Buckle up folks, last night was a busy one – even with Buffalo having the night off. Binghamton had a traditional minor league doubleheader (two seven inning games) while Savannah had to complete a seven inning contest that was suspended due to rain, then a regularly scheduled nine inning affair. Not confusing enough? Good. The first game will have Charleston as the home team (since the suspended game was being played in Charleston at the time) and the nightcap will be feature Savannah as the home team – since the games are in Savannah anyway.
Reading 3, Binghamton 1 (Game 1)
Mark Cohoon came oh so close to getting the complete game shutout, but gave up a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh, and then Adrian Roasario surrendered a two run single to cap of the scoring for the Phitin’ Phils. Overall, Cohoon threw a good game (6.1IP, 3R, 7H, 1BB, 3K). Jefry Marte went 2 for 3 and knocked in the lone run for the B-Mets.
Reading 1, Binghamton 0 (Game 2)
Reading completed the sweep in the nightcap, scratching out a run in the fourth that their staff ensured held up by scattering six hits. Colin McHugh deserved better, going 5.2IP, allowing just the run on five hits while walking none and striking out seven.
Palm Beach 6, St. Lucie 1
A 1:19 minute rain delay turned this one into the typical Jekyll & Hyde games – going one way before the storm, and radically different after. Yohan Almonte had given up two runs in three innings, but after the delay he came out and the ‘pen would be asked to get six innings. Jack Leathersitch got the job done for two innings but Hamilton Bennett had a rough night, giving up three runs and six hits in two innings of work. Conversely, the Cards pen three hit the Mets the rest of the way. Robbie Shields went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Savannah 3, Charleston 1 (Game 1)
Now what would a Savannah – Charleston affair be without another rain delay? Fortunately, this one was for a mere fifty five minutes, so all things considered it was like another 7th inning stretch. The Sand Gnats were up 1-0 when we picked up the action, and Randy Fontanez let an inherited run score (charged to Marcos Camarena’s record), but that was all the River Dogs got for the rest of the way. TJ Rivera and Brian Harrison went 3 for 5 (Rivers with a run scored and Harrison with an RBI), and Travis Taijeron was 1 for 2 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored.
Savannah 3, Charleston 2 (Game 2 – 7 innings)
Logan Verret, a third round pick out of Baylor in last year’s draft, held off one of the better offenses, going 5.2 IP allowing just two runs on six hits (1 HR) while walking none and striking out eight! TJ Chism picked up his eleventh save of the season. TJ Rivera went 3 for 3 with a run scored and Camden Maron went 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI.
6 comments
Stick
6/14/2012-12:17pm at 12:17 pm (UTC -4)
Time for Mchugh to go up and start his AAA career. Enjoy Buffalo Colin!
And might as well figure on sending leathersatchel to Bingo. Or Queens, either one could work!
srt
6/14/2012-12:30pm at 12:30 pm (UTC -4)
Agree about McHugh – is there a logjam in Buffalo right now in the starting rotation?
Reading good things about Leathersitch as well. Didn’t even really know who he was until this season.
Bryan
6/14/2012-12:40pm at 12:40 pm (UTC -4)
The Buffalo rotation was crowded for a while but now Schwinden and Hefner are gone and Mejia is moving to the bullpen. Right now Harvey and Familia are there, and they’re not going anywhere but Dylan Owen and Garrett Olson could easily move to the bullpen to make space for McHugh and possibly Gorski or Wheeler at some point. I don’t know what they’re waiting for with McHugh, he’s made 28 starts at AA.
You didn’t hear about Leathersich until this year b/c he was drafted last year. He pitched 12 innings in 9 appearances for Brooklyn last season, striking out 26. The Mets are really starting to load up on potential LOOGYS.
NJstuckinTX
6/14/2012-1:13pm at 1:13 pm (UTC -4)
Is that what Leatherface is looking to profile as?
Bryan
6/14/2012-1:59pm at 1:59 pm (UTC -4)
Definitely. Most lefty relievers now a day are seen in that light, at least the guys that are fastball-slider pitchers. It’s not that they can’t get righties out, but a LOOGY is an easy niche to carve out for yourself in the majors if you’re a lefty that throws hard.
Bryan
6/14/2012-12:31pm at 12:31 pm (UTC -4)
Leathersich just got to St. Lucie, but he’s already striking out the world. Adam Kolarek should make the move to Bingo after the ASG this weekend and I imagine Leathersich could see AA as well before the season is over. So at the start of next year both guys would be a little ahead of where Josh Edgin was at the start of this year. If Edgin is in the big leagues or you think he’s big-league ready by the end of the year I’m not sure there’s reason to bring back Byrdak, as good as he’s been.