Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Won, 8-7 | @ Rochester, 1:05 p.m. |
Maya (11-9, 3.72) vs. Martis (3-3, 5.40) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 11-5 | vs. Bowie, 2:00 p.m. |
Olbrychowski (1st AA start of ’12) vs. TBD |
| Potomac | Won, 4-0 (11 inn.) |
@ Wilmington, 1:35 p.m. |
Hill (0-1, 7.20) vs. Ridings (6-1, 2.67) |
| Hagerstown | Lost, 7-3 | vs. Asheville, 1:05 p.m. |
Jordan (3-3, 3.75) vs. Gagnon (0-0, 2.84) |
| Auburn | Lost, 8-7 | @ Batavia, 1:05 p.m. |
Lee (2-1, 3.97) vs. O’Shea (3-2, 2.91) |
Syracuse 8 Rochester 7
• Atkins 5IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 0BB, 5K, HR
• Davis (W, 1-0) 2IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K, HR
• Garcia (SV, 14) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Valdez 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Marrero 2-4, R, 2RBI
• Walters 2-4, R, RBI
The Chiefs rallied from a 6-0 deficit to win their home finale, 8-7 over the Red Wings. Erik Davis got the win in relief, his first in AAA, while Christian Garcia threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th save. Every Syracuse batter hit safely with Jesus Valdez, Chris Marrero, and Zach Walters each going 2-for-4 with a run scored. Roster moves: LHP Zach Duke and RHP Christian Garcia recalled to Washington.
Harrisburg 11 Bowie 5
• Holder (W, 4-3) 7IP, 6H, R, ER, 0BB, K, HR
• Frias 2IP, 2H, 4R, 1ER, BB, 4K, HR
• Hood 3-5, 2R, RBI
• Lozada 2-3, 2R, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI
The Senators filibustered for nine runs en route to an 11-5 win over the Baysox. Trevor Holder closed out 2012 with seven strong innings, giving up a run on six hits with no walks and one K for his fourth win. Destin Hood led the hit column with a 3-for-5 afternoon, scoring twice and driving in one. Roster moves: RHP Adam Olbrychowski promoted from Potomac; LHP Danny Rosenbaum placed on the 7-Day DL. Manager moves: Anthony Rendon was benched for not running out a fly ball.
Potomac 4 Wilmington 0 (11 inn.)
• Grace 8IP, 6H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Holland (W, 7-1) 2⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 2K
• Barrett (SV, 1) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K, 3-0 IR-S
• Souza 1-5, R, HR, 4RBI, OF assist at HP
Steve Souza’s grand slam in the 11th broke up a 0-0 tie as the P-Nats finally won a game in Delaware with 4-0 shutout of the Blue Rocks. Matt Grace, Neil Holland and Aaron Barrett combined on the eight-hit shutout, with Holland earning his 7th win and Barrett earning his first Hi-A save.
Asheville 7 Hagerstown 3
• Estevez 4IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 6BB, 2K
• Meza 2IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 3K
• Burns 1-4, RBI, SB
• Ramsey 1-4, R, HR, RBI
Wirkin “For The Weekend” Estevez labored through four innings Last Night In Hagerstown.
Batavia 8 Auburn 7
• Encarnacion 3⅔ IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K
• Medina 1IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 0K, 2HR
• Kieboom 2-4, R, RBI
• Alvarez 1-3, R, 2RBI
The Doubledays couldn’t stop the hottest team in the minors, losing 8-7 to the Muckdogs — the 9th straight win by Batavia and 19th triumph in 21 games. Silvio Medina gave up two home runs in the 7th to turn a 6-5 lead into an 8-6 deficit. Auburn got the tying run to second with no outs in the 9th, but lined out and struck out twice to end it. The loss drops Auburn into a tie with Batavia for the Pinckney Division lead, and three-way tie with Brooklyn for the wild card. Brooklyn holds the tiebreakers with both Auburn and Batavia in the event of a tie for the wild card; Auburn holds a 6-5 advantage in head-to-head play going into today’s game but it’s not clear how that would be resolved in the event of a Batavia win today and tie at the end of the season.
Once again, I like the manager at AA benching the hot-shots for not playing the game the “Nationals way.”
This stuff matters and it sends a message not just to the kids like Goodwin and Rendon but to all the players in the system to do things the right way.
This doesn’t mean these are bad kids. They made a mistake and they’ll learn from it and holding them accountable certainly helps the learning process.
Good for Matt Lecroy. Goodwin and Rendon are overly impressed with themselves, so maybe knocking them down a peg will make them realize they are not bigger than the game.
Couldn’t agree more!
What a relief! I saw Rendon was subbed out in the 1st, and was convinced that he reinjured his ankle running to first.
Just to pimp any Harper haters who have not migrated to NATS’s blogs, Harper has never never been benched for not playing the game hard.