Aug
31
2012

Jeurys Familia Fans Nine In Final Start Of Season In 10-3 Buffalo Win

An article by Craig Lerner

Buffalo Bisons 10, Rochester Red Wings 3

Jeurys Familia ended his 2012 season on a high note as the young right-hander earned the win in one of his better performances of the season as the Bisons outslugged the Red Wings 10-3 at Frontier Field in Rochester last night.

Familia pitched struck out a season high nine batters and walked just one in seven innings of work in what is presumably his final start of the season according to the team. He allowed three runs on the night and scattered eight hits while throwing 63 of his 104 pitches for strikes and he got stronger as the game wore on retiring eight of the last ten batters he faced. C.J. Nitkowski and Andrew Carpenter each pitched a scoreless inning of relief out of the bullpen.

Offensively, the Bisons exploded for ten runs including home runs from Fred Lewis, his 13th, and Josh Satin who knocked out his 14th of the season. Catcher Mike Nickeas went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI and is batting .349 since being demoted to Buffalo after the Mets acquired Kelly Shoppach from the Red Sox. Matt Tuiasosopo and Josh Rodriguez each contributed with a pair of hits.

Herd Rumblings: In addition to Jeurys Familia who accomplished the feat last night, only one other Bisons pitcher in the last 17 seasons has started 28 games in a single year (Dillon Gee, 2010). The Bisons record for starts in a season is 29, set by Dave Johnson (1988) and matched by Dorn Taylor (1990) and Tim Wakefield (1994). Fred Lewis extended his hit streak to nine games on Thursday night, a personal season best.

About the Author: Craig Lerner

I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.

7 Comments + Add Comment

Alex68 August 31, 2012 at 9:33 am

Somos FAMILIA!!!!!!
- Mr North Jersey August 31, 2012 at 10:24 am
  
  LoL, One has to believe Familia will be called up when rosters expand.
srt August 31, 2012 at 10:03 am

If only Familia could have done this consistently. Hope he’s one of the Sep call-ups.
- Alex68 August 31, 2012 at 11:00 am
  
  Sounds like someone else i know… Wonder who? he’s been pegged as the best mets pitching prospect. who is it? hmmmm, can’t think of the name..
  - srt August 31, 2012 at 12:28 pm
    
    I don’t understand this comment at all. What are you trying to say? Who has him pegged as the best Mets pitching prospect? I haven’t seen that anywhere. None of the prospect lists had him higher than either Harvey or Wheeler.
JetsMets13 August 31, 2012 at 12:25 pm

I dont get the enthusiasm here, but aside from the nine K’s, was this really a solid pitching performance? 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk in 7 IP? It fits the def of a quality start, but I would have liked to see a little more from him now that he’s completed a full season of AAA. Looking at the overall picture, Familia does not appear to be ready for a job in 2013 for the Mets.
- Fonzie13 September 1, 2012 at 12:37 am
  
  JetsMets the way Familia started the season he wound up making strides late in the 2nd half. This wasn’t a great start but when you consider how much of a disappointment he had been earlier it’s a step in the right direction. The key sat here is only one walk. He’s been a walk machine all year and lately that has leveled off. I still see him as a dominant late inning reliever for us. I do agree he probably won’t be ready for the 2013 season but if he keeps improving his command he could be up sometime next year and hopefully to stay.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	25	18	.581	-
Nationals	23	21	.523	2.5
Phillies	21	23	.477	4.5
Mets	17	24	.415	7.0
Marlins	12	32	.273	13.5

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