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Potomac Nationals Game Notes

June 9, 2008 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Potomac Nationals News Release


TONIGHT: The Potomac Nationals and Winston-Salem Warthogs meet in game one of a three-game series...The P-Nats came from behind to knock off the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the completion of Saturday's suspended contest 7-2 before falling the series finale 11-6...Potomac‘s lead over second-place Wilmington in the Carolina League Northern Division is 7.0 games.

TONIGHT: The Potomac Nationals send left-hander Ross Detwiler to the mound in trying to get back on track after getting hit hard in each of his last two outings...In his last start, the former first-round pick gave up back-to-back home runs to Lynchburg's Jim Negrych and Jamie Romak leading off the bottom of the fourth inning lifting the Hillcats to a 6-4 win...Over his last two appearances against Lynchburg and Kinston, the 22-year-old has allowed 11 runs, all earned, on 13 hits in 4 2/3 innings (21.22 ERA) including lasting just 2/3 of an inning against Kinston on May 30...Prior to that, the lefty allowed just seven runs on 16 hits in 21 innings (3.00) spanning four starts...He went 3-0 while striking out 30 including back-to-back nine K performances May 20 and 25...Detwiler has made a pair of starts against Winston-Salem, getting removed due to pitch count (40) after just 2/3 of an inning at Ernie Shore Field on April 23 and earning a no-decision on April 29 at the Pfitz after giving up just two runs on six hits in five innings.

VIEW FROM THE TOP: Today marks the 61st consecutive day the P-Nats have been in or had a share of the division lead since moving to the top spot on April 10...Last season the Nationals spent 31 consecutive days in first from April 5 through May 5...The P-Nats ended the first half in last place, 10 games under .500 and only saw first place for one day, June 21, after May 5.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?: The Potomac Nationals magic number to clinch the Northern Division title is one with seven games left in the first half...The P-Nats are trying to become the first Washington Nationals affiliate ever to reach the postseason...Last year Potomac became just the second Nationals full-season affiliate to end the year with a winning record (69-68)...It would be the first division title for the Prince William/Potomac franchise since 2004 when the Potomac Cannons won the first half title with a 37-32 record.

LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD: The P-Nats have combined for 49 runs and 66 hits in the last five games...A night after the Potomac Nationals erupted offensively against the Lynchburg Hillcats setting a season in runs (16) and hits (23), the P-Nats again reached double-digits with 12 runs on 18 hits...The 14-run and 11-run margins of victory are the largest this season eclipsing the previous high of eight...The Nationals are now atop the Carolina League with the best team batting average (.264) and have hit the second most home runs as a club (59).

FALSE STARTS: The Potomac Nationals are 6-7 over their last 13 games including a season-high four-game losing streak...In the six losses, the starting pitching had struggled as five different starters have combined to allow 41 runs, 33 earned, on 37 hits in just 22 1/3 innings (13.30 ERA).

EDGARDO-N'T MESS WITH BAEZ: Edgardo Baez has been named the Carolina League's Offensive Player of the Week for June 2-9...Baez had hits in all eight games the P-Nats played over the seven-day stretch going 14-for-29 (.483) with eight of his hits going for extra bases including five doubles and three home runs...The 22-year-old rose to the top of the league leader board in RBI with 42 by driving in 12 runs during the week...He also scored nine times and posted a .996 slugging average while raising his batting average from .256 to .288.

DAVIS HEATS UP IN JUNE: Leonard Davis has been red hot at the plate since the calendar flipped from May to June...The 24-year-old has appeared in all 10 games for the month batting .438 (14-for-32)...Half of his hits have gone for extra bases including four doubles, a triple and two home runs while driving in nine runs...LD has a .514 on-base percentage for the month and a .813 slugging average...The California-native has also scored 15 times.

MIGHTY MARTINEZ: Michael Martinez has been money at the top of the P-Nats line up with hits in each of his last five contests...Over that span the infielder is 10-for-19 (.526) with three doubles, a triple, a home run and eight runs driven in...The 25-year-old has also scored six times and has not struck out during the streak.

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