As the Nationals go, so goes the Nats farm. Nats won last night, so three of the four minor affiliates followed up with wins.
Syracuse (AAA): 2005 draft pick Justin Maxwell hit a solo homer in the top of the 12th inning to lift Syracuse to a 5-4 win over Lehigh Valley, notching the Chiefs 2nd win (2-6) of the year. It was Maxwell’s second homer of the season. Kory Casto continued to light fire on his bat, going 3 for 6 with 2 doubles. Casto is hitting .435. C Gustavo Molin was 2 for 5 with 2 doubles as well. Kip Wells started for the Chiefs and went 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 6 strikeouts. John Glover took the win out the Chiefs pen, Garrett Mock recorded his first save with a scoreless 12th inning.
Harrisburg (AA): The Senators were triumphant in their home opener on City Island in Harrisburg pummeling Reading 7-2.
Ian Desmond was 2 for 4 and drove in 2 runs, while Marvin Lowrance hit his first homer, going 2 for 3. C Javier Herrera was 1 for 3 and homered. Justin Jones
provided another strong start on the mound, pitching 5 innings and
allowing 1 unearned run, while scattering just 4 hits. Jones notched
his first win of the season.
Potomac (A): The Potomac Nats completed a 2 game double header sweep last night of Salem, evening up their season record at 4-4. Daniel Espinosa was 3 for 3 scored twice and knocked in 2 runs. Chris Marrero
continues his positive start, going 2 for 4, doubling twice, and
driving in 3 runs. Good news for Marrero fans out there. Is this the
year he begins to look like a first round pick? Francisco Placencia
continues to hit well, going 2 for 3, doubling and homering for the
Nats. Plascencia is hitting .292. On the mound, for a second straight
impressive start, Erik Arensen pitched 5 innings of 1 run ball
striking out 5. In two starts, Arensen has pitched 0 innings allowing
2 runs and striking out 8.
In Game Two, the Nats won 5-1 behind 6 strong innings from 2008 draft pick Tom Milone and 2 scoreless innings of relief from 2007 draft pick Kyle Gunderson.
Milone allowed 1 run, 6 hits and struck out 7. Gunderson, out of the
bullpen, got the win and is 2-0. 2008 draft pick Jesus Valdez was 2
for 4 with 2 runs and an RBI. He is hitting .370. Tim Pahuta was 2
for 4 and drove in 2 runs.
Hagerstown (A): The Suns fell to Lakewood in a 11-9 slugfest. After an impressive opening start, 2007 darft pick Jack McGeary did not fare as well, allowing 5 runs, walking 6 batters, in 3 innings. Not a good night for the lefty. Likewise, reliver Carlos Peralta got shelled for 4 runs in 1 inning of work. Offensively, 2008 darft pick Steve Lombardozzi was 3 for 6 with 2 runs and an RBI. C Derek Norris, one of the top prospects in the system, was 2 for 6 and is hitting .300. 2008 draft pick Ronnie Labrie continues
to hit well, going 2 for 5 with 2 runs and a double. Labie is hitting
a healthy .333. Fellow draft classmate Michael Gurrero was 3 for 4
with 2 RBIs.
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