Date: 8-16-12
Adam
Rubin- Remember names Kolbrin
Vitek, Brandon Workman. Sox drafted those 2 players w/ picks bought from
Mets for $5.5M. (Wagner salary/cost to sign). So Sox got four draft picks in
the top 57 in 2010 for buying Wagner and letting Bay walk to Mets.
Andy
McCullough- Terry
Collins says the Mets will give Justin Turner some
playing time in the outfield next spring.
Jon
Heyman - Matt Harvey
certainly has been impressive in first 5 starts. he & Wheeler bring
hope. still need pen help tho (obvs.)
AAA – Buffalo:
RHP Zack Wheeler makes his third start with the Herd and
his second at Coca-Cola Field. The righty is coming off a no-decision against
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, August 11, where he tossed 6.0 innings of one-run
baseball while allowing just two hits. Wheeler has surrendered only five hits
and three earned runs over his first two Triple-A starts. (10.2IP, 11K).
Thursday –
Zack Wheeler - 5 IP. 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 WP.
89 pitches, 61 strikes.
It was the same old
story for the Herd on Thursday afternoon. For most of the game, the Bisons
defensive effort was marked by stellar pitching and fundamental fielding. But
all it took was one big inning by the opponent to ruin the Herd's chances at
victory.
After scoring four 4th-inning runs in a
victory over the Herd on Wednesday night, Lehigh Valley was at it again
Thursday afternoon - plating four in the 2nd, off Bisons starter Zack Wheeler. The outburst was all the IronPigs would
need, and Lehigh Valley went on to notch a 5-2 victory over the Herd in the
matinee affair. With the win, Lehigh Valley takes a 2-1 lead in the four-game
set, which concludes on Friday night.
After falling behind
early on Thursday, the Herd had little margin for error. For a rally to be
possible, the Bisons would need to take advantage of opportunities as the game
went on. But it didn't happen - Buffalo went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring
position, leaving seven men on base. When that's the case, it's hard to get
ahead in the game - much less attempt a multi-run comeback.
"We're not hitting
with guys in scoring position," Bisons manager Wally
Backman said. "That's for sure. (We had) enough hits (7) to usually
win a ballgame. You've just got to put them together in the right spots."
The big 2nd inning by
Lehigh Valley started quickly yet innocuously, with Jake Fox dribbling a
grounder to the first base side that rolled just through a gap between the foul
line and Bisons 1B Adam Loewen. After Wheeler
struck out Jason Pridie, Derrick Mitchell found a gap in center field to put
runners on the corners with one out.
From there, the
IronPigs would continue to hit Wheeler - with two consecutive singles that
scored a pair of runs. Even the pitcher got in on the action, as Lehigh Valley
starter Tom Cochran laid down a near-perfect
sacrifice bunt that advanced runners to second and third. Next up was Cesar
Hernandez, who put the finishing touches on the big inning with a two-RBI
single on a blooper that dropped in shallow left field - just over the outstretched
glove of Herd shortstop Josh Rodriguez.
The outburst gave
Lehigh Valley a commanding 4-0 lead, which was more than enough for the victory
on the afternoon. Buffalo tried to chip into the lead as the game went on, but
never generated enough momentum to make the game particularly close. With the
IronPigs holding a 5-0 lead in the 5th, the Bisons finally got on the board
courtesy of a sacrifice fly by Lucas May that
scored Brad Emaus - who had opened the inning with a leadoff double. The Herd
would tack on another the next inning with the same formula - Fred Lewis led
off with a double, and Lucas Duda sent him home
on a sac fly later on.
But despite the
offensive life that the Bisons showed throughout the afternoon, it wasn't
enough to overcome the 2nd-inning disappointment. Buffalo's last promising
opportunity came in the 8th, when the tying run came to the plate with two men
on and two outs. With a chance to pull the Herd even with one swing of the bat,
Josh Satin could not produce - grounding to SS Andres Blanco, who made the easy play to second to
retire the side.
"We had some
opportunities to score some runs," Backman said. "And we didn't do
it." As for Wheeler, the
highly touted Mets prospect who took the mound for his third Triple-A start, it
was a mixed bag. The back-breaking 2nd inning was certainly hard to overcome,
but Wheeler made the best of it by retiring eight of the final ten batters he
faced.
Backman was happy with
much of Wheeler's game on Thursday, but pointed out that the 22-year old struggled
with his control - which led to his falling behind early in counts.
Consequently, hitters were able to stay aggressive and take advantage.
"His velocity was
there," Backman said. "Everything was there. He just didn't have good
command today, and good command is key. Those guys were swinging early, and
they hurt him (by) swinging early in the count."
Bisons Notes: Wheeler
faced Lehigh Valley RF Jason Pridie three times and got the best of him,
striking him out every time...Zach Lutz and Brad
Emaus recorded multi-hit games for the Herd. Emaus notched a pair of
doubles...The Bisons bullpen finished the game strong, with Justin Hampson and Garrett
Olson combining to pitch four innings of two-hit, no-run ball.
AA-Binghamton:
RHP Greg Peavey (6-7, 5.40)
makes his 22nd start of the season and fourth against the Fisher Cats. Peavey
has won three of his last four starts, defeating the New Britain Rock Cats in
his most recent game on August 9. The righty allowed four runs on nine hits
over 6.1 innings. In three starts versus New Hampshire, Peavey has gone 0-2
with an 11.93 ERA. In 14.1 innings, he has allowed a .394 batting average and
never thrown more than five innings. Without his three starts against the
Fisher Cats, Peavey would be 8-4 with a 2.82 ERA.
RHP Fernando Hernandez (3-6,
4.64) makes his tenth start of the season and fourth appearance against the
B-Mets. Hernandez has shuffled between the bullpen and rotation this season,
making 23 relief appearances. He comes off a no-decision in his last start
against the Akron Aeros on August 10. He allowed one unearned run on four hits
over five innings. Hernandez has gone 2-3 with a 5.48 as a starter this season.
In three games (one start) against the B-Mets this season, he has gone 0-1 with
a 3.00 ERA. Binghamton has hit .304 against him. Now in his tenth professional
season, Hernandez was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a minor league free
agent in February 2012. He has spent time with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland
Athletics and New York Yankees organizations.
New Hampshire second baseman John Tolisano launched a
three-run homer off Greg Peavey to break a tie
game in the fourth inning and defeat the Binghamton Mets, 5-2, Thursday night
at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. The B-Mets stranded ten runners and went
2-for-11 with runners in scoring position in the rubber match loss.
For the second straight night, the B-Mets struck first,
plating a run in the second inning against starter Fernando
Hernandez. Jefry Marte reached on a
one-out walk, took second on a passed ball, advanced on a single and scored
when Wilfredo Tovar beat out a double play.
Binghamton’s one-run lead disappeared in the fourth when the
Fisher Cats hung four runs on Peavey. After Jake
Marisnick’s leadoff single, Brad Glenn tied
the game with a double to the left field alley. Ryan
Goins singled to set the stage for Tolisano who blasted a 1-0 pitch over
the right field fence. The three-run homer, his tenth of the season, gave New
Hampshire a 4-1 lead.
Hernandez navigated his way through four scoreless innings
after the unearned run in the second. Binghamton threatened with two runners
aboard in the fourth and sixth, but failed to score in either frame. In six
innings of work, Hernandez allowed four hits and struck out eight, a career-high.
After Sean Ochinko extended
the Fisher Cats lead with a solo homer in the sixth, Binghamton’s struggles
with runners on continued in the seventh. Ronald Uviedo
allowed a pair to reach, but struck out Eric Campbell to end the inning.
The B-Mets plated their final run in the eighth. Uviedo was
pulled after issuing a leadoff a walk to Raul Reyes.
After Marte greeted reliever Chorye Spoone with
a single to left, Francisco Pena rolled into a double play that left Marte as
the surviving runner at second. Tovar brought him home with a single to center.
Spoone retired Pedro Zapata to
end the inning and handed off to Sam Dyson in
the ninth. Dyson threw a perfect frame to collect his seventh save of the
season and second in the series.
Peavey (6-8) went a career-high eight innings, but allowed
five runs on eight hits in the loss. It was his second complete game of the
season. Hernandez (4-6) collected the win.
A – Savannah:
The Hickory Crawdads got the game-tying run as far as second
base in the bottom of the ninth, but the Savannah Sand Gnats escaped with a 6-5
win, before 1,887 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday.
Savannah (24-28, 65-54) struck first in the top of the first
inning against LHP Kevin Matthews (L, 2-1). SS Matt Reynolds led off with a double and took third on
a ground out. C Cam Maron then bounced an RBI
ground out to second base, bringing in Reynolds for the 1-0 lead.
The 'Dads (28-25, 64-58) responded in the bottom of the
second, tying the game against RHP Domingo Tapia (W,
6-3). DH Zach Cone started the stanza with a
single to left field, before racing around to third on a base hit by 3B Drew Robinson. One out later, C Kellin Deglan brought Cone home with a ground ball to
first base that was misplayed by 1B Cole Frenzel,
squaring the score, 1-1.
The Sand Gnats retook the lead in the top of the third. With
two on and one down, CF Gilbert Gomez swung
Savannah in front with an RBI single. Maron then bounced an RBI fielder's
choice to stretch the lead to 3-1.
The Crawdads chipped down the deficit with an unearned run in
the bottom of the third, before taking the lead with two runs in the bottom of
the sixth. Robinson worked a walk to start the inning, and then raced all the
way home on an RBI triple by LF Alejandro Selen.
One out later, Selen sprinted home from third on an RBI sacrifice fly by 1B Kevin Torres, moving Hickory ahead, 4-3.
Savannah, though, did not stay down for long, reclaiming the
lead in the top of the seventh against RHP Jose Monegro
(L, 2-1). With two on and no outs, 2B Yucarybert
De La Cruz connected for a three-run homer, giving the Sand Gnats the
6-4 advantage.
After Torres knocked an RBI single in the bottom of the
eighth, making it 6-5, Hickory threatened to tie it in the bottom of the ninth.
With one down, pinch hitter Luis Sardinas sinled
his way on and swiped second base. However, LHP T.J.
Chism (S, 18) retired the next two batters, closing the 6-5 win for
Savannah – team PR
A-Low – Brooklyn:
Thursday – Loss, 2-4
SP Mathew Bowman had his first pro start, probably due to
the fact that three of the Clone starters pitched in the all-star game. He
actually had a perfect game going in the first three innings… his excellent
line: 4.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R
Logan Taylor continues to pitch scoreless (0.00).
Two hits apiece for 2B Dimas Ponce (.209) and C Kevin
Plawecki (.265).
Rookie –
Kingsport:
Thursday, Loss 3-14…
you win with 14, you lose against 14… never a dull moment in K-Port
Juan Urbina actually keeps coming back: 2.0-IP,
0-R, 6-K, 6.14
Really nothing else to
talk about here…
Rookie – DSL
Mets –
DSLMets2 – This is a
team that fielded 10 players last night.. the top BA going in was .260… next…
.241… last… .171. So, what do they do? Score 11 runs.
DSL1 – 2B Leon Canelon: 1-3, 1-R, .309
C Adrian Abreu: 1-3, 1-R, .299
LF Vincente Lupo: 0-3, BB, .344
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