8/6 Minor League Report! PENA, LAGARES, CARSON!

New Orleans 2, Las Vegas 4

cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .323
2b Andy Green 1 for 4, K, .286
lf Chris Aguila 1 for 4, K, .290
rf Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .283
1b Ramon Martinez 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .270
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 3, BB, K, .202
c Mike Nickeas 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .226
3b Abraham Nunez 1 for 3, RBI, K, .208
Willie Collazo 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks, 3 HR, 4.07 era, L (4-7)
Ivan Maldonado IP, H, 2 BBs, K, 3.93 era
Eddie Camacho IP, K, 3.52 era
Nate Field IP, 2 Ks, 4.98 era

Binghamton 8, Bowie 9

What happens when you move a piece or two of St. Lucie's bullpen north and combine it with an already bad bullpen? You give up 7 runs in 3+ innings, of course. Bobby Parnell only went 5 innings today, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, leaving with an 8-2 lead, but saw Joe Hietpas (3), Casey Hoorelbeke (2 in 2 ip) and Tim LaVigne (2 in 0.0 ip) blow it, with LaVigne taking the loss.

Fernando Martinez was once again taken out after his final PA, (0 for 4, BB, K - must be some sort of weird plan). Aside from him, Anderson Machado (0 for 4, run, BB, K, .190) and Mike Carp took 0-fers, while Caleb Stewart had the only multi hit game.

dh Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, BB, K, .287
lf Mike Carp 0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .294
rf Caleb Stewart 2 for 2, 3 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, .283
cf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, K, .250
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, K, .345
1b Josh Petersen 1 for 3, run, HR, 5 RBI, K, .331
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .231
Bobby Parnell 1 for 2, BB, K, .271; 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.30 era
Joe Hietpas IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 2 HR, 6.67 era
Casey Hoorelbeke 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, HR, 2.70 era
Tim LaVigne 0.0 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, HR, 5.09 era, BS (4), L (2-4)

St. Lucie 0, Jupiter 9

Eric Niesen got hammered for 6 runs (5 earned) on 8 hits (2 homers) and 2 walks in 6 innings to take his 11th loss of the season. It's too bad he's STILL A RELIEVER STARTING GAMES. Figured the Mets would've figured that out a while ago, but guess not. Nick Abel gave up 3 in his inning of work, then Josh Stinson pitched 2 hitless innings to finish the game.

The offense managed just 5 hits, with Ezequiel Carrera getting 2 of them (both singles, 2 for 4, .281). Carrera's now hitting .333 (9 for 27) in August with 2 3b and 2 HR. The other hits were by DJ Wabick (2 for 4, K, .283), Jason Jacobs (1 for 4, .223)

2b Luis Castillo 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .250
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .233
dh Victor Mendez 0 for 2, BB, K, .283
1b Lucas Duda 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .265
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .241
Eric Niesen 6 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 4.46 era, L (6-11)
Nick Abel IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 16.88 era
Josh Stinson 2 IP, BB, 3 Ks, 2.45 era

Savannah 6, Columbus 8 in 11 innings

A bullpen meltdown turned a 5-1 lead into a 6-5 deficit in the 8th, but the Gnats responded with 1 to tie in the bottom half of the inning. However, Stephen Puhl gave up a pair in the top of the 11th to seal Savannah's fate, as they lost 8-6. Eric Beaulac started and was brilliant for 5 innings, allowing just 2 hits and an UER, striking out 6. Jason LaVorgna and Jose Bierd combined to give up 5 in the top of the 8th, blowing that 5-1 lead, and Stephen Puhl completed the nightmare by allowing a pair in the 11th, taking his 2nd loss.

Francisco Pena continued his hot streak with 3 more hits, including his 3rd triple of the season. Juan Lagares also had a 3 hit game, and Jefferies Tatford had a 2 hit game. Brad Hubbert took the only 0-fer (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .174).

2b Greg Veloz 1 for 5, BB, K, .288
lf Casey Craig 1 for 6, 2 runs, .281
c Francisco Pena 3 for 5, run, 3b, RBI, 2 Ks, .266
dh Sean McCraw 1 for 5, K, .292
ss Juan Lagares 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .269
cf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, 4 Ks, .291
1b Jefferies Tatford 2 for 5, RBI, .257
3b Joaquin Rodriguez 1 for 5, RBI, .245
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 2 H, R, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, 0.00 era
Jason LaVorgna 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 4.26 era
Jose Bierd 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 3.20 era, BS (1)
Stephen Puhl 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.70 era, L (0-2)
Manuel Olivares 0.1 IP, H, K, 4.43 era

Brooklyn 7, Lowell 0

One of those rare games this season where everything went right for the Conies, as they beat the Spinners 7-0, behind solid pitching from Pedro P Martinez and Jeff Kaplan, and a 9 hit 8 walk attack from the offense. JR Voyles and Jose Jimenez had multi hit games, and Sean Ratliff (0 for 4, BB, 3 Ks, .200) and Matt Smith (0 for 5, run, K, .179) took 0-fers. Martinez allowed just 3 hits over 6.1 innings.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .276
2b JR Voyles 2 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .255
c Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .264
1b Ike Davis 1 for 2, run, 2b, 3 BBs, .241
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, K, .279
dh Jose Jimenez 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .286
lf John Servidio 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .248
Pedro P Martinez 6.1 IP, 3 H, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, 3.20 era, W (1-2)
Jeff Kaplan 2.2 IP, BB, 2 Ks, 4.71 era, SV (2)

Kingsport 6, Princeton 2

Robert Carson keeps on walking way too many, and keeps on not paying for it. He walked 5 this morning (yeah, morning), in 6 innings, also allowing 5 hits, but no runs and 4 Ks for his 1st Appy League victory. Thru 8 starts split over the GCL and Kingsport, Carson is 2-1, 1.18, and in 38 innings, he's allowed just 22 hits, but 19 walks, striking out 35 and putting up a ridiculous 4.62 go/fo (4.62 groundouts per flyout). Manuel Alvarez finished off the game for his 3rd save.

Wilmer Flores now has 4 straight games with 2+ hits, as he fights his way out of a 2 for 20 slump, he's now 9 for his last 19 with 3 2b, 4 RBI, and a 1/2 BB/K ratio. Kyle Suire and Jean Luc Blaquiere also had multi hit games, while Rafael Fernandez (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .299), Doug McNulty (0 for 3, 2 BBs, .205), and Imbewer Alvarez (0 for 3, .210) took 0-fers.

2b Kyle Suire 2 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .294
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, .333
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .271
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, 2 runs. .217
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, 2 RBI, K, .271
Justin Garber 1 for 3, RBI, K, .255
Robert Carson 6 IP, 5 H, 5 BBs, 4 Ks, 0.60 era, W (1-1), 8:3:4, 3 PO
Manuel Alvarez 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, BB, K, 7.91 era, SV (3)