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Across the Affiliates – Playing Catch Up


Sorry for the quiet, I wish the real world just stop hassling me.

Let’s play some catch-up …

Thursday

  • Syracuse – Defeated Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8-1 (box/gamer). RHPs Shairon Martis, Josh Wilkie, and Joel Peralta combined to allow just one run on six hits and three walks. Martis allowed the lone run on three hits and three walks over 4IP with six strikeouts, but did not factor in the decision. Wilkie earned the win with three shutout innings of relief, giving up one hit and striking out one. Peralta pitched the final two innings, striking out four and allowing two hits. LF Eric Bruntlett was 2/3 with a double and three runs scored; CF Roger Bernadina was 2/4 with a double, run & RBI; RF Kevin Mench was 1/4 with two runs and two RBI; 1B Josh Whitesell was 1/3 with a double & two RBI; 3B Chase Lambin was 1/4 with a homer & two RBI; and DH Chris Duncan was 1/4 with a solo homer.
  • Harrisburg – Lost 2-1 to New Britain (box/gamer). LHP Matt Chico allowed just one run on five hits and two walks over 6IP while striking out four. LHP Yunior Novoa took the loss, giving up a run on one hit over 2 1/3IP. SS Danny Espinosa was 2/3; LF Bill Rhinehart was 3/4 with two doubles; and 1B Chris Marrero was 1/4.
  • Potomac – Lost 12-1 to Frederick (box). RHP AJ Morris gave up an unearned run on three hits and two walks over 5IP; RHP Adrian Alaniz took the loss, surrendering five runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk over 2 2/3IP; LHP Clayton Dill allowed a run on two hits over 1/3 of an inning; and LHP Ricardo Pecina was torched for five runs on one hit and four walks over just 1/3 of an inning. DH Tim Pahuta was 2/4 with a solo homer and RF Michael Burgess was 1/3 with a walk & double.
  • Hagerstown – Defeated Lakewood 11-7 (box/gamer). RHP Paul Demny gave up four runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks over 4 2/3IP; LHP Mitchell Clegg picked up the win, scattering three runs on six hits over 3 1/3IP; and RHP Dean Weaver pitched a scoreless ninth. 2B Jeff Kobernus was 2/4 with two stolen bases; 3B Steve Souza was 1/4 with a triple & run; 1B Justin Bloxom was 2/3 with a double, two stolen bases & two runs scored; DH Destin Hood was 0/4 with two runs; LF JP Ramirez was 3/4 with a double, triple, run & three RBI; CA Adrian Nieto was 2/4 with two runs & one RBI.

Friday

  • Syracuse – Defeated Rochester 8-3 (box/gamer). LHP Chuck James was signed to take the spot of Luis Atilano and he stepped right in with five one-hit shutout innings, striking out five and earning the win. Bernadina was 2/3 with a solo homer; Mench was 3/4 with a double, run & RBI; Lambin was 1/4 with a homer & two RBI for the second straight game; 2B Seth Bynum was 2/4 with a double, stolen base, RBI, and two runs; and CA Devin Ivany was 1/3 with a triple & two RBI.
  • Harrisburg – Defeated New Britain 2-1 (box/gamer). RHP Jeff Mandel allowed just an unearned run on two hits and three walks over 5 1/3IP with two strikeouts; LHP Victor Garate pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out two; RHP Adam Carr picked up the win with a shutout inning; and RHP Drew Storen earned his third save, giving up one hit in the ninth. CF Brad Coon was 2/4 with one RBI; Espinosa was 0/4; RF Leonard Davis was 2/3 witn one RBI; Marrero was 0/4; and CA Sean Rooney was 1/3 with a double & run scored.
  • Potomac – Lost 8-2 to Lynchburg (box/gamer). LHP Evan Bronson was knocked around for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and a walk over 3 2/3IP. Pahuta again provided the offense with a two-run homer.
  • Hagerstown – Lost 9-8 to Lakewood in 14 innings (box/gamer). LHP  Dan Rosenbaum allowed six runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks over 5 1/3IP with two strikeouts; LHP Glenn Gibson gave up a run on one hit and one walk over 2IP with two strikeouts; RHP Wanel Vasquez pitched two scoreless innings, allowing a hit and walk with one strikeout; and RHP Colton Willems took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over 2IP. Kobernus was 2/7; Hood was 3/7 with a run scored; CA Sandy Leon was 4/7 with a triple, three runs & one RBI; SS Sean Nicol was 2/5 with a run & RBI; and CF Eury Perez was 3/6 with a triple & run scored.

Saturday

  • Syracuse – Defeated Rochester 6-3 (box). The Chiefs had another new left-hander on the mound on Saturday. LHP Aaron Thompson, recently promoted from Harrisburg, earned the win, allowing a run on five hits and three walks over 5IP with four strikeouts and Peralta earned the save with a scoreless ninth. Bernadina was 1/2 with two walks, two RBI & a run scored; Mench was 1/4 with one RBI; Bruntlett was 2/3 with a solo homer; and Lambin & Bynum were both 1/4 with a run scored. Notes: Post-Standard on Roger Bernadina,
  • Harrisburg – Defeated New Britain 15-5 (box/gamer). The Senators’ bats finally broke out in a big way. Every Harrisburg hitter drove in or scored a run and except for Rhinehart had at least one hit. Coon was 3/6 with a double, two runs & two RBI; Espinosa was 4/6 with two doubles, two runs & two RBI; Davis was 1/6 with a double, RBI & two runs; Marrero was 2/4 with a double, two runs & three RBI; CA Jhonathan Solano was 3/4 with two runs scored; and 2B Michael Martinez was 3/5 with a triple, run & two RBI.  Notes: Patriot News story on the numerous rain delays the Senators have endured thus far in 2010 and a feature on manager Randy Knorr.
  • Potomac – Defeated Lynchburg 4-3 (box). RHP Marcos Frias gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits over 5IP; RHP Martin Beno allowed one run on one hit (a solo homer) over 3IP with four strikeouts; and RHP  Cole Kimball earned the save with a scoreless ninth. 2B Stephen Lombardozzi was 2/2 with a walk & double; DH Dan Nelson was 1/3 with a solo homer; Burgess was 2/4 with a run scored; and Pahuta was 2/4 (no homer this time). Notes: InsideNoVa feature on Tim Pahuta; the Nationals placed LHP Ricardo Pecina on the restricted list and added IF Tyler Weeden from extended spring training. Weeden was a 16th round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2006. He split the 2009 season between Low & High A for Boston, catching and playing 1B.
  • Hagerstown – Lost 9-3 to Delmarva (box/gamer). LHP Josh Smoker was knocked around for six runs on six hits and three walks over 2 2/3IP with one strikeout; LHP Paul Applebee allowed one unearned run on one hit and one walk over 3 1/3IP with four strikeouts; and Weaver pitched another scoreless inning in relief. Nicol was 2/4 with a double, run & RBI and Hood was 1/4.

Sunday’s probables

  • Rochester RHP Ryan Mullins (1-0, 6.75) at Syracuse RHP Andrew Kown (0-2, 2.13) 2PM [not sure if it will be Kown or JD Martin who was scheduled for Saturday]
  • Harrisburg LHP Tom Milone (1-0, 2.20) at New Britain LHP Tyler Robertson (0-0, 3.09) 1:35PM
  • Lynchburg LHP Matt Fairel (2-0, 2.35) at Potomac RHP Brad Peacock (0-2, 4.70) 1:05PM
  • Delmarva at Hagerstown RHP Trevor Holder (0-1, 3.68) 2:05PM

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  1. #1 by Paul - April 25th, 2010 at 09:49

    Thanks for the update Brian. I hate when life gets in the way of the good stuff.

    How long do you think that it will be before we cut Willems (and Smoker for that matter)? I don’t think that either of them make it to June in our system. So much potential…

  2. #2 by Richard - April 25th, 2010 at 10:09

    Brian, any thoughts re why Nats management seems to favor Maxwell, who doesn’t appear to be a major league hitter, over Bernadina, who seems ready?

  3. #3 by Toast - April 25th, 2010 at 10:22

    Any word on how long Boomer and D. Norris will be out?

  4. #4 by Mark L - April 25th, 2010 at 10:34

    Thanks, teach, for the updates; the links are especially useful for the background on these people we keep following. It’s a pain when unimportant things like work and income get in the way of what’s important, like NFA. Richard took the words right out of my mouth. Bernadina is absolutely raking while Maxwell has (unfortunately ) returned to his offensive level. Time for a switch!

  5. #5 by Sue Dinem - April 25th, 2010 at 11:36

    Seems being the key word, regarding Bernadina. Maxwell’s shown more power potential and has a better arm, things that generally are deemed desirable for a right-fielder. Maxwell’s been touted by scouts as a player that will need 500PA and a team willing to be patient with him, so therein may lie the answer.

    Then again, I’m one of those weirdos that believes in larger sample sizes than 25 or 50 PA.

  6. #6 by BinM - April 25th, 2010 at 11:45

    What is happening in Potomac? Five guys on the DL, two others suspended & now Pecina is on the Restricted list. Speaking of the suspensions, any word on the why or for how long?

  7. #7 by Positively Half St. - April 25th, 2010 at 11:54

    I was going to counter the love for Bernadina with a plug for Kevin Mench, but then I looked at the numbers. Bernadina is doing better on AVG, OBP and slugging, and almost certainly is better at defense. Even still, I think Mench is making a decent case for himself, and I think we may well see him in DC sometime this year.

  8. #8 by Toast - April 25th, 2010 at 12:02

    I heard Pecina retired

  9. #9 by expo_ram - April 25th, 2010 at 16:43

    Martis, Chico, James, Morris, Mandel, Thompson……wow.

  10. #10 by Jordan - April 25th, 2010 at 17:48

    Thanks for the updates Brian, no worries on the delay.

    In case you missed it yesterday, I launched a new website (not finished yet), a minor league baseball database. Here is the Nats page:

    http://themilbnetwork.com/team-pages/nl-east/washington-nationals/

  11. #11 by Souldrummer - April 25th, 2010 at 18:17

    Bernadina had another good game and the Chiefs win in walkoff fashion 4-2. Walkoff HR for Whitesell, just what the doctor ordered from the AAAA specialist.

    Saw that Hood had another strong day at Hagerstown with 4RBI in a Suns win. His progression so far is a real bright spot for the organization because we need some upside high schoolers to pan out offensively at some point if we are going to be taken seriously as an organization.

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