Posted By Tejesh
August 24, 2008 - New Orleans 7 Isotopes 6

Jon Niese had a very shaky outing, and right from the getgo he struggled immensely with his command, walking 2 and ending the first with almost as many balls (13) as strikes (15). He never could end up in a groove (outside of the 2nd inning), and wound up with 5 shaky innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 runs, walking 4 and striking out 8. He threw 103 pitches, elevated by 22 foul balls. Tim McNab came in to give up a pair in the 6th, turning a 6-2 game into a 6-4 game. The Zs scored one in the 7th to open a 3 run lead at 7-4. Eddie Camacho allowed a 2 run homer in the 8th to cut the Zs lead to 1 at 7-6, and it was Carlos Muniz - and NOT Eddie Kunz who caame in to try and save it for Niese.

cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, 2 Ks, LOB, .310
ss Ramon Martinez 2 for 4, run, RBI, BB, LOB, .269
lf Trot Nixon 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, 3 LOB, .304
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, 2 runs, .279
rf Chris Aguila 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, .282
2b Andy Green 0 for 1, RBI, 2 BBs, LOB, .331
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, RBI, BB, LOB, .367
3b Anderson Machado 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, 2 LOB, .224
Jon Niese 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4/8 BB/K, 3.65 era, W (5-1), 103:61:42, 4:3:8
Tim McNab IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5.57 era
Eddie Camacho 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.70 era
Carlos Muniz IP, 2 Ks, 3.31 era,.SV (9)

Jon Niese Inning by Inning:

1 ip, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, 28:15:13, 0:1:2
2 ip, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 38:23:15, 1:1:4
3 ip, h, 2 BBs, 6 Ks, 62:39:23, 2:1:6
4 ip, h, 3 BBs, 7 Ks, 84:53:31, 3:2:7
5 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 4 BBs, 8 Ks, 103:61:42, 4:3:8

Binghamton 2, Bowie 4

Jose Sanchez gave up 2 runs on 2 hits in the first, and then went 6 more innings allowing just 4 hits, but he got a ND. Joe Hietpas faced 4 in the 8th and retired none, getting charged with 2 runs and his 5th loss.

The BMets had just 5 hits tonight, but did draw 4 walks, however, they left 6 on base and has one GIDP, so they scored just 2 runs. Mike Carp had the only multi hit game, his 4th in a row as he continues his rebound off a deep 150 AB slump which began on June 18th. He is now 18 for his last 44 with 8 runs, 6 2b, 3 HR, 7 RBI, and an off the charts 11/7 BB/K ratio. Fernando Martinez, however, took an 0-fer to snap a 6 for 17 stretch. Caleb Stewart (0 for 4, RBI, K, .285), Saloman Manriquez (0 for 4, .271), Jon Malo (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .250) and Jose Coronado (0 for 3, RBI, K, .255) also took 0-fers.

cf Fernando Martinez 0 for 3, run, BB, .279
2b Peeter Ramos 1 for 3, BB, .240
1b Mike Carp 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .303
rf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 4, run, K, .240
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .250
Jose Sanchez 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/8 BB/K, HR, 3.72 era
Joe Hietpas 0.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 6.44 era, L (2-5)
Brian Rogers IP, H, K, .47 era
Elvys Quezada IP, K, 4.05 era

St. Lucie 5, Daytona 6 in 6.5 innings

Eric Niesen lasted just 1.2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits (2 homers) and 3 walks, but the Mets offense got him off the hook. Ryan Coultas, however, got ripped for 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings to take his 5th loss of the season.

The offense certainly did their job, pounding out 10 hits and 5 runs in 6 innings, but it wasn't enough on this day. Ruben Tejada, Josh Thole, DJ Wabick and Joe Holden had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 3, BB, .294), Ezequiel Carrera (0 for 3, K, .268) and Brahiam Maldonado (0 for 3, K, .236) took 0-fers.

ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, run, 2b, K, .230
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .266
c Josh Thole 2 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, .304, PB (5)
rf DJ Wabick 2 for 3, 2 runs, K, .292
3b Jason Jacobs 1 for 3, RBI, K, .237, E (7)
cf Joe Holden 2 for 2, RBI, .259
Eric Niesen 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 4.53 era
Ryan Coultas 3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.43 era
Emary Frederick 1.1 IP, H, 2/3 BB/K, 4.13 era
Tim Stronach 0.0 IP, 2 H, 5.30 era

The St. Lucie bullpen is really bad, and it's going to keep the Mets from making the playoffs (as the 2nd half divisional winners). It also caused them to lose a ton of games in the 1st half, too.

Ryan Coultas: 1-5, 4.43 era, 65 ip
Emary Fredrick: 1-4, 4.13 era, 48 ip
Casey Hoorelbeke: 1-4, 4.89 era, 38.2 ip
Stephen Clyne: 1-3, 5.92 era, 38 ip
Tim Stronach: 3-2, 5.30 era, 37.1 ip
Edgar Ramirez: 0-1, 5.47 era, 26.1 ip
Brandon Nall 1-1, 6 era, 18 ip
Nick Abel: 1-2, 7.53 era, 14.1 ip
Steven Cheney 0-1, 6.75 era, 13.1 ip

You'd think that with the philosophy of drafting college relievers, you'd end up with a better pen then that, but nope.

Savannah 1, Rome 2 - Game 1

Scott Moviel, much as Maikel Cleto did yesterday, served notice that he can push back against that IP wall. There was a 3 start stretch when he hit 100 IP that the wall punished him (0-1, 9.00 era, 3 GS, 12 IP, 19 H, 12 ER, 4/9 BB/K), but he's pushing back against said wall, his last 2 outings (including today's) have been very good (0-0, 0.82 era, 2 GS, 11 IP, 7 H, ER, 5/8 BB/K).

The offense managed just 4 hits (all among the first 3 hitters) and a run, leaving 2 on base. Casey Craig (1 for 3, .284), Richard Pena (2 for 3, run, K, .198) and Francisco Pena (1 for 3, .263) had the hits, everyone else took 0-fers.

1b Jefferies Tatford 0 for 2, BB, .313
dh Ralph Henriquez 0 for 3, K, .143
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 3, K, .272
ss Joaquin Rodriguez 0 for 2, .239
3b Nick Giarraputo 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .236
2b Michael Parker 0 for 2, .199
Scott Moviel 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/5 BB/K, 4.42 era, 5:7:5
Brad Burns IP, H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 7.90 era, L (0-3)

Really, if you take out Moviel's disasterous month of April, he's been one of the best pitchers in the Sally League: 8-4, 3.52 era, 19 GS, 102.1 IP, 98 H, 28/69 BB/K, 2.46 BB/9, 6.07 K/9, 1.23 WHIP, 5.39 IP/GS.

Savannah 4, Rome 1 - Game 2

Eric Beaulac gave up a run in 4.1 innings, on 2 hits and 3 walks, picking up a ND. Manuel Olivares worked 2.2 scoreless innings striking out 5 for his 3rd SAL win as the Gnats beat the Braves 4-1 in Game 2, splitting the DH.

The offense for the Gnats had 6 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, turning them into 4 runs. Richard Pena had the only multi hit game, while Casey Craig (0 for 1, BB, K, .283), Carlos Guzman (0 for 2, RBI, .270), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 3, .232) and Tony Maccani (0 for 1, run, BB, K, .245) took 0-fers.

cf Richard Pena 2 for 3, K, .203
1b Jefferies Tatford 1 for 3, run, 2b, .313
2b Michael Parker 1 for 2, RBI, .202
lf Brad Hubbert 1 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .186
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 3, run, .222
Eric Beaulac 4.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 3/6 BB/K, 2.11 era
Manuel Olivares 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1/5 BB/K, 3 era, W (3-1)

Brooklyn 8, TriCity 3

The Cyclones trailed 3-1 after 3, then ripped off 7 unanswered runs (1 in the 4th, 5th, 7th, 3 in the 8th, and 1 in the 9th) to win going away, 8-3. Pedro P Martinez lasted just an inning, giving up 2 hits, runs and walks. Matias Carrillo followed with 3 good innings of long relief, allowing just a run on 3 hits. Wendy Rosa allowed just a hit in 2 innings for the win, Roy Merritt went the final 3 for his 2nd save. In total, Brooklyn pitching struck out 14.

The offense had 9 hits and 3 walks, including 3 homers and 5 2b. Jose Jimenez (0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .252) and Eric Campbell (0 for 4, BB, .263) took 0-fers, while Seth Williams and Jordan Abruzzo had multi hit games.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .294
lf Seth Williams 2 for 5, 2 2b, 2 RBI, K, .236
c Jordan Abruzzo 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .250
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, .231
ss Juan Lagares 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, .333
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, K, .205
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .265
Pedro P Martinez IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.18 era
Matias Carrillo 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 2.83 era
Wendy Rosa 2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 2.42 era, W (1-1)
Roy Merritt 3 IP, 2 H, 1/6 BB/K, 1.59 era, SV (2)

Kingsport 10, Greeneville 4

The Mets used big innings to overwhelm the Astros today, scoring 3 in the 1st, 3 in the 6th and 4 in the 8th to win easily, 10-4. 5 players had multi hit games, while Wilmer Flores (in a big slump) and Justin Garber (0 for 4, .264) took 0-fers. Wilmer is in a nasty 5 for 29 skid, and also a 2 for 17 funk, bringing his average down to .311.

Brandon Moore started, and went 4 innings, but was not as sharp as his last outing (4 ip, 2 h, 2/4 bb/k), he gave up 7 hits and 2 runs tonight, taking an ND. Oscar Melendez had a rare good outing, allowing 2 hits and 2 UER over 4 innings to pick up his 4th win.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .225
2b Kyle Suire 2 for 5, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .298
3b Stefan Welch 2 for 5, run, 3b, 2 Ks, .281 (8 for his last 21, 3 3b, HR, 3 RBI)
dh Mike Moras 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, K, .359
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 3 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, .272
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, BB, 3 Ks, .258
1b Doug McNulty 2 for 5, run, 3 RBI, K, .199
Brandon Moore 4 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks, 0.90 era
Oscar Melendez 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2/3 BB/K, 5.94 era, W (4-3)
Michael Powers IP, H, 3 era