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HVR Game Notes - May 26, 2022

May 26, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Rome Braves (24-17) vs. Hudson Valley Renegades (18-22)

LHP Dylan Dodd (4-2, 4.66 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Sauer (1-1, 4.41 ERA)

| Game 41 | Home Game 21 | Dutchess Stadium | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | May 26, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. |

WHEN NOT IN ROME: The Hudson Valley Renegades are back home this week taking on the Rome Braves for the second time this season. They are the first South Division team that Hudson Valley will see for a second time this year, with a second series with Greenville still on tap. The R-Braves won four of six games at AdventHealth Stadium from April 12-17 on the first road trip of the season.

SO, ABOUT YESTERDAY: The Renegades came from behind to score an 8-4 win over the Rome Braves yesterday afternoon. Spencer Henson had a monster day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs. Eric Wagaman also went deep as part of a two-hit game, and Cooper Bowman scored three runs as part of a 2-for-4 day. Will Warren picked up the win in tossing the first quality start of his career, allowing three earned runs in 6.0 innings.

TOP PICKS: Hudson Valley's roster is one of the most unique in High-A in that it features four of the last five 1st round picks of the New York Yankees. 2018 top pick Anthony Seigler is joined by 2019 Competitive Balance A pick T.J. Sikkema, 2020 top pick Austin Wells, and 2021 first-rounder Trey Sweeney on the roster. Only 2019 first-rounder Anthony Volpe is not with the Renegades this season, though Wells in currently on the 7-day injured list.

NO-FUN DIFFERENTIAL: With the win over Rome on Wednesday, the Renegades improved to a season-worst four games under .500. They stand at 18-22 (.450) despite a +5 run differential (21-19 pythag record). One reason for this has been Hudson Valley's struggles in one- and two-run games this season. The Gades are 3-7 (.300) in one-run games, and 6-7 (.462) in two-run games. Typically, teams will sport a .500 record in these close games, indicating the the Renegades have had a measure of bad luck in close contests.

GADES RUNNING WILD: Hudson Valley had been in a base-stealing lull for the better part of two weeks before swiping four bags in Tuesday's series opener with Rome. The Renegades followed that up by stealing seven bases in Wednesday's contest with the Braves, with Aaron Palensky and Aldenis Sánchez each stealing two bags. It was the fourth time this year in 40 games that Hudson Valley has stolen at least six bases in a single game. In eight games with the R-Braves this year, the Renegades have stolen 22 bases in 28 attempts. The Renegades have stolen 87 bases this season, the third-most of any team in MiLB. It aso already ranks as the 17th-highest total in team history, despite only having 40 games played.

HE GETS ON BASE: Eric Wagaman failed to reach base in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader at Brooklyn, bringing an end to a 13-game on-base streak to begin the season. Overall, he was riding a 15-game on-base streak dating back to the end of 2021. Wagaman responded with a 2-for-4 performance with a home run in the next game he played on Wednesday morning against Rome. Wagaman's is the longest on-base streak for a Renegade this season, and he is the third Renegade with a 10+ game on-base streak this year, joining Everson Pereira (12) and Cooper Bowman (11). In 2021, HV had 10 such streaks, led by Josh Breaux and Ezequiel Duran's 24-game streaks.

HEY, I'M WALKIN' HERE: Infielder Cooper Bowman ranks sixth in the South Atlantic League in BB%, according to FanGraphs. Bowman is walking in 18.6% of his plate appearances, leading to a stellar .385 OBP. Incredibly, Bowman has also walked nearly as many times (29) as he has struck out (33) this season, making him eighth among players with enough PA to qualify for the batting title in K:BB ratio.

STOP THE COUNT!: The Renegades win last Thursday night broke a season-long six-game losing streak, but the losing has not subsided. Despite winning back-to-back games, the Gades have gone 1-3 since and have dropped nine of 12 games, 11 of 15, and 14 of 20 in May. During the stretch they have dropped from their high-water mark of four games over .500 (12-8) to five games under .500 entering play on Wednesday. The six-game losing streak for Hudson Valley was the franchise's longest skid since an 11-game losing streak from June 29 - July 9, 2017.

NEW IN TOWN: In a series of roster moves last week, the Renegades welcome in a new player to the Yankees organization this afternoon. RHP Ryan Miller was acquired from the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent American Association, signed to a Minor League Contract by the Yankees and assigned to Hudson Valley on Thursday. Miller had appeared in one game for Sioux Falls this season, after spending the entire 2021 season with the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. Renegades pitching coach Spencer Medick pitched two games for Southern Illinois in 2015. Miller was originally a 6th round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018, but was released following the 2019 season. Miller made his debut on Saturday with a scoreless ninth.

GOING THE DISTANCE: Blas Castaño tossed the Renegades first complete game of the season in Sunday's series finale at Brooklyn. In a 3-1 loss, the right-hander fired six innings, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out eight and walking none. Hudson Valley only had one complete game all of last year. Jhony Brito similarly lasted six innings in a July 15 road loss at Wilmington, surrendering three runs (two earned) in a 3-2 defeat. His complete game is the only complete game in the South Atlantic League this season.

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