7/31 Minor League Report! LUCAS!

INT AAA: Buffalo 3/9, Pawtucket 4/5

2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .255
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .312
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, K, .157
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .244
1b Mike Lamb 3 for 4, RBI, .245
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, .247
dh Javier Castillo 1 for 3, .262
3b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .207
ss Wilson Valdez 0 for 3, .219
Tobi Stoner 7 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 4.39 era, L (3-5), 97:63:34, 6:11:2
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB, HR, 3.95 era, 15:8:7, 1:0:0
Atuaro Lopez 1.1 IP, BB, 5.59 era

EL AA: Binghamton 3/7/3, Akron 16/18/2

Jacob Ruckle was the first of 4 BMet pitchers, and all 4 gave up multiple runs, as the Mets got oblierated 16-3 tonight. Ruckle gave up 8 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) in 4.1 innings for his 3rd loss, but he wasn't alone in the carnage tonight. In total, Met pitching walked 4, and allowed 18 hits.

The Mets went 3 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Lucas Duda (2) had the only multi hit game, while Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, K, .280), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 4, K, .198) and Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, run, .259) took 0-fers.

2b Jose Coronado 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .261
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, 2b (25), RBI (39), .347
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, 2b (9), RBI (28), K, .304
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, BB, .198
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 4, 2b (24), K, .277
3b Jon Malo 1 for 4, run, K, .259
Jacob Ruckle 4.1 IP, 8 H, 7/6 R/ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 8.26 era, L (1-3), 2:6:4
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, BB, 5.40 era, 2:4
Edgar Alfonzo 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 3.74 era, 1:2:2
Roy Merritt IP, 4 H, 4/2 R/ER, 4.11 era, 2:1

FSL A+: St. Lucie 3/4/3, Lakeland 5/5/4

The big story tonight was Billy Wagner pitching an inning of relief, he threw 10 pitches, 8 strikes, and struck out a pair in a perfect 7th. The bounceback is almost as important, so how Wagner feels tomorrow will be a key test.

Wagner relieved Tim Stronach, who since his near perfect game/no hitter has turned in 2 less then stellar starts, tonight giving up 5 hits and 4 runs (2 earned) in 6 innings for his 3rd loss. Josh Stinson finished up with 2 innings of hitless relief, around an UER.

The Mets had just 4 hits and 3 walks in the game, while going 0 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1 for 4, run, K, .251), Zach Lutz (2 for 4, .283) and Francisco Pena (1 for 4, run, .219) had the hits for the Mets.

Hector Pellot 0 for 4, RBI, .259
>>ph Greg Veloz 0 for 1, .233
ss Reese Havens 0 for 3, BB, K, .229
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 4, RBI, .337
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .258
lf Seth Williams 0 for 3, K, .291
dh Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 3, RBI, K, .248
Tim Stronach 6 IP, 5 H, 4/2 R/ER, 3/3 BB/K, HR, 3.97 era, L (1-3), 8:7:3
BILLY WAGNER IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:0:2
Josh Stinson 2 IP, R, 2 Ks, 2.50 era, 3:1:2

SAL A: Savannah 2/7/3, Bowling Green 11/11/1

Lance Hoge got oblierated for 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits in 4 innings for the loss tonight, his 2nd, as Savannah gave up 11 runs on 11 hits, 4 walks and 3 errors.

The Gnats had 7 hits and 5 walks, while going just 2 for 11 with RISP. Jefry Marte, in addition to going an 0-fer, also committed his 38th and 39th official errors of the season. Josh Satin (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .302), and Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .212) also took 0-fers, while Wilmer had the only multi hit game.

rf Raul Reyes 1 for 3, 2b, 2 BBs, K, .250
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, run, 2 2b (17), RBI (29), K, .281
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, RBI (62), K, .281
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, 2b, K, .259
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 4, 2b, K, .207
lf Joey August 1 for 3, BB, K, .220
Lance Hoge 4 IP, 5 H, 5/4 R/ER, 3 Ks, HR, 6.75 era, L (0-2), 5:4:3
Phillips Orta 2 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.66 era, 1:3:2
Tim Smith 2 IP, 3 H, 3/1 R/ER, BB, K, 5.87 era, 3:2:1
Rhiner Cruz IP, H, BB, K, 1.86 era, 0:2:1

Kingsport 10/18/0, Greeneville 2/3/5

This is what happens when the pitching for the Mets shows up, when combined with their powerful offense. Blowout. The Mets, along with their 18 hits, drew 4 walks while going 9 for 19 (.474) with RISP, leaving 9 on base. Alonzo Harris (0 for 5, .305) took the only 0-fer. He, John Semel (1) and Gerad Mochizuki (1) were the only Mets to fail registering a multi hit game.

The beneficiary of the offensive explosion tonight was Eduardo Aldama, who picked up his 3rd win with 5 innings of 3 hit, 2 run ball. Angel Cuan pitched 3 hitless innings in relief, with 6 Ks.

lf John Semel 1 for 5, run, BB, .224
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 2, 3 runs, HR (2), RBI (9), 3 BBs, .417
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 5, run, RBI, 2 Ks, .331
dh RJ Harris 4 for 5, run, HR (3), 3 RBI (17), .274
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 5, run, RBI (13), .289
c John Freeman 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .165
cf Pedro Zapata 3 for 5, run, 2b (3), 2 RBI (7), K, .343
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .209
Eduardo Aldama 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/7 BB/K, HR, 5.17 era, W (3-0), 6:2:7
Angel Cuan 3 IP, 1/6 BB/K, 3.64 era, 1:2:6
Zach Von Tersch IP, K, 6.75 era, 0:2:1