One day after our top four minor league teams swept all their games, they very nearly got swept away. If not for Buffalo getting a win, it would have been one awfully crazy turnaround.
The aforementioned Buffalo picked up the win, 9-4, to sweep the four game set from Syracuse. It was all offense all night as Lucas Duda homered in his third straight game, Mike Cervenak went 3-3 and Jorge Padilla was the key with a 3-4 day, including two doubles and four RBIs. Fernando Martinez added a double and run scored in two at bats after pinch hitting for the pitcher in the seventh.
In Binghamton, the B-Mets squandered a solid outing by Mike Antonini, losing 6-3 to Altoona. Antonini went seven, gave up five hits, one walk, three earned and struck out seven. Emary Frederick made the start afterthought by giving up three earned in 0.2 in relief of Antonini. It wasn't all bad though, as Nieuwenhuis hit his tenth homer of the season, Nick Evans went 1-3 with a double and a run scored, and Sean Ratliff went 2-4 with a double and run scored of his own.
St. Lucie continued the losing by dropping one 8-3 to Jupiter. Perez took the loss in his rehab start. He went six, gave up five hits, a walk, four earned and struck out six. He gave up two home runs on the night. The other rehabbing Met, Carlos Beltran, played all nine in CF, got one putout and went 2-4 at the plate with two singles and an RBI. Jordany Valdespin and Wilmer Flores both went 2-5.
Finishing up with Savannah, where they continued their struggles since all the promtions, the Gnats lost a tough one in Greenville, 2-1. Armando Rodriguez did his best to win it for the Gnats, going seven and giving up only four hits, one walk and one earned run. He struck out an impressive nine hitters on the night. But the offense couldn't get it going to support him. Nick Santomauro and Cesar Puello both picked up two singles that lead to nothing of substance. Dock Doyle went 1-4 with an RBI and that was about it.
Down On The Farm - 6/30/10
