The light of day didn’t change the horror of the night before as the Potomac bullpen imploded again for an 11-6 loss to Lynchburg. Seven unanswered runs — three in the 8th, four in the 9th — was the black mark on the report card and the scorebook, with Derek Self bearing the brunt of …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 8-6 @ Buffalo, 6:05 p.m. Rosenbaum (8-10, 3.94 @ AA) vs. Redmond (8-11, 3.63) Harrisburg Won, 5-4 (11 inn.) vs. Bowie, 2:00 p.m. Karns (8-4, 2.26 @ A+) vs. TBD Potomac Lost, 11-6 vs. Salem, 7:05 p.m. Turnbull (4-5, 5.16 @ A-) vs. Aguilera (1-3, 4.42 @ SS-A) …
For six innings, things were looking real good for the Potomac Nationals. Taylor Jordan was dealing, retiring 10 batters in a row before Kevin Keyes made a kick save for an error in the top of the 4th. But back-to-back doubles with two out from Cutter Dykstra and Adrian Sanchez, plus a three-run rally in …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 5-4 (11 inn.) @ Lehigh Valley, 1:35 p.m. Perry (1-1, 4.50) vs Martin (5-0, 3.18 @ AA) Harrisburg Won, 6-1 vs. Bowie, 2:00 p.m. Clay (3-3, 4.61) vs. Gamboa (8-4, 3.33) Potomac Lost, 10-6 vs. Lynchburg, 1:05 p.m. Cole (0-7, 7.82) vs. Pope (7-8, 6.13) Hagerstown Won, 5-3; …
Ten men came to the plate in the Potomac second, which saw eight straight hits as Potomac crushed Lynchburg for a 12-1 win in the 2013 season opener. If this were softball, beers were on Kevin Keyes as the big man was the sole P-Nat to not get at hit as the Woodbridge nine pounded …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 11-0 @ Lehigh Valley, 6:35 p.m. Maya (11-10, 3.88) vs. Morgan (4-1, 3.53 @ AA) Harrisburg Lost, 15-7 vs. Bowie, 7:00 p.m. Demny (6-8, 5.46) vs. Gausman (0-1, 6.00 @ A+) Potomac Won, 12-1 vs. Lynchburg, 6:35 p.m. Jordan (3-4, 4.05 @ A-) vs. Holland (5-9, 4.04 @ …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 11-2 @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Roark (6-17, 4.39) vs. Familia (4-1, 2.55) Harrisburg Won, 4-3 vs. Bowie, 7:00 p.m. Treinen (7-7, 4.37 @ A+) vs. Pettit (11-3, 3.86) Potomac OFF DAY vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Ray (4-12, 6.56) vs. Moore (8-3, 3.86 @ A-) Hagerstown Lost, 4-3 …
Finally. Three of the Nats’ four full-season affiliates begin play today, with Syracuse visiting Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg hosting Bowie, and Hagerstown visiting Delmarva. Provided the rains aren’t too heavy, Potomac hosts Lynchburg tomorrow night. Team Today’s Game Pitching Matchup (’12 Stats at Level) Syracuse @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Ross Ohlendorf (5-4, 4.52) vs. Tyler …
*Sigh* – still another day until the minor-league season begins, but it occurred to me that there might be some interest in see how the 2013 Watchlist has been distributed to start the season. Excluding the DSL guys for obvious reasons, here’s how it looks (ordered by position 1-9 first, alphabetical second): SYRACUSE– Rosenbaum, E. …
As expected, the latest transaction post from Baseball America was filled with releases and reassignments that have already been covered. There were, however, two signings that I’ll pass along… but unfortunately there’s not a whole lot to tell. • Signed RHP Fiyeral Charlis • Signed OF Anthony Bryant The presumption is that Charlis is a …