Yesterday was an up and down day for the baby Mets as they dropped three and picked up two. Unfortunately for Savannah, they accounted for two of those losses. Let's take you through it.
The Bisons lost a tough one down in Charlotte, 13-12, in what proved to be a pretty wild game. Recent pickup Ramon Ortiz was the main culprit, going three innings while giving up 12 hits, two walks, nine earned runs and striking out only one. Obviously, Buffalo's offense fared pretty well though. Russ Adams was 3-6 with two homers and three RBIs, Andy Green was 2-5 with a solo homer, Val Pascucci was 3-5 with a solo homer, and Lucas Duda was 2-4 with a home run and 4 RBIs (not a grand slam). Unfortunately, it just wasn't enough.
The Binghamton Mets had a close one of their own, but came out on top 7-6 after six runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off with the win. The heroes of the day were definitely Sean Ratliff and Luis Hernandez. Neither had multiple hits, but Ratliff's three run homer in the bottom of the ninth made it 6-4 and Hernandez' two run double was the walkoff winner. By the way, Kirk Nieuwenhuis made his return to lineup after being out for just over two weeks and went 0-4.
In Jupiter, the St. Lucie Mets won their game handily, 7-4, despite a scare in the bottom of the eighth when they let up all four runs. Hector Pellot was the hero for a change, hitting a grand slam with two outs in the fourth and adding an RBI groundout in the eighth. Carlos Beltran played the full game in CF, going 1-5 with a run scored. Wilmer Flores went 3-5 and is now batting .455 through his first five games in St. Lucie. Kai Gronauer, Mike Fisher and Joey August each picked up two hits, with Fisher adding an RBI on top.
In Savannah, the Gnats dropped both games of their doubleheader. The drop the first game, the continuation of yesterday's suspended game, 9-0. Savannah managed only eight hits in both games combined, with Willy Tovar going 3-3 in the first game for the only real offensive highlight. The pitching was fairly awful on the day until Taylor Whitenton went five innings in the second game, giving up four hits, three walks, two earned and striking out four. It just wasn't enough, though, on a day where Savannah's offense was non existent. Savannah just hasn't been the same since all the promotions.
Down On The Farm - 6/28/10
