Saturday, the B-Mets playoff hopes took a hit when Binghamton dropped a 7-1 decision to the New Britain Rock Cats. Fernando Martinez lifted a ninth inning homer for the only B-Mets offense. Jose Sanchez lost, leaving him at 13 victories, one shy of the club record.
The loss combined with a Portland Sea Dogs [...]
The Zephyrs won a wild game 11-10 in 11 innings in their final game of 2008. Chris Aguila homered twice, both two run jacks. The first was part of a four-run fourth that put the Zs up 4-0. The second one in the bottom of the 11th won the game after the Sounds scored in [...]
Jon Niese (5-1, 3.65) is scheduled for the Zs tonight. Listen.
Dillon Gee is on the hill for the B-Mets in New Britain. Binghamton is a game out of the wild card spot with four to play. Listen.
Ambiorix Burgos had a bad first inning (2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K) in game [...]
The Florida State League named Dylan Owen the League’s Most Valuable Pitcher while C Josh Thole was named to the post-season All-Star team. Owen was 12-6 with a 3.43 ERA, tying for the league lead in wins and was ninth in ERA. His 116 strikeouts in 133.2 IP are currently third in the league. [...]
AAA: Valentino Pascucci & Jesus Feliciano
… … …Pascucci: 3-4, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 R, 4 RBI
… … …Feliciano: 4-5, 2B, BB, R
AA: Tobi Stoner/Shawn Bowman & Ambio Concepcion
… … …Stoner: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
… … …Bowman: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R
… … …Concepcion: 2-3, BB, 2 R, [...]
Brooklyn (SSA – New York Penn League)
@ Brooklyn Cyclones 6, Oneonta 0
The Brooklyn Cyclones won their fifth straight to move within two games (three in the loss column) of the wild card leading Batavia Muckdogs.
Wilmer Flores led the Brooklyn offense with three hits in his debut while filling in for Juan [...]
Binghamton (AA - Eastern League)
Binghamton Mets 5, @ New Hampshire FisherCats 0
Tobi Stoner worked around two hits and three walks to give his team five scoreless innings as the B-Mets moved within a game of the Portland Sea Dogs for the Wild Card spot in the Eastern League. The B-Mets are one game back [...]
New Orleans (AAA – Pacific Coast League)
New Orleans Zephyrs 11, @ Omaha Royals 5
Sure, Valentino Pascucci (.290/.411/.556) was left to languish in AAA for another long season in the minors, but he’s finishing strong. Thursday as the DH, he was 3-4 with two doubles, a bomb, three runs scored and four RBI. [...]
St. Lucie (A+ - Florida State League)
St. Lucie Mets 2, @ Palm Beach 1
Julio Polanco lasted three innings, but the bullpen of Edgar Ramirez, Ryan Coultas, Junior Guerra and Emary Frederick combined for six scoreless innings.
SS Ruben Tejada was 2-3 with a walk and a run scored.
Savannah (A – South [...]
Tobi Stoner is on the bump for the B-Mets who are trying to make up two games on Portland to qualify for the Eastern League playoffs. box
Brooklyn and Wilmer Flores host Oneonta. box
Julio Polanco is starting for St. Lucie and Brad Burns takes the ball for Savannah.
