Sunday, May 31, 2009

5/31 Minor League Report! VELOZ!

Buffalo 2, Durham 5

cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .295
dh Alex Cora 1 for 5, .214
3b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, BB, K, .310
lf Willy Mo Pena 2 for 4, K, .237
rf Emil Brown 2 for 4, RBI, K, .250
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, 2b, .228
2b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, BB, .183
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, BB, .219
ss Jon Malo 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .202
Kyle Snyder 4 IP, 6 H, 5/3 R/ER, 4/2 BB/K, 4.11 era, L (0-5), 77:41:36, 3:6:2
Tim McNab 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 BB/K, 1.93 era, 35:19:16, 4:1:1
Adam Bostick 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 36:20:16, 1:3:2

Binghamton 7, New Britain 15

Jose Sanchez got oblierated for 10 hits and 8 runs in 3.1 innings, and the bullpen wasn't a whole lot better, giving up 9 hits and 7 runs in 4.2 innings as the Mets were overwhelmed by the RockCats.

The offense did managed to gather 11 hits, 5 walks and 7 runs, but were in such an early hole, they did most of that in extensive garboge time [/Marv Albert]. The Mets were 4 for 12 with RISP and left 9 men on base. Emmanuel Garcia had another multi hit game, his 4th in a row and 5th in the last 6, he's 17 for his last 46 to push his average back up to the mid .270s. DJ Wabick and Jake Eigsti also had multi hit games, while Ruben Tejada, who had been white hot coming into today, took the only 0-fer, going 0 for 4 to drop his average down to .274.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .277
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .277
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .200
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (26), BB, K, .289
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, run, HR (6), 2 RBI (25), BB, 2 Ks, 270
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 3, RBI, 2 BBs, .327
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .182
2b Jake Eigsti 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .286
Jose Sanchez 3.1 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 3 BBs, 2 HR, 6.88 era, L (1-6), 9:1
Eric Brown IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 5.73 era, 0:2:0
NicK Abel 2.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, K, 7.89 era, 4:3:1
Julio De La Cruz IP, H, ER, BB, 3.12 era, 2:1

St. Lucie 6, Clearwater 0

Brad Holt had another great outing today (6 ip, 3 h, 1/6 bb/k), and since his horrific outing on opening day, has been flat out dominant, having allowed just 5 earned runs in 37.2 innings, for a 1.12 era. Brant Rustich made his first appearance in 9 days, working the final 3 innings in dominant fashion for his 2nd save of the season.

The Mets offense hammered out 14 hits and drew 4 walks, and was paced by a 4 hit performance from Greg Veloz. Ike Davis, Matt Watson and Brahiam Maldonado also had multi hit games, while Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, run, BB, .205) took the only 0-fer. The Mets were just 2 for 12 with RISP and left 11 on base.

2b Greg Veloz 4 for 5, RBI, K, .255
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, .259
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .303
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .238
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, 2b (16), HR (3), 2 RBI (17), BB, .282
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, run, .219
dh Matt Watson 2 for 3, run, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, .224
Brad Holt 6 IP, 3 H, 1/6 BB/K, 3.05 era, W (4-1), 6:6:6
Brant Rustich 3 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 2.03 era, SV (2), 7:1:1

Savannah 3, Asheville 12

Jeurys Familia got hammered for 6 runs on 13 hits in just 4 innings as the Gnats got blown out for one of the few times this year, getting pasted 12-3. The offense had 8 hits and a walk, and were 0-fer with RISP, and left 6 on base.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, run, 3b, K, .318
cf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .249
1b Josh Satin 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .320
lf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .312
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, run, HR (1), RBI (13), .263
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, 2b, BB, K, .313
dh Kai Gronauer 0 for 4, K, .216
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .225
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, K, .203
Jeurys Familia 4 IP, 13 H, 6 ER, 2 Ks, 2.92 era, L (3-4), 5:3:2
Michael Powers 2 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 Ks, 3.60 era, 3:1:2
Josh Stinson 2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.27 era, 0:4:2

Prospect Focus: Jordany Valdespin

Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com

Valdespin is a lefty batter

The Mets signed Valdespin as an 18 year old during the 2007 Internation Free Agent signing period, and assigned him to their DSL team that summer, where he hit .245/.369/.338/.707, 34 for 139, 23 runs, 4 2b, 3 3b, HR, 16 RBI, 24/26 BB/K, 8/12 SBs, with a .187 K rate, and a corresponding .9230 BB/K ratio.

The next summer, the Mets sent Valdespin stateside to the rookie level Gulf Coast Mets, where he hit .284/.319/.440/.760, 38 for 134, 23 runs, 6 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 7/10 BB/K, 9/11 SBs, with a .074 K rate, and a .7000 BB/K. Against lefties, he hit just .263/.263/.316/.579 (5 for 19, 2b). Against RHP, he hit .267/.313/.429/.742 (28 for 105, 2 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 7/7 BB/K).

For the 2009 season, the Mets decided to jump Valdespin to Savannah, despite rather pedestrian numbers in the GCL, and early on, he justified that decision in a HUGE way, getting off to an unbelieveable start, with a .385/.406/.615/1.021 line in April, until he was suspended for conduct deterimental to the team. Upon his return, he middled around for 16 games, but over his last 5 games, he is once again freakishly hot (11 for 22, 5 2b, RBI, 1/7 BB/K, 2 SBs). Overall this season, as of May 31st (before the game today), Valdespin is hitting .313/.358/.463/.821, 46 for 147, 29 runs, 9 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 11/31 BB/K, 7/9 SBs, with a .211 K rate, and a corresponding .3548 BB/K ratio.

Valdespin has improved markedly against LHP this year, he's hitting .306/.390/.361/.751 against them this year (11 for 36, 6 runs, 3b, 4 RBI, 5/8 BB/K, SB, .222 K rate, .6250 BB/K ratio), while against RHP, he's hitting .315/.347/.495/.843 (35 for 111, 23 runs, 9 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 6/23 BB/K, 6/8 SBs, .207 K rate, .2608 BB/K ratio).

5/31 Links

MetsRefugees 5/30 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/31 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore @ 530pm
Binghamton @ 130pm
St. Lucie @ 2pm
Savannah @ 2pm

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah

Saturday, May 30, 2009

5/30 Minor League Report! Thole, Duda, Tejada, VALDESPIN!

Buffalo 2, Durham 10

cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, K, .259
ss Alex Cora 1 for 4, .222
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .315
lf Willy Pena 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .225 (Nothing Mo about him!)
rf Emil Brown 0 for 4
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .188
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR (2), 2 RBI (4), K, .231
dh Michel Abreu 2 for 4, 2b, .227
2b Jon Malo 1 for 4, .209
Brandon Knight 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4/2 BB/K, 4.47 era, L (3-4), 87:47:40, 4:7:2
Connor Robertson 0.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, K, 2 HR, 5.11 era, 32:24:8, 0:1:1
Eddie Kunz 2.2 IP, 3.13 era, 22:15:7, 7:1

Binghamton 5, New Britain

Another Dylan Owen start, another multi run performance. Another Binghamton game, another 2 hits for Josh Thole. And so it goes for the Mets, who saw Owen plummet to 0-5 with a 6.97 era after today's rough 5 inning 6 run performance, but on the flip side, saw Thole collect 2 more hits, raising his average to .369. Almost as, if not more, impressive was Ruben Tejada, who had 2 hits himself, and is now batting .281 in Binghamton. Emmanuel Garcia, Lucas Duda and DJ Wabick also had multi hit games for the Mets, but it was to no avail. Nick Evans, Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .271), and Jose Coronado (0 for 4, .240) took 0-fers for the Mets, who collected 11 hits and 3 walks, and were an impressive 5 for 12 with RISP, and left 8 on base.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 5, 2b (7), RBI (21), K, .272
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, RBI (16), BB, .369
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, run, BB, K, .194
dh Lucas Duda 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (9), HR (2), 2 RBI (25), BB, K, .290
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, 2b (16), RBI (25), .320
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, run, K, .278
2b Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, run, 2b, .281 (PLEASE LEAVE HIM HERE ALL YEAR!)
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 6.97 era, L (0-5), 6:5:2
Stephen Clyne I.1 IP, H, BB, K, 7.27 era, 1:2:1
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 1/4 BB/K, 3.96 era, 1:0:4

St. Lucie 4, Clearwater 3

Luis Rivera's 2 run walkoff double made a winner out of Emary Frederick, as the Mets rallied for 2 in the 9th. The Mets scored single runs in the 5th and 8th innings, each time trailing by 2 runs (2-0 and 3-1), before Rivera's double. The Mets had 9 hits and 2 walks on the day, but were just 1 for 7 with RISP (the one being Rivera's 2b), and left 7 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Francisco Pena had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 2, K, .228; removed in the middle of the game, no info...), Zach Lutz (0 for 4, RBI, .232), and Ike Davis (0 for 3, BB, K, .276) took 0-fers.

Angel Calero started and for the second straight start, gave up 3 runs in 7 innings, this time getting a ND, instead of a loss.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, .261
2b Greg Veloz 1 for 2, K, .236
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .306
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, 2b, K, .218
dh Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, run, .212
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, run, K, .216
2b, ss Luis Rivera 1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .125
Angel Calero 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 2 HR, 3.61 era, 5:9:5
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, K, 2.75 era, W (2-3), 3:2:1

Savannah 11, Asheville 8, Game 1

The Gnats roared out to an 8-1 lead after 4 innings, and had to watch Elvin Ramirez and Jacob Goldberg try their damndest to give it away, hanging on for a 3 run victory. Every starter except Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, BB, K, .309) had a hit in the 13 hit outburst, Jordany Valdespin, Josh Satin, Raul Reyes and Daniel Stegall had multi hit games.

Ramirez staggered through the requisite 5 innings for a win, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits and 2 walks. Goldberg allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits.

2b Jordany Valdespin 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, .308
cf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 5, run, 3b, RBI, K, .253
1b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 5 RBI, BB, K, .325
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, 2b, .248
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, run, RBI, .303
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 2, 2 runs, .224
dh Dan Stegall 2 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, .250
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .205
Elvin Ramirez 5 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 3.40 era, W (3-3), 10:3:2
Jacob Goldberg 2 IP, 4 H, 3/2 R/ER, 3 Ks, 12 era, 3:0:3

Savannah 2, Asheville 5, Game 2

Eric Beaulac got pounded for 7 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) in 5.2 innings, as the Gnats dropped the back end of the doubleheader, 5-3. Jordany Valdespin put together another multi hit game, giving him a 5 for 8 on the day. Sean Ratliff and Wilmer Flores also had multi hit games, while Luis Alen (0 for 3, BB, K, .118) and Dan Stegall (0 for 3, .200) took 0-fers. The Gnats hammered out 10 hits and drew 4 walks, but they went just 2 for 13 with RISP, and left 11 on base.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .313
cf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .253
1b Josh Satin 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .327
lf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, 2 Ks, .313
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 3, RBI (12), BB, .257
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, RBI, .300
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, 2b, K, .207
Eric Beaulac 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5/3 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 3.66 era, L (2-3), 7:6:4
Rhiner Cruz 0.1 IP, K, 2.28 era

5/30 Links

MetsRefugees 5/29 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/30 Minor League Thread
MetsRefugees 5/30 Minor League Report

Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton @ 630pm
St. Lucie @ 6pm
Savannah Game 1 @ 530pm
Savannah Game 2

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah
Savannah

Friday, May 29, 2009

5/29 Minor League Report! THOLE, COULTAS, VALDESPIN, MARTE!!!!!

Buffalo 9, Durham 3

cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .252
ss Alex Cora 1 for 5, 2b
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, BB, .320
dh Willy Mo Pena 1 for 5, RBI, K, .224
3b Mike Lamb 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .186
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, BB, .229
lf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .282
rf Jason Cooper 2 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, K, .192
2b Jon Malo 3 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, BB, .207
Fernando Nieve 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1/7 BB/K, HR, 3.44 era, W (3-0), 105:70:35, 6:5:7
Jon Switzer 1.2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 2.42 era, 31:18:13, 2:0:3
Connor Robertson IP, BB, K, 3 era, 16:9:7, 0:2:1

Binghamton 6, New Britain 0

Josh Thole and Ryan Coultas had HUGE games today for the Mets, as they blanked the Rock Cats 6-0 to move to 21-24, 5 games back of Connecticut for the Northern Division lead. Thole, Emmanuel Garcia, Shawn Bowman and DJ Wabick had multi hit games for the Mets, while Coultas had his longest professional pitching outing of his career, a 2 hitter over 8 innings for his 4th win.

Garcia drove in 3 runs for the Mets, who pounded out 12 hits and drew 5 walks, en route to 6 runs, and a very good 5 for 14 showing with RISP. They did leave 10 on base, though. Lucas Duda (0 for 3, 2 BBs, .285), and Jose Coronado (0 for 4, K, .261) took 0-fers for the Mets.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 5, 3 RBI, .268
c Josh Thole 3 for 4, BB, .366
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, BB, K, .219
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, K, .277
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, .315
rf Carl Loadenthal 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .243
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, 2 RBI, .275
Ryan Coultas 8 IP, 2 H, 2/4 BB/K, 2.55 era, W (4-2), 3:17:4
Edgar Alfonzo IP, BB, K, 4.76 era, 0:2:1

Savannah 2, Asheville 3

Two Jefry Marte homers weren't enough tonight, as the Gnats fell 3-2 to Asheville, dropping to 24-23, 3 games behind Charleston in the Southern Division. Marte broke out of a long long slump in a HUGE way with 3 hits, including his second and third homers of the season, but it was in a losing cause. Jordany Valdespin also had a 3 hit game atop the lineup, but in between were 6 0-fers and a 1 fer (Sean Ratliff went 1 for 4 with 2 Ks, he's hitting .314 on the season).

Kyle Allen's third start (in 9 APPs) of the year was uneven, he allowed 3 runs (2 earned) over 4 innings, but allowed 7 hits and 2 walks, and had 2 wild pitches.

2b Jordany Valdespin 3 for 5, 2b, K, .295
cf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 4, .254
1b Josh Satin 0 for 3, BB, K, .321
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 3, BB, .248
rf Raul Reyes 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .292
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .224
dh Dan Stegall 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .111
3b Jefry Marte 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR (3), 2 RBI (17), K, .203
Kyle Allen 4 IP, 7 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.91 era, L (3-2), 5:4:2
Manuel Olivares 3 IP, H, BB, K, 2.55 era, 4:4:1
Rhiner Cruz IP, H, K, 2.31 era, 2:0:1

5/29 Links (Happy 1500 MPH!)

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MetsRefugees 5/28 Minor League Report
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Buffalo Boxscore
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

5/28 Minor League Report! THOLE, Tejada, GUZMAN, REYES!

Buffalo 1, Lehigh Valley 7

ss Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .285
cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, .244
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, K, .326
rf Willy Mo Pena 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .225
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, .176
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 4, 2b, .226
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, .288
2b Jon Malo 1 for 3, .181
Nelson Figueroa 6.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3/6 BB/K, HR, 3.54 era, L (0-4), 111:71:40, 5:9:6
Eddie Kunz 1.1 IP, 2 H, K, 3.54 era, 15:12:3, 2:1:1
Tim McNab IP, 2 H, ER, K, HR, 2.16 era, 17:11:6, 1:1:1

Binghamton 7, Connecticut 8

The BMets showed tremendous fight today, repeatedly coming back from multi run deficits, but they couldn't seal the deal, thanks in large part to an abysmal relief outing from Eric Brown, who gave up 4 runs of his own (and allowed 2 IHR to score). Tobi Stoner started and was very effective, even if wild, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 6.1 innings. Roy Merritt allowed a run on a hit in 0.1 innings, before Eric Brown's awful outing began. Stephen Clyne pitched a perfect top of the 9th.

The Mets offense had 11 hits and drew 2 walks, and were a very good 5 for 10 with RISP, leaving just 3 men on base. Emmanuel Garcia, Josh Thole, DJ Wabick and Ruben Tejada had multi hit games for the Mets, while Lucas Duda and Shawn Bowman (hitting 45 in the order) were a combined 0 for 7 with 3 Ks.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, K, .264
c Josh Thole 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .356
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, .214
rf DJ Wabick 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .312
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 4, K, .286
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (17), .276
Tobi Stoner 1 for 2, .500; 6.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 2.49 era, 5:12:1
Roy Merritt 0.1 IP, H, ER, 4.24 era, 0:1
Eric Brown 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 4.91 era, BS (1), L (3-4), 1:2
Stephen Clyne IP, 8.59 era, 2:1

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 4

Despite a stellar relief outing from Nick Carr (4 ip, 3 h, er), he was tagged with the loss, giving up the tiebreaking run in the 8th inning, after Carlos Guzman capped off his great day with a game tying RBI double in the 7th. Guzman (3 for 4, 2b, 3 RBI, K, .305), Ike Davis (1 for 4, 2b, 3 Ks, .281) and Francisco Pena (1 for 4, .208) were the only Mets with hits, everyone else took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .255
ss Reese Havens 0 for 1, run, 3 BBs, K, .230
3b Zach Lutz 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .244
dh Matt Bouchard 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .210
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .215
2b Luis Rivera 0 for 4, K, .083
Scott Shaw 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/3 BB/K, HR, 3.75 era, 7:4:3
NicK Carr 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/3 BB/K, HR, 2.30 era, L (1-2), 6:1:3

Savannah 6, Asheville 0

Four Gnats had multi hit games, as the Gnats hammered out 13 hits and drew 3 walks en route to a 6-0 pounding of the Tourists. The 234 hitters, Rafael Fernandez, Josh Satin and Sean Ratliff all had multi hit games, combining to go 6 for 13. Raul Reyes also had a multi hit game, while Jordany Valdespin took(0 for 5, run, 4 Ks, .284) the only 0-fer.

Robert Carson went just 3 innings, it may've been a pitch count issue (4 hits, 3 walks, 4 Ks), I may find out tomorrow. Chris Schwinden got the win, pitching the final 5 innings of the game.

cf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .260
1b Josh Satin 2 for 5, 2b, .327
lf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, BB, K, .315
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, RBI, .254
rf Raul Reyes 3 for 5, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .300
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .233
dh Daniel Stegall 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .200
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .191
Robert Carson 3 IP, 4 H, 3/4 BB/K, 2.09 era, 4:0:4:CS
Michael Powers IP, BB, 3.38 era, 1:1:0
Chris Schwinden 5 IP, 3 H, 6 Ks, 4.13 era, W (3-2), 5:4:6

5/28 Links

MetsRefugees 5/27 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/28 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore @ 1pm
Binghamton (in progress)
St. Lucie
Savannah

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

5/27 Minor League Report! TEJADA, NIEUWENHUIS, NIESEN, VALDESPIN!

Buffalo 3, Lehigh Valley 5

Jon Niese had yet another godawful performance for the Bisons this season, tonight giving up 5 runs in 6 innings. As a sign of how beyond pathetic he's been this year, tonight's outing lowered his ERA under 8. (By the way, if you think I'm being overtly critical, keep in mind I LOVE Jon Niese, have since we drafted him in 2005).

The Bisons had 9 hits on the night, and went 2 for 6 with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Argenis Reyes and Jesus Feliciano had multi hit games, while Michel Abreu (0 for 4, .214) and Mike Lamb (0 for 4, .183) took 0-fers.

ss Argenis Reyes 2 for 4, K, .283
cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, run, 2b, .244
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, .333
rf Willy Mo Pena 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .211
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .227
lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .289
Jon Niese 1 for 2, .200; 6 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 7.96 era, L (0-4), 106:72:34, 11:5:2
Tim McNab IP, 2 H, 1.72 era, 19:12:7, 2:1
Connor Robertson 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.13 era, 24:17:7, 2:2:2

Binghamton 6, Connecticut 5

The Mets faced one of the Giants best prospects, Tim Alderson today, and Ruben Tejada was 3 for 3 off him, great sign for the 19 year old shortstop. In fact, the 4 thru 8 hitters for the Mets each had multi hit games, and were a combined 13 for 22 with 5 runs scored and 5 RBI. Every Met had a hit, but they were a putrid 4 for 17 with RISP, and left 14 of their 21 runners on base.

Michael Antonini had a GREAT first 6 innings, allowing just a run on 3 hits with 8 Ks. Then he came out for the 7th and allowed 2 hits and a walk, runners which Adam Bostick allowed to score, blowing a 3-1 Met lead. After Bostick, the Mets bullpen shut down the Defenders, allowing just 2 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings as the offense came back from 5-3 down with runs in the 8th and 9th to tie, and 11th to win.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 6, 2b, 2 Ks, .260
c Josh Thole 1 for 6, K, .349
1b Nick Evans 1 for 6, run, 2b, K, .208
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 5, run, BB, 3 Ks, .297
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 4, 3 runs, BB, K, .280
rf DJ Wabick 3 for 5, run, 2b, K, .304
ss Jose Coronado 3 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, .289
2b Ruben Tejada 3 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .270
Michael Antonini 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2/8 BB/K, 5.02 era, 3:8:8
Adam Bostick 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 2.60 era, BS (1), 0:1:1, balk
Eric Brown IP, K, 4.08 era, 2:0:1
Julio De La Cruz 2 IP, 2 H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.88 era, 2:2:2
Edgar Alfonzo IP, 5.06 era, W (2-1), 2:1

St. Lucie 5, Brevard County 6, Game 1 - 8 innings

Jenrry Mejia had a rough 4th inning today, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks and 3 runs (2 earned, due to an Ike Davis error), but on the positive side, he did strike out 8. Manuel Alvarez inherited two runners from Nick Waechter and allowed 1 to score to blow a save, and then Jose De La Torre allowed one in the bottom of the 8th (on a wild pitch strike 3) to take the loss.

The Mets were held to just 6 hits, but did draw 4 walks and hit 3 homers, while going 1 for 7 with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while Carlos Guzman (0 for 4, K, .283), Ike Davis (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .275), Francisco Pena (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .207), and Luis Rivera (0 for 4, K, .125) all took 0-fers.

dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, 2b, .255
ss Reese Havens 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .231
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 2, run, HR (3), 3 RBI (13), 2 BBs, .254
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, run, HR (4), RBI (18), K, .209
rf Daniel Stegall 1 for 2, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB
Jenrry Mejia 4 IP, 4 H, 3/2 R/ER, 4/8 BB/K, 2.06 era, 2:3:8
Nick Waechter 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, 4.56 era, 2:1:1
Manuel Alvarez 1.2 IP, 2 H, K, 3.68 era, BS (1), 3:1:1
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 5.40 era, L (1-3), 2:0:1

St. Lucie 5, Brevard County 0

Eric Niesen was fantastic yet again, allowing just 5 hits in 6 innings for his 3rd win of the season, and the Mets exploded in Game 2 with 12 hits and a walk in their win over the Manatees. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Carlos Guzman, Ike Davis and Brahiam Maldonado had multi hit games, while Rafael Arroyo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .107) and Dan Stegall (0 for 3, K, .200) took 0-fers in Game 2.

dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, K, .261
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, run, .232
cf Carlos Guzman 3 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, .294
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .257
1b Ike Davis 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .282
2b Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .218
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, .220
Eric Niesen 6 IP, 5 H, 2/6 BB/K, 2.16 era, W (3-2), 3:9:6
Edgar Ramirez IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1

Savannah 1, Lexington 3

Jeff Kaplan had his best outing of the season, throwing a 6 hit shutout over 7.2 innings, but Josh Stinson allowed 3 runs on a hit and 2 walks in 0.2 innings (Jimmy Johnson allowed 2 of his IHR to score), to blow a 1-0 lead and take the loss.

The Gnats had 11 hits and a walk, while going just 1 for 13 with RISP and leaving 11 men on base. Sean Ratliff snapped a very long 0-fer (0 for 30) with a multi hit game. Wilmer Flores, and Jordany Valdespin also had multi hit games, while Jefry Marte (0 for 5, run, K, .190) and Raul Reyes (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .277) took 0-fers.

rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .254
1b Josh Satin 1 for 4, BB, .325
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, RBI, .255
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, K, .232
2b Jordany Valdespin 3 for 4, 2b, K, .295
dh Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 4, K, .216
Jeff Kaplan 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2/3 BB/K, 1.05 era, 12:6:3
Josh Stinson 0.2 IP, H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 3.91 era, BS (1), L (1-2), 2:0
Jimmy Johnson 0.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 0.71 era, 1:
Rhiner Cruz 0.1 IP, 2.42 era, 0:1

5/27 Links

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

5/26 Minor League Report!

Buffalo 1, Lehigh Valley 2

Oliver Perez. That's about all you need to know tonight. Ollie was Ollie, walking 5 in 4.1 innings, including one with the bases loaded and one to the opposing pitcher. He threw just 48 of 88 pitches for strikes and took the loss, despite giving up just a run on 3 hits.

The Bisons severely depleted offense managed just 7 hits and a run, while going 0 for 7 with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Jesus Feliciano had the only multi hit game for the Bisons, while Jason Cooper (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .178), Robinson Cancel (0 for 4, .227) and Jon Malo (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .175) took 0-fers

ss Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, .276
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, .280
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .342
rf Willy Mo Pena 1 for 3, BB, K, .208
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, 2b, K, .190
ph Michel Abreu 1 for 1, run, HR, RBI, .225
Oliver Perez 4.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 5/5 BB/K, 2.08 era, L (0-1), 88:48:40, 5:3:5
Kyle Snyder 3.2 IP, H, R, 1/7 BB/K, 3.77 era, 58:36:22, 3:2:7
Eddie Kunz IP, 3.79 era, 10:7:3, 3:0:0

Binghamton + St. Lucie = rain

Savannah 1, Lexington 4

Jeurys Familia pitched into the 8th inning for the first time all season, but took the loss allowing 4 runs on 6 hits in 7+.

The Gnats had 9 hits in the game, and were 2 for 5 with RISP, but left 7 on base. Jordany Valdespin fouled out to third his first time up, then was pulled from the game to start the 4th inning. Jean Luc Blaquiere had the only multi hit game for the Gnats, while Rafael Fernandez (0 for 4, .256) and Valdespin (0 for 1, .280) took the only 0-fers.

3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, run, K, .195
lf, 1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, K, .277
1b, 2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, K, .327
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, RBI (SF), .248
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, .307
dh Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .290
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 2 for 4, .214
lf Raul Rees 1 for 2, .295
Jeurys Familia 7+ IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 2.05 era, L (3-3), 9:9:3
Jimmy Johnson 2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 0.72 era, 2:1:3

FERNANDO TO THE MAJORS

Jose Reyes and Ryan Church have finally been placed on the DL, after Omar Minaya today learned a DL exists.

Fernando Martinez and some scrub have been called up.

For the sake of all our sanities, please don't jump if Fernando starts out 0 for 12 with 7 Ks, mmmmmkay? And please don't proclaim him a bust.

PS: A little info on those of you who comment on my posts - I'll address the comments on the chat box, so keep an eye on that...

BTW, Fernando's hitting 6th today.

5/26 Links

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Monday, May 25, 2009

5/25 Minor League Report!

Buffalo 8, Lehigh Valley 7

Dillon Gee had a rough outing today, snapping a streak of 3 good starts in his last 4 (those 3 good starts totalling 20.1 innings, 12 hits, 2 earned runs, 7 walks and 16 Ks). Today, he gave up 4 hits and 4 runs in 4 innings. Brandon Knight also had a bad outing, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits in 3.2 innings, but the Bisons overcame the poor pitching thanks to an offensive explosion of 8 runs on 15 hits and a walk. The Bisons went 5 for 14 with RISP and left 8 on base.

Cory Sullivan, Javier Valentin, Mike Lamb and Robinson Cancel had multi hit games for the Bisons, while Jason Cooper (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .195) took the only 0-fer.

ss Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, run, RBI, .277
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 5, RBI, .244
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 5, run, HR (8), 2 RBI (28), K, .291
1b Javier Valentin 2 for 5, RBI, K, .343
rf Willy Mo Pena 1 for 4, run, .203
2b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .188
c Robinson Cancel 3 for 4, run, RBI, .238
Dillon Gee 1 for 1, .250; 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, HR, 4.10 era, 66:39:27, 7:4
Brandon Knight 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.15 era, W (3-3), 70:48:22, 3:4:3
Jon Switzer 0.1 IP, 2.61 era, 1:1:0, 1:
Elmer Dessens IP, K, 1.09 era, SV (5), 11:9:2, 1:1:1

Binghamton 5, New Britain 4 in 11 innings

Despite an awful awful inept showing with RISP (2 for 19), the Mets twice battled back from 2 run deficits (2-0 and 4-2), rallying to beat the Rock Cats 5-4 this afternoon. The Mets came to bat in the bottom of the 9th down 2-0, but Ruben Tejada singled in DJ Wabick, who'd reached on an error, and then Emmanuel Garcia's 3U fielder's choice brought in Josh Thole (who'd drawn a walk PHing), tying the game at 2. Roy Merritt, who had pitched a perfect 9th, gave up 2 in the 10th, due to his own error, once more putting the Mets down 2. But, Nick Evans (who had been 0 for 4 with 3 Ks to that point) doubled to lead off the inning and scored on Lucas Duda's double. An error brought Duda home to tie the game and send it to the 11th, where again it was an Evans hit which keyed the inning. After a leadoff single by Emmanuel Garcia, Evans stroked a 1 out single to right, setting the stage for Josh Petersen's bases loaded walk, giving the Mets a thrilling 5-4 victory.

Jose Sanchez had his best outing of the year, giving up just 2 runs on 8 hits in 8 innings, but he took a ND. Adam Bostick pitched a scoreless 11th for the win. Emmanuel Garcia, Nick Evans and Ruben Tejada had multi hit games, while Shawn Bowman (0 for 5, K, .274), DJ Wabick (0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .292) and Carl Loadenthal (0 for 3, BB, .242) took 0-fers. As I mentioned, the Mets were an absymally terrible (use whatever adjectives you want) 2 for 19 with RISP, and they left 14 on base (although, oddly, that number counts "leaving" the bases loaded off the walk off walk).

cf Emmanuel Garcia 3 for 6, run, RBI, .264
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 5, BB, K, .235
1b Nick Evans 2 for 6, run, 2b, 3 Ks, .222
dh Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, .293
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 2, BB, .172
ph, c Josh Thole run, 2 BBs, .357
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, .255
Jose Sanchez 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 5.88 era, 9:7:6
Roy Merritt 2 IP, H, 2 R, 3 BBs, K, 3.91 era, 1:4:1
Adam Bostick IP, H, BB, K, 2.16 era, W (3-0), 2:0:1

Savannah 1, Lexington 2

Savannah went up against 19 year old Brad Dydalewicz today, who coming into the game was 2-0 with a 0.47 era. Dydalewicz carried a no hitter into the 5th inning until Wilmer Flores broke it up with a single. However, Elvin Ramirez for the Gnats allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings to take a tough loss, as the Gnats couldn't touch Dydalewicz. The bullpen for the Gnats was basically perfect, firing 4 hitless innings behind Ramirez, but the Gnats could not get over the hump, falling 2-1. They went 1 for 7 with RISP and left 7 men on base, and the offense generated just 4 hits, but drew 5 walks. Juan Lagares (1 for 4, K, .291), Eric Campbell (1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .276), and Wilmer Flores (2 for 4, .246) had the hits for the Gnats, everyone else took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, BB, K, .282
1b Josh Satin 0 for 4, .329
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .308
rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 3, BB, K, .262
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 4, K, .232
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 2, BB, .194
Elvin Ramirez 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2.98 era, L (2-3), 6:5:4
Manuel Olivares 2 IP, K, 2.91 era, 3:2:1
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 2.45 era, 1:2:2

5/25 Links

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Links fixed. I got St. Lucie and Binghamton mixed up, as to who has the offday. :eyeroll:

Sunday, May 24, 2009

5/24 Minor League Report! HOLT!

Buffalo 5, Columbus 3

Fernando Nieve had a second straight good outing in AAA, again giving up 2 runs in 6 innings, and again picking up the win. Elmer Dessens gave up a run in the 9th, but picked up his 4th save of the season.

The Bison offense had 8 hits and 2 walks, and also took advantage of an error in scoring 5 runs. They were 3 for 10 with RISP and left 5 men on base. Cory Sullivan, Rene Rivera and Jesus Feliciano had multi hit games, while Michel Abreu (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .205), Mark Kiger (0 for 1, K, .000) and Jon Malo (0 for 1, run, .184) took 0-fers.

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 2, RBI, BB, K, .280
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, run, K, .237
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, K, .294
dh Javier Valentin 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .333
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .174
c Rene Rivera 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, K, .225
rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 3, run, 2b, .273
Fernando Nieve 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 3 era, W (2-0), 100:65:35, 7:7:4
Connor Robertson 2 IP, H, 3.43 era, 24:20:4, 4:2
Elmer Dessens IP, H, ER, K, HR, 1.14 era, SV (4), 11:8:3, 1:1:1

Binghamton 1, New Britain 10

Dylan Owen had another wholly ineffective outing (though this time it was one nightmare inning which plagued him), he gave up 6 runs (all in the 5th inning) on 8 hits and 2 walks.

The Mets offense had just 5 hits on the day, and were 0 for 4 with RISP, leaving 3 on base. Josh Thole had the only multi hit game. Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, K, .255), Nick Evans (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .167), Shawn Bowman (0 for 3, RBI, .283), Carl Loadenthal (0 for 3, .248) and Jose Coronado (0 for 3, K, .241) all took 0-fers. Evans is 2 for 12 since joining Binghamton.

c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, 2b, .357
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, 2b, K, .294
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 3, K, .302
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, .250
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 6.55 era, L (0-4), 8:7:4
Stephen Clyne IP+, 4 H, 4 ER, 9.95 era, 3:
Adam Bostick IP, K, 2.30 era, 2:0:1
Edgar Alfonzo IP, 2 Ks, 5.40 era, 1:0:2

St. Lucie 6, Sarasota 1

Brad Holt was dominant today, striking out 10 in 6 innings and allowing just a run on 4 hits for his 3rd FSL victory. Taking out his abomination to open the season, Holt is now 3-0 with a 1.42 era in 6 starts, and has struck out 39 in 31.2 innings.

The Mets offense pounded out 11 hits and drew 2 walks, but were just 2 for 11 with RISP, and left 8 on base. The top 2 in the order (Veloz, Guzman) were a combined 5 for 10. Francisco Pena also had a multi hit game, while Zach Lutz (0 for 4, run, BB, K, .246) and Ike Davis (0 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .282) took 0-fers.

dh Greg Veloz 3 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .233
cf Carlos Guzman 2 for 5, .290
ss Reese Havens 1 for 3, BB, .229
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, run, K, .214
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .206
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 4, run, K
rf Richard Pena 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, .091
Brad Holt 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/10 BB/K, HR, 3.57 era, W (3-1), 3:4:10
Nick Carr 3 IP, H, BB, 2.30 era, SV (3), 5:4

Savannah 2, Lexington 5

Eric Beaulac had a very rough opening inning, and the Gnats offense never hit stride, leading to a 5-1 loss, Beaulac's 2nd of the season. Kyle Allen pitched 3 solid innings, allowing just a run on 5 hits.

That offense for the Gnats garnered just 6 hits and 2 walks, and were 2 for 7 with RISP, leaving 5 on base. Rafael Fernandez (0 for 4, K, .267), Josh Satin (0 for 3, BB, K, .338), Sean Ratliff (0 for 4, K, .315) and Jefry Marte took 0-fers, while Juan Lagares had the only multi hit game for the Gnats.

dh Jordany Valdespin 1 for 3, BB, .289
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .273
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, run, 2b, .238
rf Juan Lagares 2 for 4, 2 RBI, .292
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, .242
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 3, K, .196
Eric Beaulac 6 IP, 5 H, 4/3 R/ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 3.48 era, L (2-2), 4:10:3
Kyle Allen 3 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.96 era, 0:3:2

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

5/23 Minor League Report! DUDA, TEJADA!

Buffalo 4, Columbus 3

Jon Switzer allowed a run in the top of the 8th, blowing the save, but Javier Valentin's solo shot in the bottom of the inning gave the Bisons the win. Elmer Dessens picked it up with 1.2 perfect innings in relief, he now has an eye popping 0.79 era for Buffalo. Nelson Figueroa started and was very good, allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings, but got a ND thanks to Switzer.

The Bisons offense had 9 hits and 2 walks, but were just 2 for 8 with RISP and left 5 on base. Argenis Reyes, Cory Sullivan and Valentin had multi hit games, while Willy Mo Pena (0 for 4, .200), Robinson Cancel (0 for 3, .212) and Mark Kiger (0 for 3, .000) all took 0-fers.

2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 4, RBI, .276
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, run, K, .227
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .295
1b Javier Valentin 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, BB, .333
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, RBI, K, .170
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 2, run, BB, .264
Nelson Figueroa 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2/7 BB/K, HR, 2.65 era, 104:70:34, 4:6:7
Jon Switzer 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, HR, 2.66 era, BS (1), 27:19:8, 1:3:0
Elmer Dessens 1.2 IP, 0.79 era, W (3-1), 20:12:8, 4:1:0

Binghamton 5, New Britain 7

The Mets slammed out 17 hits and drew 3 walks today, and were 5 for 16 with RISP, but left 10 men on base and hit into 3 DPs in losing. The Mets pounded out 9 hits and 5 runs in the last 2 innings, cutting a 5-0 lead to 5-2, and then a 7-2 lead to 7-5, but could not get over the hump. Nick Evans (1 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .250), Josh Petersen (1 for 4, 2 RBI, .286) and Jose Coronado (1 for 4, K, .269) failed to register multi hit games.

Ryan Coultas had a rough outing, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings to take the loss, but it was Nick Abel who got slammed for 3 runs in 2.1 innings who really gave up the runs which mattered, in the end.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, run, BB, .261
c Josh Thole 2 for 5, RBI, K, .353
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .301
dh Lucas Duda 3 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .295
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 5, 2b, 2 Ks, .288
2b Ruben Tejada 3 for 4, run, .248
Ryan Coultas 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3/1 BB/K, HR, 3 era, L (3-2), 4:11:1
Nick Abel 2.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 8.05 era, 2:3:1
Julio De La Cruz 0.2 IP, 2 H, K, 3.13 era, 0:1:1

St. Lucie 2, Sarasota 3

Angel Calero had one bad inning tonight, and that was enough to doom him. He gave up 3 runs in the 3rd, on a HBP, 2 hits and 2 walks.

The Mets offense got single UERs in the 1st and 6th innings, on 4 hits, 2 errors and 3 walks. The Mets were just 1 for 8 with RISP and left 5 men on base. Greg Veloz (1 for 4, run, K, .220), Carlos Guzman (1 for 4, 2 Ks, .287), Francisco Pena (1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .204), and Matt Bouchard (1 for 4, .216) had the hits for the Mets, everyone else took 0-fers.

Reese Havens 0-fer tonight takes him down to .227 on the season, he is 6 for his last 42, and is hitting .176/.307/.324 on the month. The good news is he's drawn 12 walks in just 19 games this month, and has struck out just 12 times (so he's making contact, albeit weak contact).

ss Reese Havens 0 for 4, run, RBI, .227
3b Zach Lutz 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .262
1b Ike Davis 0 for 4, K, .289
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 2, .203
rf Richard Pena 0 for 3, K, .000
Angel Calero 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/8 BB/K, 3.57 era, L (1-4), 6:7:8
Nick Waechter IP, H, 4.03 era, 3:0:0

Savannah 2, Bowling Green 1 - Game 1

Robert Carson was dominant in Game 1, allowing just a run, while scattering 7 hits in 5.2 innings. Josh Stinson bailed him out of a 6th inning jam to pick up his first save. The Gnats were 1 hit, but they made it count, it was an Eric Campbell 2 run homer in the 1st inning.

2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, .287
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .244
3b Josh Satin 0 for 1, run, 2 BBs, .350
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, .266
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 3, K, .323
lf, 3b Juan Lagares 0 for 2, .276
rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 2, K, .266
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 0 for 2, K, .197
dh Jefry Marte 0 for 1, BB, K, .204
Robert Carson 5.2 IP, 7 H, ER, 1/6 BB/K, 2.23 era, W (3-3), 8:3:6
Josh Stinson 1.1 IP, H, K, 2.92 era, SV (1), 2:1:1

Savannah 4, Bowling Green 9 - Game 2

Chris Schwinden, Jacob Goldberg and Michael Powers combined tonight to give up 15 hits and 9 runs in a 7 inning game, as Savannah got tattooed in the nightcap, 9-4. Schwinden took the loss, giving up 6 runs (5 earned, thanks to a Fernandez error) on 9 hits in 4 innings.

The Gnats offense had 7 hits and a walk, and were 3 for 8 with RISP, leaving 2 on base. Rafael Fernandez, Eric Campbell and Juan Lagares had multi hit games, while Josh Satin (0 for 2, run, BB, 2 Ks, .345), Wilmer Flores (0 for 3, .238), Raul Reyes (0 for 3, .288), Luis Alen (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .143) and Jefry Marte (0 for 3, .200) all took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .288
rf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 3, 2 runs, .274
dh Eric Campbell 2 for 3, 2b, 3 RBI, .274
lf Juan Lagare 2 for 3, 2b, K, .286
Chris Schwinden 4 IP, 9 H, 6/5 R/ER, BB, 5.21 era, L (2-2), 2:9:0
Jacob Goldberg IP, 2 H, 2 ER, HR, 18 era, 1:2:0
Michael Powers 2 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 Ks, 3.86 era, 0:3:3

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Friday, May 22, 2009

5/22 Minor League Report! Stoner!

Buffalo 4, Columbus 10

Jon Niese got absolutely blitzed tonight, giving up 12 hits and 9 runs (7 earned) in 3.2 innings, in what was his worst professional outing.

The offense did manage a whole 4 runs on 8 hits and 7 walks, but Niese gave them no chance at anything. Cory Sullivan, Fernando Martinez and Rene Rivera had multi hit games, while Willy Mo Pena (0 for 5, .213), Javier Valentin (0 for 2, 2 BBs, .292) and Mike Lamb (0 for 4, .167) took 0-fers, they were the 345 hitters for Buffalo. Jesus Feliciano (0 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .260) also took an 0-fer. The Bisons were just 2 for 10 with RISP and left 9 men on base.

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, run, RBI, .267
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 2, run, 2b, 3 BBs, .217
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .296
c Rene Rivera 2 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .194
ss Jon Malo 1 for 3, BB, .187
Jon Niese 3.2 IP, 12 H, 9/7 R/ER, 1/3 BB/K, 2 HR, 8.06 era, L (0-3), 93:59:34, 7:1:3
Tim McNab 3.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 1.84 era, 32:19:13, 7:3
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4 era, 27:17:10, 3:1:2

Binghamton 1, New Britain 3

Tobi Stoner had a very good outing for Binghamton tonight, giving up just 2 runs on 4 hits in 6.2 innings, but a stacked Mets lineup could only generate one run themselves, losing 3-1.

That stacked Mets offense, which featured Nick Evans at first base, was held to just 7 hits and a walk, and were a paltry 0 for 3 with RISP, and left 5 on base. The aforementioned Evans accounted for the only Mets run with a 4th inning homer. Emmanuel Garcia had the only multi hit game, while Lucas Duda (playing left field; 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .281), Jose Coronado (0 for 3, K, .271) and Ruben Tejada (0 for 2, K, .232) took 0-fers.

rf Carl Loadenthal 1 for 3, BB, K, .254
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, K, .351
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, K, .297
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .250
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, .285
cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 3, 2b, .255
Tobi Stoner 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 1.89 era, L (1-1), 6:10:4
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.29 era, 1:1:2
Edgar Alfonzo IP, K, 5.79 era, 1:1:1

St. Lucie 1, Fort Myers 3

Brant Rustich had his worst outing of the season tonight, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and a walk in 3 innings to take the loss behind Scott Shaw, who fired 5 shutout innings.

The Mets offense had just 4 hits, but drew 6 walks, and were a dreadful 1 for 7 with RISP and left 9 on base. Carlos Guzman (1 for 3, 2b, BB, .288), Ike Davis (1 for 4, .297), Matt Bouchard (1 for 2, run, 2b, 2 BBs, K, .214) and Brahiam Maldonado (1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .207) had the hits, everyone else took 0-fers.

dh Greg Veloz 0 for 4, BB, K, .219
ss Reese Havens 0 for 4, .233
3b Zach Lutz 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .270
c Rafael Arroyo 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .125
rf Richard Pena 0 for 4, K (high A debut)
Scott Shaw 5 IP, 4 H, 2/3 BB/K, 3.57 era, 6:6:3
Brant Rustich 3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 2.25 era, BS (1), L (1-1), 4:4:0

Savannah 3, Bowling Green 2

Jeff Kaplin allowed a run on 6 hits in 5 innings to take a ND, Rhiner Cruz picked up the win, despite allowing a run on 4 hits in 2.1 innings. Jimmy Johnson picked up his 3rd save with 1.2 scoreless innings.

The Gnats offense pounded out 11 hits and drew a walk in going 4 for 8 with RISP. They left 5 on base. The top 3 in the order each had multi hit games (Valdespin, Fernandez, Satin), combining to go 6 for 12 with 3 runs scored. Juan Lagares also had a multi hit game, while Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, RBI, BB, .329), and Kai Gronauer (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .239) took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, run, K, .295
cf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .270
dh Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .353
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, .265
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .250
rf Juan Lagares 2 for 3, .281
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, K, .205, E (17)
Jeff Kaplan 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, 1.23 era, 7:3:4
Rhiner Cruz 2.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, K, 2.70 era, W (1-1), 4:1:1
Jimmy Johnson 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 0.78 era, SV (3), 2:2:1

5/22 Links

MetsRefugees 5/21 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/22 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah @ 630pm

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah

Thursday, May 21, 2009

5/21 Minor League Report! Fernando, Duda, Davis!

Buffalo 4, Columbus 6

It was a second straight very rough outing for Michael Antonini, who gave up 4 runs in the first inning, but settled down and pitched 3 more solid innings after, allowing just a run. Overall, he gave up 5 runs in 4 innings, taking his first loss in AAA.

Fernando Martinez continued to rage white hot in May with 2 more hits, including his 14th double of the season. Martinez in May is now hitting a blistering .351/.400/.703/1.103 (26 for 74, 6 2b, 3b, 6 HR). Mike Lamb also had a multi hit game, while Jesus Feliciano (0 for 4, K, .267) took the only 0-fer.

2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, RBI, .271
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, run, 2b, .293
rf Willy Mo Pena 1 for 4, run, .232
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .318
dh Michel Abreu 1 for 4, K, .216
3b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, run, .175
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 4, K, .221
ss Jon Malo 1 for 3, K, .181
Michael Antonini 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 12.27 era, L (0-1), 82:52:30, 5:5:2
Kyle Snyder 2 IP+, 3 H, ER, 4.28 era, 30:19:11, 3:3
Connor Robertson 2 IP, H, K, 3.79 era, 17:10:7, 3:2:1
Jon Switzer IP, H, 2.37 era, 18:12:6, 1:2

Binghamton 3, Connecticut 7

Eric Brown, coming off one of the best outings of his career in long relief (6.2 ip, 2 h, 1/2 bb/k), had one of his worst, giving up 9 hits and 5 runs in 5.1 innings to take the loss for the Mets this morning. Stephen Clyne allowed both of Brown's IHR to score, and then allowed 2 of his own runs, which provided the final margin of defeat.

The Mets had 9 hits and 2 walks, but were a woeful 1 for 6 with RISP and left 8 on base (of course, they had the defintion of a B lineup in there, even in AA ball). Jose Coronado (ss, 0 for 4, run, BB, K, .316), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 4, K, .148) and Ruben Tejada (2b, 0 for 4, .236) took 0-fers, while the middle of the order (Wabick, Petersen, Duda) each had 2 hits, and were a combined 6 for 11 with all 3 RBI.

rf Carl Loadenthal 1 for 5, .252
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, K, .298
3b Josh Petersen 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .287
1b Lucas Duda 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .290
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, .247
ph Jacob Eigsti 0 for 1, .000
ph Josh Thole 1 for 1, .354
Eric Brown 5.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 Ks, 4.19 era, L (3-3), 10:3:2
Stephen Clyne 0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5.06 era, 1:1:0
Adam Bostick 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 2.45 era, 3:0:2

St. Lucie 1, Fort Myers 2

Emary Frederick gave up the game winning run in the bottom of the 9th, taking his 3rd loss of the season. The Mets were held to just 5 hits, Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1 for 4, 2 Ks, .248), Zach Lutz (1 for 3, BB, K, .279), Ike Davis (2 for 4, run, 2b (13), HR (2), RBI (12), K, .299) and Francisco Pena (1 for 3, BB, K, .200) had the hits, everyone else took 0-fers.

Eric Niesen and Edgar Ramirez held the Miracle to just 3 hits (all given up by Niesen), but Frederick gave up 2 hits and a run in the 9th for the loss.

rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 4, K, .287
ss Reese Havens 0 for 4, K, .240
dh Ralph Henriquez 0 for 3, BB, K, .444 (8 for 18)
2b Matt Bouchard 0 for 3, BB, K, .206
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 3, .205
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 2.45 era, 3:5:5, WP
Edgar Ramirez 3 IP, 2/4 BB/K, 0.00 era, 3:2:4
Emary Frederick 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, IBB, 3.06 era, L (1-3), 1:1:0

5/21 Lunks

MetsRefugees 5/20 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/21 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore @ 1pm
Binghamton (ongoing)
St. Lucie
Savannah

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
Savannah

5/20 Minor League Report! MEJIA!m

Binghamton 3, Connecticut 6

Jose Sanchez had another very bad outing for the Mets, giving up all 6 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks in 5 innings, ballooning his ERA to 6.59, and running his record to 1-5.

The offense never really had a chance, they were down 6-0 after 3 innings. They did rally for 3 in the 6th, but couldn't get much else. They had 10 hits and a walk, but were just 3 for 15 with RISP, and left 7 men on base. The Mets were paced by the bottom of their 789 hitters (Wabick, Tejada, Garcia) who were a combined 7 for 11 with 3 runs scored. Josh Thole also had a multi hit game, Lucas Duda (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .281) and Shawn Bowman (0 for 3, BB, K, .286), hitting 4th and 5th, were a combined 0 for 7. Jose Coronado (0 for 3, K, .400) also took an 0-fer.

rf Carl Loadenthal 1 for 5, RBI, K, .254
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2b, K, .349 (1 for 5 in throwing out basestealers)
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .291
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 3, run, .244
cf Emmanuel Garcia 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .246
Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 4/3 BB/K, 2 HR, 6.59 era, L (1-5), 7:4:3
Nick Abel IP, 7.56 era, 1:2:0
Edgar Alfonzo 2 IP, H, K, 6.23 era, 3:2:1

St. Lucie 5, Fort Myers 2

Jenrry Mejia dominated the Miracle tonight, giving up just a run on 3 hits in 7 innings for his 3rd FSL victory. Manuel Alvarez bailed Nick Carr out of a his jam, then pitched a scoreless 9th for his 2nd save.

The Mets offense pounded out 11 hits and drew 3 walks, and were a solid 4 for 12 with RISP, leaving just 5 on base. Hector Pellot, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Zach Lutz and Carlos Guzman had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 4, .246) and Francisco Pena (0 for 4, .196) took 0-fers.

2b Hector Pellot 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .271
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, K, .248
3b Zach Lutz 2 for 3, run, 2b, 3b, RBI, BB, .276
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, run, 3b, BB, K, .293
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, run, RBI, .295
dh, 2b Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, .215
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, RBI, K, .211
Jenrry Mejia 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/7 BB/K, 1.82 era, W (3-1), 9:5:7
Nick Carr 0.1 IP, H, ER, 2 BBs, 2.59 era, WP
Manuel Alvarez 1.2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 4.76 era, SV (2), 2:1:2

Savannah 3, Bowling Green 4, in 12 innings

Rhiner Cruz gave up the deciding run in the 12th, without allowing a hit. He walked 3 and was pulled for Michael Powers, who almost extracted the Gnats from the disaster, but allowed a run to score. Jeurys Familia started and was very out outside of one bad inning (the 3rd), overall, he gave up 2 runs on 3 hits in 5 innings.

The Gnats had 12 hits and drew 7 walks, but were an abysmal 3 for 16 with RISP, and left a staggering 16 on base. Jordany Valdespin, Juan Lagares, Eric Campbell and Wilmer Flores had multi hit games, while Sean Ratliff (0 for 6, 2 Ks, .335) took the only 0-fer.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 6, run, BB, 2 Ks, .287
lf Juan Lagares 2 for 6, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .271
dh Josh Satin 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, 4 BBs, K, .348
1b Eric Campbell 2 for 6, run, 2b, K, .265
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 5, BB, .250
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 6, K, .264
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .247
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 6, 3 Ks, .203
Jeurys Familia 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 1.52 era, 5:5:5
Manuel Olivares 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1/5 BB/K, 3.20 era, 1:1:5
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, K, 3.09 era, 2:1:1
Jimmy Johnson 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 0.84 era, 0:3:3
Rhiner Cruz ER, 3 BBs, 2.55 era, L (0-1)
Michael Powers IP, K, 3.60 era, 0:2:1

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

5/19 Minor League Report! FERNANNNNNNNNNNNNNDO!!!!!!!!!

Buffalo 3, Pawtucket 4

Fernando Martinez hit a pair of homers off Clay Buchholz today, and that should've powered the Bisons to victory, and would've, if not for the Human Gas Can from Mexico (Carlos Muniz), who gave up a pair in the 8th inning to blow the game. Argenis Reyes also had a multi hit game for the Bisons, who were just 2 for 8 with RISP and left 8 on base. Cory Sullivan (0 for 4, BB, K, .202), Mike Lamb (0 for 4, .158) and Jon Malo (0 for 3, BB, K, .174) took 0-fers.

Brandon Knight started and went the first 6, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, and was in line for the win before Muniz blew it.

2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 4, BB, .272
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR (7), 2 RBI (23), .287
1b Willy Mo Pena 1 for 4, K, .231
dh Javier Valentin 1 for 4, run, K, .316
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .156
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, RBI, .276
Brandon Knight 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2/7 BB/K, HR, 3.89 era, 103:63:40, 6:3:7
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 5.95 era, BS (2), L (0-3), 31:21:10, 0:5:1

Binghamton 4, Connecticut 2

Carl Loadenthal and Jose Coronado combined to go 5 for 8 at the top of the lineup, scoring a pair of runs and helping the Mets back to .500 at 18-18. DJ Wabick also had a multi hit game, while Josh Thole (0 for 4, run, RBI, .344) and Ruben Tejada (2b, 0 for 4, RBI, K, .233) took 0-fers.

Dylan Owen had his best outing of the season, giving up just 2 runs on 9 hits in 6.1 innings, but he got a ND. Roy Merritt pitched a scoreless 8th for the win, and Julio De La Cruz notched his 4th save.
rf Carl Loadenthal 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .257
ss Jose Coronado 3 for 3, run, 2 2b, BB, .500 (6 for 12)
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .291
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .292
lf DJ Wabick 3 for 4, RBI, BB, .283
Dylan Owen 6.1 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 6.18 era, 5:9:3
Adam Bostick 0.2 IP, 2.84 era, 1:0:0
Roy Merritt IP, H, BB, K, 4.12 era, W (1-3), 0:2:1
Julio De La Cruz IP, H, BB, K, 3.22 era, SV (4), 0:1:1

5/19 Links

How good have the last two days been for us? We got to listen to that cock gobbling steaming pile of dog feces pontificate on how Beltran isn't a "leader" on Sunday, and then last night speaks for itself. Lets hope tonight's better, or alot of psychiatrists are going to be very happy tomorrow.

MetsRefugees 5/18 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/19 Minor League Thread

Buffalo Boxscore @ 12pm
Binghamton @ 630pm
St. Lucie Game 1 @ 5pm
St. Lucie Game 2

Buffalo Gameday
Binghamton
St. Lucie
St. Lucie

5/18 Minor League Report! FERNANDO!

I have absolutely no words to describe what we just witnessed in Los Angeles.

Buffalo 9, Pawtucket 2

Fernando Nieve's first AAA start with the Mets was a success, he gave up just 2 runs on 3 hits, though he did walk 6, he picked up the win courtesy a 6 run outburst in the top of the 7th inning.

The Bisons had 9 hits and drew 5 walks themselves, going 3 for 12 with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Fernando Martinez and Javier Valentin had multi hit games, while Argenis Reyes (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .261), and Jon Malo (0 for 4, .182) took 0-fers.

cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .210
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b (6), HR (5), RBI (21), BB, .281
dh Willy Mo Pena 1 for 5, RBI, K, .229
1b Javier Valentin 2 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, K, .333
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 5, run, .219
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 5, run, K, .167
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .277
Fernando Nieve 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 6/7 BB/K, 3 era, W (1-0), 111:63:48, 3:7:7
Tim McNab 3 IP, 2 H, K, 2.38 era, SV (1), 33:24:9, 3:5:1

Savannah 1, Lexington 2

Elvin Ramirez pitched 6 terrific innings, but Chris Schwinden gave up 2 runs in his 2 innings, as the Legends beat the Gnats 2-1 in an early morning affair. Ramirez allowed just 1 hit in 6 innings, but it went for naught. The Gnats were held to 5 hits, the Legends, just 3. Rafael Fernandez (1 for 4, RBI, .268), Josh Satin (2 for 3, BB, K, .346), Raul Reyes (1 for 4, 2 Ks, .304), and Jean Luc Blaquiere (1 for 2, run, BB, .203) had the hits, everyone else took 0-fers.

3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .204
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .349
1b Eric Campbell 0 for 3, BB, .262
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .247
ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, K, .284, 2 E (7)
Elvin Ramirez 6 IP, H, 3/4 BB/K, 2.90 era, 5:7:4
Chris Schwinden 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 3.60 era, L (2-1), 4:0:2

Monday, May 18, 2009

5/18 Links

MetsRefugees 5/17 Minor League Report
NYFS 5/18 Minor League Thread

Question: Do you like/appreciate the forum links? Do you visit them?

Buffalo Boxscore
St. Lucie @ 5pm
St. Lucie Game 2
Savannah

Buffalo Gameday

St. Lucie
St. Lucie Game 2
Savannah

rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 2, .264
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .207
2b Josh Satin 1 for 2, K, .341
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .351
1b Eric Campbell 0 for 1, BB, .266
lf Raul Reyes 0 for 2, K, .296
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 2, K, .250
dh Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 1, .206
ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .290

Elvin Ramirez 5 ip, 3/3 bb/k, 4:7:3

Sunday, May 17, 2009

5/17 Minor League Report! GEE, Duda, FERNANDEZ!

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 3 in 11 innings

Guess we know why Eddie Kunz hasn't been closing games lately for the Bisons, wow. Handed a 2-0 lead heading to the bottom of the 11th, Kunz registered one out, allowed 5 hits and a walk, along with 3 runs. Dillon Gee started this game, and was brilliant for 6.1 innings, outside of some very uncharacteristic wildness (he walked 5!), allowing just 3 hits, while striking out 8.

The Bisons were held to just 5 hits and 5 walks in the game, and were 0 for 5 with RISP, leaving 4 on base. Fernando Martinez, Javier Valentin (0 for 4, .273), Mike Lamb (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .164), Rene Rivera (0 for 3, K, .143), and Jon Malo (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .194) took 0-fers, while Argenis Reyes had the only multi hit game.

cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, run, BB, .211
2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (4), K, .271
rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 5, K, .274
dh Willy Mo Pena 1 for 4, K, .233
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .275
Dillon Gee 6.1 IP, 3 H, 5/8 BB/K, 3.65 era, 107:63:44, 4:7:8
Jon Switzer IP, 2/2 BB/K, 2.50 era, 22:11:11, 0:1:2
Elmer Dessens 2.2 IP, 2 Ks, 0.86 era, 34:20:14, 2:4:2
Eddie Kunz 0.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 3.94 era, VBBS (1), L (3-2), 20:10:10, 0:0:1

Binghamton 2, Trenton 1 - Game 1

Ryan Coultas had another good outing for the BMets, scattering 4 hits and a run over 5.1 innings for his 3rd win of the season. Julio De La Cruz picked up the save with 1.2 perfect innings.

The Mets had 8 hits and 2 walks, and were 1 for 4 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .235) and Mark Kiger (0 for 2, BB, K, .246) took 0-fers, Jose Coronado had the only multi hit game.

c Josh Thole 1 for 3, .357
rf, lf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, .288
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, .284
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 3, run, .292
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 2, RBI, .263
ss Jose Coronado 2 for 2, RBI, BB, .333
2b Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, .243
Ryan Coultas 5.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2.54 era, W (3-1), 3:8:4
Julio De La Cruz 1.2 IP, 2 Ks, 4.30 era, 1:2:2

Binghamton 4, Trenton 3 - Game 1, 8 innings

Stephen Clyne got his AA victory with 3 shutout innings in relief of Tobi Stoner, who gave up 3 runs on 5 hits in 5+ innings. The Mets had just 6 hits on the day, but drew 4 walks, however, they were just 1 for 5 with RISP and left 5 on base. Lucas Duda had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while Carl Loadenthal (0 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .250), Josh Petersen (0 for 3, K, .276), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .182), and Ruben Tejada (0 for 1, run, 2 BBs, .241) all took 0-fers.

2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .333
dh Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, RBI, .356
1b Lucas Duda 2 for 4, RBI, K, .292
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .293
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, .265
Tobi Stoner 5+ IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 2.25 era, 4:7:4
Stephen Clyne 3 IP, H, K, 1.80 era, W (1-0), 5:3:1

Savannah 8, Lexington 7, in 10 innings

Eric Beaulac started for the Gnats, but went just 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 runs, walking 3. No immediate word on why he only went 2. Kyle Allen, who was scheduled to piggyback, came on after 4 innings, and had a very uneven outing, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits, but generating 12 groundouts of the 15 he got (the other 3 were Ks). He picked up the win after the Gnats scored one in the top of the 10th.

The Gnats pounded out 14 hits and drew 6 walks, and were 4 for 11 with RISP, leaving 12 men on base. Jefry Marte, Sean Ratliff, Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, BB, .194) and Luis Alen (0 for 4, RBI, .182) were the Gnats who failed to record multi hit games.

cf Rafael Fernandez 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, BB, .268
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, .209, E (16)
2b Josh Satin 2 for 5, run, RBI, K, .339
lf Sean Ratliff 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .356
1b Eric Campbell 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .268
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, 3b, 2 RBI, .308
ss Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .293
Eric Beaulac 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/1 BB/K, 3.25 era, 5:0:1
Michael Powers 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.50 era, 4:0:2
Kyle Allen 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 5.16 era, W (3-1), 12:0:3
Jimmy Johnson IP, H, K, 0.93 era, SV (2), 1:1:1

5/17 Links

I completely spaced it today, lol.

NYFS 5/17 Minor League Thread
MetsRefugees 5/16 Minor League Report

Buffalo Boxscore
Binghamton Game 1
Binghamton Game 2
St. Lucie
Savannah

Buffalo Gameday (Game 1, in progress)
Binghamton (in progress)
Binghamton Game 2
St. Lucie @ 530pm
Savannah @ 2pm

Saturday, May 16, 2009

5/16 Minor League Report! Fernando, Davis, Guzman, Carson!

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 3

Kyle Snyder gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings (his longest outing of the season), enough to take the loss today, as the Bisons were held to just 6 hits and 3 walks.

cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .209
ss Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .290
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .285
dh Willy Mo Pena 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .231
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, RBI, .429
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .169
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, BB, .221
rf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, BB, .274
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .263
Kyle Snyder 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 4.26 era, L (0-4), 71:47:24, 7:5:4
Carlos Muniz 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 5.60 era, 42:25:17, 4:1:3

St. Lucie 9-11-4, Fort Myers 11-17-4 in 13 innings

This was an ugly back and forth game, with a total of 20 runs on 28 hits, the ugly part is that half the combined runs (10 for you mathamatically challenged people ;)) were unearned, due to the 8 combined errors. For the Mets, Brahiam Maldonado (3), Matt Bouchard (5), Hector Pellot (3), and Reese Havens (13) committed errors.

Eric Niesen started this game a long time ago, and had his first awful outing of the season, giving up 6 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits. Emary Frederick blew a 9th inning 8-6 lead to send the game into extra innings. It looked like the Mets would lose in the 10th when Jose De La Torre gave up a run, but the Mets rallied in the bottom half of the inning to tie it. Manuel Alvarez took the loss for the Mets, giving up 2 runs (unearned, due to Havens' error) on 2 hits in the top of the 13th.

The Mets had 11 hits, 5 walks and had 4 baserunners via error, and were 5 for 18 (.278) with RISP, leaving 10 men on base. Hector Pellot (0 for 7, 2 runs, K, .261), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 7, run, 2 Ks, .241), and Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .213) took 0-fers, while Ike Davis and Carlos Guzman had multi hit games.

ss Reese Havens 1 for 7, run, K, .254
1b Ike Davis 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, K, .292
c Francisco Pena 1 for 6, K, .204
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 6, run, 3 2b, RBI, K, .289
dh Greg Veloz 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .226
ph Ralph Henriquez 1 for 1, RBI, .533 (8 for 15)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 5, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .209
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 10 H, 6/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.54 era, 6:6:2
Nick Waechter 2 IP, K, 4.22 era, 2:3:1
Emary Frederick 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2.65 era, BS (1), 1:0:4
Jose De La Torre 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 5.09 era, 5:1:1
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1/2 BB/K, 6.75 era, L (1-1), 2:0:2
Matias Carrillo 0.2 IP, 9.28 era, 1:1:0

Savannah 3, Lexington 2

Robert Carson was flat dominant tonight, of the 18 outs recorded by him, not a single ball left the infield. 12 groundouts and 6 Ks. However, he got a ND, as he did allow 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Josh Stinson pitched 3 scoreless innings, and the Gnats scored a run in the top of the 9th, giving him the win.

The Gnats had 9 hits on the night, and were just 2 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 men on base. Sean Ratliff, Raul Reyes and Kai Gronauer had multi hit games for the Gnats, while Jordany Valdespin (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .284), Jose Jimenez (0 for 3, 3 Ks, .065) and Jefry Marte (0 for 4, K, .208) took 0-fers.

rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, .248
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .336
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2b, .361
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, K, .263
lf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .292
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, 2b, .256
ph, dh Luis Alen 0 for 1, K, .286
Robert Carson 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 2.33 era, 12:0:6
Josh Stinson 3 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 2.91 era, W (1-1), 3:3:3

Kevin Goldstein on Josh Thole's defense

Things that don't show up in the boxscore

Josh Thole, C, Mets (Double-A Binghamton)
Thursday's stats: 5-for-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Thole was a catcher in high school, but didn't begin to don the tools of ignorance professionally until last year. He's an excellent contact hitter with a good approach, and his .349/.421/.468 line is opening some eyes this year, but not as much as his defense, which has come leaps and bounds to the point where scouts really think he could stay there – which makes him a definite prospect.

That is great news, because the bat is definitely legit.

~Baseball Prospectus

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5/15 Minor League Report! Fernando, Thole, Rustich!

Buffalo 6, Gwinnett 5, Game 1

Michael Antonini's meteoric rise through the system took him to the highest minor league level tonight, a year after he was pitching for the Savannah Sand Gnats in the South Atlantic League, the lowest full season league in organized baseball. And while he has struggled in Binghamton this year, the ascent itself is quite an accomplishment.

He ran into massive trouble with the AAA Braves, though, giving up 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 3.1 innings, taking an ND. Eddie Kunz worked 1.2 innings behind Antonini for the win.

Angel Pagan, Ramon Martinez and Javier Valentin had multi hit games for the Bisons, while Willy Mo Pena (0 for 3, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .176) and Argenis Reyes (0 for 3, K, .284) took 0-fers. The Bisons had 9 hits and drew 4 walks, but went a putrid 1 for 11 with RISP and left 9 men on base.

cf Angel Pagan 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, K, .286
ss Ramon Martinez 2 for 4, run, RBI, .333
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .274
1b Javier Valentin 2 for 2, run, HR, RBI, 2 BBs
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, 2b, .158
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, .231
Michael Antonini 3.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 13.50 era, 79:47:32, 4:2:4
Eddie Kunz 1.2 IP, 2 BBs, 2.30 era, W (3-1), 22:10:12, 2:3:0
Elmer Dessens 2 IP, H, BB, K, 0.98 era, SV (3), 35:20:15, 1:4:1

Buffalo 3, Gwinnett 5, Game 2

Tim McNab, and not Kyle Snyder, got the start tonight for the Bisons, and he allowed 2 runs in 3.1 innings. Jon Switzer took the loss, allowing 2 runs in 3 innings.

The offense had 8 hits and 2 walks, and went 3 for 8 with RISP, leaving 7 men on. Cory Sullivan, Fernando Martinez and Mike Lamb had multi hit games, while Ramon Martinez, Rene Rivera, Jesus Feliciano and Argenis Reyes took 0-fers.

cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, run, K, .218
rf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, run, RBI, .281
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, BB, K, .214
3b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, RBI, K, .180
lf Jason Cooper 1 for 2, run, .211
Tim McNab 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 3.24 era, 63:41:22, 5:3:2
Connor Robertson 1.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.24 era, 38:23:15, 2:1:2
Jon Switzer 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 2.65 era, L (0-2), 50:33:17, 1:3:5
Binghamton 2, Trenton 4

Things were going well for Jose Sanchez (for a rare time this season), until the 6th, when he allowed 3 runs, and didn't complete the inning. Still, 3 runs in 5.2 innings actually lowers Sanchez' ERA from 6.23 to 6 even. Roy Merritt gave up another run in his inning of work, he's now given up 8 runs in his last 8 innings, on 10 hits and 6 walks.

The BMets were led on offense for a second straight game by Josh Thole, who started off reaching base in his first 3 PAs, before striking out in the 8th. He had the only multi hit game, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, .241), Jose Coronado (0 for 4, run) and Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, K, .291) had 0-fers. The Mets had just 7 hits and 1 walk on the night, and were a putrid 1 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 on base.

dh Josh Thole 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, BB, K, .357
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, 2 RBI, .283
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 4, 2b, .258
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .211
rf Carl Loadenthal 1 for 4, .255
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, K, .241
Jose Sanchez 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 6 era, L (1-4), 10:3:4
Julio De La Cruz 2.1 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 3.66 era, 3:1:3
Roy Merritt IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.34 era, 0:1:2

St. Lucie 3, Fort Myers 4

Angel Calero suffered a second straight subpar outing, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings. Over his last two outings, Calero's given up 7 runs on 14 hits and 5 walks in just 6.1 innings, for a bloated 9.95 era. Taking it back a start, his ERA over his last 3 outings is 7.94 (10 runs in 11.1 innings, on 20 hits and 8 walks). Brant Rustich, on the other hand, has been stellar all season, he matched his season high with 5 innings tonight, giving up just 2 hits and striking out 4, his ERA stands at a stellar 1.44.

The Mets offense had just 7 hits and a walk tonight, and were just 1 for 5 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Matt Bouchard had multi hit games, while the 3-4-5-6 hitters (Havens, Davis, Pena and Guzman) were a combined 0 for 14 with 6 Ks. Brahiam Maldonado (0 for 3, 3 Ks, .210) also took an 0-fer.

2b Hector Pellot 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .282
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, 2b (9), HR (7), 2 RBI (17), .254
ss Reese Havens 0 for 3, K, .260
1b Ike Davis 0 for 3, BB, K, .282
dh Greg Veloz 1 for 4, run, .221
3b Matt Bouchard 2 for 3, .224
ph Jacob Eigsti 1 for 1, RBI, .231
Angel Calero 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 3.51 era, L (1-3), 4:4:3
Brant Rustich 5 IP, 2 H, 1/4 BB/K, 1.44 era, 6:5:4

Savannah 7, Lexington 1

Jeff Kaplan was dominant again tonight, giving up just a run in 7 innings, and Savannah broke it open late with 4 in the 9th to beat Lexington 7-1. Rhiner Cruz pitched the final 2 innings for his 5th save.

The Gnats had 7 hits and drew 6 walks, going 3 for 9 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Juan Lagares, Josh Satin and Eric Campbell had multi hit games, while Jordany Valdespin (0 for 4, run, BB, .300), Rafael Fernandez (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .248), Kai Gronauer (0 for 4, .243), Raul Reyes (0 for 4, K, .273), and Jefry Marte (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .214) took 0-fers.

rf Juan Lagares 2 for 5, run, K, .268
2b Josh Satin 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BBs, .339
lf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .357
1b Eric Campbell 2 for 3, 2 2b, 3 RBI, BB, K, .264
Jeff Kaplan 7 IP, 6 H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 1.15 era, W (4-1), 10:4:5
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 2/1 BB/K, 2.04 era, SV (5), 3:2:1

Friday, May 15, 2009

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5/14 Minor League Report! I'm Tired, THOLE, FAMILIA!

Binghamton 8, Trenton 7

Josh Thole BUSTED out of a slump in a HUGE way, going 5 for 5 and igniting the Mets decisive 3 run bottom of the 9th with a leadoff single. He would score on Josh Petersen's game tying homer. Later in the 9th, Ruben Tejada hit a grounder to second, which was booted for an error, scoring DJ Wabick with the winning run. Mark Kiger, Thole, and Petersen had multi hit games, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, run, BB, 3 Ks, .248), Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .300), Carl Loadenthal (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .255) and Ruben Tejada (0 for 5, K, .240) all took 0-fers. The Mets had 12 hits and drew 5 walks, and were 3 for 10 with RISP, leaving 11 men on base.

Dylan Owen put the Mets in an early 7-4 hole, but Eric Brown did a simply phenominal job in long relief, going 6.1 innings, allowing just 2 hits and a walk, earning the win after the Mets walked off in the 9th.

2b Mark Kiger 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .254
C JOSH THOLE 5 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .349
dh Josh Petersen 2 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .286
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .284
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .258
Dylan Owen 2.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 4/3 BB/K, HR, 6.82 era
Eric Brown 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1/2 BB/K, 3.41 era, W (3-2), 10:7:2

St. Lucie 4, Fort Myers 19

Do I need to say anything? OK, I will. Fort Myers had 27 ABs with RISP. Think about that, a perfect game features 27 ABs, and Fort Myers had that many with RISP. Oh, they had 14 hits in those 27 ABs. Every pitcher the Mets sent out there got touched up, with Matias Carrillo taking a severe beatdown, 6 runs in an inning of work. Scott Shaw (the starter), Nick Waechter and Jose De La Torre each gave up 4 runs. Ouchies for their ERAs. Also - all the runs (all NINETEEN) were earned. Double ouchies.

On the positive side, Reese Havens had a breakout game, he'd been mired in a deep slump prior to tonight (9 for 43; 3 for 32). He broke out in a big way (not as big as Josh Thole, though), going 3 for 5 and driving in all 4 of the Met runs. Hector Pellot continued his awesome May with another multi hit game (his 7th in the last 10 games, hitting .444 over that span (16 for 36), and for May, he's hitting .444/.535/.750/1.285). The Mets went 2 for 8 with RISP and left 9 on base.

2b Hector Pellot 2 for 3, run, BB, .287
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .246
ss Reese Havens 3 for 5, 2b, 4 RBI, .266
1b Ike Davis 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .289
c Francisco Pena 0 for 4, .216
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 4, K, .288
3b Matt Bouchard 0 for 4, K, .200
dh Greg Veloz 1 for 3, BB, .220
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .216
Scott Shaw 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 4.02 era, L (1-3), 7:5:3
Nick Waechter IP, 3 H, 4 ER, BB, 4.66 era, 1:2:0
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 5.28 era, 1:1:0
Matias Carrillo IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 Ks, 9.90 era, 1:0:2
Manuel Alvarez IP, 3 H, ER, K, 10.13 era, 1:1:1

Savannah 8, Bowling Green 1

Jeurys. Familia. Familiarize yourself with this name if you haven't already. He carried a no hitter until 2 outs in the 7th, when he gave up a solo homer and was removed from the game. It was his longest outing of the season, and one of the longest of his pro career. And keep in mind, he plays all season at 19 (turning 20 on 10/10).

The Gnats had 12 hits and drew a ridiculous 10 walks en route to 8 runs, they went just 4 for 16 with RISP and left General McArthur's army on base (16). Juan Lagares, Josh Satin, Sean Ratliff and Luis Alen had multi hit games, while Jordan Valdespin (0 for 4, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .314, 0 for his last 16), Jefry Marte, and Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .203) took 0-fers.

lf Juan Lagares 2 for 5, 2 runs, BB, 2 Ks, .262
2b Josh Satin 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, BB, K, .330
cf Sean Ratliff 4 for 6, 3 runs, 2 3b, 3 RBI, K, .360
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 2, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .254
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 BBs, K, .256
dh Luis Alen 2 for 3, 2 BBs, .333
Jeurys Familia 6.2 IP, H, ER, 2/7 BB/K, HR, 1.24 era, W (3-2), 9:3:7
Jimmy Johnson 1.1 IP, H, BB, K, 0.98 era, 2:1:1
Manuel Olivares IP, H, K, 3.63 era, 1:1:1