Nats Minor Rep: Martinez surging, Milone pitches well
Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) won 3-2. Matt Chico pitched 6 innings, allowed 5 hits and 2 runs. Atahaulpha Severino (5-3) picked up the win in relief, throwing two scoreless innings. Adam Carr picked up his 6th AAA save, throwing a scoreless ninth. Boomer Whiting tripled and scored a run. Mike Martinez continues to hit well, going 1-2 with a double, and an RBI. He has raised his batting average to .280. Since initially struggling at the plate upon his AAA promotion, Martinez has hit .371 over his last 10 games.
Harrisburg Senators (AA) won 6-5. Although ace Tom Milone did not earn the win, he pitched another quality start, throwing 6.2 innings and scattering 6 hits and 2 runs. Overall, Milone is 11-5 with a 2.95 ERA. Cole Kimball continues pitching very well and turning Nationals eyes his way, earning the win out of the bullpen to improve to 4-1 at AA. Overall, between A and AA this season, Kimball, a converted reliever, is 7-1 with 16 saves and an ERA of 2.03. Steve Lombardozzi was 2-4 with second AA home run. Marvin Lowrance hit his 13th home run. Jesus Valdez went 2 for 4.
Potomac Nationals (A) lost 7-6. Trevor Holder got battered for 8 hits and 5 runs over 4 innings. Joe Testa (1-1) gave up a run over 1 innings and took the loss. Derek Norris went 3 for 4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Norris is hitting .234 and batting .324 over his last 10 games. Sean Nichol and Daniel Lyons each had two hits.
Hagerstown Suns (A) did not play.
Vermont Lake Monsters lost 7-2. Taylor Jordan pitched well, going 6 innings, allowing 6 hits and 2 runs. Christian Meza (0-1), called up after posting a 1.59 ERA at GCL, allowed 4 runs without recording an out.
