Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 19-27, 5th place I.L. North, 7½ games behind
Good | Chris Rahl .320/.346/.440 in May |
Bad | Chris Young 47H, 8HR in 31IP – 7.26 ERA/6.68 FIP/1.90 WHIP |
Interesting | Tanner Roark 12⅔ scoreless innings in last 7 appearances |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 23-24, 4th place E.L. West, 6 games behind
Good | Ricky Hague .362/.403/.609 in May |
Bad | 42 pitching HRs surrendered, second-worst in E.L. |
Interesting | 36 batting HR, third-best in E.L. (14 in April, 22 in May) |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 23-22, 3rd place C.L. North, 1½ games behind
Good | Taylor Hill 45⅔ IP in eight GS (5⅔+ innings per start) |
Bad | Randolph Oduber .194/.293/.333 in May |
Interesting | Colin Bates 4HBP, 4BB in 20IP |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 27-16, 1st place Sally North, 2 games ahead
Good | Ivan Pineyro 3-0, 2.28/2.52/1.01 in May |
Bad | Wes Schill .258 slugging pct. |
Interesting | Will Hudgins 2-0, 1SV 1.09 WHIP |