AAA International League: Buffalo 5/12/0, Pawtucket 3/6/0
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, .339
2b Justin Turner 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI (37), .306
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 5, run, HR (17), 2 RBI (52), 2 Ks, .320
>>lf Jorge Padilla
1b Nick Evans 1 for 5, run, 2b (8), 2 Ks, .313
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .250 (12 Ks in 44 ABs in AAA, .273 K rate)
dh Val Pascucci 1 for 3, BB, K, .270
3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .240
ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 4, run, K, .284
c JR House 3 for 4, run, .242
Fernando Nieve 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks, HR, 4.19 era, W (2-0), 99:62:37, 6:7:3
Mike O’Connor 2.1 IP, H, 5 Ks, 2.72 era, SV (3), 25:17:8, 2:0:5
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 7/15/3, Charlotte 5/10/2 in 13 innings.
Despite their best efforts, the Mets won tonight 7 to 5, after blowing leads of 4-3 in the 9th and 5-4 in the 10th. Michael Fisher picked up the save in his first career pitching effort. Michael Powers worked for the win. The Mets offense had 15 hits and a 4/13 BB/K, while going 5 for 17 (.294) with RISP and leaving 12 on base. Pedro Zapata, Wilmer Flores, Rod Barajas, Eric Campbell, Richard Lucas and Ryan Mollica had multi hit games, while Mike Moras, Stefan Welch and Fisher took 0-fers. Eric Beaulac started and went the first 5 innings, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits with 9 strikeouts.
cf Pedro Zapata 2 for 6, run, RBI (3), 2 Ks, .247
dh, ss Wilmer Flores 3 for 7, 2b (12), RBI (28), K, .300
c Rod Barajas 2 for 5, 2 RBI (2), K, .250
>>pr, c Mike Moras 0 for 2, run, 2 Ks, .183
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 5, BB, K, .257
lf Eric Campbell 2 for 6, run, K, .335
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 3, BB, .308
>>rf Joey August 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, .261
ss, p Michael Fisher 0 for 5, BB, .239; IP, H, 0.00 era, sv (1), 2:1
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 6, 2 runs, 2 Ks, .202
2b Ryan Mollica 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, BB, 3 Ks, .302
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 3/9 BB/K, 3.35 era, 3:2:9
Eric Turgeon 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 3.45 era, 1:3:1
Elvin Ramirez 1.2 IP, H, ER, 4/1 BB/K, 4.21 era, BS (3), 1:1:1
Rhiner Cruz 1.1 IP, H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.68 era, 0:2:1
Michael Powers 2 IP, BB, 3.38 era, W (1-1), 4:2
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 1/2/0, Kannapolis 0/1/0, Game 1
John Church fired a 7 inning CG 1 hitter today as the Gnats won the opener of a twinight doubleheader, 1-0. Nick Santomauro got the only RBI of the game on a double after Jordan Abruzzo was hit by a pitch.
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 2, BB, K, .235
3b James Schroeder 0 for 3, K, .229
cf Matt Den Dekker 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .407
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 1, run, .000, 2 HBP
lf RJ Harris 0 for 1, 2 BBs, K, .198
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 2, 2b (12), RBI (13), .190
1b Alex Gregory 0 for 2, .238
c Dock Doyle 1 for 2, .217
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 2, .281
John Church 7 IP, H, 1/5 BB/K, 2.07 era, W (7-1), 14:1:5 (4-1, 2.53 era ih 9 GS as a starter, 35 Ks in 46.1 innings)
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 9/12/0, Kannapolis 3/6/1
The Gnats and Kannapolis traded 3 spots in the first, then Savannah exploded for 5 runs in the 2nd and 3rd, overwhelming Kannapolis and winning easily, 9 to 3. The Gnats had 12 hits and a 4/5 BB/K ratio, while going 5 for 14 (.357) with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Matt Den Dekker, Nick Santomauro and Alex Gregory had multi hit games, while Juan Torres (0 for 3, .198) took the only 0-fer. Collin McHugh gave up 3 runs in 5 innings for the win.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .235 (5 for 18, 2 2b, HR, 2/2 BB/K since returning off DL)
cf Matt Den Dekker 2 for 3, run, RBI (7), BB, .433
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 3, run, RBI (9), BB, .270
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .200
lf RJ Harris 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .200
rf Nick Santomauro 2 for 4, run, K, .195
3b Jet Butler 1 for 2, run, RBI, K, .250
1b Alex Gregory 2 for 3, run, RBI, .244
Collin McHugh 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 6 Ks, 3.54 era, W (4-8), 6:2:6
Gabriel Zavala IP, 2 Ks, 0.64 era, 1:0:2
Sam Martinez IP, K, 5 era, 1:0:1
R Appalachian League: Kingsport 2/6/2, Bristol 7/13/1
Zach Von Tersch got crushed for 7 runs (6 earned) on 7 hits (FIVE homers) and 3 walks in 3.1 innings to take his 2nd loss of the season. The Mets had 6 hits and 7 strikeouts, while going hitless in 3 ABs with RISP and leaving 2 on base.
lf Chase Greene 0 for 4, K, .245
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 1, .268
>>pr, 2b Ismael Tijernia 0 for 3, K, .263
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 1 for 4, K, .298
1b Lucas Stewart 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .270
cf ZeErika McQueen 1 for 3, .282
dh Albert Cordero 0 for 3, RBI (27), .264
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 3, run, HR (2), RBI (19), K, .247
rf John Semel 0 for 3, K, .267
ss Brandon Brown 1 for 3, K, .211
Zach Von Tersch 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7/6 R/ER, 3/6 BB/K, 5 HR, 12.15 era, L (0-2), 1:3:6
Peter Birdwell 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1/4 BB/K, 3.67 era, 5:1:4
Richard Pena 2 IP, 3 H, 2 Ks, 2.93 era, 2:1:2
R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets
