7/19 Minor League Report! CARRERA, VELOZ, DOYLE, ALVAREZ!

New Orleans 5, Albuquerque 1

Anderson Machado (3b) 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .226
Andy Green (ss) 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .224
Chris Aguila (cf, lf) 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .297
Val Pascucci (rf) 1 for 2, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 BBs, .293
Michel Abreu (1b) 2 for 3, 2 RBI, BB, .259
Josh Petersen (lf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .214
Gustavo Molina (c) 1 for 3, BB, .237
Abraham Nunez (2b) 0 for 3, BB, K, .207
Brandon Knight 6 IP, 3 K, 3 BBs, 12 Ks, 1.60 era, W (5-1), 110:73:37, 2:3:12
Ivan Maldonado IP, 4.26 era
Willie Collazo IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.19 era
Nate Field IP, 2 Ks, 5.77 era

Binghamton suspended, to be resumed 7/28

St. Lucie 9, Lakeland 1, Game 1

Ezequiel Carrera had a great day out of the leadoff spot, smashing his 4th homer of the season, part of a 4 hit day. The middle 3 in the order (Duda, Mendez, Thole) each drove in a pair, as the Mets routed the Tigers in game 1 of a doubleheader. Michael Antonini went the distance, allowing just a run on a hit, picking up his 4th FSL victory.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 4 for 4, 3 runs, HR, RBI, .277
Ruben Tejada (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .242
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR (6), 2 RBI, BB, K, .263
Victor Mendez (rf) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, .277
Josh Thole (c) 0 for 3, 2 RBI, .299
Shawn Bowman (3b) 2 for 4, .333
DJ Wabick (dh) 1 for 3, .283
Brahiam Maldonado (lf) 0 for 3, .194
Peeter Ramos (2b) 0 for 3, K, .185
Michael Antonini 7 IP, H, ER, 7 Ks, HR, 1.84 era, W (4-0)

St. Lucie 1, Lakeland 4, Game 2

Rick Porcello, the 27th pick in the 2007 draft (was a consensus top 5 pick who fell), no hit the Mets today, but gave up an earned run in his 5 innings of work, 2 relievers finished off the no hitter. Nick Carr gave up 2 runs in 2.1 innings, taking his 8th loss in the FSL, without any wins.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 0 for 2, run, BB, K, .276
Ruben Tejada (ss) 0 for 3, .240
Lucas Duda (1b) 0 for 2, BB, K, .261
Victor Mendez (rf) 0 for 2, RBI, K, .271
Josh Thole (dh) 0 for 3, .296
DJ Wabick (lf) 0 for 2, BB, .282
Jason Jacobs (c) 0 for 3, K, .241
Luis Rivera (3b) 0 for 3, .227
Peeter Ramos (2b) 0 for 2, .179
Nick Carr 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 7.15 era, L (0-8)
Edgar Ramirez 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 5.19 era
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 4.44 era

Savannah 6, Greensboro 5

The Gnats poured across 4 in the top of the 9th, rallying from 5-2 down to win it 6-5. Greg Veloz, who had a HUGE day, had the go ahead 2 run single during the rally. Veloz was 4 for 5 with 4 RBI, raising his average to a season best .276. Jose Jimenez and Carlos Guzman also had multi hit games. Juan Lagares (0 for 4, .257), Casey Craig (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .290), Sean McCraw (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .261), and Brad Hubbert (0 for 2, 2 runs, 2 Ks, .149) took 0-fers.

Scott Moviel had a rough outing today, his first since May 29th, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits in 4.1 innings. Jose Bierd, removed from the closers role after struggling, pitched an excellent 3.2 innings of long relief, allowing just a hit, striking out 3. Junior Guerra got his 1st save with a scoreless 9th.

Greg Veloz (2b) 4 for 5, run, 2b, HR, 4 RBI, K, .276
Jose Jimenez (1b) 3 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .245
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .255
Carlos Guzman (cf) 2 for 4, run, K, .259
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 4, RBI, K, .279
Scott Moviel 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 Ks, HR, 4.53 era
Jose Bierd 3.2 IP, H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.95 era, W (3-1)
Junior Guerra IP, H, 3 Ks, 1.93 era, SV (1)

Brooklyn 4, Staten Island 5

Stephen Clyne allowed a walkoff 3 run homer in the bottom of the 9th, taking his first loss in Brooklyn. Reese Havens suffered a leg injury while running the bases in the first, and had to be PH for. Havens and his replacement at DH both took 0-fers, as did Jacob Elgsti (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .143). Brad Holt was impressive again, allowing just a run in 5.1 innings, striking out 7.

Reese Havens (dh) 0 for 1, .261
Ralph Henriquez (ph, dh) 0 for 2, BB, .217
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (cf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .290
Ike Davis (1b) 1 for 4, run, .253
Jordan Abruzzo (c) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, K, .292
Eric Campbell (3b) 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .273
Josh Satin (2b) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .260
Sean Ratliff (lf) 1 for 3, BB, K, .183
John Servidio (rf) 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .228
Brad Holt 5.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BBs, 7 Ks, HR, 1.91 era
Roy Merritt 2.2 IP, H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 1.08 era
Stephen Clyne 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, HR, 15 era, BS (1), L (0-1)

Kingsport 10, Burlington 3

Dock Doyle and Imbewer Alvarez, hitting 3rd and 7th respectively, each went 4 for 5, powering a 17 hit (5 HRs) attack for the KMets, as they had yet another offensive outburst. John Holdzkom was the beneficiary of the outburst, picking up his 3rd win in the Appy League.

Rafael Fernandez (rf) 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, BB, 3 Ks, .351
Dan Stegall (lf) 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .295
Gabriel Zavala (lf) 1 for 2, run, HR, RBI, K, .317
Dock Doyle (c) 4 for 5, run, .295
Stefan Welch (3b) 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .282
Pedro Zapata (cf) 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .229
Seth Williams (dh) 2 for 3, 3 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .400
Imbewer Alvarez (ss) 4 for 5, 2 runs, .280
Doug McNulty (1b) 2 for 5, run, 2b, HR, 5 RBI, .190
Kyle Suire (2b) 1 for 4, 2b, BB, .191
John Holdzkom 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 3.55 era, W (3-1)
Travis Babin 2 IP, H, K, 3.38 era
Jorge Rodriguez 2 IP, K, 3.78 era

GCL

Mets 4, Dodgers 1

Miguel Tejada (ss) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .200
Jefry Marte (3b) 1 for 4, .323
Cesar Puello (rf) 0 for 3, .254
Robert Carson 6 IP, H, 4 Ks, 1.57 era, W (1-0)
Kyle Allen 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 0.90 era