Renegades blank Blue Rocks 7‑0 behind Facundo, Lovich home runs
WILMINGTON, Del. (Interstat) — Allen Facundo pitched five scoreless innings and Jackson Lovich hit a three-run homer as the Hudson Valley Renegades defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks 7-0 on Thursday at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium.
Facundo allowed six hits and struck out seven to earn his seventh win against three losses. Jose Ledesma, Andrew Landry and Hansel Rincon combined for four scoreless relief innings. Both teams finished with 10 hits.
Hudson Valley took a 1-0 lead in the first when Lovich scored on a fielder’s choice double play. The Renegades added a run in the fifth on Willy Montero’s RBI single. In the seventh, Enmanuel Tejeda homered, Lovich hit a three-run homer and David McCann followed with a solo shot to make it 7-0.
Lovich finished 2 for 5. Tejeda and McCann each had one home run and one RBI. Wilmington starter R.J. Sales took the loss, allowing one earned run in 3 2/3 innings. The Renegades improved to 68-64; the Blue Rocks fell to 69-63. Attendance was 1,295 and game time was 2:42.