Sorry for the delay on this folks, but I had to be at work extra early this morning, leaving me with no time to post. However, it was a perfect day for the Mets' core four minor league teams as all of them picked up the win.
Buffalo won their game at home aagainst Syracuse, 6-1, behind the strength of some fantastic pitching by Dillon Gee. He started and went seven, giving up only three hits, a walk and one earned. He struck out six on the day. Lucas Duda homered for the second straight game, a solo shot. Mike Jacobs and J.R. House each picked up two hits, a double, and two RBIs. Fernando Martinez added two hits, a double, run scored and RBI of his own. Solid effort all around.
Binghamton picked up the win at home, as well, beating Altoona by a score of 9-5. The MVP of the game was undoubtedly Raul Reyes. He had two hits on the day, including the game winning grand slam in the third inning. He had a total of five RBIs in the game. Mike Nickeas added two hits and two runs of his own, Nieuwenhuis picked up his first hit since returning to the lineup, a double. Nick Evans picked up two more hits and a run to continue his very solid season. Eric Niesen started for the Mets and picked up the win despite not having his best stuff. He went five, gave up five hits, three walks, three runs and struck out three.
St. Lucie, also at home, picked up their win against Jupiter, 7-3. Leadoff hitter Jordany Valdespin set the tone with a 3-5 day, scoring a run and driving in two more. Wilmer Flores was also 3-5 with a run scored. His average in 27 ABs since joining St. Lucie is now at .481. Small sample, but still impressive. Beltran was 1-5 with a single as the DH. Brad Holt pitched fairly well despite walking just about everyone in the stadium. He went five, gave up two hits, one run and walked five. He did strike out 5, though.
Savannah picked up the lone road win of the night, winning 6-1 at Greenville. The pitching was the key in this game as three pitchers combined to give up only one unearned run. John Church, making his first appearance as a starter, went four innings of shutout ball and gave up only a hit and a walk while striking out three. Luis Rojas and Gabriel Zavala combined to go the last five, giving up only three baserunners and striking out five between them. The unearned run was charged to Zavala. On the offensive side, Cesar Puello and Alonzo Harris both picked up two hits, with Harris' three run homer putting the game away in the sixth. Pedro Zapata, 1-5 on the day, pushed the game winning runs across the plate with a two run single in the second.
Down On The Farm - 6/29/10
