8/10 Minor League Report!

New Orleans 3, Memphis 0

cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 5, .322
ss Anderson Hernandez 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .203
lf Chris Aguila 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .288
rf Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, 3 Ks, .283
1b Raul Casanova 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .298
2b Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .266
c Gustavo Molina 0 for 4, .221
3b Abraham Nunez 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .208
Eude Brito 4 IP, H, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 4.96 era
Jose Santiago 4 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 5.38 era
Ivan Maldonado IP, H, K, 3.86 era, SV (3)

Binghamton 4, New Hampshire 5 in 10 innings

Tobi Stoner danced on the wild side today and escaped relatively unscathed. He walked 7 in 5.1 innings, but only allowed 1 run to escape with an ND. Edgar Alfonzo and Casey Hoorelbeke allowed 3 runs in 3.1 innings in back of Stoner, before Tim LaVigne, rapidly becoming Mr. Gas Can, allowed a run in the 10th to take his 5th loss.

Caleb Stewart had 2 hits on the day, including a game tying 3 run HR in the 8th, getting Alfonzo off the hook. Salomon Manriquez and Shawn Bowman also had multi hit games, while Ambi Concepcion (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .244), Josh Petersen (0 for 5, K, .219) and Anderson Machado (0 for 2, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .194) all took 0-fers.

cf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .290
2b Jon Malo 1 for 4, run, K, .276
lf Mike Carp 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .292
dh Caleb Stewart 2 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .278
c Salomon Manriquez 3 for 3, run, BB, .286
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 4, K, .283
Tobi Stoner 5.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 7/4 BB/K, 3.78 era
Edgar Alfonzo 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 4.78 era
Casey Hoorelbeke 2 IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 3.12 era
Tim LaVigne 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, BB/K, HR, 5.02 era

St. Lucie 3, Palm Beach 13

Nick Carr. Ouch. 0-10, 7.18 after today's drubbing. Carr gave up 6 runs in just 3 innings, on 4 hits and 3 walks, including 2 homers. Jose Bierd (2nd out of the pen) fared much much worse in his A+ debut, getting bombed for 5 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in just 1.1 innings, a nifty 33.75 era.

Greg Veloz, promoted before the game, was 1 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored in his A+ debut. Josh Thole and Jason Jacobs had multi hit games, with Thole climbing back over the .300 mark. Ezequiel Carrera is leveling off after a red hot 2 week stretch, he had a hit and walk today, and is hitting at .274. Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, BB, K, .231), Lucas Duda (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .265), Brahiam Maldonado (0 for 4, .240) and DJ Wabick (0 for 4, K, .288) all took 0-fers.

2b Greg Veloz 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, 2 Ks
dh Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .274
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, 2b (23), .301
3b Jason Jacobs 2 for 3, BB, .248
cf Joe Holden 1 for 3, RBI, K, .270
Nick Carr 3 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 7.18 era, L (0-10)
Edgar Ramirez 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 5.40 era
Jose Bierd 1.1 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 3 BBs, 33.75 era
Ryan Coultas 1.2 IP, H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 4.29 era

Brooklyn 6, Batavia 5 in 10 innings

Kirk Nieuwenhuis singled in Sean Ratliff in the bottom of the 10th, providing Brooklyn with the win after Roy Merritt allowed 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning (both runs were IHRs which Yury Santana failed to strand). Stephen Clyne got the win with 2 scoreless innings, his first in Brooklyn this season.

Reese Havens started in the field for the first time in his pro career, without making an error, he did not get a chance to turn any DPs. On the other side of the ball, he racked up 2 more XBH, a 2b and 3b, in 4 trips, collecting 2 RBI. His 08-draftee teammate, Ike Davis, had another bad night at the dish, going 0 for 4 to lower his average to .230. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had 2 hits, including the game winner. Aside from Davis, Eric Campbell (0 for 3, RBI, .269) took an 0-fer.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, 3b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .273
2b JR Voyles 1 for 3, run, BB, .282
c Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .248
dh Jose Jimenez 1 for 3, run, 2 Ks, .302
ss Reese Havens 2 for 4, run, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .260
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, K, .208
lf John Servidio 1 for 3, run, .244
Jenrry Mejia 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 4.24 era
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 2.10 era
Yury Santana 1.2 IP, 3 H, K, 3 era, BS (3)
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, 2 H, 1/4 BB/K, 3.24 era, W (1-1)

Kingsport 8, Bristol 5

Collin McHugh had another rough outing, surrendering 3 runs on 5 hits and a walk in 4 innings, but Phillips Orta had a good one in relief, giving up just 2 hits and a run in 3 innings to pick up his 3rd win. Michael Powers pitched a perfect 9th for his 6th save.

Dock Doyle returned to the lineup with a bang, 3 hits, including 2 2b and 2 RBI out of the cleanup spot. Each of the first 5 hitters in the Mets lineup had a hit, with just 2 Mets taking 0-fers. Pedro Zapata (0 for 4, K, .208) and Imbewer Alvarez (0 for 3, run, .202). Doyle, Stefan Welch and Justin Garber had multi hit games.

rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .288
2b Kyle Suire 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .287
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .324
dh Dock Doyle 3 for 5, run, 2 2b, 2 RBI, .336
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .276
c Mike Moras 1 for 3, run, 2 RBI, BB, K, .333
lf Justin Garber 2 for 4, run, RBI, .259
Collin McHugh 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4.89 era
Phillips Orta 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 1.91 era, W (3-3)
Jorge Rodriguez IP, H, ER, K, HR, 4.74 era
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 1 era, SV (6)

GCL

Mets 5, Cardinals 6 in 12 innings

3b Jefry Marte 2 for 5, run, BB, K, .329
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 6, 2b, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .198
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 6, K, .281
ss Miguel Tejada 0 for 5, .190
c Tyler Howe 3 for 5, run, 2b, K, .321
Michael Hebert 4 IP, H, ER, 5/3 BB/K, 5.82 era
Lachlan Hodge 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 9.93 era
Tim Smith 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, 3.27 era
Jonathan Sanchez 2 IP, 3/2 BB/K, 4.32 era
Mitch Houck 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 2.45 era