Three runs allowed over five-plus innings isn’t usually considered an off-night. But Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg is playing under a different set of rules. Because Strasburg has set the bar so high with his dominant Minor League performances, his outing for the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Saturday night was a [...]

Syracuse, N.Y. – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees came away with a 3-2 victory over the Syracuse Chiefs, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, Saturday night at Alliance Bank Stadium. The Yankees (30-19) got on the scoreboard first, taking a 1-0 lead on Rene Rivera’s third-inning homer to right center. The long ball was Rivera’s first in [...]

In game two of a doubleheader the Syracuse Chiefs, the triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, beat the Rochester Red Wings 5-1 on Wednesday night. The victory gave the Chiefs two wins on the day after they had won game one by an 8-5 final. Syracuse has now won three games in a row. Stephen [...]

A glimpse at the future of Washington Nationals baseball appeared on the field at Alliance Bank Stadium on Wednesday night. After six scoreless, hitless innings from pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg, the Nationals’ No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, relief pitching prospect Drew Storen entered to help finish off the Norfolk Tides. [...]

Syracuse, N.Y. – Stephen Strasburg pitched six shutout innings to lead the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, to a 7-0 win over the Gwinnett Braves Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Alliance Bank Stadium. Strasburg struck out six batters and only