Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 4-0; Won, 4-0 OFF DAY N/A Harrisburg Lost, 4-2 vs. Portland, 7:00 p.m. Oliver Perez (3-4, 3.04) vs. Charlie Haeger (3-0, 2.75) Potomac OFF DAY @ Lynchburg, 7:05 Evan Bronson (5-4, 3.47) vs. Chris Masters (9-5, 3.19) Hagerstown Lost, 12-11 @ Asheville, 7:05 p.m. Matt Swynenberg (6-3, 3.61) …
It’s a dozen weekly honors for the Nats farm system, with Harrisburg’s Shairon Martis picking up the hardware for just seven innings of work last week.
The rub, of course, is that nobody reached base via a hit during those seven innings, which came in the first game of doubleheader against New Hampshire. It was the third no-hitter thrown in franchise history.
Martis, acquired in July 2006 in deadline deal for reliever Mike Stanton, has posted an 8-5 mark with a 2.81 ERA with a 1.20 WHIP in 22 starts for the Senators this season. His 143 strikeouts is currently fourth in the Eastern League. More importantly, his BB/9 rate of 2.7 is down from 3.6 last season, which was spent entirely in Syracuse one year after he flamed out as a 22-year-old breaking camp with the big club.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Postponed @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Brad Peacock (4-1, 3.56) and Tom Milone (11-6, 3.33) vs. Scott Mathieson (2-1, 2.71) and Andy Bass (7-9, 4.15) Harrisburg OFF DAY vs. Portland, 7:00 p.m. Danny Rosenbaum (3-0, 1.37) vs. Jeremy Kehrt (2-1, 4.54) Potomac Won, 3-2; Lost, 4-3 OFF DAY N/A …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 4-3 @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Brad Peacock (4-1, 3.56) vs. Scott Mathieson (2-1, 2.71) Harrisburg Won, 2-1 OFF DAY N/A Potomac Postponed @ Frederick, 1:05 p.m. (doubleheader) Erik Davis (0-3, 6.14) and Sammy Solis (4-2, 3.25) vs. Nathan Moreau (11-10, 4.42) and Jake Pettit (5-0, 1.38) Hagerstown …
Chris Marrero has become the latest player from our 2011 Watchlist to make it to D.C., as his callup became official this afternoon. He’s in the lineup tonight against the Cincinnati Reds, batting seventh and playing first base. He’ll be wearing #14.
Marrero batted an even .300 for the Syracuse Chiefs, hitting 14 home runs and collecting 69 RBIs in 127 games. He was drafted in 2006 as the Nationals first-round pick at #15 out of Monsignor Pace High School in Miami, Florida. He’s the second player (Cole Kimball) from that (in)famous draft, and the first position player to make the Nationals’ 25-man roster.
The Eastern League has announced its postseason 2011 All-Star team, with RHP Brad Peacock and 1B Tyler Moore making the grade.
Just 13 players are named to the squad, with the eight defensive positions, a DH, a utility player, left- and right-handed starters and a reliever. The lineup is voted on by league managers, sportswriters, broadcasters and other media members.
Moore, who was the 2010 Carolina League MVP, currently leads the Eastern League in HRs (30), RBIs (87), and total bases (265) — clearly making him a candidate, if not a favorite, for the Eastern League MVP in 2011.
Peacock went 10-2 with a 2.01 ERA for Harrisburg prior to his promotion last month to Syracuse, where he currently sports a 4-1 record with a 3.56 ERA. Combined, he has gone 14-3 with a 2.48 ERA and 170 SOs in 141⅔ innings.
Peacock was also named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 2-0; Lost, 3-2 vs. Rochester, 7:00 p.m. Stephen Strasburg (rehab) vs. Andy Baldwin (6-12, 5.76) Harrisburg Won, 3-0; Won, 8-6 @ New Hampshire, 12:05 p.m. Tanner Roark (8-8, 4.98) vs. Chad Jenkins (5-6, 4.06) Potomac Won, 5-4 (13 inn.) @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Erik Davis (0-3, 6.14) vs. …
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 60-69, 4th place I.L. North, 12½ games behind (eliminated) Good Tom Milone 11-6, 3.33 ERA, 1.05 WHIP Bad Jeff Frazier .221/.285/.359 Interesting Garrett Mock 0.87 ERA, 0.48 WHIP in August HARRISBURG SENATORS 74-57, 1st place E.L. West, 2 …
A couple of notes this afternoon from the PR folks, so let’s try to get caught up from the last post of this sort…
SYRACUSE
• RHP Jeff Mandel activated from 7-Day DL
HARRISBURG
• IF Adam Fox placed on temporary IL
• C Miguel Perez activated from 7-Day DL
POTOMAC
• RHP Trevor Holder placed on 7-Day DL
• IF Justin Bloxom activated from 7-Day DL
AUBURN
• IF Khayyan Norfork activated from 7-Day DL
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 12-4 @ Rochester, 5:00 p.m. (doubleheader) Yunesky Maya (3-8, 5.25) and J.D. Martin (3-6, 4.06) vs. Liam Hendriks (2-4, 6.11) and Cole DeVries (4-2, 3.81) Harrisburg Won, 6-4 (10 inn.) @ New Hampshire, 6:00 p.m. Shairon Martis (7-5, 2.98) and Carlos Martinez (2-4, 5.47) vs. Dustin McGowan (0-1, …