SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

HVR Game Notes - September 3, 2023

Published on September 3, 2023 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (68-57, 29-30) at Wilmington Blue Rocks (52-71, 23-36)

RHP Baron Stuart (2-2, 3.54 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Luckham (4-6, 4.51 ERA)

| Game 126 | Road Game 66 | Frawley Stadium | Wilmington, Del. | Sept. 3, 2023 | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. |

ONE LAST HURRAH:The Hudson Valley Renegades wrap up their final road trip of the regular season on Sunday night in Wilmington, Delaware. Hudson Valley started the month of August with a six-game series at Frawley Stadium, where the 'Gades won four out of the six games. In their four previous series meetings versus the Blue Rocks, Hudson Valley has not lost a series yet, winning three of them and splitting the other.

LAST TIME OUT:The Hudson Valley Renegades came from behind to defeat the Wilmington Blue Rocks 8-5 on Saturday night. Jesus Rodriguez led the offense with three hits, while Anthony Hall drove in two runs with a triple in the fourth inning. Jared Serna also collected a triple in the fourth to score Hall. Out of bullpen, after Mason Vinyard fired 2.1 scoreless innings, Anderson Munoz followed and tossed 2.2 scoreless frames. Five different Renegades hitters drove in runs in the victory.

ROAD TRIPPIN:The Hudson Valley Renegades have 41 road games this season, just edging out the Great Lakes Loons (LAD) for the most in High-A. The Loons just recently wrapped up a road trip and are home this week before finishing the season on the road. The 41 wins away from Heritage Financial Park are tied for most in MiLB with the Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA, LAD).

BULLPEN ARMS RACE:In the first five games versus Wilmington, the Hudson Valley Renegades bullpen has combined to strike out 39, while allowing just 14 hits and five runs in 26.2 innings. Over the past 10 games, the 'Gades bullpen has struck out 73 batters in 49.2 innings and posted a 2.17 ERA. The 2.17 ERA is the third-lowest in High-A during this span.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING: The Hudson Valley Renegades offense tallied five doubles in Thursday's contest against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. That mark was tied for the most in a single-game this season by the 'Gades, with the last occurrence on June 10 in Jersey Shore.

PITCHING IS THE WAY:Entering Thursday, the Hudson Valley Renegades sit third in Minor League Baseball with a 3.63 ERA and second in K/9 innings of 11.17 this year. The Down East Wood Ducks (TEX--A) lead the way with a 3.38 ERA. The Somerset Patriots (NYY--AA) are currently second, sporting a 3.55 ERA. This comes after the 'Gades finished the 2022 season with a team ERA of 3.62, good for fourth-best in MiLB.

OUT ON AN ISLAND:Over the last 15 games, Hudson Valley's pitching staff has held opponents to hit 33-for-174 (.189) with runners in scoring position. On the season, the 'Gades rank first in the South Atlantic League and High-A, and fourth in MiLB in holding opponents to a .208 batting average with RISP.

HE GETS ON BASE!: Ben Cowles' 41-game on-base streak came to end on Saturday night against Wilmington. The former Maryland Terrapin had reached base in every game since July 4 in Jersey Shore. At the time, it was the longest active streak in the South Atlantic League, High-A, and all of MiLB. Cowles surpassed Emeel Salem (2007) for the all-time record last Thursday night against Aberdeen.

NOBODY CROSSES HOME:After tossing 2.2 scoreless innings on Friday night, Clay Aguilar hasn't allowed a run over his last five appearances, which spans 10.1 innings. The southpaw finished the month of August with a 0.61 ERA after allowing just one earned run in 14.2 innings.

A NEW NO. 1:On August 10, MLB Pipeline reshuffled the New York Yankees Top 30 prospects list, with Spencer Jones becoming the new No. 1 prospect in the organization. Current Renegades on the roster listed are Brock Selvidge (#13), Zach Messinger (#18), Jared Serna (#20), Brendan Beck (#21), and Anthony Hall (#22). Other 2023 Renegades included on the list are Spencer Jones (#1), Chase Hampton (#4), Drew Thorpe (#5), Ben Rice (#23), Agustin Ramírez (#24), and Danny Watson (#29).

THE FEATS OF STRENGTH:On August 17, Grant Richardson hit his 13th home run of the season, and his 23rd of his career as a Hudson Valley Renegade. He currently sits tied for first with Everson Pereira and current teammate Spencer Henson for the most in franchise history.

ALL GROWN UP:On Friday, the New York Yankees signed OF Jasson Domínguez and C Austin Wells signed Major League contracts and selected them to the active roster from Triple-A Scranton. Both started and made their Major League debuts that night against the Houston Astros. In his first at-bat, Domínguez swatted an opposite field home run off Justin Verlander in the top of the first inning. Wells later singled off Verlander in the second inning for his first Major League hit. Both players spent parts of the 2022 season with the Renegades.

A DOZEN IT IS: Jared Serna tallied a base hit on Saturday night to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. With the hit, he's now passed Rafael Flores who had an 11-game hitting streak back in April. It's also the longest active streak in High-A right now.

THANK YOU!:Hudson Valley scored six runs off five Blue Rocks errors on Saturday night en route to an 8-5 Renegades victory. The five miscues were the most committed by a Renegades opponent since they moved to High-A and were the most since Tri-City committed six errors on Aug. 9, 2019.

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