Take a look at scorecard. Savor it. Not too often you see a 9-1 game turned around so fast. That’s what happened last night in Auburn. With a 10-run sixth inning that saw 14 batters come to the plate and feartured eight hits, the Doubledays put up an inning so big the scoreboard couldn’t list …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 6-0 vs. Lehigh Valley, 2:00 p.m. Chad Gaudin (rehab) vs. Tyson Brummett (0-2, 5.12) Harrisburg Lost, 3-1; Won, 6-4 @ Richmond, 5:05 p.m. Erik Arnesen (6-1, 2.05) vs. Eric Surkamp (7-3, 1.61) Potomac Lost, 8-3 @ Lynchburg, 6:05 p.m. Sammy Solis (1-0, 4.50) vs. Blaine Sims (2-3, 3.25) …
Alliance Bank Stadium is a very nice stadium — clean, comfortable, with good food and good service. Perhaps second only to Metro Bank Park in Harrisburg, which is a bit unfair because it’s much older. But every bit as good as other AAA stadiums I’ve been to. I figure I’d better start with something nice …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 5-4 vs. Pawucket, 7:00 p.m. Yunesky Maya (1-5, 4.28) vs. Vance Worley (4-2, 2.62) Harrisburg Postponed @ Richmond, 5:35 p.m. Erik Davis (5-2, 3.62) and Tanner Roark (4-5, 6.20) vs. Henry Sosa (4-1, 2.57) and TBD Potomac Lost, 4-1 @ Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Adam Olbrychowski (2-4, 4.93) vs. …
Last night it was bark in the park for the Jamestown Jammers, but the Auburn Doubledays it was a game that went to the dogs as they lost an error-filled game, 8-1. To be fair, none of the mistakes would have made a difference in the game’s outcome. Jamestown’s starter, 19-year-old Jose Urena, was outstanding: …
The Harrisburg Senators have announced that Bryce Harper has been placed on the temporary Inactive List due to his participation in the MLB Futures Game in Arizona on Sunday. Taking his spot on the roster is RHP Tanner Roark, who was taken off the… wait for it… Temporary Inactive List.
This, of course, comes much to the dismay of the Richmond Squirrels, if not local Nationals fans, who have not been able to watch a first-round pick play within 50 miles of DC since August of 2009 when Drew Storen was assigned to Potomac. Coincidence? Perhaps, but those are the facts.
In other roster moves… 24-year-old Brett Newsome was placed on the 7-Day DL to make room for 25-year-old OF Carlos Alvarez, formerly known as Esmailyn Gonzalez, and typically referred to here as HWMNBM or He Who Must Not Be Named. Alvarez had been hitting .354 with 4RBI and 5SBs in 14 games for the GCL Nationals.
UPDATE: With Pudge Rodriguez on the 15-day DL, the Nationals have recalled Jesus Flores and activated Carlos Maldonado off the 7-Day DL to take his place on the Syracuse roster.
Our weekly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE 38-47, 4th place I.L. North, 11 games behind Good Steve Lombardozzi .367/.383/.443 since callup (17G) Bad Yunesky Maya 5.67 ERA, 1.45 WHIP since return (4G) Interesting Matt Antonelli .850 OPS (on-roster team leader) HARRISBURG 51-34, 1st place E.L. West …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Won, 8-2 vs. Pawucket, 7:00 p.m. Craig Stammen (8-3, 4.19) vs. Kevin Millwood (4-0, 4.15) Harrisburg Won, 5-0 @ Richmond, 7:05 p.m. Oliver Perez (2-1, 2.48) vs. Henry Sosa (4-1, 2.57) Potomac Won, 6-4 (10 inn.) @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Danny Rosenbaum (4-3, 2.81) vs. Oliver Drake (7-3, 2.24) …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitcher Syracuse Lost, 2-0 vs. Pawucket, 7:00 p.m. Tom Milone (6-5, 3.38) vs. B. Duckworth (4-5, 4.18) Harrisburg Won, 4-3 vs. Erie, 7:00 p.m. Chien-Ming Wang (rehab) vs. Casey Crosby (5-2, 3.42) Potomac Won, 9-5 @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Cameron Selik (2-6, 4.15) vs. Bobby Bundy (8-5, 2.95) Hagerstown Lost. 1-0 …
Just a quick catch-up on the recent transactions in the minors… many were tweeted yesterday: SYRACUSE P Brad Meyers placed on 7-Day DL retroactive to July 1 P Carlos Martinez assigned from Harrisburg P Ross Detwiler called up to Washington HARRISBURG OF Bryce Harper assigned from Hagerstown POTOMAC P Sammy Solis assigned from Hagerstown IF …