5/12 Minor League Report! NIEUWENHUIS, WELCH, CAMPBELL, LAGARES!

Song of the Day: Meatloaf – I Would Do Anything for Love (12 minute version)

AAA International League: Buffalo 8/15/0, Louisville 7/9/0

Dillon Gee was pitching very well into the 7th, but then the wheels came off, as he allowed 3 runs on a hit, a walk, and a HBP. John Lujan came in with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 down, but allowed both IHR to score, along with one of his own to blow the save. Elmer Dessens picked up his 5th win with 2 scoreless innings of relief.

Ruben Tejada bounced back from his 0-fer yesterday with a 2 hit game today. Jason Pridie, Jesus Feliciano, Mike Jacobs and Tony Maccani also had multi hit games.

cf Jason Pridie 2 for 4, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .297
rf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, RBI, .360
1b Mike Jacobs 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, K, .273
3b Mike Hessman 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .295
2b Russ Adams 1 for 4, .250
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 4, .250
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, run, K, .304
c Tony Maccani 2 for 4, run, 2b, .400
Dillon Gee 6.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 4.39 era, 95:63:32, 9:7:2
John Lujan 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 5.40 era, BS (1), 8:5:3, 1:
Elmer Dessens 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.77 era, W (5-0), 21:14:7, 2:1:2

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 2/10/0, Portland 7/8/0

Michael Antonini was roughed up for 5 runs on 6 hits in 5.2 innings for his 3rd loss of the season today, and the Mets offense had 10 hits and 6 walks, but were a woeful 2 for 14 (.143) with RISP, left 10 on base, along with 5 strikeouts. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Brahiam Maldonado had 3 hit games, while Nick Evans, Carlos Guzman and Jon Malo (0 for 3, BB, .238) took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 5, .313
ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .293
1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .304
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .279
dh Marshall Hubbard 1 for 3, 2 RBI, .316
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, 2b (2), .250
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 4, .291
c Mike Moras 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks
Michael Antonini 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 Ks, HR, 4.54 era, L (3-3), 3:9:5
Josh Stinson 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, K, HR, 3.68 era, 3:3:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 5/11/2, St. Lucie 10/19/1

The Mets had one of their biggest offensive games of the season, with 10 runs on 19 hits and 4 walks, while going 5 for 16 (.313) with RISP, and leaving 9 on base. Every Met had at least one hit, five players had multi hit games, three had 3 hit games.

Robert Carson pitched very well today, scattering 6 hits and 2 walks, while giving up a run in 5.1 innings, for his first win of the season. Four relievers followed.

rf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 5, run, 2b, .273
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .192
2b Reese Havens 1 for 3, run, BB, .286
>>ph, 2b Rylan Sandoval 1 for 1, run, .250, E (2)
lf Eric campbell 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (4), 2 RBI (15), K, .339
>>ph, lf Raul Reyes 1 for 1, 2b, .197
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .281
dh Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .333
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 5, run, 2b (9), RBI (23), K, .323
ss Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 3, .364
c Taylor Freeman 1 for 3, 3b, 2 RBI, BB
Robert Carson 5.1 IP, 6 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 5.86 era, W (1-3), 7:7:2
Jose Bierd 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 5.49 era, 0:2:2
Angel Cuan 0.1 IP, H, K, 0.00 era
Emary Frederick IP, 3 Ks, 0.66 era
Rhiner Cruz IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, BB, 5 era, 2:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/10/0, Rome 2/8/1 in 10 innings

Wilmer Flores was again intentionally walked today, with runners on 2nd and 3rd and no outs, but Nick Santomauro’s walkoff single made the Braves pay, and gave the Gnats a 3-2 10 inning victory. Pedro Zapata, Juan Lagares and Santomauro all had multi hit games, while Jefry Marte, Cesar Puello and Alonzo Harris took 0-fers. The win went to Erik Turgeon in relief, after he worked 3 scoreless innings of relief. The Gnats were 4 for 9 (.444) with RISP, but left 10 on base and struck out 13 times, while walking 3 times and gathering 10 hits.

cf Pedro Zapata 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (6), K, .258
lf Juan Lagares 3 for 5, 2 RBI (26), K, .295
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, BB, K, .331
dh Nick Santomauro 2 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .143
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 3, BB, .218
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .280
rf Cesar Puello 0 for 4, K, .241
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .162
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .252
Mark Cohoon 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 9 Ks, HR, 1.76 era, 9:3:9
Erik Turgeon 3 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 1.33 era, W (1-0), 4:3:2