Washington Nationals Minor League Report Information Covering Games: 6/5 - 6/11 Period Record: 13-11 Organizational Record: 119-122 TEAM NOTES TOP PERFORMER SYRACUSE CHIEFS (AAA) ROBBIE RAY - LHP - POTOMAC NATIONALS Overall Record - 27-36 In his last 2 starts, LHP Robbie Ray has struck out 14 while allowing just one earned run on 6 hits Standing - Games Back - 6th place, -9.5, International League North in 13.2 IP... on 6/5 vs. Myrtle Beach (TEX), the 6’2” lefty struck out 7 in 6.2 innings of 4-hit, shutout Period Record - 3-2 ball, earning his 4th win of the season...in his most recent start on 6/11 at Carolina (CLE), Ray fanned 7 batters while allowing one earned run on 2 hits in the 7-inning complete-game effort...on ROAR(K)ING 20s: RHP Tanner Roark has not allowed an earned run in 24.2 IP spanning his the season, the Brentwood, TN native is 5-2 with a Carolina League-best 2.22 ERA (17 ER/68.0 last 13 appearances out of the bullpen...during that stretch, Roark has lowered his season ERA IP) in 13 starts for Single-A Potomac...his 88 strikeouts lead the Carolina League are 5th-most in from 8.51 on 5/5 to where it stands now, 4.22...during his scoreless inning stretch, he has fanned all of Minor League Baseball...for his efforts so far in 2013, Ray was selected to the 2013 Carolina 24 batters has posted a .090 batting average against and converted his only 2 save opportuni- League All-Star team...Ray was selected in the 12th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft ties... Roark was acquired from TEX along with RHP Ryan Tatusko in exchange for SS Cristian and was rated by Baseball America as the #18 prospect in the Nationals’ chain entering 2013. Guzman, 6/21/10...he is a native of Wilmington, IL and attended the University of Illinois. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS HARRISBURG SENATORS (AA) Overall Record - 33-31 SYRACUSE CHIEFS Standing - Games Back - 3rd place, -2.0, Eastern League West AVERAGE: Eury Perez, .319 WINS: Daniel Rosenbaum, 5 Last Week’s Record - 4-2 HOME RUNS: Zach Walters, 12 ERA: Daniel Rosenbaum, 3.44 RBI: Mike Costanzo, 27 SAVES: Michael Broadway, 2 YOU, AGAIN?: A veteran of the Weekly Minor League Report, RHP Taylor Jordan continues RUNS: Will Rhymes, 28 STRIKEOUTS: Tanner Roark, 46 to fi nd success at the Double-A level...on 6/8 at Reading (PHI) Taylor impressed again, tossing STOLEN BASES: Eury Perez, 9 INNINGS PITCHED: Danny Rosenbaum, 68.0 a 7-inning shutout, allowing 4 hits while striking out 7...it was his 3rd win in as many starts...the Merritt Island, FL native is currently 2nd in all of Minor League Baseball with a 1.05 ERA in 12 HARRISBURG SENATORS games/11 starts between Harrisburg and Hagerstown (A)...he also ranks 7th in MiLB with a 0.92 AVERAGE: Jerad Head, .273 WINS: Caleb Clay/Blake Treinen, 5 WHIP...a 9th round pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, Jordan entered the 2013 season HOME RUNS: Jerad Head, 8 ERA: Paul Demny, 3.68 rated by Baseball America as the #13 prospect in the Nationals’ organization. RBI: Justin Bloxom, 34 SAVES: Aaron Barrett, 9 RUNS: Brian Goodwin, 40 STRIKEOUTS: Paul Demny, 71 A HEAD OF THE TIMES: In his last 7 games, INF/OF Jerad Head , is 10-for-26 (.385) with 2 STOLEN BASES: Brian Goodwin, 12 INNINGS PITCHED: Blake Treinen, 74.1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 6 R...he has hit safely in 6 of those 7 contests...on 6/9 at Reading (PHI), he went 4-for-5 with 2 HR in Harrisburg’s 8-2 victory...it was his 6th multi-home run game of his POTOMAC NATIONALS career, and fi rst since 4/17/2011...on the season, the Kansas native is hitting .270 with 9 2B, 8 AVERAGE: Billy Burns, .299 WINS: Robbie Ray/Blake Schwartz, 5 HR, 25 RBI and 25 R in 56 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse...Head HOME RUNS: Jason Martinson, 8 ERA: Robbie Ray, 2.22 was signed as a minor-league free agent, 1/20/13. RBI: Jason Martinson, 40 SAVES: Richie Mirowski/Derek Self, 4 RUNS: Billy Burns, 42 STRIKEOUTS: Robbie Ray, 88 POTOMAC NATIONALS (Advanced-A) STOLEN BASES: Billy Burns, 32 INNINGS PITCHED: Taylor Hill, 70.1 Overall Record - 37-26 Standing - Games Back - 1st place, +4.0, Carolina League North HAGERSTOWN SUNS Last Week’s Record - 4-2 AVERAGE: Tony Renda, .289 WINS: Pedro Encarnacion/Ivan Pineyro, 5 HOME RUNS: Brandon Miller, 12 ERA: Dixon Anderson, 2.70 HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR: On 6/7, OF Billy Burns, LHP Robbie Ray , and RHP RBI: Brandon Miller, 35 SAVES: Robert Benincasa, 9 Blake Schwartz were chosen to represent the Nationals organization and the Potomac Nation- RUNS: Tony Renda, 43 STRIKEOUTS: Dixon Anderson, 65 als in the 2013 California-Carolina League All-Star Game to be played on June 18th in San Jose, STOLEN BASES: Martinez/Renda, 11 INNINGS PITCHED: Dixon Anderson, 70.0 CA at Municipal Stadium, home of the San Jose Giants...Burns leads the Carolina League with 32 stolen bases and ranks among CL hitters in on-base percentage (2nd, .425), runs scored (3rd, AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (Short Season-A) 42) and batting average (6th, .299)...Ray was selected as this week’s “Top Performer”...Schwartz The Auburn Doubledays will open the 2013 season on June 17th at home vs. Batavia (MIA). is 5-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 9 Carolina League starts and ranks in the top-10 in all of Minor League Baseball in total ERA (9th, 1.97) and WHIP (T2nd, 0.86) GCL NATIONALS (Rookie) The GCL Nationals will open the 2013 season on June 21st at home vs. GCL Mets. COLE WORLD: RHP A.J. Cole struck out 11 in 6.0 innings of work to collect his 2nd straight victory on 6/8 vs. Frederick (BAL)...the 11 strikeouts were a career-high...Cole allowed just one *Bold indicates league leaders. *Minimum 2.7 PA/0.8 IP per team game to qualify. earned run on 3 hits...in 12 starts in 2013, the 3rd-year player out of Oviedo (FL) High School is *Active roster players only. 3-2 with a 4.62 ERA. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS STREAK SNAPPED: The Potomac Nationals ran their winning streak to 10 games before falling to Frederick (BAL) on 6/9...during the streak, the P-Nats outscored their opponents, 69-35 and PLAYER TEAM AWARD scored double-digit runs in 5 of the 10 games. INF Jason Martinson Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (4/4-4/15) RHP Nathan Karns Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (4/15-21) HAGERSTOWN SUNS (A) RHP Taylor Hill Potomac Nationals Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (4/15-21) Overall Record - 33-28 INF Jason Martinson Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (4/15-21) Standing - Games Back - 2nd place, -2.5, South Atlantic League North RHP A.J. Cole Potomac Nationals Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (4/29-5/5) Last Week’s Record - 2-5 3B Anthony Rendon Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Player of the Week (5/6-12) RHP Paul Demny Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (5/6-12) ALL-STARS AMONG US: The Hagerstown Suns boast 6 All-Stars in 2013, tied for the most of OF Michael Taylor Potomac Nationals Carolina League Player of the Week (5/20-26) any South Atlantic League Northern Division club...RHP Dixon Anderson (4-4, 2.70 ERA, 65 RHP Caleb Clay Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (5/27-6/2) Ks), RHP Robert Benincasa (2.84 ERA, 9 SV, 26 K in 19.0 IP), RHP Ivan Pineyro (5-3, 3.15 OF Billy Burns Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star ERA), C Pedro Severino (.236, 7 2B, 16 RBI), INF Tony Renda (.289, 23 2B, 3 3B, HR, 2 RBI, LHP Robbie Ray Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star 43 R) and OF Brandon Miller (.252, 20 2B, 12 HR, 35 RBI, 37 R) were selected to represent RHP Blake Schwartz Potomac Nationals Carolina League All-Star the Washington Nationals and the Hagerstown Suns in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game RHP Dixon Anderson Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star on June 18th at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ...in addition to the 6 player selections, the RHP Robert Benincasa Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star Northern Division squad will be led by Hagerstown Manager Tripp Keister and he will be joined RHP Ivan Pineyro Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star by his Hitting Coach, Franklin Bravo. C Pedro Severino Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star INF Tony Renda Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star MORE ON DIXON ANDERSON: In his last start on 6/11 vs. Hickory (TEX), RHP Dixon Ander- OF Brandon Miller Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League All-Star son struck out a career-high 11 batters in 5.2 innings on 2-hit, one run ball...despite his career- best effort, Anderson was saddled with his 3rd loss in his last 4 starts. UPCOMING SCHEDULES AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (Short Season-A) SYRACUSE CHIEFS HARRISBURG SENATORS The Auburn Doubledays will open the 2013 season on June 17th at home vs. Batavia (MIA). 6/13 vs. Toledo, 7:00 PM 6/12 vs.