7/11 Minor League Report! Carrera, DUDA, FERNANDEZ!

New Orleans 4-9-0, Nashville 5-10-0

Jesus Feliciano (cf) 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .301
Andy Green (2b) 1 for 4, run, .281
John Rodriguez (lf) 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI< .310
Josh Petersen (lf) 0 for 1, K, .125
Val Pascucci (rf) 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .288
Michel Abreu (1b) 0 for 3, RBI, K, .248
Gustavo Molina (c) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .245
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 3 for 4, run, 3b, K, .195
Abraham Nunez (3b) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .197
Ruddy Lugo 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 5.27 era
Casey Hoorelbeke 2.1 IP, H, BB, 0.00 era
Tim McNab 0.1 IP, H, ER, HR, 3.38 era, L (2-1)

Binghamton 1-4-0, Trenton 2-7-1

The Mets offense has gone to sleep the last few games, with just 12 runs in the last 6 games (7 of them coming in yesterday's 7-4 victory). The lone run today came on Jon Malo's RBI groundout, plating Ambi Concepcion. Dan Murphy (1 for 4, 2 Ks, .310), Mike Carp (1 for 4, K, .311), Concepcion (1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .250) and Emmanuel Garcia (1 for 2, BB, .219) had the hits, all singles. Jose Sanchez pitched a gem, but didn't factor in the decision. Eddie Camacho allowed a run in the bottom of the 9th, taking his 3rd loss. Tim LaVigne actually came in and allowed a walkoff single, after Camacho had loaded the bases.

Fernando Martinez (cf) 0 for 3, BB, .294
Jose Coronado (ss) 0 for 4, .258
Caleb Stewart (lf) 0 for 3, BB, .275
Saloman Manriquez (c) 0 for 3, .288
Jon Malo (3b) 0 for 3, RBI, K, .242
Jose Sanchez 7 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 2 Ks, 4.15 era
Eddie Camacho 1.2 IP, ER, 4 BBs, 2 Ks, 2.15 era, L (3-3)
Tim LaVigne H, 3.42 era

St. Lucie 5, Dunedin 8 in 10 innings

The Mets held leads of 2-0 (after 5), and 5-3 (after 8), but German Marte got wrecked for 5 runs (3 earned) over 2 innings, blowing his 2nd save and taking his first loss. El Duque made his 2nd rehab start, pitching into the 6th, allowing 3 hits and 2 runs. Both runs were given up by Emary Frederick, after Duque left the game.

Marte's outing served as a bit of a damper on what had otherwise been a very good night for the Mets. Duque's rehab start, and a potential breakout game for Lucas Duda, who was not retired once, with 3 hits and 2 walks. Ezequiel Carrera also had a big day with 3 hits in 4 trips, including his 11th 2b (22nd XBH overall). Angel Pagan, also rehabbing, was 0 for 4 with a walk. Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, .291) and Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, RBI, 3 Ks, .243) also took 0-fers.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 3 for 4, run, 2b, .264
Lucas Duda (1b) 3 for 3, run, 2 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .270
Jordan Abruzzo (dh) 1 for 5, K, .303
Victor Mendez (rf) 2 for 5, 2 2b, 3 Ks, .246
Josh Thole (c) 2 for 5, run, 2b, .294
Peeter Ramos (2b) 1 for 3, run, BB, .218
El Duque 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 3.38 era
Emary Frederick 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 4.13 era, BS (2)
Ryan Coultas IP, K, 4.79 era
German Marte 2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 3 era, BS (2), L (1-1)

Savannah 5, Lexington 1 in 7 innings, rain

Brant Rustich had his first good start in the pros, with 5 good innings, allowing just a run on 2 hits, striking out 7. Steven Cheney struck out 5 over 2 innings to wrap up the game.

The offense had 10 hits and 5 runs in 7 innings, with Michael Parker and Nick Giarraputo having multi hit games. Carlos Guzman (0 for 2, RBI, .231) took the only 0-fer.

Michael Parker (2b) 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .200
Casey Craig (dh) 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .310
Juan Lagares (ss) 1 for 4, RBI, .286
Joaquin Rodriguez (1b) 1 for 4, run, .234
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 2 for 4, run, K, .266
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .245
Richard Pena (cf) 1 for 4, K, .209
Bradley Hubbert (lf) 1 for 3, run, K, .171
Brant Rustich 5 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 7 Ks, 4.81 era, W (2-4)
Steven Cheney 2 IP, H, 5 Ks, 2.33 era

Brooklyn 2, Jamestown 3

More utter ineptitude by the Brooklyn offense today, where 3 of 9 regulars had hits, 6 took 0-fers. Reese Havens (1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .262), Zach Lutz (1 for 4, run, K, .327) and Ike Davis (2 for 4, RBI, K, .292) had the hits for the Mets. Brandon Moore got the loss in relief, allowing a run, but Jimmy Johnson allowed 2 IHRs to score (one of Moore's and one of Matias Carrillo's), taking his 2nd BS. Jeff Kaplan started and was very good over 5 innings.

Ignacio Medrano (2b) 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .100
Seth Williams (rf) 0 for 2, RBI, 2 Ks, .100
Sean Ratliff (lf, rf) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .000
Ralph Henriquez (c) 0 for 2, BB, .227
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (cf) 0 for 2, BB, .266
Jacob Elgsti (ss) 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .040
Jeff Kaplan 5 IP, 4 H, BB, 5 Ks, 0.75 era
Matias Carrillo 1.1 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 4.26 era
Brandon Moore ER, 2 BBs, 4.50 era, L (2-1)
Jimmy Johnson 1.2 IP, H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.79 era, BS (2)

Kingsport 5, Pulaski 6

Rafael Fernandez had a HUGE game out of the leadoff spot, the 19 year old outfielder went 5 for 5, shooting his average up 63 points. Wilmer Flores had the other multi hit game, while Josh Satin (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .500), Stefan Welch (0 for 4, K, .329) and Josh Servidio (0 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .000) took 0-fers.

Oscar Melendez got tagged for 5 of the 6 runs, taking his 1st loss.

Rafael Fernandez (rf) 5 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .322
Dan Stegall (lf) 1 for 5, 4 Ks, .276
Wilmer Flores (ss) 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .341
Pedro Zapata (cf) 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .241
Dock Doyle (c) 1 for 4, RBI, .234
Doug McNulty (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, .176
Oscar Melendez 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 2 HR, 4.35 era, L (2-1)
Jason LaVorgna 0.1 IP, K, 2.84 era
Zach Rosenbaum 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 9.24 era

GCL Mets 4, GCL Cardinals 8

Miguel Tejada (ss) 1 for 5, K, .212
Jefry Marte (3b) 0 for 3, K, .340
Javier Rodriguez (cf) 1 for 3, run, BB, .250
Cesar Puello (rf) 0 for 4, run, .212
Eduardo Aldama 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, BB, 6 Ks, 4.58 era, L (1-3)
Sam Martinez 0.1 IP, K, 1.17 era
Kyle Allen 2 IP, H, 2 R, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 0.00 era