It was a fairly quiet night for the minor leagues last night. There were only two teams in action (we won't be covering short season teams) and both of them took the loss.
Down in Georgia, the Bisons took a loss to the Gwinnett Braves, 7-2 in the opener of their three game set. The Bisons just couldn't overcome the poor start by Dylan Owen in this one. He went five innings, giving up nine hits, no walks, stuck out three and let up six earned runs on the day. Owen's now 3-3 with a 6.39 ERA in seven starts since being promoted from Binghamton. If he doesn't turn a corner real soon he may find himself right back there again. Shortstop Justin Turner continued to tear it up since coming over to Buffalo from Norfolk when the Mets claimed him off waivers from the Orioles on May 25. He went 3-4 on the night to raise his average to .315 in 92 at bats since coming over to Buffalo. Mike Jacobs managed a 2-4 night with a walk and run scored on the night, as well. Not much else to see here.
Up in Binghamton, the Mets had the night off, as did the entire Eastern League. They'll be back in action tonight, at home, against the New Britain Rock Cats.
In Bradenton, the St. Lucie Mets were scheduled for a doubleheader to make up for their rainout on 4/18, but they saw that second game get rained out again. Unfortunately for the Mets, they lost the first game 3-2 before the rain came. Jeurys Familia did have a nice bounce back start, though, as he went 6.2, gave up only four hits, two runs (one earned), three walks and struck out seven. The Mets offense just couldn't back them up as they managed only five hits and only one extra base hit. Nobody really had a night worth mentioning on the offensive side, although I guess since Hector Pellot didn't totally suck (1-2 with a run scored and RBI) that's worth mentioning. He raised his average to .179 on the season. Geez, I remember when the Mets raved about this kid a couple years back. Not so much anymore.
Down in Savannah, the Gnats were out of action for the All-Star break. Their All-Star game will be tonight and they'll send an astounding six of their players. On the offensive side, they'll send C Kai Gronauer, SS Wilmer Flores, and OF Juan Lagares. On the pitching side, they'll send the three headed monster that is Jimmy Fuller, Brandon Moore and Mark Cohoon. Not a big shocker there, as all three of those guys have been superb this season.
Down On The Farm - 6/21/10
