Mets Minor League Baseball Blog

The Zephyrs took a 2-0 lead and pushed themselves to within one win of the PCL Championship series behind a great outing by Jason Vargas.  He gave up one run on just three hits with four strikeouts six innings.

Andy Tracy belted a big two run homer in the first inning to help get the Zephyrs started.  Chad Hermansen had three hits and he drove in two runs in the 5-1 win.

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.

Andy Tracy had a huge day at the plate in the Zephyrs 6-3 win over Memphis.  He went four for five with two doubles, a homerun, three RBIS and two runs.  Fernando Tatis went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Brian Lawrence picked up the win and he improved to 4-4 on the season. He gave up two runs on seven hits with three strikeuts in seven solid innings.

Andy Tracy had a big day at the plate in the Zephyrs 8-3 win over Oklahoma.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Fernando Tatis also had a nice game and he went three for four with a double and two runs.

Jason Vargas improved to 5-4 on the season with a decent enough start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Adam Bostick dropped to 2-5 on the season with a tough start in the Zephyrs’ 9-6 loss to Iowa.  He gave up nine runs (seven earned) on nine hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings.

Chip Ambres had a career day at the plate in the loss.  He went five for five with a double, two homeruns, four RBIs and three runs.  Andy Tracy singled, drew two walks and scored three times.

Philip Humber improved to 6-4 on the season with a decent start in the Zephyrs 8-3 win over Salt Lake.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Andy Tracy hit his fourteenth homerun and he drove in two runs in the win.  Anderson Hernandez went two for three and he scored two runs.

The Zephyrs won both games of their doubleheader with Colorado Springs and they got some quality pitching in both games.  The first game was a 5-2 win with Philip Humber having a nice start.  He gave up two runs on ten hits with seven strikeouts in six innings.  Jake Gautreau went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jason Vargas picked up the win in the second game.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Andy Tracy homered for the thirteenth time this season and he drove in two runs.

The Zephyrs took a 7-4 lead into the bottom of the ninth when Guillermo Mota collapsed and gave up four runs in the bottom of the ninth to lose it.  He dropped to 0-1 on the season and it was by far his worst relief appearance of the season.

Andy Tracy hit homerun number twelve and he drove in two runs.  Ricky Ledee went three for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

Fernando Tatis had a nice day at the plate in the Zephyr’s 8-5 win over the Isotopes.  He went two for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Andy Tracy went yard for the eleventh time this year with a two run shot.

Philip Humber didn’t have his best stuff but he improved to 4-4 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts.

The pitching staff got it done for the Zephyrs and they gave up just two runs in fourteen innings.  Unfortunately, their hitters scored just one and the end result was a 2-1 loss.  Eddie Camacho was probably the most impressive pitcher.  He threw two shutout innings and he struck out four.

Andy Tracy drove in the only run of the game with a solo homerun.  It was his tenth long ball of the year.

The Zephyrs outscored Las Vegas 9-8 and they out hit them 15=14 as the pitching went out the window in this one.  Jason Alfaro went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Ricky Ledee and Andy Tracy each hit two runs homers in the win.

Ryan Cullen picked up the win but it was more of a right place, right time situation because he also gave up the lead in his one inning of work.  Ivan Maldonado struck out the final two batters and he picked up his third save of the season.

The Zephyrs ran up the scored on the Istopes to the tune of 17 runs and 23 hits.  Ricky Ledee had a monster game and he went four for five with a homerun and seven RBIs.  Andy Tracy also had a huge game and he went five for six with a homerun, three RBIs and four runs.  In this one, just about everyone was a hitting star.

Chan Ho Park picked up the win despite getting shelled in the 17-8 loss.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

The Zephyrs got it done at the plate today as they blew out Nashville 10-2.  Mike DeFelice went three for four with two double, three RBIs and two runs.  Andy Tracy hit a three run homer (his fifth of the year) and Ruben Gotay and Anderson Hernandez also went yard in the win.

Philip Humber picked up the win in a solid start.  He gave up just one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

New Orleans was blown out today and Chan Ho Park was hammered in the loss.  He gave up eight runs on ten hits in just four innings.

The lone run in the 14-1 loss came in the ninth inning.  Andy Tracy hit a solo homerun.

Jason Vargas had a very good start in the Zephyrs 6-1 win over Memphis.  He gave up just one unearned run on eight hits with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Andy Tracy had a monster game at the plate.  He went three for four with two homeruns and three RBIs.  Ruben Gotay doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored once.

Andy Tracy had a big game at the plate in the Zephyrs 5-2 win over Memphis.  He went two for three with a homerun, a walk, three RBIs and a run.  Five different Zephyrs had at least two hits in the game.

Adam Bostick had a decent start and he picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.