Potomac rallied from a 4-0 deficit and scored in each of the final five innings for a 6-5 walkoff win, their third straight of the homestand and fifth in a row against Lynchburg. Doug Fister started for the first MLB rehab outing of the season by a pitcher in Potomac but struggled with his command …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 2-1 @ Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. Laffey (2-0, 0.00) vs. Jackson (1-1, 7.71) Harrisburg Won, 10-7 vs. New Britain, 7:00 p.m. Gilliam (0-0, 6.92) vs. Summers (0-1, 7.62) Potomac Won, 6-5 vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Bacus (1-1, 2.08) vs. Miller (0-2, 3.86) Hagerstown Won, 5-2 OFF DAY N/A Indianapolis …
Ed. Note: Frequent commenter SoulDrummer (@souldrummer25 on the Twitters) got quite the treat when he drove up to Harrisburg… It’s Michael Taylor’s world today and we’re only living it. Michael Taylor with a long HR on the 1st pitch B1. It landed beyond the people on the boardwalk in CF [pic to the right] Terry …
The fireworks after the game got cancelled by the intermittent rain, but there were plenty during the contest as the P-Nats pounded the Hillcats, 6-2 for their fourth straight win over their divisional rival. Ronald Pena got the start instead of last night’s scheduled pitcher Brian Rauh, which may be part of an upcoming rotation …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-5 @ Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. Treinen (0-0, 0.00) vs. Sadler (3-0, 1.67) Harrisburg Lost, 6-2 vs. Bowie, 2:00 p.m. Rivero (0-4, 6.61) vs. Berry (1-0, 1.13) Potomac Won, 6-2 vs. Lynchburg, 1:05 p.m. Fister (MLB rehab) vs. Ross (1-1, 2.84) Hagerstown Won, 8-2 @ West Virginia, 1:05 p.m. …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 10-7 @ Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. Roenicke (0-2, 9.00) vs. Locke (0-1, 5.73) Harrisburg Lost, 14-2 vs. Bowie, 6:00 p.m. Schwartz (0-3, 7.50) vs. Wilson (3-0, 2.70) Potomac Postponed vs. Lynchburg, 6:35 p.m. Rauh (1-1, 4.58) vs. Sims (1-2, 4.71) Hagerstown Won, 7-5 @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Pivetta …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 10-10, T3rd place I.L. North, 1 game behind Good Brian Goodwin 13BB in 20G, .388 OBP Bad Josh Roenicke 0-2, 9.00 ERA, 1.75 WHIP Interesting Syracuse pitchers, I.L.-best 42BB in 20G HARRISBURG SENATORS 4-14, 6th place E.L. West, …
Late last night, the Potomac Nationals announced that 1B Kevin Keyes has been promoted to Harrisburg. Keyes had been hitting .284/.346/.500 with four HRs and 17 RBI and was named the Carolina League’s Batter of the Week just this past Monday. He’s the first true promotion from one minor-league level to the next this season, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-2 @ Louisville, 6:35 p.m. Poveda (1-2, 9.00) vs. Smith (3-0, 2.18) Harrisburg Lost, 6-1 vs. Bowie, 7:00 p.m. Cole (2-0, 2.63) vs. Bischoff (1-1, 3.77) Potomac Won, 8-2 vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. Rauh (1-1, 4.58) vs. Recchia (1-2, 4.11) Hagerstown Won, 7-5 @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. …
There was a perfect game for three innings. There were four stolen bases. There were five errors and five extra-base hits. And there was a six-run inning. In other words, it was just another game of “A” baseball. The Potomac Nationals used that six-run outburst to break a 2-2 tie and even the three-game series …