Mesa scored three times in each of the first two innings and cruised to a 9-4 win over Surprise. Matt Purke got the start and survived a rocky first inning in which southpaw issued a walk then back-to-back singles with two outs before righting the ship with a strikeout. Purke put on a runner in …
With five runs scored early and another solid outing from Sammy Solis, the Solar Sox snapped a three-game skid with a 6-1 win over the Saguaros. Solis went four and 1/3rd innings, leaving with one out in the 5th after letting up two of the five singles he allowed. He would finish with one run …
For the second straight summer, Syracuse admirably achieved its primary mission of providing the Washington Nationals with replacements for injured or underperforming players. They also fulfilled a secondary function of providing a place for the latter to either get back on track (Tyler Moore) or get reps to try to work through their injuries issues …
Just one Nationals farmhand got into yesterday’s game in the Arizona Fall League, in which the Solar Sox dropped a third straight game, losing 5-4 in 11 innings to Glendale.
Matt Skole batted fourth but went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts to drop his AFL average to .125 (4-for-32) in 13 games. He played first base and handled all ten chances, making nine putouts and one assist.
The loss drops Mesa to 13-11-1, just a ½ game ahead of second-place Salt River. Sammy Solis is scheduled to start this afternoon as the Solar Sox host the Saguaros, who have the AFL’s best record at 16-8 and lead the AFL West by 4½ games with six games left on the slate.
The Desert Dogs scored six unanswered runs in the final two innings to turn a 4-0 deficit into a 6-4 win over the Solar Sox. Brian Goodwin, Steve Souza, and Robert Benincasa were the three Nationals to see game action. Goodwin batted second and played centerfield, but went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He plated a …
No sense vamping when this list has probably been tweeted dozens of times by now. (Last year’s revised ranking in parentheses.) 1. Lucas Giolio, RHP (2) 2. A.J. Cole, RHP (4) 3. Brian Goodwin, CF (3) 4. Matt Skole, 1B/3B (5) 5. Robbie Ray, LHP (–) 6. Sammy Solis, LHP (9) 7. Michael Taylor, CF …
A seven-run 3rd put the Solar Sox up the creek as they were paddled by the Rafters, 7-0 last night in Arizona. Mesa collected just four singles while committing five errors and hitting into four double plays. Two Nationals position players and one reliever got into the game: Matt Skole started at 3B and batted …
Well, it’s that time of year in the minors when we find out which of the veterans have become free agents. Some of these guys will re-sign, some will retire, and some will move on. Without further ado… (* = spent entire season on DL) CATCHERS AAA – Carlos Maldonado AA – Brian Jeroloman High-A …
Brian Goodwin went 2-for-4 and drove in three as Mesa edged Salt River, 5-4 in a twice-delayed, rain-shortened contest last night in Arizona. The Nats top outfield prospect, who turned 23 on Saturday, blasted a two-run shot with two outs in the 3rd to cut into an early Rafters 3-0 lead. He would plate a …
Time for our semi-weekly update on how the notable Nationals minor leaguers are doing in the winter leagues, beginning of course, with the Arizona Fall League. All statistics as of 11/3/2013, 11:30 p.m. EST. BATTERS PLAYER LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG SB Brian Goodwin AFL 13 …