Date: 8-26-12
Kevin
Goldstein - - 86.2% of the mix-ups on I Love Lucy would never occur if
they had cell phones.
MLB –
2. Should you bear
witness to Jeter lifting a ball in the air, consider it baseball's version of
Halley's Comet. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/25-things-you-didn-t-know-about-baseball.html
Josh Beckett - Hey this is Josh
Beckett Just set this up to say thanks to the great fans of #redsox
nation I enjoyed the good times we had. Even in the tough times I ran into so
many wonderful people that were so awesome I'm Greatly appreciative to all of
you #redsox nation fans.
RHP Pedro Beato was in the Red Sox pen on Sunday.
MLB - Mets:
Mets demote Jordany Valdespin to clear roster spot for return of Lucas Duda.
The Mets have placed Scott Hairston and Andres
Torres on waivers
Mets W-L record since
ASG projects out close to 40-120
OF Fernando Martinez minor league stat line this year
with Houston: .314/.367/.507/.875, 13-HR, 62-RBI
Dickey isn’t going to
receive a massive contract considering his age and the knuckleball approach.
Although, an annual salary of $8-10 million isn’t out of the question. Perhaps
he signs a deal worth even more. However, the length of the contract isn’t
going to push more than four years. Even a four-year extension could be too
long for Dickey who will be 40 in nearly three years. - http://mlbreports.com/2012/08/26/dickey-extend/
AAA – Buffalo:.
RHP ZACK WHEELER will start Game 1, his fifth start with
the Bisons. The righty allowed three earned runs in 5.1 innings in a defeat to
the Yankees on Tuesday. RHPDYLAN OWEN starts the nightcap, his first start
since July 5 in Syracuse. Owen has made nine appearances out of the bullpen
since then and is 2-3 with a 5.85ERA in 10 total starts this season… RHP FERNANDO CABRERA now stands atop of the Bisons record
books. Cabrera recorded his 30th career save for Buffalo, the most in the
team’s modern era. The reliever was also named to the Bisons ‘All 25 Seasons
Team’ last night and leads all modern era Herd relievers with 132 games pitched
and 228 strikeouts. His strikeout total is also 5th among ALL modern era
pitchers… OF VALENTINO
PASCUCCI slugged his team-leading 16th home run of the season last night
and his 54th career Bisons home run (5th in modern era). Pascucci also has a
team-high 60RBI this year. He has 188RBI in his Bisons career, the 6th most in
the modern era. – team PR
One of the
ever-constant truths of baseball? No two games are the same. In Sunday
afternoon's matinee doubleheader at Coca-Cola Field, the Bisons and Red Wings
showed why.
The first game marked a display of pitching
and defensive prowess, with Buffalo's sole fourth-inning run being just enough
for a 1-0 victory. In Game 2, one total run would have been irrelevant - bats
lit up, runs were plentiful, and Rochester notched an 11-9 win.
All in all, it added up
to a doubleheader split between the longtime Thruway foes.
Newly minted Bison Zack Wheeler got the call
in the opener, and definitively showed why he deserves much of the hype
bestowed upon him. Wheeler looked confident on the mound from the get-go and
made it through all seven innings, allowing only three hits and two walks in
the complete-game shutout.
As a result, Wheeler
earned a much-deserved inaugural Triple-A win, improving his record to 1-2 as a
member of the Herd.
The Bisons offense
didn't do too much in support of Wheeler, but it was enough. After being held
scoreless despite four hits in the first three innings, Buffalo got on the
board in the 4th courtesy of Matt Den Dekker's sacrifice fly that scored Adam
Loewen. Wheeler allowed only one hit the rest of the way, and the Herd escaped
Game 1 on top.
In Game 2, the Bisons
sent an early sign that offense would be more abundant this time around.
Leadoff man Fred Lewis launched a solo home run to begin the bottom of the 1st,
and Buffalo jumped out to a 4-0 lead when the inning was all said and done.
But the Red Wings
countered in the very next frame, with three runs of their own. Consecutive
walks to begin the inning set the tone, and a two-out double by Matt Carson
scored a pair to pull Rochester within a run. After both teams combined for one
run in the first game, seven were scored through an inning and a half in Game
2. Quite a contrast, to say the least.
Rochester wasn't nearly
done, by any means. After slugger Valentino Pascucci homered in the 3rd to
extend the Buffalo lead to 5-3, the Wings responded with three runs in the 4th,
and then four more in the 5th. Hence, Rochester held a 10-5 lead heading into
the bottom of the 5th - after Buffalo owned a four-run advantage in the 1st.
Just a typical day at the ballpark, of course.
Fittingly, the Bisons
refused to go down without a fight, and battled back in the final frames to
make things interesting. Buffalo clawed back with two runs in the 5th -
courtesy of a two-run homer from Matt Tuiasosopo - and added two more in the
6th thanks to another two-run blast, this one off the bat of Zach Lutz.
Now, the Red Wings
advantage was just a single run: 10-9. The stage was set for a frantic
conclusion in downtown Buffalo.
But the Herd couldn't
complete the comeback. After Carson doubled a run home to give the Wings an
11-9 advantage in the 7th, the Bisons needed two in the final frame to force
extra time. It got off to a good start, with Loewen and Josh Satin reaching
base to start the frame - putting the tying run on first, and the winning run
at the plate.
It wasn't enough,
though. Rochester reliever Anthony Slama worked his way through the next three
Bisons batters, and the ballgame was over. Slama induced a Fred Lewis groundout
to close the deal.
Bisons Notes: Shortstop
Josh Rodriguez recorded a multi-hit game for the Herd in Game 1. Lewis and
Tuiasosopo notched multi-hit efforts in Game 2...In Game 1, the Bisons went
1-for-5 with runners in scoring position, leaving six men on base. In Game 2,
the Herd went 2-for-9 in the same situation, leaving seven men on. – team PR
AA-Binghamton:
RHP Greg Peavey (7-8, 5.12) makes his 24th start of the
season and fifth against the Sea Dogs. Peavey earned the win in his last start
against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on August 21, his first victory in five
starts against the club. He struck out a season-high six while scattering six
hits over seven shutout innings. In four starts versus Portland, Peavey has
gone 2-1 with a 5.49 ERA. Over 19-2/3 innings, he has allowed a .316 batting
average. RHP Jeremy Kehrt (7-3, 4.07) takes the
mound for his 13th start of the season and fifth appearance against the B-Mets.
Kehrt has earned five wins in his last eight starts, going unbeaten during the
stretch. He took a no-decision in his last game against the New Britain Rock
Cats on August 21. The former reliever allowed two runs on five his and three
walks over five innings. In four appearances, including one start, Kehrt has
gone 1-0 and compiled a 2.16 ERA versus Binghamton. Over 16-2/3 innings, he has
allowed a .348 batting average. A 47th-round selection in 2008, Kehrt is in his
fifth year with the Red Sox organization. – team PR
The Binghamton Mets
used 15 hits and three Portland Sea Dogs errors in a5-3 win in ten innings on
Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field. Wilfredo Tovar capped a four-hit day by
driving in the game-winning run with a single to center in the top of the
tenth.
With the game tied at
three in tenth, Allan Dykstra walked against Portland reliever Michael Olmsted
to start the inning and was replaced by pinch-runner Juan Lagares. With one
out, Dustin Martin dribbled a roller to first. Olmsted received the toss from
Travis Shaw, but failed to step on the bag. The righty followed the error by
walking Juan Centeno to load the bases.
Tovar kept the rally
going by lofting a single into shallow center. Lagares scored easily from third
and Martin came home from second after a throw from centerfielder Shannon
Wilkerson bounced off his leg and rolled into left field. Brad Holt made the
lead stand with a perfect tenth inning.
The B-Mets stole the
spotlight from Portland left fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker who busted out the
lumber to give the Sea Dogs the early lead in the first inning. The left
fielder launched a 2-2 offering from Greg Peavey deep over the rightfield fence
for his team-leading 18th round-tripper of the year.
The B-Mets responded
with a four-hit attack in the second against Portland starter Jeremy Kehrt.
After a pair of singles put runners at the corners, Juan Centeno bounced into a
run-scoring fielder’s choice. Reese Havens gave the B-Mets thelead three
batters later with an RBI single to left center.
Hazelbaker struck again
to erase Binghamton’s lead in the third. With a runner aboard, he sent a 3-1
pitch over the right centerfield wall. The drive, his second homer of the day,
gave the Sea Dogs a 3-2 lead.
Binghamton used another
four-hit inning to tie the contest at three in the fourth. With runners at the
corners, Havens beat out a potential double play grounder to first, allowing
Tovar to score from third.
Kehrt exited after
allowing a season-high twelve hits over five innings and handed the torch to
Brock Huntzinger. The B-Mets nearly grabbed the lead in the sixth, but were
denied by Hazelbaker in left. Huntzinger walked the first two he faced and
allowed a long fly ball to left center to Havens. Huntzinger made a running grab
at the wall and threw out Tovar trying to scamper to third.
Peavey settled down
after Hazelbaker’s home run and posted 4-2/3 scoreless innings to close his
day. The righty retired 14 of the final 16 batters he faced, allowing just one
more hit. Jeff Kaplan bridged the gap to the tenth by allowed one hit over two
scoreless innings.
Chris Martin took over
in the seventh and posted three scoreless innings to preserve the tie before
Olmsted watched things come apart in the decisive tenth inning.
Tovar’s hit made Kaplan
(2-0) a winner for the second time this month. Peavey took the no-decision,
allowing three runs on six hits over seven innings of work. Olmsted (1-2)
suffered the loss.
The win gave the B-Mets
a series split in the four-game set with Portland. Binghamton finishes the
season series with a 13-6 record, the most wins in one season against the Sea
Dogs. – team PR
A+ -
St. Lucie:
The scheduled Florida State League game between the St. Lucie
Mets and Charlotte Stone Crabs on Sunday, August 26 at Digital Domain Park has
been postponed due to inclement weather. At this time, the game will not be
re-scheduled. Tickets for today’s game can be redeemed for Thursday, August 30
or Friday, August 31. – team PR
A – Savannah:
The Rome Braves defeated the Savannah Sand Gnats 4-3 Sunday
in the Gnats’ final home game at Historic Grayson Stadium in 2012. The first
place Braves have now won 10 of 12 games, while the last place Gnats finished
their final homestand at 6-1 and have dropped nine of their last 10 games.
Down 4-2, the Gnats (25-37/66-63) rallied for a run the ninth
inning on C Albert Cordero’s RBI single to pull within a run at 4-3. Savannah
had the potential tying at second, and winning run at first, but pinch-hitter
Dustin Lawley struck out to end the game.
The Braves (40-21/58-73) drew first blood in the first inning
with an unearned run that scored when SS Yucarybert De La Cruz dropped a popup
in shallow leftfield.
Rome added two runs on four singles in the top of the sixth
inning against Savannah starter Marcos Camarena to establish a 3-0 advantage.
Camarena completed six innings, allowing three runs, two
earned with three strikeouts and one walk, but was charged with the loss to
fall to 7-6.
The Gnats picked up two runs back in the bottom of the sixth.
With one out, De La Cruz and 3B Brandon Brown each singled. CF Gilbert Gomez ripped a double down the
leftfield line to score the two runners and pull the Gnats back within a run at
3-2.
Rome pushed their lead back to two runs in the eighth, when
1B William Beckwith blasted a solo homerun to the base of the videoboard in
right-center field off Gnats’ reliever Randy Fontanez.
Braves starter Alex Wood, a University of Georgia product,
who was the team’s second round draft pick in 2012, shutout the Gnats through
five innings Sunday. He struck out five and did not walk a batter while
yielding just two hits to pick up his fourth win
A-Low – Brooklyn:
Jeffrey
Paternostro @jeffpaternostro Hansel Robles - FB is 92-93, Slider at 87 is primary
secondary tonight. FB is good, Slider needs work.
Rookie –
Kingsport:
Branden Kaupe, SS, New York Mets: .174/.373/.193
with 34 walks, 35 strikeouts in 114 at-bats for Kingsport in the Appalachian
League. Has struggled in conversion to 2B. Other than drawing walks, he's been
terrible so far, but you know the next phrase: he's just 18. – www.minorleaguebaseball.com
Rookie – DSL
Mets –
Vicente Lupo finished the season: .343/.500/.608
