6/18 Minor League Report! TOVAR!

AAA International League: Buffalo 6/8/1, Indianapolis 4/6/0

John Maine threw 88 pitches in 4.1 innings today, reportedly sitting 86-88 on his fastball, no es bueno. Do not want. He's done. We'll always have 9/29/07...

ss Andy Green 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .262
2b Justin Turner 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .272
1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .255
rf Val Pascucci 3 for 5, 3 runs, 3 HR, 5 RBI, K, .231 (wow?)
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .200
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, K, .225
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, 2b (19), BB, .285
cf Jon Malo 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .375
John Maine 4.1 IP, H, R, 3/4 BB/K, 0.00 era, 88:50:38, 4:5:4
Mike O'Connor 0.2 IP, 3.76 era, 4:2:2, 2:
Bobby Livingston 2 IP, 4 H, 3/2 R/ER, 3/5 BB/K, HR, 5.01 era, W (3-7), 49:29:20, 1:0:5
Bobby Parnell 2 IP, H, BB, 4.24 era, 25:16:9, 4:2

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 1/7/0, Trenton 0/7/0

Brahiam Maldonado (6th inning solo homer) and Chris Schwinden, two non prospects, combined to lift the Mets to victory tonight. Schwinden pitched 6.1 shutout innings for his 2nd AA victory, and Maldonado's 2nd AA homer (9th overall this season) provided all the offense tonight.

ss Luis Hernandez 0 for 4, K, .291
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, .294
1b Nick Evans 2 for 3, 2b (20), BB, .283
dh Marshall Hubbard 0 for 4, K, .260
3b Eric Campbell 0 for 3, K, .295
rf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, 2b, K, .274
c Omir Santos 1 for 3, .160
2b Josh Satin 0 for 3, K, .313
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 3, run, 2b (6), HR (2), RBI (7), .260
Chris Schwinden 6.1 IP, 7 H, 1/5 BB/K, 5.63 era, W (2-4), 5:9:5
Derrick Ellison 1.1 IP, 4.38 era, 1:1:0
Emary Frederick 0.1 IP, 2.25 era, 1:
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 Ks, 4.30 era, SV (2), 0:1:2

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 3/7/0, Palm Beach 4/8/1

Scott Moviel took a step forward today (by not being blown out, and not walking the ballpark), he gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and a walk in 5 innings for a ND. Marcos Tabata gave up a run in 2 innings for his 2nd FSL loss. The Mets offense had 7 hits and 4 walks, but were no hit over the final 4 innings by 4 Cardinal relievers. They went a woeful 2 for 15 (.133) with RISP, and left 8 on base, along with 9 strikeouts. Wilfredo Tovar snapped a long slump with a huge 3 hit day, while Richard Lucas, Raul Reyes (0 for 4, K, .196), Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .189), and Mike Moras (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .071) all took 0-fers.

ss Wilfredo Tovar 3 for 5, run, K, .293
lf Hector Pellot 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .167
2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 3, run, 2b (9), 2 RBI (15), .294
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2b (19), RBI (44), K, .307
rf Joey August 1 for 3, BB, .293
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .212
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/6 BB/K, HR, 6.56 era, 2 WP, HBP
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 3.86 era, L (0-2), 1:2:3
Jimmy Johnson IP, H, K, 5.40 era, 0:2:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 1/10/1, Augusta 7/13/1

Taylor Whitenton got ripped in relief of Collin McHugh tonight, Whitenton gave up 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks (including a GS) in 2 innings, but it was McHugh who took his 5th loss of the season, after tiptoeing through 5 troubled innings, allowing 9 hits and a walk, but just 2 runs. The Gnats offense had 10 hits and drew a walk against 4 strikeouts, but were hitless in 6 ABs with RISP, and left 9 on base. Michael Fisher, Rafael Fernandez and Jefry Marte had multi hit games, while Kai Gronauer and Alonzo Harris took 0-fers.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 5, K, .285
1b Michael Fisher 2 for 4, .386
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, .280 (20 for his last 117, 7 runs, 2 2b, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 9/15 BB/K, .171/.230/.239/.469/.128 K rate, .6000 BB/K)
lf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, run, K, .295
rf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, .256
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 3, 2b (12), BB, K, .245
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 3, RBI (22), .262
dh Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, .154
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 4, K, .237, E (16)
Collin McHugh 5 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 3.77 era, L (2-5), 5:4:5
Taylor Whitenton 2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 3.58 era, 1:2:2
John Church IP, K, 1.49 era, 1:1:1

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 5/9/2, Staten Island 3/8/1

Yohan Almonte had a rough first inning, giving up 3 runs, but settled down and pitched 4 shutout innings after, giving his team a chance to come back and get him a win. Cory Vaughn delievered a 2 run single in the 6th to give Brooklyn the lead. Brian Needham picked up the save.

lf Cody Holliday 1 for 4, BB, K
cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI
rf Cory Vaughn 1 for 4, 2 RBI
2b JB Brown 1 for 5, 2 Ks
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks
dh Will Cherry 1 for 4, 2 RBI
3b Joe Bonfe 0 for 2, 2 BBs
>>3b James Schroeder
c Juan Centeno 1 for 4, run
ss Rylan Sandoval 1 for 4, run, 2b
>>ss Luis Nieves
Yohan Almonte 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 5.40 era, W (1-0), 6:6:3
Hamilton Bennett 2 IP, H, BB, K, 0.00 era, 3:1:1
Mitch Houck 1.2 IP, H, 3/3 BB/K, 0.00 era, 2:0:3
Brian Needham 0.1 IP, 0.00 era, SV (1), 1: