The Herd:
The first blast came in the fourth inning. With Jesus Feliciano on in front of him, Ambres belted a homer over the low left field fence. The Bisons took the lead 2-1.
Chip's second shot came with two outs and the bases empty in the top of the eighth inning. The dinger made the score its final 3-1.
Nelson Figueroa was outstanding once again on the mound. He tossed eight innings allowing three hits. He allowed one run, walked one and struck out nine. The K total ties a season high. The all-star also picked up the win, his fifth straight winning decision.
Brandon Knight came on in relief of Figueroa. He picked up his first save of the year after starting most of the season. Knight worked a perfect ninth
Friday, July 10 at New Britain 7:05 pm LHP Eric Niesen (0-4, 6.35) vs. LHP Ryan Mullins (6-8, 4.59)
Saturday, July 11 at New Britain 7:05 pm RHP Eric Brown (4-9, 5.83) vs. RHP Yohan Pino (3-1, 3.53)
Sunday, July 11 at New Britain 1:35 pm TBA vs. RHP Frank Mata (1-2, 4.41)
Monday, July 12 at New Britain 12:05 pm RHP Brad Holt (0-3, 8.40) vs. RHP Cole DeVries (5-8, 2.89)
Shawn Bowman's go-ahead hit in the eighth came with two on and one out. Jose Coronado led off the inning with a bunt single and took second on a wild pitch by Portland reliever Andrew Dobies (2-1). After a ground-out and an intentional walk put runners on the corners, Bowman laced a line drive the other way to right field, scoring Coronado and giving the B-Mets (31-54) the lead.
Bowman opened the scoring for the B-Mets in the top of the first, when his sacrifice fly scored Emmanuel Garcia, who had led off the game with a double.
Dylan Owen had his third strong start in a row, allowing just five hits over seven innings for the B-Mets. Owen, who is 2-0 in his last three starts and the reigning Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, struck out seven and walked just one batter. The only run he gave up was unearned in the fifth inning. Owen committed a throwing error on a pickoff attempt, allowing Reid Engel to advance to third. Engel later scored on Ryan Khoury's sacrifice fly.
SEEING STARS: In his first game with Savannah this season, Jordan Abruzzo hit a pair of solo home runs but it wasn't enough to overpower the Houston Astros affiliate. Savannah held a 4-3 lead midway through the fifth inning when the Legends scored three runs on four hits, including a pair of doubles to take a lead they'd never relinquish. Abruzzo finished 3-for-4 at the plate while Raul Reyes and Jefry Marte also had multi-hit games.
DECISION MAKING: Savannah pitching surrendered 15 hits to the Legends. Sand Gnat starter Jeurys Familia entered the game having compiled four quality starts in his last five games but that streak ended as Lexington scored six earned runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings to drop Familia's record to 6-6. Familia struck out seven and walked two. Lexington's David Duncan picked up the victory in his first start since being promoted from short-season Tri-City. Duncan tossed 5-plus innings allowing five earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and three
DECISION MAKING: Savannah pitching surrendered 15 hits to the Legends. Sand Gnat starter Jeurys Familia entered the game having compiled four quality starts in his last five games but that streak ended as Lexington scored six earned runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings to drop Familia's record to 6-6. Familia struck out seven and walked two. Lexington's David Duncan picked up the victory in his first start since being promoted from short-season Tri-City. Duncan tossed 5-plus innings allowing five earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and three
Box ScoreBrooklyn and Aberdeen battled through 16 innings on Thursday night, with the IronBirds ultimately walking away with a 1-0 win.LHP Darin Gorski was brilliant in his first professional start. Gorski -- the Mets' seventh-round pick in the June draft -- allowed just one hit in 6.0 innings, and struck out seven batters. He did not allow a hit until the top of the sixth inning. LHP Lance Hoge followed with 4.0 scoreless innings of his own, allowing four hits and striking out two. LHP Brandon Sage followed with another 4.0 scoreless frames, and RHP Mike Lynn pitched a scoreless 15th, before surrendering the game's lone run on a play at the plate in the 16th.Brooklyn managed just seven hits in the game. 2B Matt Gaski and 1B Sam Honeck notched two each, and DH Dock Doyle, LF Alex Gregory, and SS Luis Nieves had one apiece.The Cyclones' next home game is on Saturday at 6pm, when Brooklyn takes on the Staten Island Yankees. Fans are invited to stay in their seats for a spectacular post-game fireworks show. In addition, the first 2,500 fans will receive a Visor, presented by Pepsi.
The K-Mets appeared to be on the verge of a second consecutive win when, in a steady downpour, Joseph Bonfe unleashed a towering three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
An abbreviated outing simply wasn’t in the cards, however. The rain ceased in the sixth inning — only to return in the ninth — and allowed the game to continue.
The Twins (14-3) immediately responded in the sixth via one of McCallum’s two RBI doubles. The 21-year-old returned four frames later to win it against Mets reliever Luis Rojas (0-1).
Michael Gonzales walked to open the frame. One out later, Rojas intentionally walked Reggie Williams. Pinch-hitter Tyler Ladendorf followed with an infield single, setting the table for McCallum.
“This was a wild game with the rain and everything,” Elizabethton manager Ray Smith said. “But we were here so we had to do the best we could. The guys hung in there; I’m really proud of them for that.”
Rojas was unfortunate to pick up the loss. He looked solid after what has been a horrid start to the season for the two-year pro
And, to be blunt, there can be no excuse for the sloppy, mindless and undisciplined way the Mets have played through the first half of a season that began amid so much promise, so much hope.
Not even the injuries.
True, injuries to first baseman Carlos Delgado, shortstop Jose Reyes and center fielder Carlos Beltran — all of whom remain on the disabled list — have hurt the team’s offensive production and cost the Mets more than a few much-needed wins.
Those injuries, along with the disabled-list stints endured by pitchers John Maine, Oliver Perez, J.J. Putz and Tim Redding, have contributed mightily to the Mets’ sorry showing through the first three months of the season
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