SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

HVR Game Notes - September 1, 2022

Published on September 1, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Jersey Shore BlueClaws (46-76, 21-35) vs. Hudson Valley Renegades (66-55, 32-23)

RHP Kyle Glogoski (1-5, 3.23 ERA) vs. RHP Richard Fitts (2-0, 0.87 ERA)

| Game 122 | Home Game 62 | Dutchess Stadium | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | Sept. 1, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. |

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: The Renegades continue their final home series of the 2022 regular season tonight as they host the Jersey Shore BlueClaws in a six-game series. Hudson Valley is 5-3 on its current 12-game homestand after dropping the first two games of this set. The BlueClaws entered the series having lost seven in a row, including a six-game sweep last week by the Brooklyn Cyclones.

GETTING HEATED IN THE SAL NORTH: With 10 games left to play this season, the SAL North Division is one of the races in Minor League Baseball. The Renegades are in second place behind Brooklyn, just 0.5 games back, but the Gades hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. Entering play Thursday night, Jersey Shore is the only SAL North team eliminated from playoff contention.

I WRITE NOTES, NOT TRAGEDIES: With 10 games left to play the Hudson Valley Renegades' elimination number (a.k.a. "tragic number") behind the Brooklyn Cyclones is 10. Any combination of Renegades losses and Cyclones wins eliminates Hudson Valley from the playoffs.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Renegades were swept by the BlueClaws in a quasi-doubleheader on Wednesday night, falling 10-7 in the resumption of a suspended game from Tuesday, and dropping the nightcap 2-1 in extra innings. Blas Castaño turned in a strong start in game two, allowing just one unearned run in 6.0 innings, walking one and striking out seven. Tyler Hardman hit home runs in both games, and now has 21 on the season.

DON'T RUN ON THE MARTIAN: With two outfield assists Wednesday night, Jasson Domínguez has five in 30 games in centerfield with the Renegades this season. That is tied with Johan Rojas (63 G, JS) for most among SAL centerfielders this season.

SOONER BOOMER: With his 20th and 21st home runs of the season Wednesday, Tyler Hardman edged closer to the Renegades single-season home run record, and is now just three behind Dan Grummitt (22 in 1999). Hardman also sits third on the Renegades career home run list behind Grummitt and Everson Pereira (23). After having just six double-digit home run seasons in team history from 1994-2019, 11 Renegades have hit 10-or-more longballs since 2021, coinciding with the move to full-season baseball and the Yankees affiliation.

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 10-7 loss to Jersey Shore, Hudson Valley is now 32-3 (.914) this season when scoring 7-or-more runs. The Gades are 34-51 (.400) when scoring 7-or-fewer runs.

DRIVING THEM IN AT A RECORD PACE: Renegades INF Tyler Hardman set the Renegades single-season RBI record on August 17 with a ninth-inning double off Brooklyn's Keyshawn Askew. With his 59th RBI of the season, Hardman surpassed the mark set by Dan Grummitt in 1999. Hardman currently ranks third all-time on the Renegades all-time RBI list, behind Jacson McGowan's club record 82 and former teammate Everson Pereira's 75.

CLOSE GAME TROUBLES: Throughout the season, the Renegades have struggled in close games, going 14-18 (.438) in one-run games and 11-14 (.440) in two-run games. Overall, the Gades are 25-32 (.439) in such contests, a disappointing mark. On average, teams finish around .500 in such games. The struggles in one- and two-run games are part of the reason why the Renegades are five games worse than their expected win-loss record of 71-50 based on their run differential.

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, best in the South Atlantic League. It also is tied for second-best staff ERA in High-A, and t7th-best in the minor leagues. All four Yankees affiliated teams rank in the top 30 in the minors in ERA -- Somerset 3.56, t2nd; Tampa 3.86, 19th; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4.06, 30th.

A DAY AT THE RACES: 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 219 stolen bases on the year, fourth-most in the minors behind Down East (A, TEX -- 286), Lake Elsinore (A, SD -- 232) and Charleston (A, TB -- 228). The Renegades' 200th steal of the season was Spencer Henson swiping third at Brooklyn on August 18.

FITTS-MAGIC: Renegades starter Richard Fitts became the first SAL pitcher to complete 8.0 innings in a game in one day on Saturday against Hickory. Jersey Shore's Matt Russell threw 8.0 innings in a game against Wilmington on 5/1, but that game was suspended and resumed weeks later with Russell lined up to continue pitching. Fitts is just the fourth pitcher across all High-A leagues to complete 8.0 innings in a start.

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