8/8 Minor League Report! FERNANDO! Owen!

As per Toby Hyde - Dillon Gee's been promoted to Binghamton, something I pretty much called yesterday. Thanks, Toby ;)

New Orleans5, Memphis 3

cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, BB, .327
2b Andy Green 3 for 5, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .300
lf Chris Aguila 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .290
rf Val Pascucci 2 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .287
1b Ramon Martinez 1 for 5, K, .267
ss Anderson Hernandez 0 for 4, BB, K, .200
c Gustavo Molina 1 for 5, .226
3b Abraham Nunez 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .206
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 9 H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.13 era, W (4-4)
Tim McNab 0.1 IP, K, 4.28 era
Eude Brito 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 6.57 era
Nate Field IP, 4.88 era, SV (11)

Binghamton 2, New Hampshire 4

Fernando Martinez returned to full action today, playing the entire game in center field, and had a homer, his 6th. Fernando was on base 3 times with 2 hits and a walk, but the Mets fell 4-2, mainly due to the next two guys in the order (Coronado, Carp) combining to go 0 for 8 with 3 Ks. In fact, outside of Fernando, there wasn't much offensively to speak of, Salvador Paniagua went 3 for 3, that was about it. In addition to Coronado and Carp, Ambi Concepcion (0 for 4, K, .247) and Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .263) also took 0-fers. Eric Brown gave up 4 runs in 8 innings to take his 9th loss of the season.

cf Fernando Martinez 2 for 3, run, HR (6), 2 RBI (28), BB, .291
lf Mike Carp 0 for 4, K, .293
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 4, K, .280
1b Anderson Machado 1 for 3, .231
c Salvador Paniagua 3 for 3, .259
2b Jon Malo 1 for 3, run, 2b, .273
Eric Brown 8 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 5.37 era, L (5-9)
Tim LaVigne IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 4.95 era

St. Lucie 6, Vero Beach 0

Dylan Owen was masterful tonight for 7 innings, shutting out Vero Beach on 6 hits, for his 11th win of the season.

Luis Castillo continued to struggle on his rehab assignment, he's now 1 for 16 in the minors, he took an 0-fer tonight (0 for 4, run, BB, .091). Ezequiel Carrera (0 for 2, 3 BBs, K, .277), and Jake Elgsti (0 for 4, .158) also took 0-fers, while DJ Wabick and Joe Holden had multi hit games.

2b Luis Castillo 0 for 4, run, BB, .091 (1 for 16 GCL/St. Lucie)
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .235
dh Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 2, 3 BBs, K, .277
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 5, K, .245
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, K, .266
c Jason Jacobs 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .227
rf DJ Wabick 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .290
cf Joe Holden 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .229
Dylan Owen 7 IP, 6 H, 2/4 BB/K, 3.52 era, W (11-6)
Nick Abel IP, 14.21 era
German Marte IP, H, 2 Ks, 3 era

Savannah 3, Columbus 5 - Game 1

Mark Cohoon went 5 innings, but gave up 7 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) doing it. Rhiner Cruz pitched the final 2 innings, striking out 4.

The Gnats were down 3-0 before even coming to bat, and down 4-1 after 1.5 innings. Hampering their comebackability was Greg Veloz's 0-fer (0 for 4, K, .285) out of the leadoff spot. Juan Lagares (0 for 2, RBI, .266), Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, K, .287) and Darren Clark (0 for 2, .252) also took 0-fers, while 3 Gnats had multi hit games.

lf Casey Craig 4 for 4, 2 runs, .290
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, K, .269
1b Jefferies Tatford 1 for 4, RBI, K, .256
cf Richard Pena 1 for 3, run, 2b, .206
3b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 2, 2b, RBI, .263
Mark Cohoon 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 4.50 era
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 3.32 era

Savannah 2, Columbus 5 - Game 2

Scott Moviel rebounded from a string of 3 straight rough outings (12 ip, 19 h, 12 er, 4/9 bb/k, 0-1, 9 era) with a very solid 5 inning effort today, a 3 hit shutout. He did walk 4, but as we've told you before, he's deep in unchartered territory, well past the 120 inning marker (90.1 innings was his previous career high, set last season). He was in line for his 10th win, but Bradley Burns returned off the DL with a giant plop, giving up 2 hits, 2 walks and a homer in 1.1 innings, en route to 4 runs. Manuel Olivares allowed a run in the 7th as well, completing the meltdown.

Casey Craig, who went 4 for 4 in the opener, had 2 more hits in the nightcap, he was the only one with multiple hits in the nightcap. 5 players took 0-fers: Greg Veloz (0 for 2, BB, K, .284), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, BB, .261), Jefferies Tatford (0 for 2, K, .244), Sean McCraw (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .284) and Richard Pena (0 for 2, BB, K, .205).

lf Casey Craig 2 for 4, RBI, K, .293
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 2, 2b, BB, .289
dh Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .264
3b Joaquin Rodriguez 1 for 3, 3b, RBI, K, .246
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 3 H, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.58 era
Bradley Burns 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 5.63 era, BS (1), L (0-1)
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 4.71 era

Brooklyn 5, Lowell 2

Scott Shaw had a very good outing today, giving up just a run on 4 hits in 6 innings for his 4th win of the season. Jimmy Johnson worked 2.2 innings allowing 2 hits and a run, and Stephen Clyne got the final out of the game for his 8th save.

The Cyclones had 9 hits and 5 walks, but despite scoring 5 runs, left 10 men on base. Jose Jimenez and Matt Smith both homered, JR Voyles, Jimenez and Sean Ratliff had multi hit games. Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .250), Ike Davis (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .243), Eric Campbell (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .276) and John Servidio (0 for 3, .242) all took 0-fers.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .268
2b JR Voyles 3 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .292
dh Jose Jimenez 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .310
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, .211
ss Matt Smith 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .200
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 8 Ks, 3.28 era, W (4-3)
Jimmy Johnson 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, 1.61 era
Stephen Clyne 0.1 IP, BB, 3.68 era, SV (8)

Kingsport 5, Bristol 2

Michael Olmsted's 2nd Appy League start wasn't as good as his first (abbreviated) outing, he allowed 4 hits and 2 runs in 5 innings, taking a ND. Brandon Moore followed with 4 perfect innings of relief, getting his 2nd win.

The Mets had just 5 hits, but also parlayed 4 walks, turning those 9 runners into 5 runs. Wilmer Flores had an RBI 2b, and SF, the only 2 credited RBI for Kingsport. Patrick Maat went 0 for 3 with a K in his first Appy League game. Rafael Fernandez (0 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .296), Doug McNulty (0 for 3, run, BB, .200), and Justin Garber (0 for 3, .240) also took 0-fers.

2b Kyle Suire 1 for 4, run, K, .292
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .333
3b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2b, .270
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .218
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 2, BB, K, .276
Michael Olmsted 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 2.08 era
Brandon Moore 4 IP, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, W (2-0)

GCL

Mets 2, Dodgers 6

cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 4, K, .198
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, .321
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 2, run, BB, .286
dh Charles Hinojosa 0 for 3, .125
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 3, K, .207
Kyle Allen 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 4 Ks, 1.42 era
Sam Martinez 1.1 IP, ER, BB, K, 2.89 era
Chris Hilliard 0.2 IP, H, K, 2.13 era, BS (1)
Mitch Houck IP, H, R, BB, 0.00 era, L (1-1)
Jonathan Sanchez IP, 2 H, 3 R, ER, BB, 4.91 era