Down On The Farm - 6/22/10

It was a busy, busy day down on the farm. Mets' teams took three out of four games on the day and watched their Gnats shine in the All-Star game. The summary:

Down in Georgia, Buffalo beat the Gwinnett Braves 6-3. The long ball was the Bisons' best friend in this one. Recent acquisition Jorge Padilla hit his first with the club, a three run blast, to highlight a 3-5 day. Val Pascucci added a 2-4 day, including a two run shot of his own. Pat Misch pitched pretty well, going eight, giving up eleven baserunners, three runs and striking out three for the win. Manny Acosta struck out all three batters he faced to get the perfect save.

In Binghamton, the B-Mets put an awful hurting on the Rock Cats, winning 13-3. The MVP of the game was definitely Sean Ratliff, who went 3-5 with three runs scored, two homer runs, and five RBIs. Luis Hernandez gave him a run for his money, going 3-4 with two runs scored, a double, triple, and three RBIs. Josh Satin added a 3-5 day with two doubles and two RBIs. Josh Stinson had himself a decent start, going five, giving up four hits, three walks, three runs (one earned) and striking out six. He left the game tied and the bullpen, keyed by Eddie Kunz (he got the win), shut them down the rest of the way.

In St. Luice, the Mets dropped the first game to Bradenton 5-2 but won the second game 3-2. In the first game, Eddie Kunz got knocked around in four innings. He served up eight hits, a walk, five runs (four earned), and struck out only two. Raul Reyes added a solo shot in the loss for the only significant offense. In the second game, the pitching wasn't spectacular, but was just barely enough to stave off Bradenton. On the offensive side, Stefan Welch and Raul Reyes both had 2-3 days and Richard Lucas hit the game winning two run homer in the top of the seventh.

At the Sally league All-Star game, the North and South stars played to a 5-5 tie. Talk about kissing your sister. Gnats' player fared pretty well. Wilmer Flores went only 1-5 but picked up two RBIs. Juan Lagares went 1-4 with a double and a run scored. Kai Gronauer got only one at bat and did nothing. The pitching fared much better. Why Mark Cohoon didn't start, I have no idea, but he did pitch the second, giving up only a walk and striking out two. Brandon Moore came on for the fifth, striking out all three batters he faced for a perfect inning. James Fuller did not pitch.

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