9/3 Minor League Report! Nieuwenhuis, GIARRAPUTO!

INT AAA: Buffalo 4/13/2, Scranton 3/9/1

ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .289
3b Andy Green 2 for 5, RBI, K, .247
cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, BB, .304
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 5, .259
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, K, .260
lf Jason Dubois 2 for 5, K, .209
dh Javier Castillo 0 for 4, BB, .249
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 5, 2b, .249
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 5, run, RBI, .298
Jose Sanchez 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.50 era, 98:62:36, 4:6:4
Eddie Kunz 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 5.12 era, 19:10:9, 0:1, HBP
Adam Bostick 1.2 IP, H, K, 2.61 era, 21:13:8, 0:4:1
Jim Warden 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.95 era, BS (3), W (2-0), 37:24:13, 2:5:2

EL AA: Binghamton 4/9/1, Bowie 6/8/0

Not quite 4 hits and 3 for XBH, but Kirk Nieuwenhuis had another very good game for Binghamton, getting on base 3 times with a single and a pair of walks, though he did K his last 2 times up, and drop his average to a pedestrian .500. DJ Wabick (3) almost hit for the cycle (triple shy). He, Carlos Guzman (2, first AA HR), and Jose Coronado (2) had multi hit games, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, BB, K, .231), Zach Lutz (0 for 4, .059), Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .244) and Rafael Arroyo (0 for 2, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .000) all took 0-fers. The Mets had 9 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 3 for 10 with RISP and leaving 7 on base.

It was a bullpen game for the Mets, with 3 relievers pitching. Jacob Ruckle gave up 5 runs in his 3 innings for the loss, his 4th.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .500 (8 for 16)
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, run, K, .287
1b DJ Wabick 3 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .293
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .333
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, 2b, .269
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, 3.97 era, 4:3:2
Jacob Ruckle 3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 3 HR, 7.20 era, L (2-4), 3:3:3
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 3/1 BB/K, 5.86 era, 2:3:1

FSL A+: St. Lucie 4/8/0, Fort Myers 3/8/0

Chris Schwinden had a very good second FSL start, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings for his first victory. Josh Stinson pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Josh Satin (2), Sean Ratliff (2) and Brahiam Maldonado (2) had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 3, BB, K, .245), Stefan Welch (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .277), Jake Eigsti (0 for 3, BB, .219) and Richard Pena (0 for 4, 4 Ks, .217) all took 0-fers.

2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, K, .375
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 2, run, BB, .286
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .273
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, K, .223
rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, RBI (69), K, .270
Chris Schwinden 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 3.97 era, W (1-0), 5:12:3
Edgar Ramirez IP+, H, ER, 2 Ks, 2.36 era, 2:0:2
Josh Stinson IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.23 era, SV (5), 1:0:2

SAL A: Savannah 4/8/0, Charleston 8/13/2

Eduardo Aldama's lone SAL start of the season was a horror, he gave up 9 hits and 7 runs in 3+ innings to take the loss, but keep in mind he doesn't turn 20 until after the season (12/23).

The Gnats offense had 8 hits and a walk, while going 2 for 4 with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Nick Giarraputo (3), and Juan Lagares (2) had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .231), Kai Gronauer (0 for 4, K, .242), Mike Moras (0 for 4, .348), and Jeff Flagg (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .000) took 0-fers.

ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, BB, .264 (8 for his last 25)
3b Nick Giarraputo 3 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .393
cf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .252
rf Juan Lagares 2 for 3, run, RBI, .278, SB (9)
lf Joey August 1 for 4, RBI, .215
Eduardo Aldama 3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 2/3 BB/K, HR, 21 era, L (0-1), 2:4:3
Phillips Orta 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 4.84 era, 2:2:2
John Church 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 5.04 era, 0:3:3
Mike Lynn IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 0:1:2

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 4/6/1, Hudson Valley 5/9/2

Maybe Freddy needs to send David Wright to Brooklyn for "rehab", huh? Another loss, combined with the Yankees 13th straight victory dropped the Cyclones 1.5 games out of first with 3 to play. However, as I noted yesterday, the loser of the division is guaranteed the wildcard, so whatever.

Carlos Beltran played 5 innings in the field today, as was the plan, and went 0 for 2 with a walk at the plate as he continues his rehab assignment.

The Conies overall had 6 hits and drew 2 walks, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Richard Lucas (0 for 3, BB, K, .264), Alex Gregory (0 for 4, K, .278), and Robbie Shields (0 for 3, K, .173), took 0-fers, no Cyclone had a multi hit game.

Mark Cohoon started and went the first 5, allowing just a run on 5 hits. Michael Powers gave up a pair in the 9th for his 2nd blown save and 3rd loss.

2b Matt Gaski 1 for 5, run, .291
c Ralph Henriquez 1 for 4, .248
dh Sam Honeck 1 for 3, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (28), .251
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, run, K, .239
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, K, .200
>>ph, ss Jordany Valdespin 1 for 1, 3b (1), RBI (5), .291
Mark Cohoon 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 2/3 BB/K, 2.15 era, 9:2:3
Brandon Sage 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.03 era, BS (1), 2:2:2
Jacob Goldberg IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 0:1:2
Michael Powers 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 4.13 era, BS (2), L (2-3), 1:1

7/12 Minor League Report! NIESE, Carrera, MALDONADO, Giarraputo, Satin!

I will be taking the next couple of weeks "off", to work on the Draft Database for 2008. David will be posting the Minor League Reports EXCLUSIVELY on MetsProspectHub, starting either tomorrow, of the day after tomorrow (so either Sunday the 13th, or Monday the 14th will be my first off day). David's on the left coast, so the reports will be up late, around 2-3am ish. I apologize for any inconvenience. I should return to posting around the 25th or 26th.

New Orleans 7, Nashville 0 in 6.5 innings (lightning)

Jesus Feliciano (cf) 0 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .299
Andy Green (2b) 0 for 3, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .257
John Rodriguez (lf) 2 for 4, run, K, .319
Val Pascucci (rf) 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .289
Michel Abreu (1b) 2 for 2, run, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .252
Gustavo Molina (c) 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .246
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .193
Abraham Nunez (3b) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .198
Brian Stokes 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BBs, 6 Ks, 4.67 era, W (9-8), 106:67:39, 7:4:6

Binghamton 3-7-1, Trenton 1-9-1

The Mets held a 1-0 lead into the 8th, when Tim LaVigne was greeted rudely with 3 consecutive singles, tying the game and ruining a great start from Jon Niese. Niese pitched 7 brilliant innings, allowing just 6 hits and striking out 5, but due to LaVigne, didn't get his 6th win of the season. The top 4 in the Mets order were just 1 for 16 with 4 Ks, the lone hit being Dan Murphy. Emmanuel Garcia and Mike Nickeas had 2 hits a piece hitting 7-8. Jose Coronado (0 for 4, BB, K, .255), Jon Malo (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .234), Ambi Concepcion (0 for 4, K, .247), and Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, .216) took 0-fers.

Dan Murphy (2b) 1 for 3, BB, .310, 2 DP turned 643
Mike Carp (lf) 1 for 3, BB, K, .311
Caleb Stewart (rf) 1 for 4, run, .275
Emmanuel Garcia (dh) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .223
Mike Nickeas (c) 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .237
Jon Niese 7 IP, 6 H, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 3.09 era
Tim LaVigne IP, 3 H, ER, K, 3.62 era, BS (2), W (2-1)
Eddie Kunz IP, 3.24 era, SV (25)

St. Lucie 7, Dunedin 8

Nick Carr had another very disappointing outing in the FSL, giving up 5 hits, walks and runs in 4.1 innings, ballooning his ERA to 7.13. The offense spared Carr his 8th FSL loss, but Edgar Ramirez was not so lucky. The Mets had taken a 7-6 lead after 5, but Ramirez allowed runs in the 6th and 7th, and the offense got no more. Ramirez took his first loss of the season.

The Mets poured out 7 runs and 11 hits in the first 5 innings, but afterwards, managed just a hit and 2 walks. Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Thole, Shawn Bowman, and Brahiam Maldonado had multi hit games, while Lucas Duda (0 for 3, 2 BBs, .268), and Peeter Ramos (0 for 4, run, K, .203) took 0-fers.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .268
Ruben Tejada (ss) 1 for 5, RBI, .242
Victor Mendez (rf) 1 for 4, 3 RBI, .247
Josh Thole (c) 2 for 5, run, 2b, .297
Shawn Bowman (3b) 2 for 4, run, BB, K, .305
DJ Wabick (dh) 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .282
Brahiam Maldonado (lf) 3 for 4, run, RBI, .198
Nick Carr 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 5 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 7.13 era
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K, HR, 6.43 era, L (0-1)
Elvys Quezada 2.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.67 era
Emary Frederick 0.1 IP, K, 4.07 era

Savannah 3, Lexington 2

Greg Veloz' walkoff single in the bottom of the 9th won it for the Gnats, plating Michael Parker, who was running for Nick Giarraputo. Junior Guerra picked up the win with 3 scoreless innings in back of a decent outing from Josh Stinson. Casey Craig (0 for 4, .305), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, K, .276), Sean McCraw (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .275), and Carlos Guzman (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .224) took 0-fers, while Francisco Pena, Giarraputo, and Richard Pena had multi hit games.

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .270
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 4, run, .249
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 3 for 4, .294
Richard Pena (cf) 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .215
Joaquin Rodriguez (1b) 1 for 3, BB, .235
Josh Stinson 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 3.03 era
Junior Guerra 3 IP, H, 4 Ks, 1.69 era, W (1-0)

Brooklyn 0-3-0, State College 1-9-1

More ineptitude from the Brooklyn offense, they were 3 hit (2 hit, really). The hits came from Zach Lutz (1 for 4, 2b, .322), Jordan Abruzzo (who was demoted from St. Lucie to "stack" the Cyclones, which is why I do not count his hit (1 for 3, BB)), and Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1 for 4, K, .265). Scott Shaw started and was brilliant for 6 innings, allowing just a run on 8 hits, but that was enough for him to take the loss.

Reese Havens (dh) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .239
Angel Pagan (lf) 0 for 3, BB
Ike Davis (1b) 0 for 4, .275
Sean Ratliff (rf) 0 for 3, K, .186
Jacob Elgsti (ss) 0 for 3, K, .036
Ignacio Medrano (2b) 0 for 2, BB, K, .083
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 6 Ks, 1.42 era, L (1-1)
Chris Schwinden 3 IP, H, 2 Ks, 1.88 era

Kingsport 7, Pulaski 8

Guillaume LeDuc had a miserable outing today, surrendering 8 hits and 7 runs (5 earned) in 4.2 innings, but it was Phillips Orta who took the loss, his 3rd, giving up an UER in 3 innings of relief. Orta's comical line now stands at 0-3, 0.69 era.

The Mets offense had 10 hits and 7 runs, but only 1 of those runs, and 3 of those hits, came after the 3rd inning. Stefan Welch (0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .315), Pedro Zapata (0 for 4, K, .229), and Doug McNulty (0 for 3, RBI, BB, .162) took 0-fers, while Rafael Fernandez, Dan Stegall and Josh Satin had multi hit games.

Rafael Fernandez (rf) 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, .328
Dan Stegall (lf) 2 for 4, run, BB, .286
Wilmer Flores (ss) 1 for 4, RBI, .337
Josh Satin (2b) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .583
Dock Doyle (c) 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .235
Gabriel Zavala (dh) 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .302
Guillaume LeDuc 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 5 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 4.09 era
Travis Babin 0.1 IP, 4.32 era
Phillips Orta 3 IP, H, R, BB, K, 0.69 era, L (0-3)