5/30 Minor League Report! Thole, Duda, Tejada, VALDESPIN!

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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