Last night on the farm a pair of clutch hits help deliver a pair of victories, while the other two teams continue their struggles.
Buffalo 3, Rochester 2
Both teams scored 2 runs in the first inning, and then the only other run came on a Lucas Duda homerun in the 8th inning, giving Buffalo the win. Jenrry Mejia lasts only 4 innings, giving up 2 runs and walking 3. Mike O’Connor replaces him pitching 3 shutout innings for the win, before Dale Thayer pitched 2 shutout innings to get the save. Aside from the homer, Duda also doubled and drove in a run in the first inning. Jesus Feliciano had a couple hits as he tries to get going after getting moved back to AAA. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit after a couple days without one; he’s now hitting .304.
Akron 10, Binghamton 1
Wally Backman is starting to question the effort of his ball team, and who can blame him after this loss, the team’s 6th in 7 games. Edgar Ramirez started and gave up 1 run in 3 innings, but got charged with the loss, mostly because Dylan Owen gave up 3 runs and Erik Niesen gave up 6 runs, putting the game out of reach. It was so out of reach that outfielder Raul Reyes pitched the 9th, walking 2 but surrendering no runs. At the plate, the team had one extra-base hit and 13 strikeouts; all coming from 6 batters who had at least 2 strikeouts each.
St. Lucie 6, Bradenton 5
Didn’t take long for the Mets of PSL to get back on track. Jeurys Familia started and only lasted 4 innings, giving up 4 runs on 7 hits, but he did strike out 5, and his ERA is a stifling 1.52. Kyle Allen piggybacked him for 4 innings, giving up just 1 run on 3 hits. But it was Jeffrey Kaplan and his 0.71 ERA who got the win after a scoreless 9th after Wilmer Flores drove in Matt Den Dekker for the game-winning run. Den Dekker was had the second of his 2 doubles to get in scoring position for Flores. Den Dekker had 3 hits and is hitting .393. Flores drove in 3 of the team’s runs in the game. Jefry Marte also drove in a run on 2 hits, and Rylan Sandoval had 2 doubles from the 9th spot in the order.
Delmarva 7, Savannah 5
Greg Peavy had a nice outing, giving up 1 run and striking out 4 in 5 innings. However the bullpen surrendered 4 runs in the 6th and 2 more in the 7th, which was too much for the Gnats bats to overcome. Wilfredo Tovar, Cory Vaughn, Robbie Shields, and Javier Rodriguez all had 2 hits each. Vaughn had a double, but also struck out twice. Robbie Shields had a solo homer, his first of the year. Blake Forsythe also doubled and drove in a run, but still remains below the Mendoze line.
4 comments
metsfan4decades
4/30/2011-12:05pm at 12:05 pm (UTC -4)
PSL has some nice talent. Here’s hoping it translates as they move up in the minors.
Bryan
4/30/2011-12:33pm at 12:33 pm (UTC -4)
That may be a bit of an understatement, I think they are loaded. A few of the guys should be moving up real soon, so we shall soon find out.
metsfan4decades
4/30/2011-1:05pm at 1:05 pm (UTC -4)
Good to hear. We need something to look forward to these days….
stickguy
4/30/2011-7:22pm at 7:22 pm (UTC -4)
den dekker is certainly making the case that he needs to go to AA, and soon. Pretty much continuing his good play from last year, and at 23, nothing much else to prove at A+.
assuming he does move up by June 1, if he has a strong finish in Bingo, could actually be considered in the mix for CF next season (I know it upsets TRS, but I still am not seeing Pagan as the starter next year, and 0% chance by 2013)