NationalsProspects.com

Wednesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers
Syracuse Won, 5-4 @ Gwinnett,
6:35 p.m.		 Jordan (1-2, 2.88) vs.
Banuelos (2-0, 3.06)
Harrisburg Won, 4-1 vs. Reading,
10:30 a.m.		 Rauh (0-3, 6.46) vs.
Windle (0-1, 5.33)
Potomac Won, 2-0 @ Wilmington,
6:35 p.m.		 Pivetta (1-3, 1.41) vs.
Junis (1-3, 4.24)
Hagerstown Lost, 4-0 OFF DAY N/A


Syracuse 5 Gwinnett 4
• Billings (W, 1-2) 6IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 4K, HR
• Delcarmen (H, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Lerud 3-3, BB, RBI
• Ka‘aihue 2-4, 2R, 2B

Gwinnett scored single runs in the 1st and 3rd innings, but Syracuse answered with two in the 2nd and 4th and added a fifth run in the 5th to take a 5-2 lead. The Barves rallied for two in the bottom of the 9th but couldn’t push across the tying run to lose, 5-4. Bruce Billings got his first win with a quality start of two runs on five hits and a walk over six innings. Steven Lerud reached base four times with three singles and a walk and drove in a run to lead the Chiefs offense.

Harrisburg 4 Reading 1
• Ross (W, 2-1) 7IP, 7H, R, ER, BB, 5K
• Demny (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Goodwin 3-4, 2B, RBI
• Lisson 2-4, R, HR, 3RBI

Mario Lisson drove in three while Joe Ross tossed seven strong innings as the Sens beat the Phils, 4-1. Ross notched his fourth straight quality start with one run let in on seven hits and a walk while fanning five. Casey Janssen pitched a scoreless 8th for the hold while Paul Demny did the same in the 9th for the save. Brian Goodwin led the hit column with two singles and a double while Lisson singled and homered in four trips to the plate as Harrisburg pounded out 11 hits total on the night.
Roster move: RHP Casey Janssen assigned from Washington for MLB rehab.

Potomac 2 Wilmington 0
• Lopez (W, 2-0) 6IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 6K, WP
• Self (H, 1) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Lee (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Kieboom 2-4
• Wooten 1-3, 2B, RBI

Three P-Nats pitchers combined on a 2-0 shutout of the Blue Rocks. Reynaldo Lopez won his second start with another scoreless outing, giving up four hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out six. Derek Self got the hold with one hit allowed over two innings while Nick Lee whiffed two of three batters in the 9th for the save. Spencer Kieboom went 2-for-4 while Isaac Ballou (single in the 6th) and John Wooten (double in the 7th) collected RBIs to power the Potomac offense.
Roster moves: RHPs Casey Janssen and Erik Davis MLB rehab assignments ended.

Greenville 4 Hagerstown 0
• Valdez (L, 3-2) 4IP, 4H, R, ER, 2BB, 4K, 2HBP
• Orlan 1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Keller 1-3, BB, SB(5)

Two Greenville pitchers shut out Hagerstown on four hits to take the game, 4-0, and split the four-game series. Phillips Valdez took the loss, his second, allowing a run on four hits over four innings while striking out four. Alec Keller was the sole Sun to reach base twice with a walk in the 4th and a single in the 6th.

Trea Turner Update
Turner lost his hit streak but extended his on-base streak to 13 games as he was 0-for-3 with a walk in the Missions’ 3-2 loss.

6 Commments

  1. How long until “Pedro” Lopez gets pushed to Harrisburg? The Carolina League is obviously no challenge for him! Wow. He certainly seems to be living up to advanced billing. Perhaps Ross can be bumped up to Syracuse to make room for him. I would be interested in hearing from our Harrisburg compadres whether Ross is looking as good in person as he is on the stat sheet. As much as we liked Souza, there seems to be much to like in return in Ross and He Who Shall Be Named Later, both of whom could end the season in AAA.

    1. What to do with Lopez is a quandary.

      You don’t want to rush him (the Nats sent him to Summer Class Auburn less than a year ago; the Nats have already moved him two levels since then), but when a pitcher continues to post ridiculous numbers (two earned runs in his last 70+ innings), the temptation is to promote him fast, as pitchers, like running backs in football, have a limited shelf life. Lopez’ stuff is electric right now; it may not be in 3 years; it may not be next year. Why not take advantage of it now?

      Would guess that he will make the jump to AA within the next month, with the possibility that he Nats bring him to the bigs before year-end if he continues to so thoroughly dominate.

      1. Looks like the Baseball Prispectus guy was there last night. Expect another scouting report in the next few days.

        1. Take it with a grain of salt – Wilmington is the worst team offensively in the league.

  2. So Difo’s prolonged absence surely means he’s dealing with an injury, right? Any Harrisburgers with an insight?

Comments are closed.