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Potomac Nationals Game Notes

August 26, 2008 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Potomac Nationals News Release


TONIGHT: The Potomac Nationals and Salem Avalanche meet in game two of a four-game series...The P-Nats snapped a three-game losing streak last night with a 10-0 win over the Avs in the opener...Potomac enters today 3.0 games ahead of Wilmington atop the Carolina League Northern Division.

TONIGHT'S STARTER: The Potomac Nationals send right-hander Jeff Mandel to the mound trying to extend his 9 2/3 scoreless innings streak...In his last outing, he had his best professional start, tossing 7 2/3 scoreless frames and combining with Clint Everts on a six-hit shutout of the Kinston Indians...Three starts ago against Winston-Salem, Mandel got his first win since July 15, working six innings and allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits...In the four outings prior to his win, the Houston, Texas, native was 0-2 with a pair of no decisions and had given up 19 runs, all earned, on 37 hits in 21 1/3 innings (8.02 ERA)...He saw his ERA inflate from 2.83 to 4.60...Mandel has fared better at home than on the road, going 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA in five starts at the Pfitz while going 4-4 with a 4.45 ERA in 10 road starts...The 23-year-old has served up seven gopher balls in his last seven contests...He won his only start against the Avalanche on July 15 in Salem firing 5 2/3 scoreless frames while allowing only four hits while striking out two and walking one.

STILL STANDING TALL: The Potomac Nationals have only spent two days were they were not in or had a share of the division lead since moving to the top spot on April 10...Potomac had a string of 91 straight days in first place snapped with a 4-1 loss to Wilmington on July 9...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 second half Northern Division title is at five...Any combination of Potomac wins and Wilmington losses would net the P-Nats the half title...The Nationals are trying to become the first team in the 31-year history of the franchise to win both halves.

LAST LAUGH FOR LAST PLACE: The Potomac Nationals have had trouble with the two teams they're facing during the final seven-game regular season homestand, Lynchburg and Salem...The P-Nats are just 19-18 against the cellar dwellers in the Northern and Southern Divisions...Against the teams with the three worst overall records for the season (Frederick, Salem and Lynchburg), Potomac is a combined 28-29...Meanwhile, against the other four teams in the league, the Nationals are 48-28.

SEUSS ON THE LOOSE: Aaron Seuss has hits in six straight games after going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored...Over that span, the 23-year-old is 11-for-25 (.440) with two doubles, a homer, two RBI, and eight runs scored...He has also struck out just once during the streak...It matches the longest hit streak for the California-native since joining the P-Nats on June 30.

QUALITY INN: The Potomac Nationals have won the last six games in which their starters have worked a quality start after blanking the Avalanche 10-0 during Hassan Pena's 7 2/3 scoreless inning gem...The run started on August 9 when Pena tossed seven shutout innings at Winston-Salem...Since the Jeff Mandel has worked three quality outings and Erik Arnesen has also chipped in one as well in addition to Pena...Overall, the club is 7-1 this month when a starting pitcher has turned in a quality start.

EYE ON 80: With last night's win, the Potomac Nationals passed the 1984 Prince William Pirates for second-most wins in a single season...On August 12 the P-Nats became just the eighth team in the 31-year history of the Alexandria/Prince William/Potomac franchise to win at least 70 games...The last time the franchise netted at least 70 wins was 1998 when it was still known as the Prince William Cannons...The win marked the first time the franchise won 70 games in a season since changing its name to Potomac in 1999...The most wins in a season came in 1982 when the Alexandria Dukes won 80 games.

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