Nationals Farm Authority

Syracuse

• Friday: Swept a doubleheader at Gwinnett 5-0 (box) & 1-0 (box). In the first game, RHP Craig Sttammen came within two strikes of a seven-inning no-hitter, ultimately allowing two hits and one walk over 7IP while striking out four. SS Pete Orr was 2/2 with a double, RBI & two runs scored; RF Jason Botts was 1/2 with a double & three RBI; LF Boomer Whiting was 0/3 with two runs scored; and CF Justin Maxwell was 1/2 with a solo homer. The Chiefs managed only two hits in the second game (double by Orr and single by Botts) but rode the pitching of RHP Erik Arnesen and two relievers to the win. Arnesen scattered five hits and four walks over 5IP, LHP Atahualpa Severino pitched 2/3 of an inning of scoreless relief; and RHP Joel Peralta earned his 20th save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
• Saturday: Defeated Gwinnett 2-0 (box). LHP Matt Chico continued the shutout trend with 6 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and striking out four; RHP Josh Wilkie pitched a scoreless inning of relief and RHP Mike MacDougal earned his first save with 2/3 of an inning of shutout relief. 1B Chris Duncan provided the offense with a two-run homer; Maxwell was 2/4 with a walk; and RF Kevin Mench was 2/4 with a double.
• Sunday: Lost to Gwinnett 7-4 (box). RHP Jeff Mandel allowed all seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and three walks over 2 2/3IP. RHP Collin Balester allowed a hit and walk over 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief and Peralta struck out two over two scoreless innings. Whiting was 3/5 with a run scored; Maxwell was 2/4 with a run & RBI; Mench was 1/4 with two RBI; and LF Leonard Davis was 2/2.
• Today: Charlotte at Syracuse 7PM [pitchers TBA]

Harrisburg

• Friday: Lost 5-4 to Bowie (box/gamer). LHP Ross Detwiler made another solid rehab appearance, allowing six hits and one walk over 4IP with a pair of strikeouts. RHPs Hassan Pena & Zech Zinicola could not hold onto a lead allowing a combined five runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk over 4IP. SS Danny Espinosa was 3/5 with two doubles, one RBI & two runs scored; 1B Chris Marrero was 1/3 with a walk; and CA Jhonathan Solano was 1/3 with a double & run scored.
• Saturday: Defeated Bowie 5-2 (box/gamer). LHP Tom Milone allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk over 6 2/3IP with three strikeouts; RHP Rafael Martin struck out three over 2 1/3 shutout innings; and RHP Adam Carr earned the win allowing two hits and one walk over three scoreless innings, striking out two. Espinosa was 2/5 with a solo home run; Marrero was 2/6 with a stolen base & run scored; Solano was 1/5 with a solo homer; and 3B Tim Pahuta was 1/2 with a solo homer.
• Sunday: Lost 5-4 to Bowie (box). RHP Andrew Kown allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks over 6IP while striking out five. RHP Cole Kimball gave up a solo homer over 2 1/3 innings while striking out two. Zinicola took the loss allowing a solo homer in 1 2/3 innings of relief. Espinosa was 2/4 with a solo homer; Pahuta was 2/5 with a solo homer; and CA Sean Rooney was 3/5.
• Today: No game scheduled

Potomac

• Friday: Defeated Lynchburg 5-4 (box/gamer). RHP Brad Peacock threw five no-hit innings but things fell apart in the sixth; he ended up allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks over 5 2/3IP while eight strikeouts. RHP Zach Dials and LHP Pat McCoy each allowed two hits over two scoreless innings, striking out three with McCoy picking up the win. 2B Stephen Lombardozzi was the star offensively, going 4/4 with two doubles & three runs scored including barreling over the catcher with the winning run. SS Wilberto Ortiz was 2/4 with a solo homer; RF Michael Burgess was 1/4 with a triple & RBI; CA Derek Norris was 1/4 with one RBI; and 1B Bill Rhinehart was 1/4 with a two-run homer.
• Saturday: Defeated Lynchburg 9-2 (box/gamer). RHP Jesse Estrada earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5IP. LHRP Clayton Dill and RHRPs Joe Bisensius & Dan Leatherman pitched a combined four no-hit shutout innings of relief. Lombardozzi was 2/4 with a triple, RBI & four runs scored; Burgess was 1/2 with a triple, run & two RBI; Norris was 2/4 with a double, three-run homer & four RBI; and Rhinehart was 1/3 with a two-run homer.
• Sunday: Lost 3-0 to Lynchburg (box). RHP Trevor Holder allowed three unearned runs on five hits and a walk over 5 1/3IP with four strikeouts. The P-Nats managed only three singles of offense, one each by Lombardozzi, Rhinehart & LF Nick Moresi.
• Today: Off for Carolina/California League All-Star Break

Hagerstown

• Friday: Defeated West Virginia 13-3 (box/gamer). The Suns pounded out 23 hits off of the Power in their victory. 2B Jeff Kobernus was 4/6 with a double, two stolen bases, two RBI, and three runs; LF J.P. Ramirez was 4/5 with a two-run homer & three RBI; RF Destin Hood was 1/2 with a two-run homer; SS Francisco Soriano was 2/5 with a triple & two runs scored; CF Eury Perez was 3/4 with two doubles & two runs scored; and 3B Eleazar Cuevas was 2/5 with a double, run & RBI.. The beneficiary of this offense was LHP Mitchell Clegg who moved to 8-0 on the season, allowing a hit and two walks over five scoreless innings while striking out three.
• Saturday: Defeated West Virginia 7-4 (box/gamer). After 23 hits, the Suns pounded out 16 more hits. Kobernus was 2/4 with a double, RBI & two runs; Soriano was 4/5 with a run scored; Ramirez was 2/5 with two runs & one RBI; DH Brett Newsome was 3/4 with a double, triple & two RBI; and Cuevas was 3/4 with a double & two runs scored. LHP Josh Smoker picked up his first victory of the season allowing a run on two hits and three walks over 5IP with five strikeouts and RHP Dean Weaver earned his ninth save with a scoreless ninth.
• Sunday: Defeated West Virginia 11-7 (box). Soriano was 3/5 with two doubles & two runs; 3B Justin Bloxom was 3/5 with a homer, three runs & three RBI; Ramirez was 3/5 with a run & RBI; Hood was 3/5 with two doubles, two runs & three RBI; Perez was 3/5 with one RBI; and Cuevas was 2/5 with a run scored. Add nineteen for hits to the tally. LHP Paul Applebee allowed three runs on four hits and a walk over 4IP. RHP Rob Wort earned his sixth save allowing a hit and a walk over two scoreless innings.
• Today: Off for South Atlantic League All-Star Game.

Vermont

• Friday: Defeated Lowell 9-4 (box/gamer). LF Chad Mozingo was 1/4 with a double, run & two RBI; 2B Hendry Jimenez was 2/5 with a double, run & two RBI; RF Wade Moore was 2/4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored; and CA Wilfri Pena was 1/3 with a run & two RBI. RHP Taylor Jordan allowed four runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk over 4 2/3IP with five strikeouts; RHP Bobby Hansen allowed a hit over 2 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn the win; and LHP Glenn Gibson struck out three over two scoreless innings.
• Saturday: Lost 6-2 to Lowell (box/gamer). RHP Chad Jenkins struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk. DH Stephen King was 2/4 with two double and 3B Jack Walker was 1/2.
• Sunday: Defeated Lowell 3-1 (box). RHP Matt Swynenberg earned the win, allowing one hit over five scoreless innings, striking out three. RHP Dustin Crane earned the save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. SS Jason Martinson was 2/4 with a run scored; Jimenez was 1/4 with a double & run scored; and DH David Freitas was 2/4 with a double and RBI.
• Today: Connecticut (pitcher TBA) at Vermont LHP Graham Hicks (NR) 7:05PM

GCL Nationals

• Today: GCL Cardinals at GCL Nationals 12PM (pitchers TBA)
• No word on the roster yet. I made some inquiries but nothing has been released yet.

DSL Nationals

• Friday: Lost to DSL Marlins 4-2 (box). 3B Jean Valdez was 1/3 with a double & run scored and LF Jose Arismendy was 1/3. RHP Antonio Guzman was the loser, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks over 7IP with six strikeouts.
• Saturday: Lost to DSL Yankees1 10-2 (box). 1B Paul Chacin was 2/2 with a run scored and CF Aladin Reyes was 1/3 with a double & run scored. RHP Wirkin Estevez made the start, allowing seven runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks over 4 2/3IP with six strikeouts.
• Sunday: No game scheduled
• Today: DSL Nationals at DSL Mets1 10AM