Minors Report 8/14 (Niese, Holt)

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John Niese took his first AAA loss, as New Orleans fell to first place Iowa, 6-3...


Andy Green - 0 for 2, 2 BB, R, RBI (15), .303
Val Pascucci - 2 for 5
Raul Casanova - 2 for 5, 2B, RBI (21), .309
Anderson Hernandez - 1 for 5, 2B (21), .204
Mike Nickeas - 2 for 4, 2 R


John Niese - 7 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 3.12


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Binghamton blew out Reading, 9-1. Mike Carp had a big night, launching his 15th HR and two doubles. Fernando Martinez added a three run double for the B-Mets. Billy Wagner worked a perfect seventh inning in his first rehab outing, striking out two...


Fernando Martinez - 2 for 4, 2B (15), BB, R, 3 RBI (33), .291
Mike Carp - 3 for 4, HR (15), 2 2B (23), BB, 3 RBI (67), .294
Ambiorix Concepcion - 3 for 4, 3B, SB (21), 2 R
Salvador Paniagua - 1 for 4, R, RBI (17)
Jose Coronado - 1 for 3, 2B, BB, 2 R


Eric Brown - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Billy Wagner - 1 IP, 2 K


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Daytona completed it's 4-1 win over St. Lucie from Wednesday's suspended game. Josh Stinson struggled in his first High-A ball start...


Greg Veloz - 1 for 4, 2B, BB, SB (1), RBI
Lucas Duda - 1 for 4
Brahiam Maldonado - 1 for 3
Jason Jacobs - 0 for 4, R


Josh Stinson - 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3.52


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St. Lucie bounced back with a 4-1 victory of it's own over Daytona in today's regularly scheduled game. Dylan Owen was on for the Mets, allowing just one run on four hits over six, striking out ten without a walk. Greg Veloz went 2 for 4 and is hitting .313 since his promotion...


Greg Veloz - 2 for 4, R, .313
Ezequiel Carrera - 1 for 2, BB
Josh Thole - 0 for 2, RBI (49), .294
Brahiam Maldonado - 1 for 3, HR (3), R, RBI (23)


Dylan Owen - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 3.43, 116:33 K:BB
German Marte - 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K, SV (8), 3.00


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Savannah lost to Lakewood, 3-2. Junior Guerra blew the save, only the second time this season that he's allowed run(s) for the Sand Gnats...


Jefferies Tatford - 2 for 4, R, .323
Juan Lagares - 1 for 4
Nick Giarraputo - 1 for 4, R, RBI (17)
B.J. Hubbert - 1 for 4
Michael Parker - 1 for 3, RBI (22)


John Holdzkom - 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 5 K
Junior Guerra - 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1.46, 31:2 K:BB


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Brooklyn got back on the winning track in a big way with a 9-1 win over Auburn. Brad Holt allowed one earned on three hits over seven, striking out eight while walking two. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Seth Williams, and Cesar Cordido all had three or more hits for the Cyclones...


Kirk Nieuwenhuis - 4 for 6, 2B (7), 2 R, 2 RBI (20)
Seth Williams - 3 for 6, 2B, 3 RBI (5)
Josh Satin - 1 for 5, R, RBI (9)
Jose Jimenez - 2 for 5, R, RBI (12)
Eric Campbell - 2 for 4, 2B (8), BB, 2 R, RBI (17)
Cesar Cordido - 3 for 4, 2B, BB, 2 R
Ike Davis - 0 for 0, 2 BB, R


Brad Holt - 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1.98, 69:27 K:BB
James Fuller - 1 IP, 2 K, 1.86


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Kingsport downed Johnson City, 6-4...


Rafael Fernandez - 2 for 5, 3B (4), 2B (10), 3 RBI (29)
Dock Doyle - 1 for 4, 2B (10), BB, R, RBI (20), .304
Stefan Welch - 2 for 4, R
Jean Luc Blaquiere - 2 for 5, 2 2B (8), R, RBI (15)


Oscar Melendez - 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Santiago Valdez - 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0.00
Michael Powers - 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, SV (7), 1.42, 20:3 K:BB



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The GCL Mets lost a rain shortened game with the GCL Marlins, 4-1. Trot Nixon went 2 for 3 as the DH. Ambiorix Burgos allowed one earned over two innings in his third rehab outing, striking out three with no walks...


Alonzo Harris - 1 for 2, 2B, BB, SB (4), R, .338
Cesar Puello - 1 for 2
Trot Nixon - 2 for 3, 2B, RBI


Eduardo Aldama - 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Ambiorix Burgos - 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K


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Olympics:


Team Canada nearly pulled off a big upset over Cuba before falling 7-6. Emmanuel Garcia went 0 for 3 at SS....


ESPN - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - Baseball - Canada vs Cuba



Team USA will play Cuba tonight at 11:30. Maybe NBC will even air it live on one of their channels if there's no beach Volleyball going on...