AAA International League: Buffalo 4/10/0, Pawtucket 6/9/0

Michael Antonini got crushed for 6 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings to take the loss, and the prospecty middle of the Bisons order were just 3 for 12 to night with 4 strikeouts and no walks, a far cry from last night’s showing. Kirk Nieuwenhuis took an 0-fer with the Silver Sombrero (3 Ks, lol).

rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, .342
2b Justin Turner 3 for 4, 3 runs, HR (8), RBI (35), BB, .307
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 4, 2 2b (16), RBI (50), .325
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, K, .333
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .306
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, K, .240
dh Russ Adams 2 for 4, run, .259
ss Luis Hernandez 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .285
c JR House 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .230
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1/4 BB/K, HR, 4.50 era, L (1-1), 91:61:30, 5:8:4
Adam Pettyjohn IP, BB, K, 5.18 era, 21:12:9, 1:1:1
Chad Cordero IP, BB, K, 1.23 era, 13:6:7, 1:0:1

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 11/14/0, Reading 9/18/1

Met pitchers bent heavily, but didn’t break tonight, giving up 18 hits and 4 walks, leading to 9 runs, and despite facing the tying run in the top of the 8th, escaped with a win. Roy Merritt picking up the final 4 outs for his 7th save of the season. Robert Carson got destroyed for 5 runs on 11 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, but got his first AA win anyway.

The Met offense had 14 hits and a 4/6 BB/K ratio themselves, while going 7 for 12 (.583) with RISP and leaving 9 on base. Raul Reyes, Sean Ratliff, Josh satin and Brahiam Maldonado had multi hit games, Jordany Valdespin left after 1 AB.

ss, 2b Jose Coronado 1 for 5, run, RBI, K, .237
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b (2), 2 RBI (23), BB, 2 Ks, .247
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 5, run, .335
3b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (4), 2 RBI (32), K, .325
1b Marshall Hubbard 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI, .246
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .293
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 1, .167
>>ss Jon Malo 0 for 3, run, BB, .185
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, run, RBI (25), BB, .271
Robert Carson 5 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 7.71 era, W (1-4), 5:5:4
Dylan Owen 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, 3.69 era, 1:4:2
Edgar Ramirez 0.1 IP, H, ER, BB, 5.37 era, 1:
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 3.88 era, SV (7), 2:0:2

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 2/8/0, Palm Beach 3/5/1

Brad Holt had a … meh outing tonight, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings, but walking 5, bringing that total to 37 in 49.1 innings, and a total of 60 in 79.1 innings on the season. Eric Turgeon took the loss after giving up a run in the 8th inning.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and a 3/4 BB/K ratio, while going 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP and leaving 11 on base. Pedro Zapata took the only 0-fer, no Met had a multi hit game.

cf Pedro Zapata 0 for 5, K, .241
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 5, K, .311
c Rod Barajas 1 for 4, .143 (1 for 7)
>>c Jean Luc Blaquiere 0 for 1, K, .186
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, run, K, .297
lf Eric campbell 1 for 4, .325
dh Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, BB, .301
1b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, RBI, .241
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, run, 2b (12), BB, .199
2b Ryan Mollica 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .293
Brad Holt 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5/5 BB/K, 6.39 era, 1:5:5
Elvin Ramirez 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 4.18 era, 1:2:3
Eric Turgeon IP, H, ER, BB, 3.71 era, L (2-2), 1:2:0

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 8/14/1, Kannapolis 2/5/0

The Gnats offense exploded tonight for 8 runs on 14 hits and a walk, while going 5 for 12 (.417) with RISP and leaving 9 on base. Alonzo Harris, Robbie Shields, Alex Gregory, Dock Doyle and Wilfredo Tovar had multi hit games, while Nick Santomauro, and James Schroeder (0 for 2, 2 runs, BB, .250) took 0-fers. Taylor Whitenton struck out 11 over 5 innings to pick up his 7th win.

2b Alonzo Harris 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b (16), HR (5), 2 RBI (40), .236
cf Matt Den Dekker 1 for 4, 2b (5), RBI (6 ), K, .458
dh Robbie Shields 2 for 5, run, HR (2), 2 RBI (8), K, .2 67
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 5, 3 Ks, .292
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 5, .188
3b James schroeder 0 for 2, 2 runs, BB, .250
1b Alex Gregory 2 for 4, K, .240
c Dock Doyle 3 for 4, run, K, .214
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, run, 2b (10), 3 RBI (17), .285 (.285/.331/.348/.679 in Savannah, 45 for 158, 12 runs, 10 2b, 17 RBI, 8/12 BB/K, 4/9 SBs)
Taylor Whitenton 5 IP, H, 2/11 BB/K, 4 era, W (7-6), 1:3:11
Gabriel Zavala 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 0.67 era, 4:0:2
Luis Rojas IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 4.05 era, 1:2
Marcos Tabata IP, 2 Ks, 4.01 era, 1:0:2

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn  4/11/1, Williamsport 2/5/1

Prospect watch: Darrell Ceciliani was moved up to leadoff tonight, and had 2 hits and 2 RBI, Cory Vaughn had a single and walk. Brian Harrison had a single and 2 walks, Juan Centeno walked once and scored twice, Yohan Almonte fired 7 shutout innings for his 7th win, and Ryan Fraser gave up 2 runs in his 2 innings, but picked up his 9th save nonetheless.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 6, 2 RBI (28), 2 Ks, .371
2b JB Brown 3 for 6, 2b, K, .297
rf Cory Vaughn 1 for 3, BB, K, .316, HBP
1b Jeff Flagg 0 for 4, BB, K, .266
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .323
dh Brian Harrison 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .277
lf Will Cherry 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .240
c Juan Centeno 0 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .333
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 4, RBI (10), BB, .291
Yohan Almonte 7 IP, 2 H, 3/3 BB/K, 1.73 era, W (7-3), 11:6:3
Ryan Fraser 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 1.46 era, SV (9), 1:0:3

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 2/8/3, Elizabethon 5/10/2

Gonzalez Germen was victimized by some awful KMets defense, he gave up 4 runs (all UER) on 7 hits in 5 innings for his 5th loss of the season. The Mets offense had 8 hits 5 Ks, while going hitless in 4 ABs with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Ray Van Gurp had the only multi hit game.

cf ZeErika McQueen 1 for 4, run, K, .286
2b Ray Van Gurp 3 for 4, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (26), .267
dh Albert Cordero 0 for 4, K, .274
1b Lucas Stewart 0 for 4, .269
rf Charlie Hinojosa 1 for 4, .188
lf John Semel 0 for 4, K, .273
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 4, K, .250
ss Brandon Brown 1 for 4, K, .208
3b Ismael Tijernia 1 for 3, .280
Gonzalez Germen 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1/6 BB/K, 4.25 era, L (2-5), 6:3:6
Hunter Carvenale IP, 2 H, ER, 4.96 era, 0:3
Jhonathan Torres 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 6.55 era, 1:2:3

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 8/10/5, Astros 5/6/2

ss Yucarybert De La Cruz 0 for 4, run, RBI (7), K, .189
2b Randoll Santana 1 for 4, 2 RBI (12), K, .258
dh Francisco Pena 2 for 5, run, RBI (1) (YAY!)
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 4, run, 3b (4), RBI (23), .291
rf Gilbert Gomez 0 for 3, BB, K, .217
c Jeff Glenn 2 for 4, 2b (3), RBI (4), K, .270
cf Tillman Pugh 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b (2), 2 BBs, .179
3b Jeyckol De Leon 1 for 4, run, K, .216
1b Nestor Moreno 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3b (1), RBI (2), BB, K, .214
Edioglis Villasmil 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5/3 R/ER, 5/3 BB/K, 3.53 era, 6:3:3
Estarlin Morel 1.1 IP, H, BB, 2.02 era, W (2-1), 2:1:0
Eric Goeddel IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1
Ramiro Peralta 2 IP, 1/6 BB/K, 2.51 era, SV (3)