Columbus Clippers (AAA) lost last night 4-2. Roger Bernadina, in his second game since being sent down by Washington, was 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Luke Montz (.244) was 2 for 5 with a run scored and Jemel Spearman hit his first homer of the year and drove in 2 runs. Jim Ed Warden took the loss out of the bullpen, allowing 4 runs in just 1/3 of an inning. Marco Estrada started the game, the 6 innings, allowed 4 runs and struck out 7.
Hot Bat: Ed Rogers is hitting .333 over his last 10- games
Hot Arm: Brian Sanches is 1-0 with 5 saves and a 2.00 ERA in his last 10 appearances
Record: 52-44
Position in Division: 3rd, 3 games back
Streak: Loss, 5
Harrisburg Senators (AA) completed a 4 game sweep of the Bowie Baysox last night, winning 3-2. Super pitching prospect Jordon Zimmerman tossed a gem, though walked away with no decision. Zimmerman pitched 7 strong inning, giving up 1 run, allowing just 3 hits and whiffing 9 batters. Talk all you want about Ross Detwiler, but to me, Zimmerman, Columbus’ Marco Estrada, and Harrisburg’s Adrian Alaniz are the top pitcher in the system, with Craig Stammen gaining ground quickly.
The hot bat of Garrett Guzman (.306) provide the offensive pop again, going 4 for 5 with a double and 3 RBis. Marvin Lowrance was 2 for .
Hot Bat: Easy. Garrett Guzman has 20 hits in his last 40 at bats (.500) with 3 doubles, 3 homers and 15 RBis.
Hot Arm: Craig Stammen has pitched in 19.2 innings over his last 3 starts allowing just 2 runs while striking out 19 and allowing 11 hits. In his last 5 games, Stammen has posted an ERA of 1.67. Stammen was also recognized as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week. Out of the bullpen, Adam Carr has 5 consecutive saves and 5 consecutive scoreless appearances.
Record: 54-41
Position in Division: 2nd, 6.5 games back
Streak: Won, 4, Won 7 of the last 9
Potomac Nationals (A) loss last night 8-6. P Ross Detwiler pitched 6.1 innings, allowed 4 earned runs and 9 hits. He struck out 6. Detwiler has an overall ERA of 5.42. Josh Wilkie suffered his first blown save allowing 3 runs in 1.2 innings. Offensively, Ryan Zimmerman, beginning his rehab, was 2 for 5 with 2 doubles, Francisco Plasencia was 2 for 4 with 2 runs and an RBi. Aaron Suess was also 2 for 4.
Hot Bat: Easy. Daniel Lyons is hitting .290 over his last 10 games with 5 runs and 4 doubles. Francisco Plasencia is hitting .297 with 5 runs and 5 RBis over that same span.
Hot Arm: Guiseppe Norrito has pitched 20.1 innings, allowed just 3 runs and struck out 11 in his last 5 appearances. He is 4-0 in that span.
Record:13-11
Position in Division: Tied for First
Streak: Won, 1
Hagerstown Suns (Low A) in their first game back from All Star break, defeated Hickory 6-5 on 14 hits. Tim Pahuta (.275) hit his 11th homer and went 4 for 4 driving in 2 runs. Prospect Michael Burgess (.269) was 3 for 5 and drove in 2 runs and Jose Lozada was 3 for 5. Hassan Pena, in his second game back from the DL, pitched 4 innings and allowed 1 earned run.
Hot Bat: Jose Lozada is hitting .350 over his last 10 games. Michael Burgess is hitting .333 with 3 homers and 7 RBIs over his last 10 games.
Hot Arm: Colton Willems is 3-2 with a 3.17 ERA over his last 10 appearances. Kyle Gunderson is 3-1 with 3 saves in his last 10 games. Dan Leatherman has pitched 20 innings in his last 10 games and allowed just 3 runs out of the Suns bullpen.
Record: 11-14
Position in Division: Fourth, 7.5 games back
Streak: Won, 1
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