Our semi-weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues.
SYRACUSE CHIEFS 19-15, 1st place I.L. North, 1 games ahead
| Good | Brian Goodwin .316/.378/.482, 3HR, 17RBI in 32G Aaron Laffey 3-0, 1.55/3.02/1.34 in 7 appearances, 6GS |
| Bad | Kevin Keyes .450 OPS, 20K in 15G since callup A.J. Cole 1.66 WHIP, 5HR in 31⅓ IP (7GS) |
| Interesting | Pedro Severino .355/.375/.581 in May (9G) 16 holds, T2nd in I.L. |
HARRISBURG SENATORS 15-18, 4th place E.L. West, 8½ games behind
| Good | Neftali Soto, .353/.411/.608, 3HR, 19RBI in May (13G) Jaron Long 1-1, 1.33/4.09/1.33 WHIP in 4GS |
| Bad | Shawn Pleffner .387 OPS in 31G Gilberto Mendez 0-2, 8.24 ERA, 1.88 WHIP in nine appearances |
| Interesting | 42SB, 2nd in E.L.; 9CS, fewest in E.L. (82.4 SB%) 33HR most allowed in the E.L. |
POTOMAC NATIONALS 17-15, 2nd place C.L. North, 4 games behind
| Good | Andrew Stevenson .331/.396/.452, 14SB in 30G Ryan Brinley 2-0, 4 SV, 0.64/1.72/0.79 in nine appearances |
| Bad | Justin Thomas 1-2, 8.10ERA, 11BB in 10IP Bryan Mejia 6E in 28G |
| Interesting | 28E, fewest (tied) in C.L. (yes, really) 23 GIDP, most (tied) in C.L. (with Salem on both) |
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 21-12, 2nd place Sally North, 1½ games behind
| Good | Victor Robles .336/.423/.484, 12SB in 33G Matt Crownover 3-1, 1.44/3.61/1.04 in 25IP |
| Bad | Jakson Reetz .504OPS in 19G Luis Torres 1-1, 7.20ERA, 1.73WHIP in 15IP |
| Interesting | Ian Sagdal .307/.386/.477 in 26G Jorge Pantoja 5-0, 0.63/2.43/0.70 in 14⅓ IP |