Relief Roundup: Max Scherzer does it all for the Washington Nationals

California League

Visalia Rawhide 3, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1
San Jose Giants 3, Lancaster JetHawks 2
Modesto Nuts 3, Lake Elsinore 1
Stockton Ports 8, Inland Empire 66ers 7, 10 innings

Carolina League

Wilmington Blue Rocks 6, Carolina Mudcats 4
Down East Wood Ducks 10, Winston-Salem Dash 6
Potomac Nationals 4, Frederick Keys 3
Lynchburg Hillcats 6, Salem Red Sox 5, 10 innings
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 9, Buies Creek Astros 6

Florida State League

Tampa Tarpons 7, Florida Fire Frogs 1
St. Lucie Mets 11, Lakeland Flying Tigers 2
Dunedin Blue Jays 4, Fort Myers Miracle 3
Clearwater Threshers 7, Daytona Tortugas 2
Charlotte Stone Crabs 7, Jupiter Hammerheads 6
Palm Beach Cardinals 6, Bradenton Marauders 4

Standouts

Potomac’s Ian Sagdal had a perfect day at the plate Friday, going 4-4 with a run and RBI, hitting a double and stealing a base.

Walker Weickel threw a great game on Friday for Down East, tossing 6 innings, allowing just one unearned run on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 7.

Other hitters
Shane Billings, Palm Beach, 3-4, 2 R, RBI
Trent Brooks, Lynchburg, 2-4, BB
Alex Call, Winston-Salem, 2-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Luis Carpio, St. Lucie, 3-5, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Dylan Carson, Palm Beach, 2-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Angelo Castellano, Wilmington, 3-5, 3 R
C.J. Chatham, Salem, 3-4, R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, SB
Li-Jen Chu, Lynchburg, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Gene Cone, St. Lucie, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
Anthony Dimino, St. Lucie, 3-5, 3 R, 2B, RBI
Arquimedes Gamboa, Clearwater, 3-5, 2 R, 2B
Wilson Garcia, Frederick, 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, BB
Tristan Gray, Charlotte, 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Jahmai Jones, Inland Empire, 2-4, R, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Carter Kieboom, Potomac, 2-4, BB, 2 SB
Khalil Lee, Wilmington, 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Desmond Lindsay, St. Lucie, 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, BB
Austin Listi, Clearwater, 1-2, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Josh Lowe, Charlotte, 3-5, 2 R, 2B,
J.J. Matijevic, Buies Creek, 3-5, R, 3B, 2 RBI
Billy McKinney, Tampa, 1-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Melvin Mercedes, Stockton, 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Kevin Merrell, Stockton, 4-5, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Taylor Murphy, Florida, 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Connor Myers, Myrtle Beach, 2-3, 2 R, BB
David Olmedo-Barrera, Charlotte, 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B
Blaine Prescott, Down East, 4-5, 2 R, 2B
Jose Pujols, Clearwater, 4-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
Buddy Reed, Lake Elsinore, 2-5, 2 2B
Luis Rengifo, Inland Empire, 2-4, R, 2B, BB, SB
Joe Rizzo, Modesto, 1-2, R, 2 BB
Jose Siri, Daytona, 3-5, 2 2B
Pavin Smith, Visalia, 3-3, R, 3 2B, BB
Ian Strom, St. Lucie, 3-4, RBI
Leody Taveras, Down East, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
Abraham Toro, Buies Creek, 3-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
Austin Upshaw, Myrtle Beach, 2-4, R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI
Forrest Wall, Lancaster, 2-4, R, BB, 2 SB
Nick Zammarelli III, Modesto, 1-2, 2 BB

Other pitchers
Evan Kruczynski, Palm Beach, 7 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 10 K
Darren McCaughan, Modesto, 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Sixto Sanchez, Clearwater, 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Riley Smith, Visalia, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Blake Taylor, St. Lucie, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Raffi Vizcaino, San Jose, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 9 K

Saturday’s Game to Watch

Two huge arms take the mound in a matchup in the Florida State League as Ian Anderson and Florida visit Albert Abreu and Tampa.

Midwest League

Peoria Chiefs 7, Dayton Dragons 4
Cedar Rapids Kernels 7, Bowling Green Hot Rods 5
Lansing Lugnuts 5, Beloit Snappers 3
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6, Great Lakes Loons 0
South Bend Cubs 5, Clinton LumberKings 1
Burlington Bees @ West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD
Kane County Cougars 6, Fort Wayne TinCaps 5, 12 innings
Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Lake County Captains 1

South Atlantic League

Rome Braves 6, Augusta GreenJackets 2
Greenville Drive 6, Kannapolis Intimidators 4
Columbia Fireflies 8, Hickory Crawdads 3
West Virginia Power 2, Hagerstown Suns 0
Delmarva Shorebirds 9, Lexington Legends 2
Lakewood BlueClaws 1, Charleston RiverDogs 0
Asheville Tourists 10, Greensboro Grasshoppers 5

Standouts

Asheville’s Chad Spanberger had a perfect day at the plate on Friday, going 4-4 with 2 runs scored, a double, and 2 RBI.

Dylan File led Wisconsin from the mound on Friday, tossing 8 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits and a walk, striking out 10.

Other hitters
Johnny Adams, Clinton, 1-2, 2 BB, SB
Miguel Amaya, South Bend, 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
Yasel Antuna, Hagerstown, 3-4
Miguel Aparicio, Hickory, 1-3, R, 2 BB
Akil Baddoo, Cedar Rapids, 2-5, 2 R, 2B, BB
Austin Beck, Beloit, 2-3, BB
Michael Beltre, Dayton, 2-4, 2 RBI, BB
Bret Boswell, Asheville, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Sean Bouchard, Asheville, 2-4, 2 R, BB
Shane Carrier, Cedar Rapids, 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
Gabriel Garcia, Wisconsin, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
Raphael Gladu, Columbia, 2-4, R, 3B, RBI, BB
Miles Gordon, Dayton, 4-5, 3 R, SB
Scott Manea, Columbia, 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Mason McCoy, Delmarva, 3-5, 2 R, 3B
Jacob Meyers, Quad Cities, 3-4, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB
T.J. Nichting, Delmarva, 3-5, R, 2B, RBI
Jefrey Ramos, Rome, 3-4, R
Ben Rortvedt, Cedar Rapids, 2-4, RBI, BB
Esteury Ruiz, Fort Wayne, 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Joantgel Segovia, Wisconsin, 3-5
Zach Sullivan, Greensboro, 2-4, R, 2 2B
Rigoberto Terrazas, Columbia, 2-4, 2B, BB
Isranel Wilson, Rome, 2-4, R, 2 2B, RBI
Yoel Yanqui, Kane County, 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB

Other pitchers
Sergio Cubilete, West Virginia, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Damon Jones, Lakewood, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K
Aaron Leasher, Fort Wayne, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Brendon Little, South Bend, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Nick Raquet, Hagerstown, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Denyi Reyes, Greenville, 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Garrett Whitlock, Charleston, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Bruce Zimmermann, Rome, 5 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 10 K

Saturday’s Game to Watch

Hunter Greene attempts to get on track for Dayton, but he faces one of the deepest lineups in the Midwest League as Dayton hosts Peoria Saturday night.

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