Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez became the latest Nationals pitchers to earn weekly awards, named as the Pitcher of the Week for the Sally League and the New York-Penn League, respectively for the week of June 23-29. Giolito, who was named to the Futures Game last week, pitched just once but threw six shutout innings …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-4 (11 inn.) vs. Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Roenicke (3-4, 4.89) vs. McGuire (3-3, 4.95) Harrisburg Lost, 6-4 (12 inn.) vs. Richmond, 7:00 p.m. Espino (3-3, 4.83) vs. Crick (5-3, 3.52) Potomac Lost, 10-9 @ Wilmington, 7:05 p.m. Spann (5-2, 3.99) vs. Santos (0-1, 8.37) Hagerstown Lost, 9-5 @ …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 7-0 vs. Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Kroenke (1-0, 4.76) vs. Sanchez (0-1, 4.73) Harrisburg Lost, 11-2 vs. Richmond, 7:00 p.m. Dupra (1-3, 5.31) vs. Snodgrass (8-1, 2.81) Potomac Won, 7-1 vs. Frederick, 7:05 p.m. Schwartz (1-0, 2.70) vs. TBD Hagerstown Lost, 5-4 vs. Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. Cooper (5-1, 3.99) …
Potomac got the big hits, but it was the little things that cost them game as Frederick took the series opener, 7-6. The P-Nats were also coming off a long eight-hour bus trip from South Carolina, which is also a recipe for flat play. For example, Dakota Bacus, who has shown a knack for getting …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 7-6 (13 inn.) vs. Buffalo, 5:00 p.m. Laffey (9-3, 3.18) vs. Hendriks (6-0, 1.82) Harrisburg Won, 10-4 @ Akron, 2:05 p.m. Brach (1-2, 5.63) vs. Colon (7-4, 2.84) Potomac Lost, 7-6 vs. Frederick, 6:05 p.m. Voth (1-0, 0.00) vs. Blackmar (4-1, 4.25) Hagerstown Won, 6-5 (12 inn.) vs. …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-0 vs. Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Cole (AAA debut) vs. Rogers (2-1, 3.00) Harrisburg Won, 4-3 @ Akron, 7:05 p.m. Bates (0-0, 3.86) vs. von Schamann (3-1, 3.27) Potomac Losing, 6-3 (susp., Top 5th) vs. Frederick, 6:35 p.m. Bacus (3-2, 3.39) vs. Kline (3-3, 3.59) Hagerstown Won, 3-2 vs. …
The Harrisburg Senators announced today that RHP A.J. Cole has been promoted to Syracuse. Yesterday, RHP John Simms was “moved on up” from Potomac and today it was announced that he would be starting in place of Cole, who had been listed as today’s starter in Senators media notes. Tomorrow’s starter for Syracuse is officially …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 49-31, 1st place I.L. North, 6 games ahead Good Aaron Laffey 4-0, 1.95ERA, 1.18WHIP in June (5GS) Bad Brian Goodwin .147/.237/.235 in last 10G Interesting Six-game division lead the largest since August 12, 1998 (H/T Kevin Brown, Syracuse …
The Potomac Nationals Booster Club will hold the first of two Silent Auctions tomorrow at Pfitzner Stadium (the next will be on Saturday, August 16). These are the primary fundraisers for this group, which provides food, housing, and general assistance to the players, their friends, and their families. They also sponsor monthly awards and recognize …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 7-4; Won, 4-3 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:00 p.m. Simmons (1-1, 5.54) vs. Greene (4-2, 5.74) Harrisburg Lost, 6-4 @ Akron, 7:05 p.m. Cole (6-3, 2.92) Simms (AA debut) vs. Anderson (2-6, 5.21) Potomac Lost, 11-2 @ Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m. Rauh (1-1, 3.86) vs. Payano (3-4, 5.01) Hagerstown Won, …