the season, Jones now leads the team and is third in the South Atlantic League. He also ranks tied for first in XBH (21), second in doubles (11), third in TB (75), tied for fourth in HR (7), fifth in triples (3), fourth in H (37), sixth in SLG (.620), and eighth in OPS (.964) in the SAL.

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