It was a real rough night in Mets land:
Columbus 5, Buffalo 0
Jordany Valdespin doubled and Luis Figueroa singled, and those two hits were all the offense the Bisons could muster. Zach Lutz took home a golden sombrero.
Binghamton 6, Erie 4
Brandon Moore notched his 10th win of the year after giving up 4 runs on 7 hits through 6 innings, striking out 6. Erik Turgeon threw three shutout innings out of the bullpen. Juan Lagares and Brahaim Maldonado had 2 hits each. As first reported by Kevin Burkhardt, Reese Havens hit a 3-run homer. Matt Den Dekker also homered, his 9th since being promoted to AA and his 15th of the season.
Fort Myers 2, St. Lucie 1 (5 innings)
They were hoping to play 2, but ended up just playing 1 rain-shortened game. Scott Moviel pitched a scoreless first inning and then Greg Peavey took over, giving up 2 runs (2 earned) in 3.2 innings. The Lucies had just 3 hits, scoring only on a Gilbert Gomez homerun. Cory Vaughn and Robbie Shields also singled; Shields saw his first action in nearly a month.
Rome 6, Savannah 2
Yohan Almonte was mediocre once again, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings, failing to strike out anyone. Wilfredo Tovar, Alonzo Harris, and Joe Bonfe had 2 hits each. Blake Forsythe hit his 8th homer of the year.
Tri-City 7, Brooklyn 4
Eduardo Aldama had a rough night, letting up 6 runs in 4 innings, walking 4 and striking out 4. Tyler Pill, Orlando Tovar, and T.J. Chism all pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen; Chism has an ERA barely above 1. Daniel Muno, Charley Thurber, and Xorge Carrillo all had 2 hits. Muno, Carrillo, Brandon Brown, and T.J. Rivera all doubled. Richard Lucas hit his 6th homer of the year.
Danville 7, Kingsport 5
Juan Urbina was nearly flawless for the first 3 innings, and then got shelled in the 4th, giving up 6 runs, including 2 homeruns; although he did manage to finish the inning. Juan Carlos Gamboa had his 3rd multi-hit game in his last 4 games, including a homerun. Camden Maron doubled and drove in 2 runs.
GCL Mets 4, GCL Cardinals 2
Four different pitchers all did solid work to lead the Mets to victory. Big-time over slot signee Phillip Evans made his professional debut, going 1-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. Brandon Nimmo was 0-4 with 3 strikeouts.
8 comments
Anonymous
8/24/2011-1:43pm at 1:43 pm (UTC -4)
I think St. Lucie needs to put a retractable roof on that stadium. Wonder if the county can afford it?
Ceetar
8/24/2011-2:25pm at 2:25 pm (UTC -4)
you’d have to build an entire new stadium. it’s not exactly big enough for a roof.
Anonymous
8/24/2011-11:24pm at 11:24 pm (UTC -4)
how about a big tent without sides, like you get for a backyard wedding? that should be doable.
Bryan
8/24/2011-3:40pm at 3:40 pm (UTC -4)
It’s not just St. Lucie, that whole league could use a roof.
Anonymous
8/24/2011-6:13pm at 6:13 pm (UTC -4)
Nimmo looks over matched so far. Hope that’s not the case in GCL – there’s no where to go down from there!
Bryan
8/24/2011-6:58pm at 6:58 pm (UTC -4)
If he struggles there next year they could send him to the Dominican Summer League.
But seriously, he’s 18 and never played HS ball; struggling in the GCL at this stage doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the tools to be a good player, he’s just got to adjust.
Anonymous
8/24/2011-11:26pm at 11:26 pm (UTC -4)
nimmo? Little early to panic there I think! Forget he exists and check back in 2-3 years to see where he is at.
I see that Den Dekker is starting to flash HR power (3 the last 2 days already). Hit lefties and cut down on the Ks, and could have a real player. He seems to have the chops to actually be a CF. and really gonna need one of them soon enough.
Bryan
8/25/2011-1:11am at 1:11 am (UTC -4)
Agree 100%. His strikeout total is way too much, but he has an absurd amount of extra-base hits this year. I’d say limiting the strikeouts is more important than hitting lefties at this point. At the very least, he should be the 4th OF opening day 2013, if not pushing to be the starting CF at or before then.