Renegades Game Notes
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Renegades Game Notes

Published on August 29, 2025 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (73-47, 35-21) at Brooklyn Cyclones (70-53, 24-33)

LHP Xavier Rivas (1-1, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Joel Diaz (5-3, 3.71 ERA)

| Game 121 | Away Game 62 | Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 | Maimonides Park | Brooklyn, N.Y. | First Pitch 6:40 p.m. |

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COLD STREAK: With a 7-1 win on Thursday, the Renegades snapped a season-long five-game losing streak. It was the first time they have dropped five straight games since they lost seven in a row May 2-May 11, 2024. They are still 31-16 (.659) since July 1. At home, the Renegades have gone 21-6 at home since the beginning of July, while securing six six-game series victories in their last seven tries. This includes two series wins over Brooklyn and series victories over Aberdeen, Asheville, Rome, and Wilmington.

ELIMINATION NUMBER: Following a win over Brooklyn on Thursday, Hudson Valley is 35-21 in the second half, currently in second place in the division. With a Greensboro victory, however, their elimination number has dropped to five. They are 4.5 games behind Greensboro in the North Division with nine games remaining. With 21 series under their belt in 2025, the Renegades have won 12, split six, and lost three.

SOCAL SOUTHPAW: On Thursday Kyle Carr continued his exceptional season, throwing six scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out six. It was the 11th time this year that Carr has thrown six-or-more innings, and it also was his 10th quality start. Since June 3, Carr's 0.98 ERA in 82.1 innings is second-best in MiLB behind Jonah Tong. His season ERA mark of 1.96 is the best in the South Atlantic League.

LIMITING RUNS: The Renegades have now held their opponents to two-or-fewer runs an astonishing 61 times this season in 120 games. This means that they have done so in 51% of games in 2025. Hudson Valley has a record of 55-6 when allowing two runs or less, accounting for 75% of their victories and just 15% of their losses.

LIGHTNING SPEED: Luis Durango is having a excellent set of games at the plate. On Thursday, he went 2-for-4 with a bases-clearing double, his first extra-base hit of the season. Durango has driven in seven runs across his last four games, while also stealing five bases. On Tuesday night, the outfielder stole four bags, matching a franchise record set by Anthony Siegler in 2023.

PITCHING STRUGGLES: Renegades pitching allowed a total of 34 earned runs in 36 innings between Saturday and Wednesday. The staff was charged with eight earned runs on both Saturday and Sunday, before allowing 10 earned runs on Tuesday and eight earned runs on Wednesday. Prior to Saturday's contest, Hudson Valley had allowed eight earned runs or more only five times this season. After doing so in four straight games, the team's ERA jumped from 2.65 to 2.86.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Kaeden Kent had a breakout game on Wednesday night, going 5-for-5 with 2 R, 2B, HR, and 3 RBIs. The Yankees third round pick became the first Renegade to record five hits in a game since minor league rehabber Jorbit Vivas on May 23, 2024. He is the first non-rehabber to have five hits since Anthony Siegler in April 2022.

ORG STAR: Since July 10, Dillon Lewis has gone 38-for-131 (.290) with 9 2Bs, 3B, 7 HRs, 33 RBIs, and a .925 OPS. On Wednesday, Lewis was 2-for-5 with a home run. He has 12 High-A home runs this year, and 21 long balls overall this season, third-most among Yankees farmhands.

REBEL MASTERY: Xavier Rivas had another strong performance on Friday night, striking out 10 across 5.1 innings. The left-hander retired 12 of the last 13 batters he faced. Rivas has recorded double-digit strikeouts in consecutive starts. On August 15, his 12 strikeouts fell one shy of matching the franchise record, and tied the Renegades high this season. It was also the most strikeouts by a left-hander in franchise history. Rivas is the fourth Renegades pitcher since 2005 with back-to-back double-digit strikeout games, joining Wade Davis (7/20 & 7/25, 2005), Randy Vasquez (8/3 & 8/8/2021) and Drew Thorpe (7/15 & 7/22/2023).

BEST IN SHOW: The Renegades have the second-lowest team ERA (2.85) among full-season MiLB teams in 2025. Since the start of the 2021 season, the Renegades own a cumulative 3.46 ERA, the lowest in MiLB among MiLB teams who have played every season.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS: The Renegades have seen several team pitching records fall lately, with the latest being Sebastian Keane becoming the team's all-time wins leader (13) in game one of Thursday's doubleheader at Jersey Shore. Matt Keating now has the most pitching appearances with the Renegades (71). On the offensive side, Josh Moylan has set the team's games played (206), hits (155), RBIs (90), walks (115) and strikeouts (225) record, and is three doubles shy of Jace Avina's club record (37).

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: Hudson Valley struck for seven runs on 12 hits in a 8-7 loss to Brooklyn on Wednesday. Through 119 games, the Renegades have 29 games of 10 or more hits and 20 games of 12 or more hits. In 2024, they had a total of 12 games with 12+ hits. They have also scored nine-or-more runs this season 20 times, surpassing their 2024 season total of 14 in half of the games played earlier this campaign.

SEASON TURNAROUND: Josh Moylan has raised his season average from .152 on June 24 to .208 currently, also boosting his OPS from .556 to .669. On Wednesday, Moylan was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and a walk. He has reached base safely in 46 of his last 50 games. Moylan has 48 RBIs this season, tied for the most on the team. Since June 17, Moylan has slashed .263/.365/.407 with 25 RBIs and an .772 OPS.

HIGH-A SUBWAY SERIES: Hudson Valley concludes their two-week road trip with a six-game series against the Brooklyn Cyclones this week, High-A affiliate of the New York Mets. The series marks the final time the Renegades will face the Cyclones this season, after 18 prior matchups. Hudson Valley has enjoyed success against Brooklyn this season, owning a 13-8 record entering Friday's matchup. In 12 previous second-half games, the Renegades were 9-3 against the Cyclones.

STARTING STRONG: Starting pitching has been instrumental in 2025. Since June 1, the Renegades starting staff leads MILB with an exceptional 2.47 ERA in 353.1 innings. Since the beginning of June, Kyle Carr ranks second in MiLB in ERA (0.98). Through 120 games, Hudson Valley starters have 665 punchouts in 603.1 innings, good for a 9.9 K/9 clip. Those 665 strikeouts are the second-most of any team in MiLB, trailing only Binghamton (NYM, AA). The staff has also issued just 248 walks, a 3.7 BB/9.

SCORING DROUGHT: After averaging 5.5 runs per game through the first two months of 2025, the Renegades offense has cooled down since. They have averaged 4.1 runs per contest since June 1, hitting .229 as a team with a .666 OPS. Through 49 games, they hit .249 with a team OPS of .757. The Renegades have now scored three runs or fewer in 50 contests this season, and are 19-31.

YOUNG ARRIVALS: The Renegades received four 2025 draft selections two weeks ago, all making their pro debuts with the Renegades. Yankees third round pick Kaeden Kent makes his pro debut, alongside fifth round selection Core Jackson and 10th round pick Connor McGinnis. Kent is the son of former All-Star infielder Jeff Kent. 2025 12th round selection Camden Troyer, out of Liberty University, also joins the squad. First-Team All-American Robbie Burnett begins his pro career as well. On Wednesday, the team added RHP Jack Cebert, the Yankees' 15th round pick in 2025 out of Texas Tech.

WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY: On August 16, the Renegades were no-hit for just the second time in franchise history by the Aberdeen IronBirds. Four Aberdeen pitchers combined for the milestone. It is the first time in over 19 years that an opposing team has thrown a no-no against Hudson Valley. The last no-hitter thrown against the Renegades came against the Lowell Spinners on August 13, 2006, when Jeffrey Farrell and Yulkin German combined for the feat.

THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER: Hudson Valley's bullpen has been outstanding, recording a 2.78 ERA through 120 games, the best mark in MiLB. The Renegades are far ahead of the competition. Erie (AA, DET) is the closest with a 2.81 mark. Relievers are holding opponents to a .183 opposing average, while striking out 506 batters in 433.2 innings. In last Thursday's doubleheader, four relievers combined for five shutout innings while allowing just one hit. Sebastian Keane, Ocean Gabonia, Bryce Warrecker, and Matt Keating punched out eight combined batters.

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