Mets Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Julio Polanco dropped to 0-4 on the season with a tough start in the Sand Gnats 11-1 loss to the Cat Fish.  He gave up eight runs (six earned) on ten hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Brahiam Maldanado drove in the only Sand Gnat run of the game with a solo homerun.  Hector Pellot went three for four with a double.

Talk about an ugly game.  Jeremy Mizell gave up five runs in four innings and while he took the loss, this blowout was a team effort.  The worst offender was Jonathan Castillo, who was tagged for eight runs in his one inning of work.

Brahiam Maldanado went two for four with a double.  Sean McCraw hit a solo homerun and he drew a walk.

Nelson Portillo gave up two runs in the eighth inning that proved to be the deciding run in the Sand Gnats 5-4 win over Rome.  He fell to 0-4 on the season and both runs came off of solo homeruns.

Brahiam Maldanado had the big hit of the game for the Sand Gnats.  His two run homer in the seventh gave the Sand Gnats the lead before Portillo gave it back up.

Jeremy Mizell dropped to 2-5 on the season with a tough start in the Sand Gnats 12-2 loss to the RiverDogs. He gave up seven runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Brahiam Maldanado was the only Sand Gnat with two hits.  He went two for four with a double.

The Sand Gnats played two and they finished with a split in their doubleheader with Kannapolis.  Josh Stinson was hit hard in the 7-5 loss and he dropped to 1-5 on the season.  Francisco Pena hit a solo homerun and Brahiam Maldonado went two for three with two doubles and a run.

Game two went better and the Sand Gnats won it 6-5.  Maldonado went two for three with a run and two RBIs Jeremy Mizel picked up the win with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

The Sand Gnats belted three homeruns, but unfortunately they still lost 5-4.  Brahiam Maldonado hit a two run shot and D.J. Wabick and Hector Pellot each hit solo shots.

Nelson Portillo was roughed up and he took the loss in a relief appearance.  He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Walks and errors killed the Sane Gnats tonight.  Tobi Stoner escaped four innings with just one run despite walking four but Nelson Portillo wasn’t as lucky.  He gave up five runs (just one earned) on three hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings.

Leivi Ventura and Brahiam Maldonado both went yard with solo shots and Maldonado scored twice in the 7-4 loss.