Bumped from his spot on defense, Adrian Nieto put on a show on offense last night, having a hand in all five runs in a 5-3 Potomac win over Winston-Salem. The 23-year-old Floridian backstop went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and two runs driven in, batting as the designated hitter* for the second straight night …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-2; Lost, 6-5 @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Rosenbaum (5-5, 4.04) vs. Smith (2-1, 3.12) Harrisburg Lost, 2-1 @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Karns (5-3, 4.02) vs. Crouse (4-6, 4.54) Potomac Won, 5-3 vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m Pineyro (0-0, 9.64) vs. Jaye (5-2, 4.96) Hagerstown Won, 4-1 vs. West …
In a battle of the top two offenses in the Carolina League, No. 1 Winston-Salem beat No. 2 Potomac with three runs in the 8th for a 5-3 win. Rob Wort took the loss, his first for Potomac this season. After retiring the first two batters on weak flyballs to second and right field, a …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Postponed @ Rochester, 5:05 p.m. Maya (3-5, 4.58) and Tatusko (1-2, 3.79) vs. De Vries (3-3, 8.60) and Worley (4-3, 3.47) Harrisburg Lost, 1-0 @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Gilliam (2-2, 5.34) vs. Link (0-1, 1.80) Potomac Lost, 5-3 vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m Rauh (0-0, 4.00) vs. Blough (7-4, 3.92) …
The Hagerstown Suns have announced that LHP Matt Purke has been promoted to the Potomac Nationals. It’s been a long, long, long time coming for the 22-year-old southpaw who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft despite shoulder woes that inevitably led to his having surgery last offseason after …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 2-0 @ Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Maya (3-5, 4.58) vs. De Vries (3-3, 8.60) Harrisburg Lost, 7-0; Postponed @ Erie, 7:05 p.m. Karns (5-3, 4.02) Hill (1-0, 1.29) vs. VerHagen (0-2, 4.35) Potomac Postponed vs. Winston-Salem, 7:05 p.m Schwartz (6-2, 2.72) vs. Cose (1-2, 7.09) Hagerstown Lost, 11-1; Won, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 1-0 vs. Rochester, 5:00 p.m. Clay (0-2, 3.14) vs. Hendriks (1-5, 6.45) Harrisburg Lost, 6-4 @ Bowie, 1:05 p.m. Demny (5-5, 3.65) and Swynenberg (2-0, 3.27) vs. Gamboa (3-5, 3.77) and Wright (6-2, 4.12) Potomac Lost, 2-0; Won, 6-5 @ Wilmington, 1:05 p.m Schwartz (6-2, 2.72) vs. Smith …
After five days of denials and juvenile posturing, the Washington Nationals formally announced last night that RHP Taylor Jordan will indeed replace Dan Haren in the starting rotation, starting this afternoon against the New York Mets. It’s been a whirlwind season for the 24-year-old, who’s less than two years removed from Tommy John surgery and …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 5-4; Lost, 6-0 vs. Rochester, 7:00 p.m. Roark (4-3, 3.69) vs. P. Hernandez (1-1, 4.50) Harrisburg Postponed @ Bowie, 6:35 p.m. Treinen (6-6, 3.44) vs. Wei (MLB Rehab) Potomac Postponed @ Wilmington, 5:05 p.m Ray (6-2, 3.12) and Cole (4-3, 4.07) vs. Zimmer (1-7, 5.98) and Sample (1-3, …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 30-48, 6th place I.L. North, 19½ games behind Good Ryan Tatusko 70.4 LOB% Bad Danny Espinosa 29K in 14G Interesting 21 HBP by Chiefs pitchers 2nd fewest in the I.L. HARRISBURG SENATORS 44-35, 1st place E.L. West, 4 …