August 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Cup of Coffee: White launches two home runs; Campbell reaches base four times
8/10 Cup of Coffee: With four weeks left in the regular season for Low-A and High-A, five weeks for Double-A, and six weeks for Triple-A, all four affiliates are in the playoff hunt. Kristian Campbell continued his hot hitting for Worcester, while Mason White (pictured) powered Portland to victory.
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The IronPigs plated five runs in the top of the ninth to stun the WooSox. Three hits, a walk, and two throwing errors by Wyatt Olds helped Lehigh Valley take the lead. Blake Wehunt got the start and allowed one run over the first 3 1/3 innings, and Osvaldo Berrios followed with 2 2/3 frames of one-run ball. Making his second rehab appearance, Adley Rutschman went 0 for 3 with a strikeout as the designated hitter. Reports are that he is on track to be activated by Tuesday. Kristian Campbell went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk as he batted .316/.391/.579 over the five-game series. Nate Eaton went 2 for 3 with two RBI, and Vinny Capra went 2 for 4.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has a half-game lead over both Worcester and Durham in the East division's playoff race.
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Three home runs, including two from Mason White, helped the Sea Dogs split the series. White opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second, and he later added a three-run blast in the fifth. He also added a single and a walk. Will Turner hit a three-run home run that extended the lead to four, and Max Ferguson went 1 for 3 with a triple and a walk. Starter Jedixson Paez struck out four and allowed two runs over three innings. The hold went to Joe Vogatsky who posted two scoreless frames, and Max Carlson kept New Hampshire off the board while recording a six-out save.
Portland is one game behind Reading for first place in the Northeast division.
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The two teams combined for 27 runs on 30 hits and 16 walks in back-and-forth affair that ended in Greenville's third straight loss. It was the Drive's fifth time scoring 10 or more runs in their last 11 games. They somehow managed to score 12 runs despite posting only two extra-base hits. A two-run home run from Antonio Anderson tied the game in the bottom of the 11th as the 21-year-old finished 1 for 4 with a walk and three runs scored. Ronny Hernandez went 4 for 5 with three RBI, and Luke Heyman went 2 for 4 with a double, three walks, and three RBI. It was a rough day on the mound for Greenville, starting with Matt Duffy failing to get out of the first inning. He was tagged with three runs while walking three and allowing two hits. Griffin Kilander posted 3 1/3 scoreless frames, but the Renegades got to Trennor O'Donnell for eight runs (five earned) over four innings.
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Fayetteville Woodpeckers (HOU) @ Salem RidgeYaks, PPD (rain)
Sunday's game was postponed, and it will be made up on a date to be determined later. Salem remains in first place, a half-game ahead of Fayetteville, in the second-half standings.
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Player of the Day: Mason White went 3 for 4 with two home runs and four RBI in a big win for Portland. It was the second and third long balls for White in his 16 games with the Sea Dogs. The 22-year-old got off to a slow start in Double-A, posting a line of .200/.310/.343 while striking out in 40 percent of his plate appearances over the first 11 games. In the five games he played against New Hampshire, he hit .316/.409/.632. The former fourth-round pick finished second all-time in home runs at the University of Arizona, and he found that power stroke again on Sunday.
Photo Credit: Mason White by Kelly O'Connor