New team store unveiled tonight, Nationals minor leaguer allows no hits for seven frames

The Nationals will unveil their brand new team store tonight prior to their series opener against the Yankees. The new store is nearly double the size of the previous store and is located behind right-center field under the Lot C garage. You can also access the store from the street during non-game days.

The first 25,000 fans to enter the ballpark through all tonight will receive a special 10-year anniversary tote bag presented by MLB Network.

The Nationals also open up the Virginia Country Kitchen located in section 113. The Kitchen will serve biscuit sandwiches, snacks, Virginian beer and wine. With this stand opening, Nationals Park now offers flavors from D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

* Another Dominican pitcher shone for the Nationals organization on Tuesday.

Right-hander Phillips Valdez threw seven innings of no-hit baseball in low Single-A Hagerstown's 5-0 win over visiting Greensboro.

The 23-year-old Valdez allowed no runs with two walks and struck out four. He improved to 4-2 with a 1.22 ERA in seven starts, inducing 13 groundouts and four flyouts. He has 26 strikeouts and only eight walks this season.

Justin Amlung allowed one hit and struck out three in two innings of shutout relief for the save.

Valdez had been played for the Indians and Rays organizations prior to signing with the Nationals before the 2012 campaign. He is 6-foot-2 and 190 lbs.

* Triple-A Syracuse and Lehigh Valley had their game suspended after nine innings in a 1-1 tie. The game will be resumed today at 5:05 p.m. prior to the regularly scheduled night game.

Right-hander Taylor Jordan tossed nine innings, allowing only a run early on, but only five hits. At one point, Jordan retired 12 batters in a row before Domonic Brown notched a base hit in the sixth inning.

Kila Ka'aihue slammed a solo homer for the Chiefs' lone tally so far in the game.