8/30 Minor League Report! MEJIA MEJIA MEJIA!

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AAA International League: Buffalo 1/6/0, Syracuse 4/9/0

Jenrry. Mejia. This time in Buffalo, had another oustanding outing, the most impressive of his last 3 by far, he went 8 innings, allowing a run on 5 hits with 9 strikeouts for a tough ND. Over his last three outings, the first 2 in AA, and then this one, he’s gone 22 innings and allowed just 9 hits and 1 run, with a 6/19 bb/k. Lucas Duda had a hit and walk, Nick Evans had 2 hits, including a double.

rf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, .340
ss Justin Turner 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .307
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, BB, K, .308
1b Nick Evans 2 for 3, 2b (12), .319
2b Russ Adams 0 for 3, BB, .267
3b Mike Cervanek 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .261
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .182 (30 Ks in 88 ABs in AAA)
c Mike Nickeas 0 for 4, K, .238
Jenrry Mejia 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/9 BB/K, 1.13 era, 103:66:37, 10:3:9, CS, OFA (3-0, 0.41 era last 3 GS)
Sean Green IP, H, K, 5.40 era, 10:6:4, 2:0:1
Mike O’Connor IP, 3 H, 3 ER, K, 2.76 era, L (4-2), 15:12:3, 2:0:1 (ERA was 2.38 coming into tonight)

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 6/15/0, Portland 7/11/1

The Mets were down 6-0 after 2 innings, but rallied to tie it up at 6 with a 5 run top of the 5th, only to see Robert Carson give up a 7th run in the bottom of the inning, the margin of defeat tonight. Overall, the Mets had 15 hits and a 1/4 BB/K, while going 7 for 16 (.438) with RISP and leaving 10 on base. Six Mets had multi hit games, no Met took an 0-fer.

ss Jose Coronado 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .257
2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 5, 2b (6), RBI (7), .244
1b Josh Satin 1 for 5, run, 2b (24), .317
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 5, run, .325
3b Zach Lutz 2 for 4, run, RBI (42), BB, .293
dh Marshall Hubbard 2 for 5, run, RBI, .251
rf Eric Campbell 2 for 4, 2b (11), RBI (28), K, .284
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, run, 2b (17), RBI (34), K, .269
c Saloman Manriquez 2 for  4, 2b, RBI, K, .270
Robert Carson 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 8.74 era, L (1-6), 8:1:5
Eric Niesen 3 IP, 2 H, K, 4.83 era, 3:4:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 9/12/1, Greensboro 14/20/0

Offense wasn’t the issue for the Gnats, pitching was, as Taylor Whitenton recorded just 5 outs while getting slaughtered for 9 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks. The Gnats had 12 hits and a 3/15 BB/K, while going 6 for 13 (.462) with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Four Gnats had multi hit games, while Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .235) and RJ Harris (0 for 4, 4 Ks, .202) took 0-fers.

cf Matt den Dekker 2 for 5, run, RBI (14), 2 Ks, .395
ss Robbie Shields 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR (4),  2 RBI (20), K, .267
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 2 for 5, 2b (1), 3 RBI (3), 2 Ks, E (1)
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, K, .285
c Dock Doyle 1 for 4, run, K, .227
rf Cody Holliday 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .400
2b Luis Nieves 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI (6), K, .286
Taylor Whitenton 1.2 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 4.62 era, L (8-8), 0:0:2
Marcos Tabata 2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks, 4.50 era, 4:1:2
John Church 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 2.52 era, 2:0:3
Luis Rojas 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.86 era, 3:1:2

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 6/14/1, Connecticut 1/9/1

Prospect Watch: Darrell Ceciliani 2 walks, Cory Vaughn 2 hits, 2 Ks. Blake Forsythe 2 hits, run, RBI. Wilfredo Tovar 3 hits, run, SB, RBI.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 0 for 3, 2 BBs, .347
2b JB Brown 2 for 5, run, RBI, .301
rf Cory Vaughn 2 for 5, 2 Ks, .306
1b Jeff Flagg 0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .255
dh Joe Bonfe 2 for 4, run, .320
lf Will Cherry 2 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .229
c Blake Forsythe 2 for 4, run, RBI (7), 2 Ks, .237
3b James Schroeder 1 for 4, run, .256
ss Wilfredo Tovar 3 for 4, run, RBI (6), SB (2)
Jon Kountis 5 IP, 6 H, R, 3/5 BB/K, 4.50 era, W (1-1), 7:2:5
Nelson Pereira 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 2.81 era, 1:2:1
Johan Figuereo 2 IP, H, 2 BBs, 2.54 era, 4:2

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 1/3/3, Bristol 2/8/1

Carlos Vasquez has pitched terrific in two outings in Kingsport, and has a ND and loss to show for it. He gave up a run on 4 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings for the loss tonight. The Mets had just 3 hits and a 5/6 BB/K, and if milb.com didn’t suck, I’d tell you what they did with RISP, too.

cf Chase Greene 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .214
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .267
lf ZeErika McQueen 0 for 3, BB, K, .264
1b Lucas Stewart 0 for 4, K, .259
c Albert Cordero 0 for 3, BB, .272
dh Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, .236
rf John Semel 1 for 4, run, .301
3b Brandon Brown 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .215
ss Ismael Tijernia 0 for 1, BB, .259
Carlos Vasquez 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 3/4 BB/K, 2.25 era, L (1-1), 5:5:4
Richard Pena 2 IP, 4 H, ER, K, 3.66 era, 2:0:1
Michael Weldon IP, K, 3.96 era, 2:0:1

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 4/7/0, Phillies 8/12/3

2b Donnie Tabb 0 for 3
>>ph, 2b Miguel Tejada 0 for 1
ss Yucarybert De La Cruz 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K
1b Nestor Moreno 0 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks
lf Julio Concepcion 0 for 2, 2 Ks
>>ph Tillman Pugh 0 for 1, run
cf Dylan Brown 0 for 3, run, K
dh Camden Maron 0 for 3, 2 Ks
>>ph, dh Randoll Santana 1 for 1
rf Gilbert Gomez 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K
c Jeff Glenn 0 for 1, K
>>ph, c Jeckyol De Leon 0 for 2, K
3b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 2, K
>>ph, 3b Alexander Sanchez 1 for 2
Domingo Tapia 1.1 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 47.25 era, L (0-1), 2:0:1
Marcos Camarena 4.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 1.93 era, 8:3:3
Estarlin Morel 2 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 1:3:1