Mets Minor League Baseball Blog

Yeah, it was only eight innings because the game called because of rain, but three hits?  That’s all the Mets managed in their 5-1 loss to Trenton and Corey Coles doubled and scored the run for the Mets.

Jose Sanchez took the loss and he fell to 2-5 on the season.  He gave up three unearned runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings of work.

Jason Vargas improved to 7-5 on the season with an excellent start in the Zephyrs’ 4-1 win over Nashville.  He gave up just two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jesus Feliciano went one for one with two walks and two runs.  Andy Tracy belted a solo homerun.

Kingsport’s hitters had a tough time at the plate in their 7-1 loss to Bluefield.  Daniel Stegall doubled and he scored the only run for the Mets in the loss.

Manuel Olivares took the loss and he fell to 1-2 on the season.  He gave up four runs on four hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in five innings of work.

The GCL Mets lost to the GCL Nationals 3-2 and a solid start by Gavin Dlouhy went to waste.  He gave up one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings.  Rogers Figueroa gave up two runs in four innings of relief and he took the loss.

Moises Alou went two for three with a solo homerun in his rehab start.  Stefan Welch went two for four with two doubles and an RBI.

David Koons improved to 4-1 on the season with four solid innings of relief pitching.  He gave up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Matthew Bouchard went two for four with a triple and three RBIs. Brandon Kawai singled and he scored two runs.

Matt Durkin dropped to 4-6 on the season with a tough start in the Sand Gnats 12-4 loss to the RiverDogs.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

Brahiam Maldanado pretty much was the offense for the Sand Gnats in the loss.  He went four for five with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Jonathan Niese improved to 8-5 on the season with a solid start in St. Lucie’s 3-2 win over Clearwater.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Sean Henry was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with a double and a run.

Michael Devaney improved to 4-7 on the season with a solid outing in the Mets’ 3-1 win over Trenton.  He gave up one hit and one walk with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Caleb Stewart went two for four with an RBI.  Rafael Arroyo doubled and he scored a run in the win.

Philip Humber improved to 10-6 on the season with a nice start in the Zephyrs’ 4-1 win over Nashville.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

Fernando Tatis went two for three with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Anderson Hernandez went two for four with a triple and two runs.

Marcos Tabata dropped to 0-1 on the season with a tough start in Kingsport’s 8-3 loss to Bluefield.  He gave up four runs on six hits with three strikeouts in three innings of work.

Brandon Richey went two for three in the loss.  Daniel Stegall and Michael Parker both singled, drove in a run and scored a run.

The GCL Mets lost a tough one to the GCL Dodgers 8-3 in a rain shortened, five inning game.  Omar Perez dropped to 0-2 on the season with a rough start.  He gave up five runs on four hits and two walks with one strikeout in 2 2/3 innings.

Bradley Hubbert hit a two run homer in the loss.  Ezequiel Carrera went two for three with a double.

The Cyclones padded their first place lead with another win, this time behind the arm of Dillon Gee.  The righthander improved to 1-0 on the season and he gave up one run on seven hits with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Christopher Fournier went three for four with two RBIs in the 8-1 win.  Jason Jacobs went three for five and he scored two runs.

The Sand Gnats had a tough time and scored a collective two runs in their pair of losses to the RiverDogs.  In the first game, a nice start by Jeremy Mizell went to waste and he fell to 3-9 despite the effort.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.  D.J. Wabick provided the lone run in the 2-1 loss with a solo homerun.

In the second game, the Sand Gnats once again got just the one run, once again off a solo homerun.  Joe Holden provided the long ball and he finished the game two for four.  Josh Stinson took the loss and he fell to 3-9 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks with one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.

St. Lucie lost their third straight game in an 8-4 loss to Clearwater.  Joshua Petersen belted a three run homer Nick Evans hit a solo shot and scored two runs to provide the Mets with their four runs.

Jacob Ruckle dropped to 4-6 on the season with a rough start.  He gave up four runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Marcos Carvajal improved to 4-6 on the season with a really nice start in the Mets 3-1 win over the Defenders.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Mike Carp was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a double and he drove in all three Mets runs.

German Marte gave up a run in the top of the tenth inning and he took the loss as St. Lucie lost to Tampa 3-2.  A pretty good start by Deolis Geurra went to waste because of the lack of run support.  He gave up two runs on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Nick Evans belted a solo homerun to account for one of the Mets two runs.  Ender Chavez went two for three and he was the only hitter with two hits in the game.

Jose Sanchez improved to 2-4 on the season with a nice start in the Mets 4-2 win over the Defenders.  He gave up two runs on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Brett Harper had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double and two RBIs.  Caleb Stewart went one for one with three walks and two runs.

The Zephyrs were pummelled by the Isotopes 11-5 and Jason Vargas took the brunt of that damage.  He gave up nine runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in two innings and the loss drops him to 6-5 on the season.

Jesus Feliciano was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun and two RBIs.

Bradley Burns improved to 2-0 with three innings of shutout relief in the Mets 8-1 win over Bristol.  He gave up just one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.

Nicholas Giarraputo was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.

The GCL Mets beat the GCL Marlins 5-4 in a ten inning game that saw a lot of action in the final frames.  The Mets extended their lead to two runs with one run in the ninth but the GCL Marlins scored two in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames.  Then in the top of the tenth, Gabriel Zavala doubled home Partick Maat to give the Mets their winning run.

Bradley Hubbert was one of the hitting stars in the game.  He had only one hit but he also drew a walk and his hit was a two run homer.

Raul Batis picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He actually gave up the two runs in the ninth but he got bailed out with the tenth inning run by the Mets.

Brooklyn turned on the offense as they blew out Tri-City 16-7 and just about everyone was a hitting star.  Lucas Duda had a team high four hits with two runs and two RBIs.  Jason Jacobs went two for four with two walks, two runs and two RBIs.

Nicholas Carr picked up the win and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  He gave up four runs on nine hits with six strikeouts in five innings.

Nelson Portillo dropped to 2-6 on the season with another rough start in the Sand Gnats 6-5 loss to Rome.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout in just one inning (he pitched into the second inning but didn’t get anyone out).

Brahiam Maldanado went two for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.  Luis Rivera went three for four with a double and two RBIs.

Robert Parnell and Binghamton were outdueled by the Defenders in a 2-1 loss.  In the game, a nice start by Robert Parnell went to waste.  He gave up just one run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.

Mark Kiger doubled twice and he scored the only run for the Mets.  Corey Coles went three for five.

The Zephyrs were beat up by the Isotopes 10-3 to open the second half and the hitters managed to pick up just three hits in the entire game.  Miguel Negron was the only hitter to reach base twice with a walk and a single and he drove in one of the Zephyrs runs.

Jose Santiago was hit hard and he fell to 3-6 on the season.  He gave up seven runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

The Cyclones and Tri-City each took a game in their doubleheader.  In game one, Raul Reyes went two for three with a walk, a homerun and two runs scored.  Grady Hinchman picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief in the 6-3 win.

The second game didn’t go as well.  David Koons gave up five runs in the sixth inning and he took the loss.  Will Vogl singled, drove in a run and scored in the 7-3 loss.

The GCL Mets lost to the GCL Cardinals 8-2 and it was Nathan Vineyard who took the loss.  He gave up five runs on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped to 0-2 on the season.

Ricard Lucas was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for five with a run.

Julio Polanco dropped to 1-5 on the season with a rough start in the Sand Gnats 7-4 loss to Rome.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings of work.

D.J. Wabick went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Joe Holden went three for five with two runs.

Dustin Martin doubled home a run in the seventh inning and then Ender Chavez singled home a run in the eighth to complete a comeback in St. Lucie’s 7-6 win over Tampa.  Martin finished with three hits and two RBIs while Nick Evans doubled twice, scored two runs and drove in two.

Tobi Stoner had a rough start and he gave up six runs in 4 2/3 innings but the bullpen and the hitters picked him up.  Jose De La Torre picked up the win and he threw two shutout innings of relief.

Stefan Welch drove home the winning run in the top of the tenth inning with a sac. fly in the GCL Mets 5-4 win over the GCL Nationals.  Ernesto Gonzalez went three for five with a run while Welch finished the game with two RBIs.

Rhiner Cruz picked up the win with two shutout innings.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out three in the win.

The Sand Gnats lost to Rome 6-3 and it was Matt Durkin who took the loss.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings and the loss dropped him to 4-5 on the season.

D.J. Wabick provided most of the Sand Gnats offense with a two run homer in the fourth inning.  Brahiam Maldanado went two for three with a run.