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Let’s make this easy and get the bat-licking out of the way.

Did you see it? SNY, in its telecast Saturday of the Mets’ 7-3 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field, showed David Wright licking his bat and making a face of displeasure.

“I think I do that quite a bit,” Wright said with a sheepish grin. “It’s something that comes natural.”

But let’s end that discussion right about there, shall we? Yes, it sounds pretty weird. We all do weird stuff. It’s just that most of us don’t have our work shifts televised.

This is about the idea that Wright can’t even take a day off without scrutiny from above and around. That it comes with being the face of a franchise that still carries the burden of the last two seasons’ conclusions.

Jerry Manuel usually prefers to rest his star players on the road, but after Wright’s 0-for-5, two-strikeout showing Friday night, Manuel called Wright into his office and told him he’d be resting yesterday.

We now take a look into Wrights home/road splits…

Wright has a .797 OPS at home (.362 on-base percentage, .435 slugging percentage) and 1.058 on the road (.510 OBP, .548 SLG).

“I think anxiety has something to do with it, wanting to do so well in front of the home crowd, those type of things,” Manuel said. “I believe he’ll eventually turn that around, get comfortable here in these surroundings.

“Some hitters come to the ballpark and say, ‘I see a lot of hits out there.’ . . . Some come up and say, ‘Don’t look like I can get hits here.’ I don’t know if that’s the case, but more he plays here, more comfortable he’ll become here.”

Wright respectfully disagreed with his manager, saying:

“I just think it’s two months of a game that is already tough to be consistent at. But I don’t feel any different playing here than I do on the road. I go out there and try to get the job done at home, try to get the job done on the road. I don’t try harder one place or another.”

You couldn’t help but wonder when you read the Mets’ lineup card Saturday morning. No Wright, no Gary Sheffield, no Luis Castillo. No Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes or Ryan Church, obviously. Not even Omir Santos.

Nope, it was pretty much Carlos Beltran and the ‘B’ Team, and it turned out that Beltran was in Day 2 of a 48-to-72-hour virus. He took off once the game got out of hand.

With the Mets-killing Josh Johnson on the hill for Florida and the less-than-thrilling Tim Redding going for the Mets, backed up by the lineup from hell, this game screamed, “Mismatch!” It would’ve been a shocker had the Mets’ four-game winning streak not ended. It brought to mind that 1989 game when Randy Myers wrote, “Are we trying?” on a lineup card that he found unimpressive.

This happens everywhere in the game. “It’s just good to get a blow every now and then,” Wright said, “because over the course of a long season, these tend to help you out come August and September.”

The difference with the Mets is that one game kept them from at least a play-in contest each of the previous two seasons. So their fan base isn’t quite as forgiving of the big-picture concept.

Those are the same fans, whom Manuel thinks might be affecting Wright.

Wright, of course, is having a stellar season overall. Even if his power numbers are down, he’s getting on base far more often.

It’s not the new ballpark, he said, nor is it the fans. It is, Wright noted, “a small sample size.”

As the calendar changes from May to June, the Mets find themselves a half game behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.  They have managed to stay at or near the top of the division despite the fact that the Mets have become the walking wounded.  In 2006, it was the month of June that propelled the Mets into the runaway train that dominated the division.  The Mets must find a way to look back at that performance three years ago if they want to spring ahead in the division race this year.

Although the Mets had a fast start in 2006, becoming the first team to have a seven-game lead in the division in the month of April, they seemed to coast through May.  By the time early June came around, their lead had shrunk to three and a half games and the Phillies were knocking on the door to first place.  That’s when the Mets took off, scoring in the first inning in what seemed like every game.  By the time June was over, the Mets had a 12-game lead in the NL East and never looked back.  The 2009 Mets now have a chance to take over first place and start building on that lead.

The Phillies begin the month of June on the West Coast, taking on the San Diego Padres for three games followed by a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, or as I like to call them, the team with the best record in baseball.  At the same time, the Mets will be playing four games in Pittsburgh and three games in Washington, or as I like to call them, the team with the worst record in baseball.  The Mets swept both of these teams at Citi Field in the past three weeks.  If the Mets are going to follow the example set by the 2006 Mets, this is the week to do it.

Jose Reyes is set to return from the disabled list by the end of this week.  He will be needed to set the table so that the Mets can score early and often.  This formula was instrumental in the Mets hot streak in June 2006.  Once they scored in the first inning, their pitchers took over, never letting the opposition feel like they had a chance to come back from the early deficit.  This year’s Mets can do the same thing.  Their starting pitchers have made quite a turnaround from their gloomy April.  There was a time that every starter not named Johan Santana had an ERA over 7.00.  That is clearly not the case now.  Over his last seven starts, John Maine is 5-1 with a 2.36 ERA.  In the same seven-start stretch, Mike Pelfrey is 3-1 with a 2.96 ERA.  Even Livan Hernandez was impressive in May, going 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA.

A combination of scoring early and often along with the continued success of the starting pitchers could produce a similar result this June to what the 2006 team did.  Also, the further the Mets get into the season, the healthier they should become.  The recent loss of Brett Myers leaves a gaping hole in the Phillies’ rotation.  For now, they are filling Myers’ spot in the rotation with Antonio Bastardo.  All signs are pointing to this being the time that the Mets can make their run in the division similar to 2006.  After a hot month of May for the Mets, a June swoon is not an option.  It all begins in Pittsburgh.  It’s time for our boys to step it up like we know they can!

Game Summary

Thanks to a solid performance by starting pitcher John Maine, the Mets took the rubber game of their weekend series with the Marlins and beat Florida 3-2. The Mets got some key hits in the

Pitching

John Maine broke out his new changeup and used it to stifle the Marlins bats today. In six innings pitched he allowed just 3 hits, 2 walks, and didn’t allow a run. He struck out 5 batters, and lowered his ERA to 3.75 for the season. He was also very efficient with his pitches and got through the first three innings with just 36 pitches thrown. Maine continues to improve, picking up his fifth win of the season, and has become the next best starter on the team after Johan.

Pedro Feliciano pitched a scoreless inning in the seventh, lowering his ERA to 2.25 on the year.

Things got a little scary in the eight inning when J.J. Putz walked a batter and allowed two hits, prompting Manuel to replace him with Bobby Parnell. Two runs came around to score reducing the Mets lead to 3-2, Parnell struck out Jorge Cantu for the second out, and Jeremy Hermida lined out to deep left to end the threat. J.J. Putz continues to struggle, and he may be on the verge of losing his setup job to Parnell.

Frankie Rodriguez came in to finish up the ninth and picked up his 14th save and seal the win for the Mets. He struck out the side and received a nice ovation from the crowd.

Batting

Angel Pagan, Fernando Martinez and Omir Santos each drove in the Mets runs with doubles, and put the Mets up 3-0 going into the eighth inning

Omir Santos nearly missed a homerun, but his run scoring double has now given him eight ribbies in his last 10 games.

Additional Info

Mets outfielder Angel Pagan left Sunday’s game with right groin discomfort after chasing a ball in the fourth inning. He is day-to-day. He initially got the start after Carlos Beltran was scratched with a stomach virus. 

The Mets are now 17-9 at home and 15-9 against the NL East. They have won 11 of the past 14 games at Citi Field, and finish the month of May with a 19-9 record.

John Maine succumbed to the same stomach virus that has wiped out Carlos Beltran, and was removed in the seventh inning., but should be okay for his next start.

Game Ball

John Maine was the main man today!

Up Next

The Mets start a 4-game series against the Pirates on Monday in Pittsburgh. Livan Hernandez will start the first game.

Buffalo 2, Durham 5

cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .295
dh Alex Cora 1 for 5, .214
3b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, BB, K, .310
lf Willy Mo Pena 2 for 4, K, .237
rf Emil Brown 2 for 4, RBI, K, .250
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, 2b, .228
2b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, BB, .183
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, BB, .219
ss Jon Malo 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .202
Kyle Snyder 4 IP, 6 H, 5/3 R/ER, 4/2 BB/K, 4.11 era, L (0-5), 77:41:36, 3:6:2
Tim McNab 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 BB/K, 1.93 era, 35:19:16, 4:1:1
Adam Bostick 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 36:20:16, 1:3:2

Binghamton 7, New Britain 15

Jose Sanchez got oblierated for 10 hits and 8 runs in 3.1 innings, and the bullpen wasn’t a whole lot better, giving up 9 hits and 7 runs in 4.2 innings as the Mets were overwhelmed by the RockCats.

The offense did managed to gather 11 hits, 5 walks and 7 runs, but were in such an early hole, they did most of that in extensive garboge time [/Marv Albert]. The Mets were 4 for 12 with RISP and left 9 men on base. Emmanuel Garcia had another multi hit game, his 4th in a row and 5th in the last 6, he’s 17 for his last 46 to push his average back up to the mid .270s. DJ Wabick and Jake Eigsti also had multi hit games, while Ruben Tejada, who had been white hot coming into today, took the only 0-fer, going 0 for 4 to drop his average down to .274.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .277
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .277
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .200
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (26), BB, K, .289
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, run, HR (6), 2 RBI (25), BB, 2 Ks, 270
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 3, RBI, 2 BBs, .327
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .182
2b Jake Eigsti 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .286
Jose Sanchez 3.1 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 3 BBs, 2 HR, 6.88 era, L (1-6), 9:1
Eric Brown IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 5.73 era, 0:2:0
NicK Abel 2.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, K, 7.89 era, 4:3:1
Julio De La Cruz IP, H, ER, BB, 3.12 era, 2:1

St. Lucie 6, Clearwater 0

Brad Holt had another great outing today (6 ip, 3 h, 1/6 bb/k), and since his horrific outing on opening day, has been flat out dominant, having allowed just 5 earned runs in 37.2 innings, for a 1.12 era. Brant Rustich made his first appearance in 9 days, working the final 3 innings in dominant fashion for his 2nd save of the season.

The Mets offense hammered out 14 hits and drew 4 walks, and was paced by a 4 hit performance from Greg Veloz. Ike Davis, Matt Watson and Brahiam Maldonado also had multi hit games, while Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, run, BB, .205) took the only 0-fer. The Mets were just 2 for 12 with RISP and left 11 on base.

2b Greg Veloz 4 for 5, RBI, K, .255
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, .259
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .303
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .238
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, 2b (16), HR (3), 2 RBI (17), BB, .282
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, run, .219
dh Matt Watson 2 for 3, run, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, .224
Brad Holt 6 IP, 3 H, 1/6 BB/K, 3.05 era, W (4-1), 6:6:6
Brant Rustich 3 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 2.03 era, SV (2), 7:1:1

Savannah 3, Asheville 12

Jeurys Familia got hammered for 6 runs on 13 hits in just 4 innings as the Gnats got blown out for one of the few times this year, getting pasted 12-3. The offense had 8 hits and a walk, and were 0-fer with RISP, and left 6 on base.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, run, 3b, K, .318
cf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .249
1b Josh Satin 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .320
lf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .312
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, run, HR (1), RBI (13), .263
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, 2b, BB, K, .313
dh Kai Gronauer 0 for 4, K, .216
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .225
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, K, .203
Jeurys Familia 4 IP, 13 H, 6 ER, 2 Ks, 2.92 era, L (3-4), 5:3:2
Michael Powers 2 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 Ks, 3.60 era, 3:1:2
Josh Stinson 2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.27 era, 0:4:2

Mets SS Jose Reyes (DL: right calf tendinitis) will be at the Mets facility in Port St. Lucie this upcoming week to test his right leg. Reyes will see action Tuesday and Wednesday with the goal of returning Friday.

Mets utility infielder Alex Cora (DL: right thumb) began a rehab assignment at AAA Buffalo yesterday, going 1-4.

The Bisons placed pitchers Dillon Gee and Carlos Muniz on the DL, both with right shoulder troubles.

When Jerry Manuel posted his lineup this morning, Carlos Beltran was slated to start in centerfield.

However, Beltran had to be scratched because of a severe stomach virus, the same one that caused him to leave yesterday’s game.

Beltran will be replaced by Angel Pagan in centerfield who will also bat leadoff.

Here is the rest of the lineup for today’s rubber game… 

1. Angel Pagan, CF
2. Luis Castillo, 2B
3. David Wright, 3B
4. Gary Sheffield, LF
5. Daniel Murphy, 1B
6. Fernando Martinez, RF
7. Omir Santos, C
8. Wilson Valdez, SS
9. John Maine, P

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Today’s Hot Point Issues

1. What was Jerry Manuel expecting on Saturday when he trotted out that ridiculous lineup on a day that we were already at a disadvantage with Tim Redding on the mound versus Mets killer, Josh Johnson?

The Mets owe all the fans in attendance a refund for Saturday!

Imagine shelling out $300 bucks for a family outing to CitiField… the only chance you’ll get to do it… and then seeing Ramon Martinez, Jeremy Reed, Brian Schneider, Dan Murphy, Fernando Tatis, Angel Pagan, Fernando Martinez and Wilson Valdez  on the field.

Is this the guy that vowed to manage the season with an “every game counts” mentality? That’s what he preached to his players all spring right?

Well shouldn’t he practice what he preaches?

If there was such a thing as managerial malpractice, Manuel was certainly guilty of it on Saturday.

My advice to Jerry Manuel when filling out a lineup card… Garbage In, Garbage Out!

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2. How many more losses before we blow-up the Tim Redding experiment and send him to the bullpen which was the original plan anyway?  

The Mets have lost all three games he’s started, he has an 9.09 ERA that makes Oliver Perez look like Sandy Koufax, he’s more hittable than than a piñata, and his strikeout to walk ratio is equivalent to the number of moons our planet earth has.

He has been dreadful, and going back to the “every game counts” mentality, isn’t time for a change?

Isn’t it time to start considering other options, including trade options?

Houston, Colorado, Arizona, San Diego and Oakland are all out of it already with each of them in double digits in games back. As I look at their rosters I see a boatload of starters that would give the Mets rotation a shot in the arm.

We hear Jake Peavy’s name mentioned a lot, but how about Chris Young?

I’m sure that the D’Backs would love to unload Doug Davis who seems to keep pitching one solid game after another. He has a 3.65 ERA and is holding opposing batters to a .245 average. Or better yet, what about Dan Haren and his pristine 2.54 ERA to go with his 71 strikeouts and 9 walks! Could you imagine having a starter who averages less than a walk per game? We should be all over him…

Those are just a couple of guys that can be had with some of Omar’s persuasive phone calls.

Do something already!

The Mets and the Marlins play the rubber game in this series as yesterday’s game pretty much went how it would according to paper. The Mets will face Volstad for the first time this year as Maine will make his third start against the fish this year. With yesterday’s loss the Mets are back in second place by a half game, but at this point in the season, just winning remains the ultimate goal. Sheff, Wright and Castillo return today as well from their day of rest.

Maine is 4-3 on the season with a 4.18 ERA over 9 G and 57.2 innings. In his last three games he has pitched 18.2 IP with a 2-1 record and a 3.50 ERA. So far against the Marlins this year he is 1-0 in two games and 11.0 IP with a 1.64 ERA, 4 BB and 9 K. He is still building steam and is what this team needs with a rotation spot (Perez, Niese, Redding, whatever) still very much in flux. Here are some stats the Marlins have put on him over the years:
Uggla  4-20, 2B, HR
Ramirez 4-10, 2 HR
Hermida 5-12
Cantu 3-9
Bonafacio 0-6
Ross 0-6
The promising sign for Maine is that yesterday when the bullpen stepped in for Redding they put the Marlins on lock down and they also did that on Friday too. So for Maine, he knows that if he does his part, than more than likely the pen will do their part. Some offense of course would help as well.

Volstad is also 4-3 on year with a 3.69 ERA over 61.0 IP. In his last three starts he has pitched 18.2 IP with a 5.30 ERA, 3 BB and 18 K. He has not pitched against the Mets this year but last year, his rookie year, he made two starts against the Mets and he was 1-0 with a .73 ERA over 12.1 IP, 6 BB and 9 K. It will be interesting to see how the Mets address him one year later now that their are scouting reports out on him and in recent games he has been hit. Here are some numbers the Mets put on him last year:
Beltran 2-4
Murphy 1-6
Wright 2-5
Castillo 1-3
Hopefully the day off re-energized Wright and Castillo. Also, there are a large amount of current Mets who haven’t seen Volstad pitch but they aren’t the Mets that historically do bad against new pitchers (in other words just haven’t been with the team over the last three years for any large amounts of time) and these are players like Pagan and Sheff. Lets Go Mets! Fry the Fish!

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Game Summary

This game wasn’t one of the best the Mets have had this season. Starting pitching was clearly the weak point, and the offense didn’t help much either. Mets winning streak snapped at 4 games as Mets lose 7-3 to the Marlins.

Pitching

Tim Redding had a rough outing as he gave up four runs by the third inning, giving up several hits, and an error by Tatis. Redding continued to struggle as he he gave up a three-run homerun in the fifth inning. Redding went 4 innings, giving up 7 runs on 8 hits, 2BB, 2K and gave up a homerun. His ERA jumps to 9.20.

Green came into the game and got three outs after Redding failed to do so in the fifth. Takahashi came into the game and went 3 innings and aloud no runs. Stokes came into ninth and got his three outs to finish it out.

Batting

Mets were able to get a run early as Pagan got a walk and Tatis was able to get him in. Bats were sleeping until the fifth where they were able to get one run back with F-Martinez getting an RBI double. Bats didn’t put up much of a fight again till the ninth, Pagan got an RBI double to score Schneider.

Fernando Martinez had several career firsts. First hit, first extra base hit, and first multiple hit game.

Tatis, Valdez and Schneider each had one hit.

Additional Info

This day in Mets history: David Cone announced his retirement in 2003. 
Brian Schneider had his first start since April 15th.
Carlos Beltran left the game in the sixth inning because of a stomach virus.

Aflac trivia question: Which player led the league in ERA most times in his career?
Aflac trivia answer: Lefty Grove, 9 times.

Game Ball

Ken Takahashi and Angel Pagan.

Up Next

John Maine (4-3, 4.18) will go up against Marlins Chris Volstad (4-3, 3.69) for the rubber match of the series.

Buffalo 2, Durham 10

cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, K, .259
ss Alex Cora 1 for 4, .222
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .315
lf Willy Pena 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .225 (Nothing Mo about him!)
rf Emil Brown 0 for 4
3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .188
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR (2), 2 RBI (4), K, .231
dh Michel Abreu 2 for 4, 2b, .227
2b Jon Malo 1 for 4, .209
Brandon Knight 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4/2 BB/K, 4.47 era, L (3-4), 87:47:40, 4:7:2
Connor Robertson 0.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, K, 2 HR, 5.11 era, 32:24:8, 0:1:1
Eddie Kunz 2.2 IP, 3.13 era, 22:15:7, 7:1

Binghamton 5, New Britain

Another Dylan Owen start, another multi run performance. Another Binghamton game, another 2 hits for Josh Thole. And so it goes for the Mets, who saw Owen plummet to 0-5 with a 6.97 era after today’s rough 5 inning 6 run performance, but on the flip side, saw Thole collect 2 more hits, raising his average to .369. Almost as, if not more, impressive was Ruben Tejada, who had 2 hits himself, and is now batting .281 in Binghamton. Emmanuel Garcia, Lucas Duda and DJ Wabick also had multi hit games for the Mets, but it was to no avail. Nick Evans, Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .271), and Jose Coronado (0 for 4, .240) took 0-fers for the Mets, who collected 11 hits and 3 walks, and were an impressive 5 for 12 with RISP, and left 8 on base.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 5, 2b (7), RBI (21), K, .272
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, RBI (16), BB, .369
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, run, BB, K, .194
dh Lucas Duda 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (9), HR (2), 2 RBI (25), BB, K, .290
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, 2b (16), RBI (25), .320
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 4, run, K, .278
2b Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, run, 2b, .281 (PLEASE LEAVE HIM HERE ALL YEAR!)
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 6.97 era, L (0-5), 6:5:2
Stephen Clyne I.1 IP, H, BB, K, 7.27 era, 1:2:1
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 1/4 BB/K, 3.96 era, 1:0:4

St. Lucie 4, Clearwater 3

Luis Rivera’s 2 run walkoff double made a winner out of Emary Frederick, as the Mets rallied for 2 in the 9th. The Mets scored single runs in the 5th and 8th innings, each time trailing by 2 runs (2-0 and 3-1), before Rivera’s double. The Mets had 9 hits and 2 walks on the day, but were just 1 for 7 with RISP (the one being Rivera’s 2b), and left 7 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Francisco Pena had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 2, K, .228; removed in the middle of the game, no info…), Zach Lutz (0 for 4, RBI, .232), and Ike Davis (0 for 3, BB, K, .276) took 0-fers.

Angel Calero started and for the second straight start, gave up 3 runs in 7 innings, this time getting a ND, instead of a loss.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, .261
2b Greg Veloz 1 for 2, K, .236
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .306
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, 2b, K, .218
dh Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, run, .212
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, run, K, .216
2b, ss Luis Rivera 1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .125
Angel Calero 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 2 HR, 3.61 era, 5:9:5
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, K, 2.75 era, W (2-3), 3:2:1

Savannah 11, Asheville 8, Game 1

The Gnats roared out to an 8-1 lead after 4 innings, and had to watch Elvin Ramirez and Jacob Goldberg try their damndest to give it away, hanging on for a 3 run victory. Every starter except Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, BB, K, .309) had a hit in the 13 hit outburst, Jordany Valdespin, Josh Satin, Raul Reyes and Daniel Stegall had multi hit games.

Ramirez staggered through the requisite 5 innings for a win, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits and 2 walks. Goldberg allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits.

2b Jordany Valdespin 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, .308
cf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 5, run, 3b, RBI, K, .253
1b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 5 RBI, BB, K, .325
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, 2b, .248
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, run, RBI, .303
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 2, 2 runs, .224
dh Dan Stegall 2 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, .250
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .205
Elvin Ramirez 5 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 3.40 era, W (3-3), 10:3:2
Jacob Goldberg 2 IP, 4 H, 3/2 R/ER, 3 Ks, 12 era, 3:0:3

Savannah 2, Asheville 5, Game 2

Eric Beaulac got pounded for 7 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) in 5.2 innings, as the Gnats dropped the back end of the doubleheader, 5-3. Jordany Valdespin put together another multi hit game, giving him a 5 for 8 on the day. Sean Ratliff and Wilmer Flores also had multi hit games, while Luis Alen (0 for 3, BB, K, .118) and Dan Stegall (0 for 3, .200) took 0-fers. The Gnats hammered out 10 hits and drew 4 walks, but they went just 2 for 13 with RISP, and left 11 on base.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .313
cf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .253
1b Josh Satin 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .327
lf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, 2 Ks, .313
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 3, RBI (12), BB, .257
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, RBI, .300
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, 2b, K, .207
Eric Beaulac 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5/3 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 3.66 era, L (2-3), 7:6:4
Rhiner Cruz 0.1 IP, K, 2.28 era