Mets Minor League Baseball Blog

Greg Mullens got this game off to a rough start.  He walked the first six batters and all six of those baserunners would eventually score in a 16-2 loss to Augusta. 

Sean McCraw was the only Sand Gnat with two hits.  He went two for four in the loss.

The Sand Gnats and RiverDogs made their rain out game up and each team walked away with a win.  The first game highighted a decent start by Greg Mullens, who improved to 4-2 on the season.  Francisco Pena was the hitting star and he went one for two with a run and an RBI in the 4-3 win.

Game two didn’t go nearly as well.  The Gnats were held to just one run on five hits and the lone run was driven in by Hector Pellot on a sac. fly.  Ryan Meyers took the loss and he gave up one run in his one inning.

The Sand Gnats couldn’t get the bats going and the end result was a 7-2 loss to Rome.  Leivi Ventura doubled home two runs to account for all of the offense by the Sand Gnats.

Greg Mullens was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Greg Mullens took it on the chin in the Sand Gnats 10-8 loss to Rome.  He gave up six runs on eleven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Greg Veloz went three for six with two RBIs and a run.  Joe Holden went three for five with an RBI and two runs.

The Sand Gnats got some nice pitching in both games of their doubleheader against the Cat Fish.  In the first game, Matt Durkin threw a nice game and improved to 1-2 on the season.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.  Juan Lagares provided the offense in the 2-1 win with a two run homer.

In the second game, Greg Mullens improved to 3-1 with a nice start. He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.  Josh Thole singled, drove in two and scored a run while Joe Holden went two for three with a run in the 4-1 win.

Greg Mullens dropped his first start of the season and while he wasn’t fantastic, he also wasn’t horrible.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk with one strikeout in 6 2/3 innings.  It’s only the first time he’s been tagged with three earned runs and while he hasn’t struck out a ton of guys (12 in 33 2/3 innings), he’s held opposing hitters to a .213 batting average.  He’s helped himself out by not giving up a homerun yet this year. 

Joe Holden drove in the only run of the game for the Sand Gnats in the 5-1 loss.  Hector Pellot was the only Sand Gnat with two hits.

The Sand Gnats got a nice start from Greg Mullens and he improved to 1-0 on the season.  He gave up one run on five hits with a strikeout in five innings of work.

Leivi Ventura was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.