Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 59-68, 6th place I.L. North, 10 games behind Good Tyler Moore .366/.449/.653, 6HR, 30RBI since All-Star Break (27G) Bad Ryan Tatusko 5.78 BB/9IP (64 in 99⅔ IP) Interesting Josh Johnson .328/.458/.478 in 28G HARRISBURG SENATORS 66-58, 1st place …
Overcoming deficits of 1-0 and 2-1, Potomac sent eight men to the plate in the 5th to take a 3-2 lead and held on for a 5-4 win. It was the fourth straight win for Potomac on the current homestand, and the first “W” for starter Paul Demny in five starts since his demotion from …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 2-1 @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Tatusko (5-6, 3.88) vs. Smith (7-2, 2.42) Harrisburg Won, 6-5 vs. Portland, 7:00 p.m. Cole (3-0, 1.73) vs. Owens (1-1, 1.80) Potomac Won, 5-4 vs. Frederick, 7:05 p.m. Ohlendorf (rehab) or Solis (2-0, 3.12) vs. Clark (0-5, 14.05) Hagerstown Won, 9-1 vs. …
Matt Purke evened up his won-loss record at 3-3 as the P-Nats cut down the Keys, 6-2. The 23-y.o. southpaw gave up both Frederick runs on four hits and a walk while striking out three for his second quality start in his last three starts, and the second time he’s gone six frames for Potomac. …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 4-1 @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Clay (3-2, 2.69) vs. Buchanan (2-0, 1.29) Harrisburg Lost, 4-3 @ Trenton, 7:00 p.m. Gilliam (3-6, 4.50) vs. Greene (6-3, 3.11) Potomac Won, 6-2 vs. Frederick, 7:05 p.m. Demny (0-1, 5.06) vs. Davies (7-5, 3.41) Hagerstown Won, 5-0 @ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 13-4 @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Mandel (2-7, 5.18) vs. Cloyd (4-9, 5.25) Harrisburg Lost, 8-2 @ Trenton, 7:00 p.m. Karns (7-5, 3.27) vs. O’Brien (6-6, 3.90) Potomac Won, 9-8 vs. Frederick, 7:05 p.m. Purke (2-3, 5.77) vs. Wager (3-6, 4.64). Hagerstown Won, 4-1 @ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. …
It wasn’t as pretty as the box score might indicate, but it was just what Potomac needed. Blake Schwartz and newcomer Travis Henke combined on a six-hit shutout as the P-Nats stopped a four-game slide with a 2-0 win over the Mudcats. Schwartz became the first 10-game winner at a single level in the Nationals …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-3; Lost, 3-2 @ Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. Hill (0-0, 5.79) vs. Weber (6-4, 2.63) Harrisburg OFF DAY @ Trenton, 7:00 p.m. Ray (4-1, 3.20) vs. Bleich (1-1, 2.98) Potomac Won, 2-0 vs. Carolina, 12:05 p.m. Rauh (3-1, 3.02) vs. Whitenack (0-1, 4.30) Hagerstown OFF DAY @ Delmarva, 7:05 …
The Hagerstown Suns have announced that RHP Travis Henke has been promoted to the Potomac Nationals. Henke was 3-1 with two saves, five holds, and a 2.72 ERA in 30 appearances with 17 walks and 41 strikeouts over 59⅔ innings. The 6’6″ 25-year-old was drafted in the 22nd round of the 2011 Draft from the …
That Potomac will win both halves of the 2013 season still seems pretty certain. Whether they’ll advance to the Mills Cup Finals is not. Playing flat on offense and sloppy on defense, the P-Nats lost 5-2 in 10 innings to the Mudcats for their fourth straight defeat. Sammy Solis got the start, essentially his 10th …