News and Notes on the Nationals Minors since 2009
The bullpen did all that they could but still managed to hold a six-run lead as the Nats beat the Astros, 6-4 on Sunday afternoon. Jeremy Hellickson tightened his grip on the #5 starter’s job with four scoreless innings, allowing a walk and three hits while striking out one. Justin Miller and Kyle Barraclough both …
Carter Kieboom’s two-out solo HR broke up the shutout but Jake Noll couldn’t match him as he struck out to end it in a 2-1 Washington loss to Miami last night. Aníbal Sánchez reverted back to this spring’s mean of Nats starters pitching well, as he walked one, fanned one, and allowed three singles and …
Both teams scored all their runs in the 1st inning as the Cards edged the Nats, 3-2 Friday afternoon to lose for the third time in four games. Matt Adams and Jake Noll hit back-to-back solo HRs with two out in the 1st to give Washington an early 2-0 lead, with Adams celebrating yet another …
Andrew Stevenson’s two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the 8th was the difference as the Nats beat the Mets, 6-4 Thursday afternoon. Stephen Strasburg made his second spring start and tossed four scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out five. Matt Grace blew a 4-1 lead in the 6th …
A touchdown in the 4th making the difference is not new for Washington fans, but alas, this was baseball not football. The Red Sox scored seven times against the Nats in the 4th and cruised to an 8-4 win. Five of those runs were charged to ace Max Scherzer, who had been perfect on his …
Oh, look – the bullpen blew a lead. Twice.
Trea Turner drove in three of the four Nats runs with a double in the 3rd and a two-run single in the 4th as the Nats doubled up the Astros, 4-2. Anibal Sanchez broke the streak of strong starting pitching as Houston had no problem in the 1st, scoring both runs on three hits and …
Brandon Snyder’s grand slam in the bottom of the 8th sealed the deal, as the Nats ‘pen was not as bad as the Twins’ for a 10-6 win. SSDG – Patrick Corbin continued the streak of the starters’ brilliance, allowing an unearned run (thanks to Carter Kieboom) in the 1st but otherwise dominating the Minnesota …
Two unearned runs in the 9th – courtesy of four (4) errors – made it closer than it should have been, as the Nats got back over .500 with a 5-4 win over the Marlins. Stephen Strasburg pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and fanning two in his spring debut (hey, that rhymes!). Veterans …
The Nats built a 5-0 lead after three innings, with Max Scherzer laying three goose eggs across the bottom of the “Fenway South” scoreboard. In the space of 13 batters, beginning in the 4th and ending with a two-run HR to the third batter faced in the 5th (and no outs), the Red Sox erased …