Pinstriped Performances: No-Hitter Headlines Dominant Tampa Sweep

The Tarpons played two seven-inning games on Wednesday and allowed a grand total of one hit, coming in the first game. Yorlin Calderon went the distance in the second for a no-no.

Oswald Peraza. Photo provided by Somerset Patriots via Michael Godlewski Photography.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (16-27): They walked nine Jacksonville hitters, but the Scranton staff did just enough to preserve a 2-1 win.

• Star of the Game: Jose Peraza – 1-for-3, 1 home run (2), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Peraza’s second long ball of the season tied the game at one in the fifth inning
• Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base. The Perazas supplied all the offense for Scranton. Oswald’s base hit in the eighth provided the margin of victory
• Ronald Guzman: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Hayden Wesneski: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 91 pitches (53 strikes). Wesneski’s command betrayed him somewhat in this one, but he didn’t do too much damage to his ERA, which now sits at 2.23
• Braden Bristo: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches (11 strikes)
• Trevor Lane: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches (13 strikes)
• Vinny Nittoli: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 26 pitches (14 strikes). Nittoli was the winning pitcher to move to 2-0
• Shelby Miller: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches (10 strikes). Miller locked down his fourth save

Elijah Dunham. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (26-14): The Patriots have run into a snag in Portland, as they lost their second straight on Wednesday, 7-4.

• Star of the Game: Elijah Dunham – 2-for-4, 1 home run (5), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored. Dunham has homered in two of his last three games
• Josh Breaux: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
• Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, 1 home run (6), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Chaparro’s homer gave the Patriots an early 2-0 lead
• Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Sean Boyle: 5 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches (59 strikes). Boyle was victimized by two home runs
• Nick Ernst: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 34 pitches (21 strikes)
• Matt Minnick: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches (9 strikes)

Spencer Henson (Robert M. Pimpsner)

Hudson Valley Renegades (18-22): HV recovered from an early 4-1 deficit to score eight unanswered and defeat the Braves, 8-4.

• Star of the Game: Spencer Henson – 2-for-3, 1 home run (4), 4 RBI, 3 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Henson’s three-run blast with two outs in the sixth inning reversed a one-run deficit
• Cooper Bowman: 2-for-4, 3 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Eric Wagaman: 2-for-4, 1 home run (3), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk. Wagaman has posted a healthy .956 OPS
• Aaron Palensky: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts, 2 stolen bases
• Will Warren: 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 6 K, 81 pitches (56 strikes). Warren earned his second win
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches (14 strikes)
• Charlie Ruegger: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches (14 strikes)
• Ryan Miller: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 11 pitches (9 strikes). Miller was dominant in his second appearance with HV after not pitching in a counting game since 2019

Yon Castro (John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (20-21): The Tarpons trounced Lakeland 7-0 and allowed a single hit in the doubleheader’s first leg, but that was just an appetizer. They won the second game 4-0 thanks to a no-hitter from Yorlin Calderon.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Anthony Garcia – 1-for-3, 1 home run (9), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Garcia struck the big blow in a seven-run sixth inning and added to his team-leading home run total
• Antonio Gomez: 3-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Yon Castro: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K, 87 pitches (58 strikes). Amazing that this wasn’t even the best Tampa pitching performance of the day
• Zach Messinger: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 26 pitches (14 strikes)

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Yorlin Calderon – 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 83 pitches (48 strikes). Calderon was making his season debut and just his second-ever appearance in full-season ball. It’s not an official no-hitter because of the seven-inning game, but it counts for all us fans
• Alex Vargas: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Benjamin Cowles: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base
• Connor Cannon: 1-for-1, 1 RBI, 1 run scored