6/4 Minor League Report! Evans, Brown, DAVIS, NIEUWENHUIS, Fernandez!

Buffalo 1, Norfolk 0

cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .253
lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .302
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, BB, .230
dh Willy Pena 1 for 4, .248
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .191
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .204
rf Matt Watson 0 for 3
ss Jon Malo 1 for 3, .204
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 2, run, K, .600 (3 for 5)
Brandon Knight 4 IP, H, 4 Ks, 4.15 era, 41:28:13, 2:5:4
Kyle Snyder 2.2 IP, K, 3.82 era, 23:14:9, 4:3:1
Jon Switzer IP, H, 2.28 era, 13:7:6, 2:1
Elmer Dessens 1.1 IP, H, K, 1.29 era, SV (7), 24:14:10, 1:2:1

Binghamton 2, Portland 3

Eric Brown had a no hitter going through 7, but was pulled from a 1-1 tie, and Julio De La Cruz gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th after being handed a 2-1 lead, leading to the Mets loss. The Mets had just 6 hits of their own, and drew 2 walks, and were just 1 for 3 with RISP, leaving 4 on base. Nick Evans had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while Josh Thole (0 for 4, .354), Jacob Eigsti (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .222), DJ Wabick (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .293 (0 for 17 in June)), and Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, K, .167) all took 0-fers.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, run, HR (3), RBI (24), 2 Ks, .282
lf Nick Evans 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .200
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .291
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, run, .215
2b Ruben Tejada 1 for 2, BB, .281
Eric Brown 7 IP, 0 H, R, 3/6 BB/K, 4.84 era, 11:5:6
Julio De La Cruz IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 4.61 era, BS (1), L (0-3)

St. Lucie 4, Lakeland 2, Game 1

Scott Shaw had a very good outing for the Mets, scattering 4 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 5.2 innings to pick up his 2nd win. Manuel Alvarez worked 1.1 innings for his 3rd save. The Mets had 6 hits and 3 walks en route to 4 runs, while going 1 for 5 with RiSP and leaving 4 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while zach lutz (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .234), Francisco Pena (0 for 2, RBI, .211), Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, .196) and Hector Pellot (0 for 3, K, .252) took 0-fers.

dh Greg Veloz 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .255
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, .261
1b Ike Davis 1 for 2, BB, K, .284
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 2, BB, .292
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .221
Scott Shaw 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 3.54 era, W (2-3), 3:10:2
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, H, BB, 3.12 era, SV (3), 2:2

St. Lucie 5, Lakeland 6, Game 2

The Mets fell behind early in Game 2 as Angel Calero had a very bad outing, then rallied for 3 in the top of the 7th, only to fall a run short, losing 6-5. Calero gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in just 4 innings, but the deciding run was given up by Nick Waechter.

The Mets offense came to life in Game 2 with 8 hits and 6 walks, but they were just 2 for 10 with RISP and left 9 on base. Each of the top 5 in the order had hits, 3 had multiple hits, while the bottom 5 all took 0-fers: Brahiam Maldonado (0 for 2, 2 BBs, .219), Rafael Arroyo (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .118), Hector Pellot (0 for 2, .248), Carlos Guzman (who PH for Pellot and stayed in DHing; 0 for 2, K, .289), and Richard Pena (0 for 3, .071).

2b Greg Veloz 1 for 4, RBI (10), .254
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, 2b (11), .267
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .237
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b (3), HR (4), 3 RBI (21), .289
ss Matt Bouchard 2 for 3, 2b, BB, K, .210
Angel Calero 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 4.21 era, L (1-5), 6:4:2
Nick Waechter 2 IP, H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4.56 era, 1:2:2

Savannah 7, Charleston 4

Kyle Allen was betrayed by his defense tonight, though only one official error was charged to the Gnats, several balls were misplayed by infielders and outfielders alike. Allen gave up 5 hits and 4 runs (1 earned, Matt Gaski error), while striking out 6 in 4.1 innings. Eric Beaulac earned the win with 4 innings of 1 hit shutout relief.

The Gnats offense had 13 hits and a walk, and were a very good 5 for 14 with RISP, and left 7 on base. The top 3 in the order all had multi hit games, and combined to go 7 for 13 with 2 2b and 3 RBI. Gaski also had a multi hit game, while Raul Reyes (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .298), Wilmer Flores and Luis Alen (0 for 4, K, .160) took 0-fers.

cf Rafael Fernandez 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .249
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .215 (10 for last 29)
dh Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .314
1b Josh Satin 1 for 4, 2 RBI, .315
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .250
lf Daniel Stegall 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .148
2b Matt Gaski 4 for 4, 3 runs, RBI, .500
Kyle Allen 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4/1 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, 4.61 era, 2:5:6
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 2.30 era, 1:1
Eric Beaulac 4 IP, H, 2/5 BB/K, 3.32 era, W (3-3), 3:3:5