8/3 Minor League Report! BOWMAN, MALDONADO!

New Orleans 1, Las Vegas 0

cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, .321
2b Andy Green 2 for 3, BB, .301
lf Chris Aguila 0 for 4, RBI, .295
rf Val Pascucci 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .286
1b Michel Abreu 2 for 4, .271
ss Ramon Martinez 0 for 3, .266
3b Abraham Nunez 0 for 3, .206
c Gustavo Molina 1 for 3, .220
Claudio Vargas 6.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 8 Ks, 4.36 era, W (5-2)
Tim McNab 1.2 IP, H, 3.86 era
Nate Field IP, H, 2 BBs, K, 5.20 era

Binghamton 5, New Britain 6

Well, the BMets have, one way or another, been stripped of virtually every prospect they had to open the season, only Mike Carp (he of the 0 for 5 today), Bobby Parnell, Jose Coronado (maybe), and the recently promoted Shawn Bowman remain. Fernando Martinez (DL), Dan Murphy (MLB), Nick Evans (MLB), Eddie Kunz (MLB) and Jon Niese (AAA, possibly MLB) are all out of the lineup/rotation. And so the depleted BMets lineup went out there today and put up 5 runs, only to watch Joe Hietpas (2) and Tim LaVigne (1) combine to give up 3 runs in the final 2 innings to blow a 5-3 lead and lose 6-5, after Eric Brown gave up 3 runs in his 5.2 innings. At this point, there is no reason for Mike Carp and Bobby Parnell to remain with the BMets, they should be in New Orleans.

ss Jose Coronado 1 for 5, .260
3b Jon Malo 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .266
lf Mike Carp 0 for 5, K, .300
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .275
cf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 4, run, K, .253
1b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 2b, BB, K, .381
dh Josh Petersen 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, K, .325
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, RBI, K, .230
2b Anderson Machado 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .250
Eric Brown 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 5.62 era
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2 BBs, K, 4.40 era
Joe Hietpas 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 Ks, 6.47 era, BS (2)
Tim LaVigne 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4.86 era, L (2-3)

St. Lucie 5, Vero Beach 3

Brahiam Maldonado had 3 more hits tonight to lead a 12 hit outburst from the Mets, as they beat Vero Beach 5-3 today. Ezequiel Carrera tripled (his 11th) and scored, and Lucas Duda continued to try and right himself after a 3 month swandive with another hit and walk. Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .234, SB (7)) was the only one to go hitless, but he chipped in with a RS as well. All in back of Dylan Owen, who also righted his ship with 6 good innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned). Emary Frederick picked up his 5th save.

cf Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 4, run, 3b (11), .272
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .265, E (8)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, run, K, .239, SB (5)
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .303
2b Peeter Ramos 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .214
rf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, .286
3b Luis Rivera 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .235
dh Jacob Elgsti 1 for 4, .100, CS (1)
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 3.73 era, W (10-6)
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 5.40 era
Emary Frederick 1.1 IP, 3.97 era, SV (5)

Savannah 0, Augusta 10

Maikel Cleto has most definitely hit a wall, the same one Scott Moviel's running headlong into. Over his last 5 starts (including tonight), he's gone 24.1 innings, allowing 29 h, 20 er, 7/12 BB/K, with a 1-4 record, and an ERA of 7.39. Tonight, he allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 4 hits (including a homer), and a walk. Manuel Olivares gave up 5 earned over 3 innings on 6 hits and a walk in "relief".

The offense managed just 4 hits off the former #1 pick of the Giants (10th overall, 2007) Madison Bumgarner, and 2 relievers. Greg Veloz and Casey Craig had one a piece (both were 1 for 4 with 2 Ks, and are hitting .289 and .287 respectively), and Carlos Guzman had 2 (2 for 2, BB, .294).

dh Francisco Pena 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .255
3b Nick Giarraputo 0 for 3, .252
ss Juan Lagares 0 for 3, .254
Maikel Cleto 5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, BB, K, HR, 4.15 era, L (4-10)
Manuel Olivares 3 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, BB, 3 Ks, 4.50 era

Brooklyn 5, Staten Island 3 in 13 innings

The Conies lead this game 2-0 after 4.5 innings, but Brad Holt gave up a run in the 5th and 6th, ending with a ND. Both teams scored one in the 9th, with Stephen Clyne giving up the game tying run in his 2nd inning of work. Yury Santana finished the 11th, and pitched the 12th to earn the win, Jeff Kaplan picked up his first save.

The offense had just 8 hits in the 13 inning game, but drew 5 walks to go along with them, and left a staggering 11 men on base. JR Voyles (0 for 6, RBI, 3 Ks, .234), Jason Jacobs (0 for 4, BB, 3 Ks, .176), Jose Jimenez (0 for 4, K, .268), and Matt Smith (0 for 3, RBI, .207) took 0-fers, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Sean Ratliff had multi hit games.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 7, K, .265
c Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, 2 BBs, .253
1b Ike Davis 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, BB, K, .242
lf, 3b Eric Campbell 1 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .281
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .206
Brad Holt 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 5 Ks, HR, 2.06 era
Jimmy Johnson 1.1 IP, H, BB, K, 1.37 era
Stephen Clyne 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.05 era
Yury Santana 1.2 IP, H, BB, 2 Ks, 3.52 era, W (2-1)
Jeff Kaplan IP, K, 5.19 era

Kingsport 9, Elizabethon 14

Both teams had a collosal failure of pitching, but the KMets was worse, leading to a shootout loss. Collin McHugh got annilhilated for 11 hits and 6 runs in 3.2 innings, but the offense got him off the hook. Manuel Alvarez wasn't so lucky, he gave up 5 hits and 4 runs in 2.1 innings to take his 4th loss. And for good measure, Travis Babin then came in and allowed 4 more, on 3 hits and 2 walks to put the game out of reach.

The offense was very productive, managing to turn 9 hits and 4 walks into 9 runs, and managing to leave 7 on base. Doug McNulty (0 for 5, .219), Rogelio Del Campo (0 for 3, .240), and Imbewer Alvarez (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .218) took 0-fers, while Wilmer Flores and Stefan Welch both went 2 for 5.

cf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI, K, .307
2b Kyle Suire 1 for 2, 3 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .298
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, .319
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 5, 2b, 2 Ks, .275
c Mike Moras 1 for 2, run, 2b, .333
rf Gabriel Zavala 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .286
lf Justin Garber 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, .200
Collin McHugh 3.2 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.65 era
Manuel Alvarez 2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, K, 8.82 era, L (0-4)
Travis Babin 2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 6.50 era
Jorge Rodriguez IP, H, K, 4.98 era

GCL

Mets 1, Dodgers 0, Game 1

2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 1, 2 BBs, K, .327
dh Jefry Marte 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .328
rf Cesar Puello 0 for 3, K, .275
3b Charles Hinojosa 0 for 2, K, .128
Kyle Allen 4 IP, 3 H, 7 Ks, 1.33 era
Mitch Houck 2 IP, K, 0.00 era, W (1-0)
Jonathan Sanchez IP, 2 Ks, 4.81 era

Mets 3, Dodgers 5, Game 2

2b Luis Castillo 0 for 3, BB
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .336
cf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 3, K, .198
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .284
c Juan Centeno 1 for 3, K, .213
Eduardo Aldama 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 4.68 era
Luis Rojas 0.0 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3.60 era
Samuel Martinez 2 IP, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, 2.70 era