Worcester: L, 1-13 (BOX SCORE)
Before many were in their seats at Polar Park, Seth Martinez had already been tagged for a home run and five runs from the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers AAA) and it didn’t get any less ugly from there. Noah Song also gave up five runs in relief, and the WooSox only had five hits on the night. A couple of depth catchers made their presence somewhat known in the lineup tonight: 24-year-old Juan Montero pinch hit for Jason Delay and Andrew Knizner, who played for the Cardinals for parts of five seasons, DH’d
and got his first knock in the organization. Also, Mikey Romero had his fifth home run of 2026. Still, all of that was inconsequential, as the damage was done far, far too early.
Portland: L, 3-4 (BOX SCORE)
John Holobetz continues to string together good starts with another six-inning, three-hit performance in Hartford facing the Yard Goats. (Rockies AA) The Sea Dogs’ offense, besides Miguel Bleis, had just three hits on the night. In fact, Bleis was about the only one keeping it interesting. He led off the game with a home run and also hit another solo shit in the top of the fifth. Sadly, there were already two outs in the inning and Portland could not get any further momentum going to extend their lead, and the bullpen allowed runs in both the seventh and eighth innings. Miguel Bleis has just six home runs on the season and an OPS hovering around just .650, but Friday night was a nice reminder he can have some power.
Greenville: L, 4-7 (BOX SCORE)
Kyson Witherspoon pitched six one-run innings but the bullpen let Asheville (Astros High-A) back in the game and then some. It’s disheartening because Steven Brooks just had a solid bullpen outing, but Friday he allowed four hits, five runs and recorded just three outs. Ronny Hernandez and Antonio Anderson (the latter of whom is celebrating a birthday Sunday) both had home runs to pad the lead, but the lead couldn’t stay intact.
Salem: L, 1-8 (BOX SCORE)
The RidgeYaks will be seeing 3-ball counts in their nightmares for a few days. Brady Tygart walked five Pelicans (Cubs A) while recording just five outs, and it didn’t get any better. All together, the pitching staff allowed FIFTEEN walks on the night and was also extremely easy to run on, allowing five stolen bases. As handily as Salem was beat, and as helpful as Andrews Opata (who had a stolen base of his own, his 31st on the season) ended up getting an RBI knock was at the time, this game could have been a lot uglier had Myrtle Beach not stranded fifteen. Yuck.
Have a “Yankees Suck” Saturday!
