Last night was a pretty good one for the farm, as three of our big four were in action with two picking up the win. The details:
Down in Georgia, Buffalo beat Gwinnett in the the third game of their four game set, 5-4. It was all thanks to Lucas Duda and Mike Jacobs who each tallied solo shots in the sixth, with Duda hitting the game winner. Each added RBIs in the first inning, as well. Duda finished 3-4 while Jacobs had himself a 2-4 day with two runs scored. Manny Acosta came on for the second straight night to get the save, this time picking it up in four outs. Buffalo will go for the series win tonight against the rehabbing Jair Jurrjens. Should be a tough one.
In Binghamton, the B-Mets got their butts handed to them, 10-2, in Jenrry Mejia's return to the minors. The Mets started him off nice and easy, as he went only 2.1, giving up two hits, two walks, one earned and struck out three. Not bad for his first back. Apparently the umpires had woken up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday, because three different people were ejected by two different umpires. In the fifth, Rock Cats' SS Chris Cates was tossed by the home plate ump. In the seventh, B-Mets manager Tim Teufel was tossed by the 3B ump and in the same inning, B-Mets pitcher Scott Shaw was thrown out by the home plate ump. Geez.
Down in Bradenton, the St. Lucie Mets salvaged a split in their four game series against the Marauders. They won in extras, 3-2. Highly touted prospect Jordany Valdespin continued his great season by going 1-4 with a triple and an RBI. Stefan Welch did the same, going 3-5 and scoring two runs, including the game winner in the 11th. Joey August was the hero, though, going 2-5 with a double and the single that plated Welch in the 11th to win it. The Mets' bullpen may have been just as valuable as they went six shutout innings to preserve the win.
Savannah was out of action again due to the All-Star break. They'll open up a five game set tonight at home against the Asheville Tourists. Gotta love those minor league team names. No word yet on who's pitching for the Sand Gnats.
Down On The Farm - 6/23/10
