Tuesday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Lost, 8-7 (10 inn.) |
vs. Columbus, 7:00 p.m. |
Ohlendorf (3-4, 4.57) vs. TBD |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 4-0 | vs. Richmond, 7:00 p.m. |
Demny (2-4, 4.62) vs. Bradley (0-3, 7.03) |
| Potomac | Lost, 7-0 | vs. Wilmington, 7:05 p.m. |
Gilliam (1st start of ’13) or Dupra (0-1, 6.55) vs. Brooks (0-3, 4.99) |
| Hagerstown | Won, 9-4 | @ Greensboro, 7:00 p.m. |
Anderson (3-1, 1.80) vs. Hope (1-2, 5.00) |
Norfolk 8 Syracuse 7 (10 inn.)
• Rosenbaum 4⅔ IP, 10H, 7R, 6ER, 3BB, 5K, WP
• Mandel 2⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, BB, K, 2-0 IR-S
• Davis (L, 0-1) 1IP, H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K, HR
• Costanzo 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Rhymes 2-5, R, 2B
• Kobernus 2-5, 2R, SB(15)
After rallying from deficits of 4-1 and 7-5, Syracuse fell victim to the dreaded two-out solo shot in the 10th to fall in extras 8-7 for their third straight loss to Norfolk. Starter Danny Rosenbaum was battered for seven runs on ten hits and three walks over four and 2/3rds. Jeff Mandel, who was blasted for six runs less than 24 hours before, stemmed the Tide with two stranded runners in the 5th and two more scoreless to enable the second comeback. Frequent flier Jeff Howell homered with one out in the 9th to send the game into extras while Mike Constanzo, Will Rhymes, and Jeff Kobernus accounted for six of the Chiefs’ 11 hits. Roster moves: C Carlos Maldonado placed on 7-Day DL, C Jeff Howell assigned from Harrisburg
Richmond 4 Harrisburg 0
• Treinen (L, 3-4) 6IP, 8H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 7K
• Krol 2IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 4K
• Goodwin 1-4, BB, CS, 2K
• Bloxom 0-1, 3BB
Three Richmond pitchers combined on a four-hit, 4-0 shutout in Harrisburg. Blake Treinen took the loss and gave up all four Flying Squirrels runs on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Ian Krol and Bill Bray combined for three scoreless innings in relief. The Senators drew seven walks — three by Justin Bloxom — but were held to just four singles and advanced only four men into scoring position, stranding 11 baserunners. C Craig Manuel activated from XST and assigned to Harrisburg to replace C Jeff Howell.
Winston-Salem 7 Potomac 0
• Ray (L, 3-2) 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 9K
• Bates 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Dykstra 2-3, BB
• Miller 1-3
The air was cold and so was the lineup Last Night In Woodbridge.
Hagerstown 9 Greensboro 4
• Encarnacion (W, 3-2) 5IP, 8H, 3R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K
• Hudgins 2IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, K
• Norfork 3-5, R, 2B, 2RBI
• Renda 2-5, R, 2B, RBI
• Schill 2-5, R, 2RBI
Obviously, everyone was much warmer in Greensboro, if for no other reason than nine Suns circled the bases in a 9-4 rout of Greensboro. Pedro Encarnacion earned his third win with three runs allowed (one earned) on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Khayyan Norfork to blister the ball, going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI (6-for-11 since his return from Potomac) while Tony Renda and Wes Schill both went 2-for-5 in the 11-hit attack.
So Ian Krol is starting to look like a complete steal in terms of being a Player To Be Named Later.
A 22-year old lefty with a 0.93 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP at AA? Factor in that the Nats’ actually NEED good young lefty relievers and it looks even better.
I wonder if Krol will be on a schedule similar to Christian Garcia last year where, if he continues to do so well at H-Burg, he gets pumped up to AAA mid-season.
totally agree. the people bemoaning the loss of Morse would do well to see the potential in all three pitchers we received
Krol has been a name I certainly have been looking for on this site- I hope he can keep it up.
I have seen a post or two on the outside discussing the hottest international players that could be available at the July 2nd first signing date. The Nats will not have a first round pick this year, and will pick low in every other round. Isn’t it finally time to get over the “Smiley Gonzalez” debacle and spend some money on high-end Dominican kids?
I’m still waiting for a comprehensive analysis of IFA signings relative to the number of major leaguers produced as opposed to anecdotes and bitching about the amount of spending. This would be especially useful now that teams have limits on spending that have leveled the playing field in favor of universal parsimony.
Anyone got an update on Brett Mooneyham? It’s been a while since I’ve read anything on him?
Nothing. Perhaps Byron Kerr will have something, but it’s 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% unlikely to be anything other than him quoting Doug Harris.
Ben Meyers is reporting that Erik Komatsu has been placed on the DL.