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The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, lost 9-6 to the Columbus Clippers on Friday night.

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.

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 Washington Nationals need Peter Bourjos .A The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim need pitching help, especially in the bullpen.A The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim believe they have a surplus of outfielders.A The Angels need relief pitching, something the Nationals don't have a lot of at the moment with closer Drew Storen and setup man Brad Lidge on ... (more)

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 behind early and never recovered in a 9-0 loss to the Buffalo Bisons on Friday night.

We take a look every Thursday at the statistical leaders through the Washington Nationals minor league system.A We make it easy for you to track those that are excelling and could become your next Washington National.A Here they are, as of May 3, 2012.

For the intro this week, I have to start out by focusing on April 25th's games. In Syracuse, the Chiefs won 10-5, which seems pretty run of the mill, but the Chiefs got eight of their runs on grand slams by Mark Teahen and Jason Michaels .

It matters now. The next few games, or even the few series, will strictly dictate the Nationals ' season, not unless abject disaster strikes or more players join the six-man cluster on the disabled list.

The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, lost for just the second time in seven games on Sunday afternoon.

For the second day in a row, Chiefs pitchers didn't execute against Charlotte's Dan Johnson, who made them pay.