Corey Brown News

The Nationals are in wait-and-see mode with bench player Chad Tracy, who pulled up with a groin issue on a pinch-hit, RBI-double in the sixth inning Saturday.

Corey Brown had slugged a home run in four straight games prior to the Syracuse Chiefs game against the Columbus Clippers on Friday night.

Starting tonight in Atlanta, the Nationals will receive the kind of test that has remained absent since their first season in Washington.

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, returned to Alliance Bank Stadium on Thursday night with a 13-4 win over the Columbus Clippers.

In his second year with the Nationals , Corey Brown has become the player they hoped they had traded for.

Nats' skipper Davey Johnson told reporters last night that Washington Nationals ' third baseman Ryan Zimmermann just had a "little bit of soreness" in his right shoulder yesterday, so the manager made the decision to have him sit for the second game of two with Philadelphia in Citizens Bank so he could come back for the series finale and then take ... (more)

When he entered in the ninth, the Nationals were leading by three , the bases were empty and he would face a pinch hitter, Juan Pierre and Placido Polanco .

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, ended a successful road trip with a 7-0 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Tuesday afternoon.

He had become an all-star and piled up victories, sure, but that came in the American League and Oakland's cavernous stadium.

While everyone connected to and rooting for the Nationals has Henry Rodriguez 's meltdowns and the rash of injuries on the brain, perhaps it's time to take a look at the development of the second player Washington acquired from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Josh Willingham : Syracuse Chiefs outfielder Corey Brown .

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, came back twice in an 8-5 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday night from Fifth Third Field.

"It's where I broke in, where my kids were born," said Nationals Manager Davey Johnson, whose deep ties to the Orioles franchise would make him, logically speaking, the man with the most emotional investment in the series.

We're now about one month into the minor league season, where we start to get a look at who could be getting promotions later on in the season.

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, returned to their winning ways on Thursday night with a 6-1 victory over the Columbus Clippers.

Reliever Tom Gorzelanny really, he's 2 for 2 this year and Ian Desmond led off with singles, putting two men on base with no outs for the middle of the Nationals' lineup.

The Nationals had twice lost a lead with Detwiler on the mound. His pitch count had climbed close to 90.

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, used stellar pitching from John Lannan to top their Thruway Series rival, the Rochester Red Wings, 8-2 on Friday night.

In the early innings, dark clouds hovered over the park while bright sun reflected off the skyline behind center field, a proper setting for the bizarre events to follow.

The Syracuse Chiefs, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, beat the Durham Bulls 15-8 Wednesday night in a three hour, 38-minute game.

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, fell victim to a late Buffalo rally in a 6-5 loss to the Bisons on Thursday night.