5/23 Minor League Report! THOLE!

AAA International League: Buffalo 6/15/0, LeHigh Valley 5/9/2

Josh Thole continued his hot month with 3 more hits, including his 13th double, as the Bisons beat the Pigs 6-5 today. Ruben Tejada also continued his torrid May with 2 more hits, his average now sits at .312. Tobi Stoner picked up his 3rd win, and Bobby Parnell pitched 2 innings, with 5 strikeouts.

rf, cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, .383
2b Andy Green 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .286
1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 3, K, .261
>>1b Val Pascucci 0 for 1, BB, K, .167
3b Mike Hessman 2 for 5, RBI, K, .298
lf Mike Cervanek 1 for 5, run, .226
c Josh Thole 3 for 5, run, 2b (13), K, .250
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, RBI (11), K, .312
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, run, K, .235
Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 4.98 era, W (3-4), 96:62:34, 6:4:6
Bobby Parnell 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/5 BB/K, 4.56 era, 33:21:12, 0:0:5
John Lujan IP, H, 3 Ks, 4.72 era, SV (4), 17:12:5

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 2/7/1, New Britain 5/8/0

Scott Shaw had yet another horrible outing in AA, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 4.1 innings for his 3rd loss of the season. The Mets offense had just 7 hits and 2 walks, while going just 2 for 11 (.182) with RISP, leaving 6 on base, and striking out 5 times. Luis Hernandez had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while Nick Evans, Carlos Guzman and Hector Pellot (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .138) took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, RBI, K, .298
ss LUis Hernandez 2 for 4, 3b, .293
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, K, .285
dh Marshall Hubbard 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .267
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, .143
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 3, run, BB, .261
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, 2b (5), .246
c Mike Moras 1 for 4, RBI, K, .182
Scott Shaw 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 8.72 era, L (4-3), 9:3:1 (20/25 BB/K in 42.1 innings)
Emary Frederick 2.2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/3 BB/K, 0.00 era, 3:1:3
Clint Everts IP, H, 2 Ks, 8.59 era, 1:0:2

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 4/12/3, Lakeland 10/8/1

Scott Moviel got ripped for 7 runs (5 earned) in 2.1 innings, on 6 hits and 2 walks, for his 4th loss of the season. Marcos Tabata came in for long relief, and put the game away, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks in 3.1 innings. The Mets has 12 hits and drew 3 walks, while going 3 for 8 (.375) with RISP, and leaving 10 on base, along with 8 strikeouts. Joey August, Daniel Murphy and Stefan Welch had multi hit games, while Sean Ratliff, Richard Lucas, and Raul Reyes (0 for 4, .176) all took 0-fers.

ss Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 5, 2 runs, .288
lf Joey August 2 for 5, K, .385
1b DANIEL MURPHY 5 FOR 5, 2B, 3 RBI, .727
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, BB, 3 Ks, .287
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .214
dh Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, HR (3), RBI (33), .311
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, BB, .320
c John Freeman 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .333
Scott Moviel 2.1 IP, 6 H, 7/5 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 6.50 era, L (2-4), 2:3:2
Marcos Tabata 3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 4/1 BB/K, HR, 6.14 era, 4:5:1
Rhiner Cruz 2.1 IP, 3/1 BB/K, 5.26 era, 5:1:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 6/5/3, Charleston 2/5/1

There was a 90 minute rain delay in this game, so both starters didn't factor into the decision. John Church threw 4 shutout innings after the delay for the win, allowing just 1 hit. The Gnats had just 5 hits and 2 walks today, but it was enough for 6 runs. The Gnats went 2 for 5 with RISP, left 2 on base, and struck out 7 times. No Gnat had a multi hit game, while Alonzo Harris, Wilmer Flores, Jefry Marte, and Nick Santomauro took 0-fers.

2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 3, run, BB, .245
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, run, 3b (5), 2 RBI (18), K, .266
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, RBI (32), 2 Ks, .330 (4 for his last 28, run, RBI, 2/2 BB/K)
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, .202
lf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, run, K, .291
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .268
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, RBI (15), BB, .270 (14/16 BB/K)
dh Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, run, RBI (4), .125
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 2, K, .259
Brandon Moore 2 IP, 3 H, R, 2 Ks, 2.01 era, 4:0:2
John Church 4 IP, H, 3 Ks, 1.03 era, W (3-0), 6:3:3
Brandon Sage 2 IP, H, R, 2 Ks, 1.86 era, 3:1:2
Erik Turgeon IP, K, 1.11 era, 2:0:1