Showing posts with label Kingsport. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

7/16 Minor League Report! KINGSPORT!

I'll be filling in for David tonight, he should be back tomorrow.

EL North 5, EL South 3

Dan Murphy (3b) 1 for 2
Mike Carp (1b) 0 for 3
Salvador Aguilar IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 26:15:11, 0:2:1
Bobby Parnell IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 17:10:7, 0:1:1

Savannah 1, Greensboro 8

Maikel Cleto got bombed for 7 runs (4 earned) in the first 2 innings, then settled down and allowed just a hit over his next 3 innings, but the damage had been done. Junior Guerra finished out the game for Savannah.

The Savannah offense was held to just 4 hits and a run, the run was courtesy Juan Lagares' (1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .257) 2nd homer. Jose Jimenez (1 for 4, 2 Ks, .236), Francisco Pena (1 for 3, 2b, .255) and Carlos Guzman (1 for 3, .227) had the other hits.

Greg Veloz (2b) 0 for 4, K, .262
Casey Craig (lf) 0 for 4, .296
Sean McCraw (dh) 0 for 4, K, .271
Richard Pena (rf) 0 for 2, .205
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 0 for 3, .282
Maikel Cleto 5 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, HR, 3.70 era, L (3-8)
Junior Guerra 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 5 Ks, HR, 2.16 era

Brooklyn 1, Oneonta 4

Same old, same old for the Cyclones offense, either it's no hitting, or a bunch of hits and LOB. Tonight it was the latter, with 9 LOB, out of the 10 hits and 3 walks. John Servidio (0 for 2, K, .211), Ike Davis (0 for 3, BB, K, .263), and Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, K, .189) took 0-fers, while Angel Pagan, Zach Lutz, and Josh Satin had multi hit games.

Pedro P Martinez gave up 4 runs (3 earned) and 7 hits in 5 innings, taking his first loss of the season. Erik Turgeon and Jimmy Johnson finished off the game with 3 shutout innings.

Reese Havens (dh) 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .271
Angel Pagan (lf) 2 for 2, .308
Zach Lutz (3b) 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .343
Jordan Abruzzo (c) 1 for 4, .200
Josh Satin (2b) 2 for 4, 2b, 3b, .250
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (cf) 1 for 4, K, .284
Jacob Elgsti (ss) 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .118
Pedro P Martinez 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 Ks, 2.87 era, L (0-1)
Erik Turgeon 2 IP, 3 H, BB, K, 0.00 era
Jimmy Johnson IP, BB, 2.53 era

Kingsport 12, Johnson City 9

Well, this was going to be a writeup about how much Wilmer Flores was missed on a day off, but then the Mets put up a 10 spot in the bottom of the 9th. 12 men came to bat, 10 of them had hits, and the inning was capped off by a game winning walk off 3 run homer from Rogelio Del Campo. Dock Doyle's 2 out 3 run double tied it, then Stefan Welch and Pedro Zapata singled, setting the stage for Del Campo's walkoff.

Every regular had multi hit games, except for Kyle Suire, who was 0 for 5, run, K, .205 (he hit into a force out in the 9th). Stefan Welch, Del Campo, and Flores' replacement, Imbewer Alvarez, had 3 hits a piece.

The offensive outburst in the 9th turned the headlines away from another awful outing from Oscar Melendez, who gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in just 1.2 innings, on 4 hits and 4 walks. Stephen Puhl also had a bad outing in relief, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits (including a HR) in 2.1 innings. Zach Rosenbaum pitched effectively for his 4 innings, allowing just a run on 1 hit and a walk in 4 innings. Jason LaVorgna pitched the 9th, and he got the win after the theatrics from the offense.

Rafael Fernandez (rf) 2 for 5, run, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .345
Dan Stegall (lf) 2 for 6, run, 2 RBI, K, .300
Dock Doyle (dh) 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .262 (game tying bases clearing 2b)
Stefan Welch (3b) 3 for 6, 2 runs, RBI, K, .305
Pedro Zapata (cf) 2 for 6, 2 runs, RBI, .237
Rogelio Del Campo (c) 3 for 6, run, HR, 3 RBI, .353 (walkoff 3 run HR)
Doug McNulty (1b) 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, K, .200
Imbewer Alvarez (ss) 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .216
Oscar Melendez 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BBs, K, 5.64 era
Stephen Puhl 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 Ks, HR, 3 era
Zach Rosenbaum 4 IP, H, ER, BB, 5 Ks, 7.56 era
Jason LaVorgna IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.45 era, W (1-0)

Saturday, June 28, 2008

6/28 Minor League Report! FLORES, WELCH, and the rest of KINGSPORT!

Tonight's Song: U2 - Vertigo

New Orleans 1, Memphis 11

Jesus Feliciano (cf) 2 for 4, run, .308
Argenis Reyes (2b) 0 for 4, K, .285
Chris Aguila (lf) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .293
Val Pascucci (rf) 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .302
Michel Abreu (1b) 0 for 3, BB, .259
Gustavo Molina (c) 1 for 4, .244
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 0 for 3, .183
Abraham Nunez (3b) 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .204
Tony Armas 2 IP, 3 H, ER, HR, 2.54 era, L (5-7), 28:20:8, 2:3:0
Nelson Figueroa 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 3.14 era, 65:40:25
Eude Brito 0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 81 era (AAA debut)
Ivan Maldonado 0.1 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 4.35 era

Binghamton 5, Connecticut 4

Fernando Martinez, coming off a 3 hit performance in his return to Binghamton's lineup, homered (3 run shot) and walked, leading Binghamton to a 5-4 victory. The other 2 RBI came off the bat of Salvador Aguilar, the starting pitcher, who had a 2 run single in the 4th. On the mound, Aguilar was just as good as he was at the dish, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) over 7 innings, on 4 hits. He improved to 9-1, Eddie Kunz worked a dominating 9th, striking out the side, to earn his 21st save. Nick Evans (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306), Mike Carp (0 for 4, K, .325), and Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, .224) took 0-fers.

Jose Coronado (ss) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .256
Fernando Martinez (cf) 1 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .291
Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306
Mike Carp (lf) 0 for 4, K, .325
Caleb Stewart (rf) 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .284
Saloman Manriquez (c) 1 for 4, run, K, .288
Jon Malo (3b) 2 for 4, run, .252
Salvador Aguilar 2 for 2, run, 2 RBI, BB, .267; 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BBs, K, 2.82 era, W (9-1)
Eddie Camacho IP, H, ER, BB, 2.22 era
Eddie Kunz IP, 3 Ks, 3.79 era, SV (21)

St. Lucie 3, Clearwater 11

This game will be marred by a beanball war between the two teams which led to 6 hit batters and 3 ejections (2 Met batters and 4 Clearwater batters were hit, 2 Met pitchers and 1 Clearwater pitcher was ejected).

Before all that was going on, Dylan Owen had his poorest FSL outing of the season, giving up 8 hits and 6 runs in 3.1 innings, his ERA skyrocketed half a run with the outing. Ryan Coultas came in and hit a batter in his 2.2 innings, also giving up a run on a solo homer. Casey Hoorelbeke hit 2 in his 1.1 innings, he was the first Met pitcher ejected. After a 3 batter appearance from Edgar Ramirez, German Marte hit the only batter he faced before he was ejected, and Emary Frederick came in to pitch a perfect 9th. I'd imagine there will be some suspensions for the ugliness tonight.

The offense had 8 hits and 3 walks, but were out of it after inning number 3. Clearwater 3b Clay Harris had 3 hits, all homers, he drove in 6, and then was hit twice by Hoorelbeke (which might, IMO, earn him a release, that's low class punk behavior). For the Mets, Lucas Duda (0 for 1, RBI, 2 BBs, .265), Victor Mendez (0 for 4, K, .244), and Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, K, .333) took 0-fers.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 1 for 4, run, K, .263
Ruben Tejada (ss) 1 for 3, BB, .254
Josh Thole (c) 2 for 4, run, 2b, .299
Jordan Abruzzo (dh) 1 for 3, run, .273
DJ Wabick (lf) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .282
Dylan Owen 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, K, 2 HR, 3.62 era, L (6-5), 4:5:1
Ryan Coultas 2.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 4.81 era, 1 HBP
Casey Hoorelbeke 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 4.67 era, 2 HBP, ejected
Edgar Ramirez 0.2 IP, H, K, 10.80 era
German Marte 1 HBP, ejected
Emary Frederick IP, 2 Ks, 3.54 era

Savannah 3, Charleston 4

Savannah committed 3 errors which led to 2 UER off Nick Carr, which were the difference in the game. Carr pitched decently, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs (2 earned) in 6 innings, but look his 2nd loss in the Sally League. Nick Waechter kept it at 4-1, and the Gnats got 2 back, but couldn't push the tying run across.

The top of the order certainly did it's job, the top 3 went 5 for 12 with 2 runs, 2 2b, and 3 RBI, but the 4-5-6 hitters were 1 for 12 with 3 Ks. Jose Jimenez (0 for 4, K, .240), Francisco Pena (0 for 4, K, .247), and Bradley Hubbert (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .118) all took 0-fers.

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, run, .258
Juan Lagares (ss) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .297
Casey Craig (rf) 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .312
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, K, .375
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 4, 2b, .231
Carlos Guzman (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .229
Nick Carr 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 Ks, 2.96 era, L (1-2)
Nick Waechter 3 IP, H, 5 Ks, 3.15 era

Brooklyn 1, Aberdeen 4

Another day, another woeful offensive showing for the Cyclones, who through their first 12 games, they've scored 34 runs, an average of 2.83 runs per game, including a 9 run outburse in their 2nd game. Taking that out, they've scored 25 runs in 11 games (2.27/gm). Today, only 3 players took 0-fers, but there was only one who had a multi hit game (Will Vogl with 3). The lone RBI was off the bat of a rehabbing Dan Murphy. Vogl scored the only run. Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .244), John Servidio (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .244) and Cesar Cordido (0 for 3, K, .095) took 0-fers.

Tim Stronach allowed just 2 runs over 5 innings, but with the anemic offense, that was enough for his 2nd loss. Jeff Kaplan and Rhiner Cruz each allowed a run over 2 innings.

Dan Murphy (dh) 1 for 4, RBI, .444
Zach Lutz (3b) 1 for 4, K, .393
Ike Davis (1b) 1 for 4, K, .250
Josh Satin (2b) 1 for 4, .212
Will Vogl (lf) 3 for 4, run, 3b, K, .280
Tim Stronach 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BBs, 4 Ks, 3.07 era, L (1-2)
Jeff Kaplan 2 IP, H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.50 era
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 2.70 era

Kingsport 13, Pulaski 4

Unlike the Cyclones, the KMets are anything but an anemic offense, they've put up 67 runs in 12 games, an average of 5.58 runs per game, including games of 13, 8, and 13. Of course, if you were looking for a glass half empty angle, they've scored half their runs in those 3 games, and just 33 in the other 9. Either way, suffice to say, they can hit, led by the Teenage Tandem of Death, 16 year old Wilmer Flores, and 19 year old Stefan Welch. Today, they went a combined 5 for 9 with 5 runs, a 3b, HR, and 6 RBI. But they were not alone, as 5 players had multi hit games, 3 players had 3 hits apiece. Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 4, 2 runs, BB, 2 Ks, .214), and Rafael Fernandez (the third member of the Teen Trio) went 0 for 5, dropping his average to .207.

Oscar Melendez allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings, but 4 relievers combined to allow just 2 hits and a run in 6 innings, though there were 5 walks mixed in. Stephen Puhl got the win in relief.

Ignacio Medrano (2b) 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .342
Dan Stegall (lf) 1 for 4, run, BB, .356
Wilmer Flores (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (3), 4 RBI (17), HBP, .396
Stefan Welch (3b) 3 for 5, 3 runs, 3b (4), 2 RBI (9), .415
Pedro Zapata (cf) 3 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .136
Gabriel Zavala (dh) 3 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .343
Doug McNulty (1b) 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .136
Oscar Melendez 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 3.27 era
Stephen Puhl IP, H, 1.50 era, W (1-0)
Phillips Orta 2 IP, H, 3 BBs, K, 0.00 era
Junior Guerra 2 IP, ER, 2 BBs, K, HBP, 3 era
Erik Turgeon IP, 2.25 era

Sunday, June 22, 2008

6/22 Minor League Report! HENRIQUEZ! KINGSPORT!

Pre-empting for breaking news: Fernando Martinez was 1 for 3 in the GCL today, but was PH for in the 9th by Valentin Ramos. That can't be a good sign, one would think. While I have the boxscore in front of me...

Fernando Martinez (dh) 1 for 3, K
Brahiam Maldonado (lf) 1 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .364
Darren Clark (lf) 2 for 2, .500
Cesar Peullo (rf) 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .353
Jefry Marte (3b) 3 for 4, 2 2b, 3b, BB, K, .364
Miguel Tejada (ss) 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .214
Juan Centena (c) 1 for 1, 2 runs, BB, .333

ZOMG! It's a Minor League Report that's actually posted the day of the games! What. The. Hell!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!? LOL.

New Orleans 0, Omaha 3

Nelson Figueroa had another very good game for the Zs, but the offense was a no show, getting just 5 hits. Figueroa allowed 4 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) in 7 innings, which earned him his 2nd loss of the season. The hits went to Argenis Reyes, Raul Casanova, Raul Gonzalez, Jesus Feliciano and Anderson Hernandez, who all had one apiece. Abraham Nunez (0 for 3, K, .199), Chris Aguila (0 for 4, K, .298), Val Pascucci (0 for 4, .301) and John Rodriguez (0 for 2, BB, K, .286) took 0-fers.

Argenis Reyes (2b) 1 for 4, .285
Raul Casanova (c) 1 for 4, 2b, K, .368
Raul Gonzalez (dh) 1 for 4, .326
Jesus Feliciano (cf) 1 for 3, BB, .298
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 3, .185
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 4 Ks, 2.89 era, L (3-2), 103:76:27, 8:9:4
Tim McNab 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2.92 era, 18:9:9, 2:3

Binghamton 7, Trenton 3

I listened to this game via stream, and also charted Niese's pitch count, so here goes a detailed recap. Jon Niese had a very rough first two innings, throwing 44 pitches through 2, 20 in the first (14 strikes, 6 balls), and 24 in the second (11 strikes, 13 balls). The second inning was the only one in which Trenton scored, taking advantage of Niese's wildness. His line through 2 was 3 h, 3 er, 2 bb, k. After that, however, Niese settled down very nicely, throwing just 44 pitches over the next 4 innings (29 strikes, 15 balls), and allowing just one hit. He ended up throwing 88 pitches in the game over 6 innings, 54 of them for strikes, 34 balls. He left this game trailing 3-2 (as did I, to go watch Big Pelf).

Eude Brito pitched a scoreless 7th, and the Mets rallied for 3 in the top of the 8th to take Niese off the hook. They added a pair in the 9th and won 7-3, Tim LaVigne pitched 2 scoreless innings for the save.

Every regular got at least one hit, except for Salvador Paniagua, who was 0 for 3 with 2 Ks (.286). Nick Evans, Ambi Concepcion, Josh Petersen and Emmanuel Garcia each had 2 hits.

Jose Coronado (ss) 1 for 5, .259
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, .303
Mike Carp (lf) 1 for 5, .341
Caleb Stewart (rf) 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .280
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .252
Josh Petersen (3b) 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, .333
Emmanuel Garcia (2b) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .225
Mike Nickeas (c) 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .375
Jon Niese 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 3.05 era, 88:54:34, 8:7:3
Eude Brito IP, 2 H, 2.68 era, W (4-1)
Tim LaVigne 2 IP, 2 Ks, 2.95 era, SV (6)

St. Lucie was wained out
Savannah 3, Rome 7

It was a very rough game for Elvin Ramirez, he didn't survive the first inning, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs in just 0.2 innings of work. Nick Waechter did a great job in long relief, going 6 innings allowing just a run on 3 hits, but the offense couldn't get over the hump, pulling within 1 and 4-3 before Jose Bierd game in to give up 3 runs in the 8th.

The offense managed just 7 hits and 3 runs, one a solo homer by Juan Lagares (his only hit in 5 trips), and then RBIs by Sean McCraw and Carlos Guzman. Greg Veloz (0 for 4, BB, K, .254), Jose Jimenez (0 for 5, .244) and Richard Pena (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .239) took 0-fers.

Juan Lagares (ss) 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, K, .308
Casey Craig (lf) 1 for 5, 3 Ks, .329
Joaquin Rodriguez (dh) 2 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .247
Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .333
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 2, 2 BBs (A debut)
Carlos Guzman (rf) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .264
Elvin Ramirez 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 3.80 era, L (5-6)
Nick Waechter 6 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 7 Ks, HR, 3.38 era
Jose Bierd 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, 2 HR, 2.10 era (Bierd had surrendered just 2 homers in 28.2 innings before today)

Brooklyn 4, Aberdeen 2, 10 innings.

Pedro P Martinez over 2 starts has allowed 1 earned run in 10.1 innings, striking out 8. He is almost 23 years old, getting long in the tooth for the short season leagues. After Rhiner Cruz allowed a run in the 7th, Will Vogl hit a solo shot in the 9th to tie it, and the Cones scored 2 in the 10th (Tatford single, Satin sac fly) to take the lead, 4-2. Yury Santana pitched a hitless 10th to pick up his 3rd save.

The top 4 in the order (Matt Bouchard (.238, ss), Brandon Richey (.000, 3b), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (.217, cf) and Eric Campbell (.235, 1b) went a combined 0 for 19 with a run and 3 walks. Ouch. Brandon Kawal also took an 0-fer, he went 0 for 3, and is hitting .167 on the season. John Servidio and Ralph Henriquez had multi hit games.

John Servidio (rf) 2 for 4, run, 2b, .333
Jefferies Tatford (ph, dh) 1 for 2, RBI, K, .364
Josh Satin (2b) 1 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .063
Ralph Henriquez (c) 4 for 5, 2b, RBI, K, .444
Will Vogl (lf) 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, K, .250
Pedro P Martinez 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 Ks, 0.87 era
Rhiner Cruz 2.1 IP, H, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 2.08 era
Jimmy Johnson 0.2 IP, 0.00 era, W (2-0)
Yury Santana IP, BB, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, SV (3)

Kingsport 13, Johnson City 4

The Mets pounded out 16 hits and drew 4 walks on their way to a 13-4 dismantling of Johnson City today, 7 of the 9 regulars had multi hit games, shockingly, Pedro Zapata managed to take an 0-fer today, he went 0 for 5 with a run scored and 2 Ks, and is now batting .080 on the season. John Holdzkom got a surprise start and had the best outing of his pro career, with 5 tremendous innings, allowing just 3 hits, striking out 8. Raul Batis piggybacked behind Holdzkom, and pitched 3 perfect innings before being roughed up for 2 hits and 4 runs in the 9th, when the game was firmly out of reach.

Ignacio Medrano (2b) 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .368
Dan Stegall (lf) 2 for 5, run, BB, 2 Ks, .458
Wilmer Flores (ss) 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, .345
Richard Lucas (3b) 2 for 6, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, 3 Ks, .192
Jean Luc Blaquiere (c) 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .308
Stefan Welch (1b) 2 for 2, 2 runs, 3b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .313
Gabriel Zavala (rf) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, .400
John Holdzkom 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 8 Ks, 5.14 era, W (1-1)
Raul Batis 4 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 6.43 era, SV (1)

Monday, June 16, 2008

Kingsport Mets Roster



Click the image twice to read it. Trust me, you DO NOT want me to post it in full 1400x900, lol.