Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 42-38, 4th place I.L. North, 3½ games behind
| Good | Zach Duke 8-2, 3.12ERA since May 1 |
| Bad | Koyie Hill .100/.171/.200 in 8G since signing as FA |
| Interesting | Since April 22, Chiefs have gone 40-25 after starting 2-13 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 40-38, 2nd place E.L. West, 7½ games behind
| Good | Zach Walters .317/.364/.610 since callup (10G) |
| Bad | Walters, 5E in 10G at AA, 23 overall in 54G |
| Interesting | Paul Demny, back-to-back outings of 7IP, 1R after 3IP, 11R on 6/16 |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 4-4, T1st place C.L. North Division, 1 game ahead (35-43, overall)
| Good | Trevor Holder 3-2, 3.18ERA, 1.19WHIP, 5QS in 8G as starter |
| Bad | Matt Grace 20R, 21H, 2HR, 4BB, 3K in last two appearances |
| Interesting | Rick Hague .316/.386/.579 in last 10G |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 6-2, T1st place Sally League North Divison, 1½ games ahead (48-29 overall)
| Good | Alex Meyer 3-1, 2.51ERA, 0.88WHIP in June |
| Bad | Hendry Jimenez .167/.219/.433 in June |
| Interesting | Cutter Dykstra .333/.378/.500 in last 10G (Happy 23rd Birthday) |
AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS SUNS 8-3, 1st place Pinckney Division, N.Y.-Penn League, 1 game ahead
| Good | Wander Ramos .391/.481/.609 in 9G |
| Bad | Bryan Harper 10.38ERA, 2.77WHIP in 3G |
| Interesting | Cody Davis 11K in 4⅔ IP |
GCL NATIONALS 4-6, 4th Place GCL East, 2½ games behind
| Good | Ivan Pineyro 12K in 7⅔ IP |
| Bad | Narciso Mesa 10K, .222BA in 9G |
| Interesting | Mike McQuillan .435/.581/.435, 5E in 10G |
DSL NATIONALS 14-8, T2nd Place Boca Chica South Division, 2½ games behind
| Good | 19 y.o. “Orange” Marmolejos-Diaz .329/.404/.633 in 22G |
| Bad | 18 y.o. Bryan Mejia .592OPS, 6E in 15G |
| Interesting | 17 y.o. Jonathan Aquino 1.06 WHIP in 5G |