6/28 Minor League Report! FLORES, WELCH, and the rest of KINGSPORT!

Tonight's Song: U2 - Vertigo New Orleans 1, Memphis 11 Jesus Feliciano (cf) 2 for 4, run, .308 Argenis Reyes (2b) 0 for 4, K, .285 Chris Aguila (lf) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .293 Val Pascucci (rf) 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .302 Michel Abreu (1b) 0 for 3, BB, .259 Gustavo Molina (c) 1 for 4, .244 Anderson Hernandez (ss) 0 for 3, .183 Abraham Nunez (3b) 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .204 Tony Armas 2 IP, 3 H, ER, HR, 2.54 era, L (5-7), 28:20:8, 2:3:0 Nelson Figueroa 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 3.14 era, 65:40:25 Eude Brito 0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 81 era (AAA debut) Ivan Maldonado 0.1 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 4.35 era Binghamton 5, Connecticut 4 Fernando Martinez, coming off a 3 hit performance in his return to Binghamton's lineup, homered (3 run shot) and walked, leading Binghamton to a 5-4 victory. The other 2 RBI came off the bat of Salvador Aguilar, the starting pitcher, who had a 2 run single in the 4th. On the mound, Aguilar was just as good as he was at the dish, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) over 7 innings, on 4 hits. He improved to 9-1, Eddie Kunz worked a dominating 9th, striking out the side, to earn his 21st save. Nick Evans (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306), Mike Carp (0 for 4, K, .325), and Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, .224) took 0-fers. Jose Coronado (ss) 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .256 Fernando Martinez (cf) 1 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .291 Nick Evans (1b) 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306 Mike Carp (lf) 0 for 4, K, .325 Caleb Stewart (rf) 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .284 Saloman Manriquez (c) 1 for 4, run, K, .288 Jon Malo (3b) 2 for 4, run, .252 Salvador Aguilar 2 for 2, run, 2 RBI, BB, .267; 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BBs, K, 2.82 era, W (9-1) Eddie Camacho IP, H, ER, BB, 2.22 era Eddie Kunz IP, 3 Ks, 3.79 era, SV (21) St. Lucie 3, Clearwater 11 This game will be marred by a beanball war between the two teams which led to 6 hit batters and 3 ejections (2 Met batters and 4 Clearwater batters were hit, 2 Met pitchers and 1 Clearwater pitcher was ejected). Before all that was going on, Dylan Owen had his poorest FSL outing of the season, giving up 8 hits and 6 runs in 3.1 innings, his ERA skyrocketed half a run with the outing. Ryan Coultas came in and hit a batter in his 2.2 innings, also giving up a run on a solo homer. Casey Hoorelbeke hit 2 in his 1.1 innings, he was the first Met pitcher ejected. After a 3 batter appearance from Edgar Ramirez, German Marte hit the only batter he faced before he was ejected, and Emary Frederick came in to pitch a perfect 9th. I'd imagine there will be some suspensions for the ugliness tonight. The offense had 8 hits and 3 walks, but were out of it after inning number 3. Clearwater 3b Clay Harris had 3 hits, all homers, he drove in 6, and then was hit twice by Hoorelbeke (which might, IMO, earn him a release, that's low class punk behavior). For the Mets, Lucas Duda (0 for 1, RBI, 2 BBs, .265), Victor Mendez (0 for 4, K, .244), and Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, K, .333) took 0-fers. Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 1 for 4, run, K, .263 Ruben Tejada (ss) 1 for 3, BB, .254 Josh Thole (c) 2 for 4, run, 2b, .299 Jordan Abruzzo (dh) 1 for 3, run, .273 DJ Wabick (lf) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .282 Dylan Owen 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, K, 2 HR, 3.62 era, L (6-5), 4:5:1 Ryan Coultas 2.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 4.81 era, 1 HBP Casey Hoorelbeke 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 4.67 era, 2 HBP, ejected Edgar Ramirez 0.2 IP, H, K, 10.80 era German Marte 1 HBP, ejected Emary Frederick IP, 2 Ks, 3.54 era Savannah 3, Charleston 4 Savannah committed 3 errors which led to 2 UER off Nick Carr, which were the difference in the game. Carr pitched decently, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs (2 earned) in 6 innings, but look his 2nd loss in the Sally League. Nick Waechter kept it at 4-1, and the Gnats got 2 back, but couldn't push the tying run across. The top of the order certainly did it's job, the top 3 went 5 for 12 with 2 runs, 2 2b, and 3 RBI, but the 4-5-6 hitters were 1 for 12 with 3 Ks. Jose Jimenez (0 for 4, K, .240), Francisco Pena (0 for 4, K, .247), and Bradley Hubbert (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .118) all took 0-fers. Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 4, run, .258 Juan Lagares (ss) 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .297 Casey Craig (rf) 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .312 Sean McCraw (c) 1 for 4, K, .375 Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 4, 2b, .231 Carlos Guzman (cf) 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .229 Nick Carr 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 Ks, 2.96 era, L (1-2) Nick Waechter 3 IP, H, 5 Ks, 3.15 era Brooklyn 1, Aberdeen 4 Another day, another woeful offensive showing for the Cyclones, who through their first 12 games, they've scored 34 runs, an average of 2.83 runs per game, including a 9 run outburse in their 2nd game. Taking that out, they've scored 25 runs in 11 games (2.27/gm). Today, only 3 players took 0-fers, but there was only one who had a multi hit game (Will Vogl with 3). The lone RBI was off the bat of a rehabbing Dan Murphy. Vogl scored the only run. Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .244), John Servidio (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .244) and Cesar Cordido (0 for 3, K, .095) took 0-fers. Tim Stronach allowed just 2 runs over 5 innings, but with the anemic offense, that was enough for his 2nd loss. Jeff Kaplan and Rhiner Cruz each allowed a run over 2 innings. Dan Murphy (dh) 1 for 4, RBI, .444 Zach Lutz (3b) 1 for 4, K, .393 Ike Davis (1b) 1 for 4, K, .250 Josh Satin (2b) 1 for 4, .212 Will Vogl (lf) 3 for 4, run, 3b, K, .280 Tim Stronach 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BBs, 4 Ks, 3.07 era, L (1-2) Jeff Kaplan 2 IP, H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.50 era Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 2.70 era Kingsport 13, Pulaski 4 Unlike the Cyclones, the KMets are anything but an anemic offense, they've put up 67 runs in 12 games, an average of 5.58 runs per game, including games of 13, 8, and 13. Of course, if you were looking for a glass half empty angle, they've scored half their runs in those 3 games, and just 33 in the other 9. Either way, suffice to say, they can hit, led by the Teenage Tandem of Death, 16 year old Wilmer Flores, and 19 year old Stefan Welch. Today, they went a combined 5 for 9 with 5 runs, a 3b, HR, and 6 RBI. But they were not alone, as 5 players had multi hit games, 3 players had 3 hits apiece. Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 4, 2 runs, BB, 2 Ks, .214), and Rafael Fernandez (the third member of the Teen Trio) went 0 for 5, dropping his average to .207. Oscar Melendez allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings, but 4 relievers combined to allow just 2 hits and a run in 6 innings, though there were 5 walks mixed in. Stephen Puhl got the win in relief. Ignacio Medrano (2b) 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .342 Dan Stegall (lf) 1 for 4, run, BB, .356 Wilmer Flores (ss) 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (3), 4 RBI (17), HBP, .396 Stefan Welch (3b) 3 for 5, 3 runs, 3b (4), 2 RBI (9), .415 Pedro Zapata (cf) 3 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .136 Gabriel Zavala (dh) 3 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .343 Doug McNulty (1b) 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .136 Oscar Melendez 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 3.27 era Stephen Puhl IP, H, 1.50 era, W (1-0) Phillips Orta 2 IP, H, 3 BBs, K, 0.00 era Junior Guerra 2 IP, ER, 2 BBs, K, HBP, 3 era Erik Turgeon IP, 2.25 era---------------And don't forget to visit MetsProspectHub for minor league news and notes, gameday links, and semi-annual features (System Audit in February) and (Draft Database in July).--------------- more...