4/22 Minor League Report! Gee, ZAPATA, Wilmer, HARRIS!

Songs of the Night: Linkin Park - Bleed it Out, Faint, New Divide

AAA International League: Buffalo 12/15/1, Rochester 3/9/3

Dillon Gee wasn't as sharp today as he was in his first two starts, and he still only allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings, and picked up his 3rd win. Bobby Parnell pitched very well tonight, as well, with 3 innings of 1 hit shutout relief.

The Bisons offense hammered out 15 hits and drew 3 walks, while going 8 for 16 with RISP, leaving 8 on base, and striking out 11 times. Jason Pridie, who is worlds better then the totally worthless Gary Matthews Jr, had a 3 hit game today. He, Chris Carter (who is infinitely better then the worthless Frank Catalanotto), Jesus Feliciano (also better then GMJ) and Andy Green (who might give Alex Cora a run for his overpaid contract) also had multi hit games. Mike Hessman (0 for 4, BB, K, .298) took the only 0-fer.

cf Jason Pridie 3 for 6, run, 3b (1), 2 RBI (10), 3 Ks, .288
c Josh Thole 1 for 5, run, 2b (2), 4 RBI (4), K, .150
rf Fernando Martinez 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (5), RBI (5), 2 Ks, .268
1b Chris Carter 3 for 5, run, 2 2b (6), RBI (9), K, .294
3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 5, run, 2b, .204
lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .320
ss Alex Cintron 1 for 5, RBI, 3 Ks, .241
2b Andy Green 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB
Dillon Gee 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks, 1 era, W (3-0), 85:52:33, 6:3:4
Bobby Parnell 3 IP, H, 3 Ks, 4.15 era, 33:23:10, 3:2:3
Mike O'Connor IP, 2 H, ER, 4.26 era, 13:9:4, 1:2

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 3/10/3, New Hampshire 10/12/1

Eddie Kunz had another awful start today, he surrendered 5 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks (control is the huge issue with Kunz) in 4 innings for his 2nd loss. Edgar Ramirez put the game out of reach by allowing 5 runs (1 earned, 2 Jose Coronado errors) in his 2 innings of work.

The Mets offense had 10 hits and drew 3 walks, but struck out 9 times and were hitless in 7 ABs with RISP, while leaving 10 on base. Nick Evans snapped a 6 game hitting streak with an 0 for 4. Brahiam Maldonado also took an 0-fer, while Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2), Lucas Duda (2) and Luke Montz (2) had multi hit games.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, 2b (6), K, .328
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, BB, K, .368
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 5, 2b (3), K, .309
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR (4), RBI (17), .304
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, 2b, K, .200
c Luke Montz 2 for 3, RBI, K, .212
ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 3, BB, K, .350
rf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 3, BB, K, .182
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .231, 2 E (3)
Eddie Kunz 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4/3 R/ER, 10.22 era, L (1-2), 8:0:3
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 3 H, 5/1 R/ER, BB, HR, 4.97 era, 4:2
Clint Everts 2 IP, H, K, 6.43 era, 3:2:1
Roy Merritt IP, H, K, 3 era, 1:1:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 0/6/0, Jupiter 3/5/0

Off the top of my head, we have the first shutout of the minor league season (I could be wrong, though), as the Mets were blanked on 6 hits and 3 walks tonight. Emmanuel Garcia had the lone multi hit game, subbing for Jordany Valdespin in the leadoff spot (Valdy is out with a broken finger). Stefan Welch, Sean Ratliff (0 for 4, .204), Richard Lucas and Tony Maccani (0 for 4, K, .333) took 0-fers. Scott Moviel had a very good outing, but took a tough loss. Moviel gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 3, BB, K, .286
ss Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, .167
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .245
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .341
dh Eric Campbell 1 for 3, .286
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, BB, .205
rf Seth Williams 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .125
Scott Moviel 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 10.29 era, L (0-2), 2 HBP, 6:9:3
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 5.23 era, 2 HBP, 0:2:2

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 16/16/0, Augusta 4/8/2

The Gnats kept up their torrid hitting tonight, posting another 16 runs on 16 hits. Over their last 3 games, the Gnats have put up 36 runs on 46 hits. Pedro Zapata, Juan Lagares, Wilmer Flores, Rafael Fernandez, Cesar Puello and Alonzo Harris all had multi hit games tonight, while Jeff Flagg (0 for 5, BB, 2 Ks, .234), and Jefry Marte (0 for 4, run, BB, .111) took 0-fers. Taylor Whitenton (non prospect, 86-88 fastball, good change) started and went the first 2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and 5 walks (horrific). Lance Hoge picked up the win, and Darin Gorski (another non prospect) picked up the save, finishing off the final 5 innings.

cf Pedro Zapata 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2b (2), 4 RBI (7), BB, K, .263
lf Juan Lagares 2 for 6, 2 runs, HR (2), 2 RBI (12), K, .297
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 6, run, 2b (6), HR (2), 3 RBI (12), K, .367
dh Rafael Fernandez 2 for 5, run, 3b (2), BB, 2 Ks, .316
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 5, 3 runs, .275
c Dock Doyle 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, 3 BBs, .176
2b Alonzo Harris 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR (1), 4 RBI (7), .269
Taylor Whitenton 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5/2 BB/K, 4.82 era, 0:4:2
Lance Hoge 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 5.63 era, W (2-0), 1:2:3
Darin Gorski 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 1.29 era, SV (1), 4:8:3