Minors Stuff

The Herd:

Not the top hitting club in the league or a little hiccup from Mother Nature could deny the Bisons pitching staff from working an absolute gem on Thursday afternoon. Working around an hour and 12-minute rain delay, four Herd hurlers combined on a three-hitter as Buffalo shutout the Norfolk Tides, 1-0, from Harbor Park. Norfolk entered the game with an IL-best .286 team batting average, but was held to just three hits against Buffalo. Brandon Knight did the work before the rains fell, while Kyle Snyder, Jon Switzer and Elmer Dessens nailed doing the victory when the skies dried up. Together, the quartet of pitchers walked none and faced just two more than the minimum. Knight got the start for Buffalo. He allowed just a lead-off double to Steve Torrealba in the third inning in his four innings of work. That base runner was promptly picked off the bag by Knight's battery mate, Robinson Cancel. Knight struck out four batters but was forced to leave his start because of the length of the rain delay. The game restarted in fifth inning and Ken Oberkfell went to his able-armed bullpen. Kyle Snyder (1-5) got the win for his 2.2 innings of perfect relief. Jon Switzer polished off the seventh inning and got the first two outs in the eighth. Elmer Dessens allowed just one hit in picking up the four-out save. The veteran is now 7-8 converting saves for Buffalo this season. The Bisons scored the only run they would need in the top of the sixth inning. Newcomer Luis Rivera continued his hot start when he led off the frame with a single to center. A wild throw on a pick-off attempt moved Rivera into scoring position and Jesus Feliciano cashed him in with one of his two hits on the day. The two hits raised Feliciano's season average over the .300-mark to a team-leading .302


B-Mets:


Friday, June 5 Connecticut 7:05 pm RHP Brad Holt (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBA
Saturday, June 6 Connecticut G1 5:05 pm RHP Jenrry Mejia (0-0, 0.00 vs. TBA
Saturday, June 6 Connecticut G2 TBD LHP Mike Antonini (4-1, 5.95) vs. TBA
Sunday, June 7 Connecticut 1:05 pm RHP Tobi Stoner (1-2, 2.81) vs. TBA


In just his third start of the year, Eric Brown was nearly perfect giving up just three walks in seven no-hit innings. Unfortunately, Brown’s outing went for naught as Julio De La Cruz took the loss for the second straight game allowing two runs in the eighth inning to give Portland their third straight win over the B-Mets 3-2 at Hadlock Field Thursday afternoon. Brown gave up a run in the first inning when Bubba Bell walked to lead off the bottom of the first. Upon stealing second, Bell advanced to third on the throw down from catcher Salvador Paniagua, which went into centerfield. Then with one out, Aaron Bates drove a deep fly to center that scored Bell from third and made it 1-0 Sea Dogs.Portland (27-26) starter Adam Mills dueled Brown retiring 15 in a row at one point until Ruben Tejada singled with one out in the sixth inning. After Tejada was picked off, Emmanuel Garcia homered to right to tie the score at one.Brown exited after the seventh inning with a no-decision pending the top of the eighth. However, his teammates gave him a chance to win with a run in the frame. After Richie Lentz struck out his fourth straight hitter, Paniagua, to start the inning, Jose Coronado singled to center and Tejada walked. T.J. Large was summoned from the bullpen next and proceeded to strike out Garcia. But Nick Evans had other intentions for his starting pitcher, Evans singled to right to drive in Coronado to give Binghamton (22-27) their only lead of the game at 2-1.De La Cruz came on in the eighth and walked two of the first three hitters he faced. It was then that Mark Wagner broke up the no-hitter with a double off the Maine Monster in left to score Reid Engel and Bubba Bell and propel the Sea Dogs to victory 3-2.Large picked up his second win with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief and De La Cruz fell to 0-3 with his second straight loss, allowing two runs in an inning of work.


Gnats:


Ralph Henriquez (C) from Extended to Savannah
Stefan Welch (1B) from Extended to Savannah
Samuel Martinez (RHP) from Extended to Savannah
Kai Gronauer (C) on the DL
Juan Lagares (Out for Season)
OF Eric Campbell on DL


Second baseman Matt Gaski went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI to lead the Gnats to a, 7-4, win over the Charleston RiverDogs in front of 1,009 on a Thirsty Thursday at Historic Grayson Stadium. A single through the right side of the infield by Sean Ratliff plated Gaski for the go-ahead run in the seventh. With the win Thursday night, Savannah (26-27) stands four games behind first-place Charleston with 17 games left to play in the first half. A leadoff single by Gaski followed by a Rafael Fernandez double brought the Gnats within two in the third. It was the same twosome starting things off in the fifth when Gaski and Fernandez singled back-to-back with one away. Jefry Marte, who ended the game 2-for-4, drove in Gaski with a single to center to bring Savannah within one. After Ratliff struck out, Josh Satin drove in his second run of the game to tie it. In four games with Savannah so far, the 23-year-old Gaski is hitting .500 (7-for-14). As a team, the Sand Gnats registered 13 hits and finally broke their hitless streak from innings three through six against the RiverDogs in this series. Eric Beaulac (3-3) notched the win in relief for the Sand Gnats after 4.0 innings of work without allowing a Charleston run. Savannah's starter Kyle Allen did not factor into the decision after he allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits with six strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched.

http://savannah.sandgnats.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5156378&vkey=news_t543&fext=.jsp&sid=t543



Clones:


On Friday, June 26th, the Cyclones are hosting a FREE Movie Night, followed by a spectacular fireworks display! Bring the whole family to see Madagascar 2, then stay to watch fireworks light up the Coney Island seashore. The June 26th movie night is FREE! The KeySpan Park gates will open at 7pm on June 26th, and the movie will start at 8pm. Advance tickets are NOT necessary, although space is limited, so we suggest that you show up early. Fans will be able to sit on the outfield grass (bring a blanket!) or in the outfield bleachers while the movie is shown on a huge 40' Letterbox 19.5' x 35' Truss Screen. Outside food and beverages are not permitted, but the ballpark's concession stands will be open that night.


Queens:

The Mets could blame a sore shoulder and a slow recovery from off-season foot surgery as the reasons for Tim Redding's struggles on the mound in spring training.
But now that Redding has returned to the rotation, starting three games, the question has been raised again – how long can he hang onto his spot in the rotation? After a solid performance in his first game, he has allowed 13 runs and 16 hits in 8 2/3 innings over his past two starts. How many more can the Mets stand?
"It's not going to be many," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. "We have to look at it and evaluate it.''
The Mets would like to separate the spring troubles from his current flaws, but without a positive body of work, it's hard to do.
"What happens from a manager's point of view, you always like to see something good somewhere so you have hope you'll see it again," Manuel said

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/mets/46681817.html