Mets Minor League Baseball Blog

Adam Bostick had a tough time in the Zephyrs’ 8-5 loss to Colorado Springs.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.

Chip Ambres was the hitting star in the loss.  He went one for three with a two run homer.

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.

Mike Pelfrey was shelled in the Zephyr’s 8-3 loss to Omaha.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks with a strikeout in 3 2/3 innings.  The loss drops him to 0-1 on the season since getting sent back down to the minors.

Chip Ambres was the hitting star in the win. He went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

The Zephyrs edged Omaha 2-1 and Brian Lawrence pitched the team to the win.  He gave up one run on six hits with two strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jesus Feliciano went two for three with a run in the win.  Sandy Alomar, Jr. doubled and he drove in a run.

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.

New Orleans lost to the Isotopes 4-3 and the offense never really got on track in this one.  Jason Alfaro went two for three with a double and two RBIs.  Fernando Tatis walked twice and he scored two runs.

Chan Ho Park had a mixed start but he dropped to 3-3 on the season.  He did give up four runs on seven hits and three walks but he struck out nine in the loss.

Six different Zephyrs picked up a hit a piece in their 3-0 loss to the Isotopes.  No Zephyr reached base more then once in a game.

Brian Lawrence had a nice start go to waste in the loss.  He dropped to 0-3 and he gave up one run on four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Zephyrs mounted a huge come back in their 9-8, eleven inning win over Omaha.  Down 8-4, they scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames.  Then in the tenth, Anderson Hernandez hit a walk off homer to win it for the Zephyrs.

Ricky Ledee had a nice game at the plate.  He went two for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Hernandez finished with two RBIs and two runs.

Philip Humber was hit hard in the win but the hitters picked him up.  Eddie Camacho picked up the win with two shutout innings to close out the game.

A pretty good start by Mike Pelfrey went to waste in the Zephyr’s 2-1 loss to Omaha.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Mike DeFelice provided the limited amount of offense.  He went yard in the second inning with a solo shot.

This was a crazy game.  The Zephyrs gave up a three run lead in the ninth, went down by two in the eleventh and then rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eleventh to win it 8-7.  Chip Ambres was one of the hitting stars.  He went two for six with two RBIs and a run.

Chan Ho Park threw six shutout innings to start the game but then three consecutive relievers all gave up runs.  Eddie Camacho picked up the win despite giving up the two runs in the eleventh.

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.

While the defense didn’t help things, Willie Callazo had a rough start in the Zephyrs 7-5 loss to Las Vegas.  He gave up seven runs (just three earned) on nine hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Fernando Tatis homered and he drove in two runs in the loss.  Anderson Hernandez went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

The Zephyrs topped Las Vegas 10-3 and not only did Philip Humber have a nice start, but he also got it done at the plate as well.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven solid innings and he went one for three with a triple, a run and three RBIs.

Anderson Hernandez also had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with a double and three RBIs.  Fernando Tatis had two hits including a two run homer.