4/19 Minor League Report! Duda!

New Orleans 6, Omaha 2

Tony Armas was good enough to win today, only lasting 5.2 innings, giving up 4 hits and an unearned run, while walking 1 and striking out 1, running his record to 1-1, with a 2.91 era. He threw 92 pitches, 58 of them for strikes. Willie Collazo pitched 2.1 innings of 1 run ball in relief, raising his ERA to a still sparkling 1.80. Offensively, the 234 in the Zs lineup (Anderson Machado, Michel Abreu and Fernando Tatis) went 6 for 13 with 3 runs, 2 homers, and 3 RBI. Shawn Wooten and Mike Nickeas took 0-fers.

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, .205
Anderson Machado (2b) 2 for 4, RBI, BB, .194
Michel Abreu (1b) 2 for 5, run, .277
Fernando Tatis (dh) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .268
Victor Mendez (rf) 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .280
Tony Armas 5.2 IP, 4 H, R, BB, K, 2.91 era, W (1-1), 92:58:34, 9:7:1
Willie Collazo 2.1 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 1.80 era, 37:23:14, 3:3:1

Binghamton 2, Portland 6

Jon Niese couldn't work around a 1 out 4th inning error by Dan Murphy, leading to his early departure and a Binghamton loss, dropping them to 8-8 on the year. After the 1 out error on Murphy (3b), Niese got the next hitter to fly out to left, then allowed 3 straight RBI hits, the last being a double, before being pulled in favor of Eddie Camacho, who settled things down, throwing 3.1 perfect innings, with 4 Ks, however, the damage had been done, and Justin Masterson (Red Sox) was dominant, throwing 5 innings of 4 hit, 10 K shutout ball. Multi-hit games for Fernando Martinez and Jose Coronado were just about the only highlight of the day for Binghamton. Every regular did end up with at least on hit, though.

Fernando Martinez (cf) 2 for 5, 2b, 2 Ks, .246
Jose Coronado (ss) 2 for 5, 2b, K, .350, SB (2), PO
Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 5, K, .426, E (5)
Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .355
Mike Carp (dh) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .435
Josh Petersen (lf) 1 for 3, BB, K, .371
Emmanuel Garcia (2b) 1 for 2, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .170, E (4)
Jon Niese 3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, ER, BB, 3 Ks, 0.93 era, L (1-1)
Eddie Camacho 3.1 IP, 4 Ks, 1.59 era
German Marte 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2.08 era

St. Lucie 5, Vero Beach 10

Tim Stronach got clocked for 7 hits and 7 runs in just 3.2 innings, burying St. Lucie early. They did crawl back to within 8-5 after 4, but that would be as close as they would get, losing by a 10-5 score. Stronach also walked 5 and allowed 2 homers, an altogether forgettable start for the righty. Offensively, Ruben Tejada had 2 hits, and has a 13 game hitting streak, driving the 18 year old's average up to .265. In the last 11 games, he is batting .326/.380/.419/.793 (15 for 46, 2 2b, 3b, 6 RBI, 4/5 BB/K). Ezequiel Carrera, Lucas Duda and Sean McCraw also had multi-hit games. The top 3 of the St. Lucie lineup went 7 for 14 with 3 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI and a walk. DJ Wabick, Luis Rivera and Leivi Ventura took 0-fers for the Mets, who fell to 2-14.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 2 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, .270
Ruben Tejada (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .265
Lucas Duda (rf) 3 for 5, run, RBI, .359
Sean McCraw (c) 2 for 4, .179
Tim Stronach 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 5 BBs, 3 Ks, 2 HR, 6 era, L (1-1)
Matias Carrillo 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, K, 6.75 era
Brandon Nall IP, 8.31 era
Roy Merritt 2 IP, ER, 2 BBs, K, 2.70 era

Savannah 5, Rome 4

The Gnats jumped out to a 2-0 lead, only to fall behind 3-2 after 5, then rallied for 3 in the 8th, and held on for a 5-4 victory. Michael Antonini had a subpar outing, only lasting 4.1 innings and giving up 6 hits and 3 runs, while walking 3 and striking out 5. Edgar Ramirez got the win in long relief, pitching 3.2 shutout innings, and Jose Bierd bailed out Wendy Rosa in the 9th, earning his 2nd save. Offensively, Jordan Abruzzo and Francisco Pena had the only multi-hit games for the Gnats, while Matt Bouchard, Richard Lucas, Will Vogl and Dan Stegall took 0-fers. The Gnats are now 6-10 on the year.

Matt Bouchard (ss) 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .172
Richard Lucas (3b) 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .224
Jose Jimenez (1b) 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .214
Jordan Abruzzo (c) 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .542
Francisco Pena (dh) 2 for 4, 3 RBI, K, .224
Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, .233
Michael Antonini 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BBs, 5 Ks, 3.50 era
Edgar Ramirez 3.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 Ks, 1.74 era, W (2-0)
Wendy Rosa 0.2 IP, ER, 2 BBs, 4.50 era
Jose Bierd 0.1 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, SV (2)

They really need to promote Jordan Abruzzo. In 24 ABs, he's got 13 hits, 5 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, and a .542 average. He was a college catcher, it's obvious he's better then the Sally League, and he's 23. Send him to the FSL already.