The Nationals vs Lilly...
Josh Bard - 2 for 9, .222 AVG, 1 2B.
Ronnie Belliard - 2 for 9, .222 AVG, 1 2B.
Adam Dunn - 2 for 9, .222 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 4 BB, 4 K's.
Cristian Guzman - 2 for 21, .095 AVG, 1 BB, 9 K's.
Nick Johnson - 4 for 10, .400 AVG, 1 RBI, 4 BB.
Austin Kearns - 0 for 6, .000 AVG.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2 for 9, .222 AVG, 6 K's.
Washington Nationals: Minor League Minute...
Syracuse Chiefs' starter Shairon Martis surrendered 9 hits and 5 ER in 4.0 IP in a 5-4 loss the Columbus Clippers. Martis is now (1-1) with an 8.25 ERA in 3 starts at Triple-A Syracuse since being sent down (up) from DC. SS Ian Desmond, who made the jump from Double-AA Harrisburg to the Chiefs, is 3 for 7 in his first two games...LHP Cory VanAllen started for the Harrisburg Senators and allowed 6 hits and 1 ER in 4.2 IP in a 9-3 win over the Altoona Curve. Clint Everts, the Montreal Expos' 1st Round pick, 5th overall in 2002, got the W for Harrisburg...The Potomac Nationals put a 10-1 beating on the Kinston Indians at home in Pfitzner Stadium. Chris Marrero, 2 for 4, 3 runs scored, Francico Plasencia, 3 for 5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI's, and Tim Pahuta, 2 for 4, 1 2B, 2 RBI's, provided the P-Nats' offense and LHP Tom Millone improved to (5-4) on the year with 7.0 innings of work in which he allowed just 3 hits and 1 ER...The Hagerstown Suns dropped a close 2-1 game to the Asheville Tourists. RHP Hassan Pena threw 6.0 scoreless for the Suns in the loss...The Vermont Lake Monsters got the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth to squeeze out a 6-5 win over the Aberdeen IronBirds. The Nationals' '09 2nd Round pick Jeff Kobernus was 3 for 5 with an RBI, and now has 7 hits in his last 18 AB's. The Lake Monsters' starter LHP Jack McGeary was hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 5 ER in 4.0 IP...This has been your, Minor League Minute...
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