Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2012 are in italics. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 66-78, 6th place International League North, 14½ games back Good Bat: Zach Walters .253/.286/.517, 29HR, 77RBI in 134G Arm: Tanner Roark 9-3, 2SV, 3.15 ERA, 33 appearances, 11 starts, 105⅔ IP Bad …
Will Piwnica-Worms was a late addition to the playoff roster, but contributed for the second straight night with a two-out single in the 9th to give the P-Nats a 3-2 walkoff win and their third trip to the Mills Cup Finals in the last six seasons. Kevin Keyes, who had doubled to left off Lynchburg …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Harrisburg Lost, 2-1 (12 inn.) vs. Erie, 7:00 p.m. Karns (10-6, 3.26) vs. Crouse (9-10, 4.47) Potomac Won, 3-2 OFF DAY N/A Hagerstown OFF DAY vs. West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Encarnacion (10-9, 3.58) vs. Kuchno (9-5, 4.01) Erie 2 Harrisburg 1 (12 inn.) • Hill 6IP, 5H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, …
No pressure, Blake, but we kinda need you to go all nine innings tonight. OK, so maybe nobody said that to the Potomac ace last night, but this morning, that’s what P-Nats fans are thinking after last night’s 2-1 win in 14 innings over Lynchburg. At least this one. Potomac rallied with two outs in …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Harrisburg Won, 5-4 @ Erie, 6:35 p.m. Hill (2-7, 2.71) vs. Saupold (7-6, 3.28) Potomac Won, 2-1 (14 inn.) vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Schwartz (11-4, 2.65) vs. Hinson (4-4, 2.48) Hagerstown Won, 6-1 @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Encarnacion (10-9, 3.58) vs. Kuchno (9-5, 4.01) Auburn Lost, 2-0 END OF …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Harrisburg OFF DAY @ Erie, 6:35 p.m. Cole (4-2, 2.18) vs. TBD Potomac OFF DAY vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Solis (2-1, 3.43) vs. Ross (9-6, 3.27) Hagerstown OFF DAY @ West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Voth (1-0, 3.38) vs. Glasnow (9-3, 2.18) Auburn Lost, 2-0; Won, 3-1 vs. Mahoning Valley, 7:05 …
For the third time this season, Potomac CF Michael Taylor has been named the Carolina League Batter of the Week, earning the honors for the period of August 26 to September 2.
Taylor went 10-for-23 with five doubles, a home run, and five RBI for a line of .435/.536/.783. He scored seven runs and stole six bases to finish second in the stolen base race with 51 stolen bases. Taylor finished third in the league for RBIs with 87, the most for a P-Nat since Tyler Moore’s 111 in 2010.
As noted in the comments, Taylor has become an elite defensive CF in just three years since being converted from SS. He’s now ranked as the #4 prospect on the most recent ranking by MLB.com’s “Pipeline” and is a two-time outfielder on this site’s watchlist.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 4-2 END OF SEASON N/A Harrisburg Won, 1-0 END OF SEASON N/A Potomac Lost, 7-6; Lost, 16-5 END OF SEASON N/A Hagerstown Lost, 4-3 END OF SEASON N/A Auburn Postponed vs. Mahoning Valley, 7:05 p.m. Selsor (0-5, 4.17) and Giolito (1-0, 0.00) vs. Sulser (2-2, 2.06) and Mathews …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 5-4 vs. Buffalo, 2:00 p.m. Rosenbaum (7-10, 3.81) vs. Weber (7-5, 2.71) Harrisburg Lost, 7-3 @ Richmond, 12:05 p.m. Gilliam (3-6, 4.64) vs. Gloor (9-7, 3.87) Potomac Winning, 4-3 (Susp., 6th) @ Frederick, 12:30 p.m. (Comp. DH) Mooneyham (0-2, 10.13) vs. Berry (10-7, 3.82) Hagerstown Lost, 5-3 (5½ …
With a 7-2 win over the GCL Red Sox, the GCL Nationals have swept the best-of-three series to win the 2013 Gulf Coast League Championship. Offensively, the G-Nats struck first with three in the 2nd, exploiting a pair of walks and a wild pitch to score the first run, while Wilmer Difo and Garrett Gordon …