A South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/10/3, Kannapolis 2/7/3 in 13 innings.
The Gnats played another long game last night/into today (with a rain delay and suspension), and in the end, Michael Powers worked 2.1 innings (yesterday) for the win (today), as the Gnats didn’t have to take the field (today). Jefry Marte had the walkoff hit when play resumed in the bottom of the 13th, giving the Gnats the win. Jim Fuller started and was good, giving up just a run on 2 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, but he took a ND after Lance Hoge blew the save, giving up an UER (Cesar Puello error) to blow Fuller’s win.
The Gnats had 10 hits and 3 walks in 13 innings, while going 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, leaving 7 on base, and striking out 9 times. Alonzo Harris and Marte had multi hit games, while Wilmer and Rafael Fernandez took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 6, 2 runs, .248
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .266, CS (3)
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 5, run, BB, K, .321
3b Jefry Marte 3 for 6, 2b (7), 3 RBI (15), K, .216
lf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 4, BB, K, .257
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 5, K, .268
dh Nick Santomauero 1 for 5, .132
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 5, 2b (6), 2 Ks, .213
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 5, 2b, K, .256
Jim Fuller 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 2/8 BB/K, 1.91 era, 1:8:8
Lance Hoge 4.2 IP, 4 H, R, 1/5 BB/K, 4.50 era, BS (1), 2:4:5
Michael Powers 2.1 IP, H, 4 Ks, 3.15 era, 2:0:4
AAA International League: Buffalo 1/6/0, LeHigh Valley 2/6/1
rf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, BB, K, .364
2b Russ Adams 0 for 4, K, .291
1b Daniel Murphy 1 for 4, 2b (1)
3b Mike Hessman 2 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .302
lf Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .239
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, K, .250
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .308
cf Emmanuel Garica 0 for 3, K, .208
Pat Misch 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 3.02 era, L (4-1), 81:59:23, 6:5:4
Manny Acosta 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 1.74 era, 24:15:9, 1:2:3
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 10/12/0, Richmond 0/5/1
Kirk Nieuwenhuis had 3 hits and was on base 4 times, leading the Mets to a 12 hit, 5 walk outburst as they crushed Richmond 10-0 today. Nieuwenhuis, Luis Hernandez and Eric Campbell had multi hit games, while Brahiam Maldonado took the only 0-fer. The Mets were 6 for 14 (.429) with RISP, left 7 on, and struck out just 6 times. Eddie Kunz had an absolutely magnificant start today, giving up just 4 hits and 2 walks in 7.2 innings for his 4th win.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 3 runs, HR (6), 2 RBI (26), BB, .299
ss Luis Hernandez 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .305
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .283
3b Eric Campbell 3 for 5, 2b (1), 4 RBI (4), .313
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 4, RBI, BB, .313
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .230
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b (3), BB, .262
Eddie Kunz 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2/5 BB/K, 5.28 era, W (4-3), 7:10:5
Clint Everts 1.1 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 8.10 era, 2:0:2
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 1/8/0, Jupiter 0/7/1
Wes Wrenn, making a spot start for the Mets due to blisters on Eric Beaulac’s hand, was good in his outing, scattering 6 hits over 6 innings for the win. Elvin Ramirez and Jose Bierd followed with 3 shutout innings, Bierd got his 3rd save.
The Mets got an UER run in the 5th inning, scored by Richard Lucas. Overall, the Mets had 8 hits, struck out 5 times, and were hitless in 6 ABs with RISP, while leaving 4 on base. Josh Satin and Raul Reyes had multi hit games, while Wilfredo Tovar, Stefan Welch, and Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, .194) took 0-fers.
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, K, .274
lf Joey August 1 for 4, .381
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 4, K, .310
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, K, .316
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, K, .279
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, run, K, .218
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, 2b, .193
dh Juan Centeno 1 for 3, .250
Wes Wrenn 6 IP, 6 H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 5:7:3
Elvin Ramirez 2 IP, K, 4.80 era, 3:1:1
Jose Bierd IP, H, K, 4.50 era, SV (3), 2:0:1
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 1/7/0, Kannapolis 2/6/0
Tay Whitenton had a decent outing today, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings, but he took the loss, as the Gnats managed just 7 hits and 3 walks on offense, while striking out just 5 times, but were hitless in 4 ABs with RISP and left 10 on base.
lf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .250
cf Juan Lagares 2 for 5, 2b (10), K, .294
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 2, RBI (33), BB, .317
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, .209
dh Nick Santomauro 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .123
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 4, .255
c Dock Doyle 1 for 3, .169
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 4, run, K, .214
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 4, 2b, .139
Taylor Whitenton 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2.75 era, L (2-2), 5:9:4
Darin GorskI 3 IP, 5 Ks, 2.87 era, 1:1:5
