Early this morning, the Nationals traded C Kurt Suzuki back to the Athletics for a pitching prospect. Multiple online sources are reporting that prospect is RHP Dakota Bacus. Bacus was the 9th-round pick for Oakland in the 2012 draft out of Indiana State University where he had posted a 7-4 record in 17 appearances (16 …
The second ten-game win streak for Potomac came to an end with a rain-shortened 3-1 loss in five innings to Winston-Salem. Starter Paul Demny took the loss for the second time in six starts since his demotion from Harrisburg. He gave up all three runs (two earned) on four hits, three of which went for …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse OFF DAY vs. Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. Tatusko (5-6, 3.75) vs. McCully (2-3, 6.31) Harrisburg Lost, 4-3 vs. Erie, 7:00 p.m. Cole (3-1, 2.23) vs. Garcia (0-4, 5.59) Potomac Lost, 3-1 (5 inn.) vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. Mooneyham (High-A debut) vs. Jaye (7-6, 4.66) Hagerstown Won, 4-3 @ Lakewood, 7:05 …
After three summers of people complaining about Nationals being too slow to promote… this summer, those people can shut the trunk up. As noted earlier this season, the increased movement has made it harder to call true promotions versus need-based fill-ins. Thus, you’re seeing verbs “assign” or “reassign,” which are a bit more benign, but …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 3-2 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Won 3-2; Won, 5-1 @ Richmond, 7:05 p.m. Gilliam (3-6, 4.59) vs. Escobar (4-3, 2.57) Potomac Won, 6-2 vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m. Demny (1-1, 4.60) vs. Blough (9-10, 4.27) Hagerstown Lost, 3-2 @ Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. Encarnacion (10-7, 3.45) vs. Stefan (4-7, 3.65) …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 6-2 vs. Indianapolis, 7:00 p.m. Clay (4-2, 2.42) vs. Pimentel (2-5, 3.30) Harrisburg Postponed @ Richmond, 5:35 p.m. (DH) Ray (4-2, 3.89) and Karns (7-6, 3.45) vs. Rogers (5-7, 5.34) and Westcott (5-11, 4.08) Potomac Won, 5-3 @ Wilmington, 7:05 p.m. Purke (3-3, 5.40) vs. Davis (0-0, 5.40) …
Jeff Kobernus became the fourth Chief to win International League Batter of the Week honors, and the fifth winner overall, joining Tyler Moore, Chris Rahl, and two-time winner Zach Walters. Kobernus went 12-for-32 during the period (August 12-18), posting a line of .375/.382/.406 with four runs scored, six RBI, and six stolen bases. For the …
Admittedly, this is a week or two late — perhaps even unnecessary as the only drama is mostly how they’ll make it, not who — but with two weeks to go in the regular season, let’s take a look at the playoff chances for all seven affiliates anyways and continue the annual tradition. For the …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 3-2 vs. Indianapolis, 7:00 p.m. Mandel (2-8, 5.06) vs. Godfrey (5-4, 4.29) Harrisburg Lost, 2-1 @ Richmond, 7:05 p.m. Ray (4-2, 3.89) vs. Westcott (5-11, 4.08) Potomac Won, 3-2; Won, 2-0 @ Wilmington, 7:05 p.m. Rauh (3-1, 3.81) vs. Selman (10-8, 3.53) Hagerstown Postponed vs. Asheville, 5:05 p.m. …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 3-1 vs. Indianapolis, 5:00 p.m. Maya (8-7, 3.97) vs. Oliver (5-4, 4.10) Harrisburg Won, 8-0 vs. Portland, 2:00 p.m. Hill (2-5, 2.49) vs. Couch (9-3, 3.76) Potomac Won, 7-1 @ Wilmington, 3:05 p.m. Schwartz (10-4, 2.73) and Dupra (0-6, 5.90) vs. Sulbaran (0-2, 6.86) and Hernandez (0-0, 2.14) …