Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 10-1 vs. Norfolk, 7:00 p.m. Hill (8-2, 1.92) vs. Escalona (1-1, 4.91) Harrisburg Won, 11-5 @ Bowie, 6:35 p.m. Brach (1st AA start of ’14) vs. E. Rodriguez (1-3, 5.50) Potomac Lost, 4-2 vs. Winston-Salem, 6:35 p.m. TBD and TBD vs. Montas (3-0, 1.23) and Goldberg (2-4, 5.17) …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 38-28, T1st place I.L. North, 5 games ahead Good Warner Madrigal 1.08 ERA, 1.20 WHIP since return to AAA (8 appearances) Bad Josh Johnson .161BA (and SLG, and OBP) over last 10G Interesting Jhonatan Solano .462/.500/.731, 2HR, 8RBI …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-3 vs. Norfolk, 7:00 p.m. Laffey (7-3, 3.60) vs. Gamboa (4-5, 4.06) Harrisburg Won, 9-6 @ Bowie, 7:05 p.m. Kroenke (1-1, 4.09) vs. Pettit (4-4, 6.03) Potomac Won, 3-2 vs. Winston-Salem, 5:30 p.m. (DH) Simms (1-3, 3.92) and Spann (4-1, 3.38) vs. Montas (3-0, 1.23) Jaye (2-0, 1.57) …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse OFF DAY vs. Norfolk, 7:00 p.m. Tatukso (4-5, 2.69) vs. Wright (1-4, 6.27) Harrisburg Won, 15-8 (10 inn.) @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Cole (5-2, 2.30) vs. Saupold (3-6, 6.00) Potomac Canceled vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. G. Gonzalez (MLB rehab) vs. Bucciferro (4-5, 3.98) Hagerstown Lost, 10-2 vs. Greenville, 7:05 …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 8-4 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Won, 6-4 @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Simmons (0-0, 3.65) vs. Coller (2-5, 6.39) Potomac Lost, 6-4 @ Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz (0-0, 2.70) vs. Merritt (6-2, 1.66) Hagerstown Won, 2-0 @ Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. J. Rodriguez (0-1, 9.00) vs. Leiter (4-5, 4.48) DSL …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 6-5 vs. Buffalo, 10:30 a.m. Jordan (0-2, 4.06) vs. McGuire (2-0, 2.29) Harrisburg OFF DAY @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Poveda (1-2, 5.86) vs. Ferrell (4-5, 4.67) Potomac Won, 5-4 @ Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Bacus (2-1, 3.12) vs. Peoples (2-6, 5.36) Hagerstown Won, 5-3 (12 inn.) @ Lakewood, 7:05 …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 4-2 (5½ inn., rain) vs. Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Roenicke (1-3, 5.29) vs. Liz (1st AAA start of ’14) Harrisburg Won, 4-2 OFF DAY N/A Potomac Lost, 10-4 @ Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Brach (1-0, 1.64) vs. TBD Hagerstown Lost, 5-4 @ Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. Giolito (2-0, 2.29) vs. Casimio …
With a nine-run 5th, Wilmington turned a pitcher’s duel into a little bit of payback for a 10-4 win to prevent a series sweep by Potomac. Potomac had taken four out of five and three straight games, winning in their final at-bat on Thursday, 3-2, walking off on Friday with five runs in the bottom …
Velocity matters, but there’s a difference between throwing and pitching. John Simms reminded us of that with a masterful 14-strikeout game in a 6-1 Potomac win over Wilmington. The 22-year-old Texan topped out at 91 mph and mostly threw in the high-80s. But as the old saw goes, hitting is timing and pitching is upsetting …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 6-3 @ Buffalo, 1:05 p.m. Hill (8-1, 1.57) vs. Hendriks (5-0, 1.91) Harrisburg Won, 8-0 vs. Akron, 2:00 p.m. Kroenke (0-1, 4.80) vs. Roberts (5-6, 4.26) Potomac Won, 6-1 vs. Wilmington, 1:05 p.m. Spann (4-0, 2.08) vs. Sparkman (2-1, 1.45) Hagerstown Lost, 15-5 @ Greensboro, 4:00 p.m. Pivetta …