WAPPINGERS FALLS- Hudson Valley Renegades (39-31, 0-4) vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (31-37, 2-2). Tonight on the mound, RHP Brendan Beck (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Kyle Luckham (1-1, 4.45). First pitch is 7:05 p.m. at Heritage Financial Park.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Hudson Valley Renegades return to Heritage Financial Park to host the Wilmington Blue Rocks in their first full series of the second half. It’s the third head-to-head matchup this season, with Hudson Valley capturing the first two series. This week marks the final time Wilmington will play in Hudson Valley in the regular season. The Renegades make two trips to “The First State” in August.
LAST TIME OUT: In the series opener, the Wilmington Blue Rocks downed the Hudson Valley Renegades 5-2 on Wednesday night. Wilmington scored the first five runs of the game before Hudson Valley plated two in the eighth inning on an Alexander Vargas RBI double and an Antonio Gómez groundout. Mason Vinyard punched out a career-high five in 1.2 innings out of the bullpen. Tyrone Yulie struck out six in 5.1 frames. Rafael Flores, Anthony Garcia, and Vargas each tallied multi-hit games in the loss.
ROSTER MOVES:On Thursday, the New York Yankees announced the promotions of C Agustin Ramírez and OF Christopher Familia from Single-A Tampa to High-A Hudson Valley. OF Kyle Battle was also placed on the 7-day injured list on Wednesday. Familia was just tabbed the Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of June 19-25.
SEE YOU IN SEATTLE SPENCER: On Monday, Major League Baseball announced that Renegades OF Spencer Jones was selected to represent the American League team in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 15 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Jones becomes the 21st Renegades player all-time selected to play in the prestigious mid-summer Minor League showcase, and is poised to be the first-ever active Renegades player to appear in the game. In 2022, Renegades alumni Anthony Volpe,…
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