8/28 Minor League Report! Gee, Ceciliani, ALMONTE, Aderlin!

AAA International League: Buffalo 4/7/1, Scranton 0/7/1, Game 1

Dillon Gee continues to further the single season strikeout record for the Bisons, he racked up 11 more tonight, though he took a ND, leaving after 5.2 innings. Lucas Duda and Nick Evans both doubled and scored a run, Kirk Nieuwenhuis took another 0-fer, and struck out twice.

rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, K, .342
ss Andy Green 0 for 3, K, .253
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, 2b (22), K, .315
1b Nick Evans 2 for 3, run, 2b (11), .327
2b Russ Adams 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .273
dh Val Pascucci 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .257
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .190
3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .261
c JR House 1 for 3, 2b, K, .250
Dillon Gee 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4/11 BB/K, 4.69 era, 114:70:44, 3:2:11
Sean Green 1.1 IP, H, K, 5.71 era, W (1-1), 17:10:7, 2:0:1

AAA International League: Buffalo 1/6/0, Scranton 2/6/0, Game 2

The Bisons had a chance to pull to within a half game of the wildcard, but they fell short, with Jose De La Torre giving up a 6th inning run to provide the margin of victory for the Yankees, 2-1. A Val Pascucci homer had tied it in the top of the inning, the only offense the Bisons got. All 3 prospects in the order took 0-fers.

rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 3, .346
2b Andy Green 0 for 4, K, .247
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .311
1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, .319
ss Russ Adams 0 for 3, K, .271
dh Val Pascucci 1 for 2, run, HR, RBI, BB, .260
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, K, .195
3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 3, .261
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 2, BB, K, .294
Raul Valdes 2.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 2.61 era, 46:31:15, 0:4:2
John Lujan 2.1 IP, H, 3 Ks, 5.79 era, 40:22:18, 2:1:3
Jose De La Torre IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 3.25 era, L (3-2), 19:13:6, 1:0:2

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 4/8/0, Reading 3/5/1, Game 1

Eddie Kunz had a meh start today, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings for his 7th win, Manuel Alvarez pitched 2 innings and allowed a run, but picked up his 6th save.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and a 2/9 BB/K, while going 1 for 3 with RISP and leaving 4 on base. Jose Coronado, Brahiam Maldonado and Luke Montz had multi hit games, while Jordany Valdespin, Josh Satin and Sean Ratliff took 0-fers.

ss Jose Coronado 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .252
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, K, .246
1b Josh Satin 0 for 2, BB, K, .324
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 2, BB, K, .329
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 3, 2b (14), K,  .286
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, .279
rf, lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, run, K, .278
c Luke Montz 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .213
Eddie Kunz 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.14 era, W (7-7), 8:4:2
Manuel Alvarez 2 IP, H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 3.05 era, SV (6), 3:0:3

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 4/6/3, Reading 5/9/0

Elvin Ramirez’ AA debut was largely a success, despite him giving up the game winning run in the bottom of the 9th, he allowed just that run on 2 hits (but 4 walks) in 2.1 innings. Edgar Ramirez started and went the first 5, allowing 3 hits while striking out 7. Roy Merritt had a miserable outing, giving up 4 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits (including a homer) and a walk.

The Mets offense had 6 hits and a 2/11 BB/K, while going 0 for 4 with RISP and leaving 3 on base.

3b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .253
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .233
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, K, .328
1b Marshall Hubbard 1 for 3, .248
(ds)>>3b Zach Lutz 0 for 1, K, .285
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .274
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, .235
c Saloman Manriquez 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .257
ss Jon Malo 1 for 2, run, 2b, BB, K, .213
(ds) 1b Josh Satin 0 for 1, .323
Edgar Ramirez 5 IP, 3 H, 1/7 BB/K, 5.30 era, 5:2:7
Roy Merritt 2 H, 4/2 R/ER, BB, HR, 3.93 era, BS (3)
Erik Turgeon 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 2.08 era, 0:3:0
Eric Niesen 2 BBs, 5.04 era
Elvin Ramirez 2.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 4/3 BB/K, 3.86 era, L (0-1), 1:3:3

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 6/11/3, Fort Myers 7/9/1

The Mets offense did their job tonight with 6 runs on 11 hits and a 5/7 BB/K, while going 3 for 5 with RISP and leaving 7 on base, but the pitching, especially out of the bullpen, and the defense let them down. Wilmer Flores made 2 errors tonight, and Brandon Moore also made one, leading to 3 UER off Moore. Nick Carr gave up 2 runs to get tagged with a BS, and Rhiner Cruz gave up the game winner by walking 4 in the 9th, to take his 5th loss.

cf Pedro Zapata 2 for 4, .231, CS (4)
2b Michael Fisher 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .271
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 5, run, .299
dh Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, RBI (17), BB, 2 Ks, .330
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 3, run, HR (3), 2 RBI (18), BB, .298
c Francisco Pena 2 for 3, RBI (1), .400
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, BB, K, .208
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .247
lf Hector Pellot 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .253
Brandon Moore 6 IP, 6 H, 4/1 R/ER, 10 Ks, HR, 3.82 era, 3:5:10
Nick Carr 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks, 6.52 era, BS (1), 1:1:4
Rhiner Cruz 0.2 IP, ER, 4 BBs, 3.69 era, L (0-5), 2:

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/7/0, Charleston 2/6/0

Armando Rodriguez had another good outing tonight, giving up just a hit and 2 walks in 5 innings for his 7th win of the season. Brandon Sage picked up a 5 out save. The Gnats offense had 7 hits and a 3/6 BB/K, while going just 2 for 13 (.154) with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Travis ozga had the only multi hit game.

2b Alonzo Harris HBP, SB (18), .224
>>rf Cody Holliday 1 for 3, run, K
cf Matt den Dekker 1 for 3, run, 2b (9), RBI (13), BB, K, .394
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 4, K, .254
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 3, 2 RBI, BB, .276
rf, 1b Travis Ozga 2 for 3, BB, K, .286
lf RJ Harris 0 for 4, K, .205
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, 2b, K, .194
1b, 3b Jet Butler 0 for 4, .220
3b, 2b Luis Nieves 1 for 3, run, .250
Armando Rodriguez 5 IP, H, 2/9 BB/K, 3.19 era, W (7-9), 1:5:9
John Church IP, H, BB, 2.47 era, 1:0:0
Luis Rojas IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 4.09 era, 2:1
Gabriel Zavala 0.1 IP, H, ER, 2 BBs, 1.76 era, 0:1
Brandon Sage 1.2 IP, H, K, 3.18 era, SV (7), 0:3:1

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 10/15/0, connecticut 0/6/1

Prospect Watch: Darrell Ceciliani 2 hits, triple, 3 RBI, walk. Wilfredo Tovar hitless, RBI. Cory Vaughn 2 hits, double, RBI, walk. Blake Forsythe 2 hits, 2 runs, homer, RBI, walk. Yohan Almonte CG 6 hit SO.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 5, run, 3b (11), 3 RBI (34), BB, 2 Ks, .351
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, RBI, K, .257
rf Cory Vaughn 2 for 4, 2b (12), RBI (46), BB, 2 Ks, .305
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, BB, K, .258
dh Joe Bonfe 1 for 5, run, .322
lf Will Cherry 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .228
c Blake Forsythe 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, K, .226
2b James Schroeder 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, BB, .257
3b Justin Schafer 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, .237
Yohan Almonte 9 IP, 6 H, 5 Ks, 2 era, W (8-4), 15:7:5

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 6/13/0, Greenevilel 4/6/2

Orlando Tovar gave up 4 runs in 7 innings for the in, and Aderlin Rodriguez had his 3rd straight multi hit game to lead the Mets to a 6-4 win. The Mets were 2 for 16 (.125) with RISP and left 12 on base.

cf Chase Greene 1 for 5, run, 2 RBI (9), .220
2b Ray Van Gurp 2 for 5, RBI (27), .273
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 3 for 5, 2b (21), RBI (45), K, .310
1b Lucas Stewart 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .263
c Albert Cordero 1 for 4, K, .281
lf ZeErika McQueen 1 for 5, run, K, .270
dh Nelfi Zapata 2 for 3, run, BB, .243
>>pr, dh Brandon Brown 0 for 1, run, .221
rf John Semel 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, BB, K, .299
ss Ismael Tijernia 1 for 4, RBI (10), .259
Orlando Tovar 7 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1/4 BB/K, HR, 3.43 era, W (4-0), 8:7:4
Richard Pena IP, K, 3.60 era, 0:1:1
Josh Edgin IP, BB, 2.73 era, SV (3), 1:2