On a nice Sunday afternoon on the farm, Jordany Valdespin had a nightmare of a day, the B-Mets were a nightmare for Portland’s pitching staff, and the Lucies dream season suffered its 9th setback.
Indianapolis 4, Buffalo 1
It was a bullpen day for the Bisons who saw 4 different relievers get in the game. They didn’t pitch poorly with 2 of the 4 runs being unearned, and they didn’t get much offensive support. The Herd committed 3 errors, 2 by Jordany Valdespin, and had all of 2 hits. Valdespin was 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts to boot, playing second base. Vinny Rottino was behind the plate again and went 0 for 4; he could very well be in Pittsburgh today.
Binghamton 11, Portland 7
This game had a lot of offense, but Greg Peavey managed to limit the damage he gave up, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings. Kevin Mulvey gave up another 3 runs. Adrian Rosario walked 2, but pitched a scoreless 9th in a non-save situation. Matt Den Dekker was 3 for 5 with an RBI, extending his hit streak to 15 games. Juan Lagares also had 3 hits, pushing his season line to .296/.359/.401 after a slow start. Jefry Marte went yard for the 3rd time this year and also drew 2 walks; a month shy of his 21st birthday he’s hitting .326/.389/.442 at AA. Reese Havens was 1 for 5 with 2 RBI’s.
Lakeland 2, St. Lucie 1
The Lucies had a rare loss, just their 9th of the year. Angel Cuan did his part, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings and allowing just 1 hit. Ryan Fraser gave up 2 runs and suffered the loss. St. Lucie had just 3 hits, one being a double by Alonzo Harris, who has played well since taking over the leadoff spot for Danny Muno and getting regular time in the outfield.
Savannah 5, Augusta 3
Rafael Montero had another nice outing, giving up just 1 hit and 2 walks in 6 shutout innings, while striking out 5. Jared West had 2 shutout innings out of the bullpen. T.J. Chism got the save after Randy Fontanez gave up 3 runs in the 9th. T.J. Rivera and Dustin Lawley both homered. Travis Taijeron was 1 for 4 with a triple. Brian Harrison was 2 for 4 with a double and RBI. Gilbert Gomez was 1 for 3 in his season debut; Gomez was forced to play 22 games for St. Lucie last year as a 19-year old and hit .307/.388/.547. Tillman Pugh was released after hitting .085 for Savannah in 17 games.
3 comments
srt
5/21/2012-8:25am at 8:25 am (UTC -4)
Valdespin…..his defense is why I don’t see him as a creditable back-up for SS. From what I read, in 146 games at SS, he made some 56 errors, I believe.
Thought he was better at 2nd base though.
trs86
5/21/2012-8:41am at 8:41 am (UTC -4)
Actually I think his OBP and lack of plate discipline might be the largest issue. He’s still learning on the defensive side and the Mets keep jerking him around. However, that won’t work if you cant hit.
Bryan
5/21/2012-9:05am at 9:05 am (UTC -4)
Well, it is tough to find backup shortstops, and you can’t always believe minor league errors numbers b/c elite 1B like Ike make plays that minor league 1B don’t and become SS errors. I think it’s best that they leave him be in Buffalo and let him play everyday. Keep in mind he was in the bigs for nearly a month and playing very sporadically. He’s only had 19 games in AAA this year.