Shut out 3-0 in the opener, but a 6-1 bounce back in the nightcap, the Potomac Nationals split the doubleheader with the Salem Red Sox, snapping a five-game home win streak. Nathan Karns took the hill in Game One, having been hammered in his High-A debut on Tuesday, and gave folks an immediate jot of …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 3-2 vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:00 p.m. Lannan (5-5, 4.98) vs. Cochran (3-1, 4.04) Harrisburg Lost, 7-2 @ Reading, 1:35 p.m. Demny (4-3, 4.70) vs. Rodriguez (3-1, 2.67) Potomac Lost, 3-0; Won, 6-1 vs. Salem, 1:05 p.m. Holder (3-1, 4.42) vs. Workman (3-3, 3.55) Hagerstown Won, 11-6 @ Kannapolis, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 7-3 vs. Lehigh Valley, 7:00 p.m. Duke (6-3, 4.15) vs. Wright (1st AAA start of ’12) Harrisburg Won, 9-0 @ Reading, 7:05 p.m. Gilliam (1-5, 4.98) vs. Buchanan (2-5, 4.04) Potomac Won, 5-4; Won, 4-2 vs. Salem, 5:35 p.m. Karns (0-1, 21.60) and Grace (2-6, 5.67) vs. Rivera …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 29-32, 5th place I.L. North, 10 games behind Good Jim Negrych .333/.429/.611 in June Bad Tanner Roark 0-3, 10.80 ERA, 2.18 WHIP in last 3 appearances Interesting Team SLG .384, minus Brown/Moore/Paul (.561 combined) = .331 HARRISBURG SENATORS …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 8-2 vs. Louisville, 7:00 p.m. Atkins (4-5, 4.33) vs. Feierabend (1st AAA start of ’12) Harrisburg Lost, 4-1 @ Reading, 7:05 p.m. Pucetas (3-1, 1.50) vs. May (5-3, 4.94) Potomac Lost, 6-2 vs. Salem, 6:05 p.m. Ray (2-2, 5.01) and Hansen (1-2, 6.49) vs. Couch (5-3, 3.23) and …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 2-1; Won, 1-0 vs. Louisville, 7:00 p.m. Roark (3-7, 5.33) vs. Gallagher (4-3, 5.17) Harrisburg Won, 4-3 vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Rosenbaum (7-1, 1.75) vs. Wheeler (5-2, 1.88) Potomac Won, 8-6 (13 inn.) @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Olbrychowski (2-4, 5.71) vs. Simon (2-7, 4.15) Hagerstown Won, 9-6 vs. …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 11-1 vs. Louisville, 5:00 p.m. Maya (4-5, 3.65) and Mandel (1st AAA start of ’12) vs. Villareal (2-2, 3.90) and Obispo (0-1, 8.38) Harrisburg Won, 9-6 vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. Ballard (1-4, 3.12) vs. McHugh (5-3, 2.17) Potomac Lost, 8-5; Won, 3-1 @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Swynenberg (4-3, …
A series of transactions were made this afternoon to reshuffle the minor-league deck. More moves are undoubtedly coming with rosters below the limit as well as the restocking from the draft, so stay tuned to dispatches such as these as well as the morning News & Notes.
SYRACUSE
• RHPs Christian Garcia, Jeff Mandel promoted from Harrisburg
HARRISBURG
• LHP Cory VanAllen assigned from Syracuse
• RHP Cameron Selik promoted from Potomac
• RHP Rafael Martin placed on the restricted list
POTOMAC
• RHP Nathan Karns promoted from Hagerstown
• RHP Shane McCatty placed on 7-Day DL
• RHP Jimmy Barthmaier assigned from Washington (XST)
HAGERSTOWN
• 1B Chris Marrero assigned from Washington (rehab)
The South Atlantic League has officially announced its All-Star representatives, which will include four Hagerstown Suns:
• C Adrian Nieto
• 3B Matt Skole
• OF Caleb Ramsey
• RHP Aaron Barrett
This is the second All-Star game for Skole, who represented the Auburn Doubledays in the 2011 New-York Penn League game. Skole currently leads the league in BBs (51 in 55G), second in HRs (12) and third in RBIs (53).
Fellow ’11 Draft pick Caleb Ramsey got the nod with a .299/.370/.446 line, while ’10 Draft pick Barrett has gone 3-1 with 6SV in 17 appearances, striking out 33 in 20⅔ innings. Adrian Nieto (’08), who split time between Auburn and Hagerstown last season, rounds out the quartet with a .261/.333/.406.
Manager Brian Daubauch was also named one the Northern Division coaches for the game, which will be held in two weeks in Charleston, SC.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 4-3 vs. Louisville, 7:05 p.m. Lannan (4-5, 5.63) vs. Gustafson (2-2, 5.04) Harrisburg OFF DAY vs. Binghamton, 7:00 p.m. TBD vs. Cohoon (3-5, 3.52) Potomac Lost, 4-0 @ Frederick, 5:00 p.m. Holder (2-1, 4.99) and Nathan Karns (A+ debut) vs. Zagone (2-0, 3.13) and Howard (1-2, 5.71) Hagerstown …