Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 13-20, 6th place I.L. North, 7½ games behind
Good | Eury Perez .381/.381/.524 during 9G hit streak |
Bad | 214 pitching strikeouts, 14th in I.L. |
Interesting | Home: 3-12, Road: 10-8 |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 16-18, 4th place E.L. West, 5 games behind
Good | Anthony Rendon .364/.500/.682 since return from DC |
Bad | Marcos Frias 7.50ERA, 1.58WHIP, 38.1% LOB |
Interesting | Three of four Harrisburg Senator no-hitters have happened in the past four seasons (2010, James/Kimball/Zinicola; 2011, Martis 7inn.; 2013, Demny/Krol) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 17-16, T2nd place C.L. North, 1½ games behind
Good | Robbie Ray 3-1, 2.08ERA, 2.94FIP, 1.08WHIP |
Bad | Kevin Keyes .162/.197/.270, 37K in 28G |
Interesting | Adrian Nieto .228BA, 9 of 21 hits for extra bases |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 19-12, 1st place Sally North, ½ game ahead
Good | Team pitching 3.16 R/G #1 in Sally League |
Bad | 12HR tied for 10th in 14-team Sally League |
Interesting | Travis Henke 93.8% LOB rate |