I gotta give a shoutout to Ken Davidoff, who I routinely bother/tweak on Twitter over his Met/Yankee prediction tweet(s). He’s very funny, and a very good sport about it. More journalists could take lessons from him on fan interaction.

AAA International League: Buffalo 7/9/0, LeHigh Valley 3/9/2

ss Andy Green 1 for 4, run, K, .259
2b Justin Turner 1 for 4, run, .282
1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 3, run, BB, .264
3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, run, RBI, 2 Ks, .235
cf Fernando Martinez 0 for 3, RBI (15), .267
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 4, 3b (1), 2 RBI, K, .250
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, .283
rf Jon Malo 1 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, K, .200
Dylan Owen 1 for 1, RBI, .167; 5 IP, 6 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/3 BB/K, 5.73 era, W (3-2), 103:65:38, 7:6:3
Jose De La Torre IP, H, 2 Ks, 4.70 era, 19:11:8, 1:0:2
Adam Pettyjohn 2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 4.83 era, 35:19:16, 2:1:3
Manny Acosta IP, K, 3.92 era, 12:9:3, 1:0:1

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 2/8/0, Rochester 5/7/2

Michael Antonini had a rough outing tonight, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 4.2 innings for his 5th loss of the season. Two struggling former starters pitched in relief with differing results. Scott Shaw had 1.1 scoreless innings, he’s got a 0.00 era in 4 relief outings over 9.1 innings, having given up 9 hits with 8 strikeouts. Eddie Kunz, however, allowed a run on a hit and 2 walks in his inning, and he has a 6.17 era in 6 relief outings, spanning 11.2 innings, he’s given up 12 hits and 10 walks, against 4 strikeouts.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and drew 2 walks, along with 8 strikeouts, while going 1 for 7 (.143) with RISP, and leaving 10 on base. Nick Evans and DJ Wabick had multi hit games, while Josh Satin (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .000) and Eric Campbell took 0-fers.

ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 4, BB, .286
1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, run, BB, .275
3b Eric Campbell 0 for 4, K, .318
lf Mashall Hubbard 1 for 4, run, .269
c Omir santos 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 3 Ks, .119
rf DJ Wabick 2 for 3, RBI, .268
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, 2 Ks
Michael Antonini 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 4.26 era, L (4-5), 6:5:3
Scott Shaw 1.1 IP, H, 3 Ks, 7.15 era, 0:1:3
Emary Frederick IP, K, 2.35 era, 0:2:1
Eddie Kunz IP, H, ER, 2 BBs, 5.46 era, 2:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 1/8/3, Bradenton 13/9/1

Jeurys Familia got ripped for 8 runs (5 earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings for his 4th loss of the season, his ERA through half the season (roughly) stands at 6.91. The Mets offense had just 8 hits on the day, while going 1 for 8 with RISP, leaving 7 on, and striking out 10 times. No Met had a multi hit game, while Richard Lucas and Luis Nieves took 0-fers.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, 2b, K, .246
2b Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 4, RBI (6), K, .274
ss Jordany Valdespin 1 for 4, K, .304
dh Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .286
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .300
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 1, K, .216
>>ph, 3b Luis Nieves 0 for 3, K, .132, 2 E (6)
lf Joey August 1 for 4, .304
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .201
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 2, .195
c Juan Torres 0 for 1, .200
Jeurys Familia 4 IP, 4 H, 8/5 R/ER, 3/2 BB/K, 6.91 era, L (0-4), 7:4:2
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1/2 BB/K, 3.78 era, 3:1:2
Elvin Ramirez 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 4.50 era, 1:4:1
Jimmy Johnson IP, H, 2/1 R/ER, K, HR, 5.57 era, 0:1:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/8/3, Rome 1/7/2

Jim Fuller had another good outing tonight, lowering his ERA back under 2 with 6.2 innings of 4 hit ball, giving up 1 UER. Erik Turgeon allowed an IHR to score, blowing the save, but picking up the win. Michael Powers worked a perfect 9th for his 7th save. The Gnats had 8 hits and 4 walks, while going 3 for 8 with RISP, leaving 8 on, and striking out 6 times. Juan Lagares and Jefry Marte had multi hit games, while Rafael Fernandez, Nick Santomauro and Alonzo Harris took 0-fers.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 2, BB, K, .268, SB (20), CS (4)
1b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .386
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, RBI (43), K, .286
lf Juan Lagares 2 for 4, run, .300
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, 3b (2), RBI (24), K, .249, E (19)
rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .250
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, 2b (10), 2 Ks, .266
dh Nick Santomauro 0 for 4, run, K, .150
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 3, .240
Jim Fuller 6.2 IP, 4 H, R, 1/5 BB/K, 1.95 era, 10:3:5
Erik Turgeon 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1.35 era, BS (2), W (3-1), 1:2:0
Michael Powers IP, 2.15 era, SV (7), 3: