Third Try, IGT, Mets v. Manatees

[Guest Edgy DC]

All indications are that Pedro Martinez will be starting for St. Lucie tonight vs. the Brevard County Manatees, with Rick Peterson and others in attendance. The St. Lucie site says that'll be at 7:00 PM, but their schedule says they have a doubleheader tonight starting at five.

SNY's schedule says they're showing the Cyclones tonight, in lieu of the Mets. Maybe that'll change.

There's also speculation out there that Pedro's next start could be for Brooklyn. I'm hoping instead for New Orleans.

The Manatees, as you might have guessed, are the Brewers FSL affilliate. Firstbaseman Chris Errecart and leftfielder Cole Gillespie are the best hitters, along with a .300-hitting catching staff of Carlos Corporan and Angel Salome.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Brevard County Top 1st

• Darren Ford flies out to center fielder Endy Chavez.


• Lorenzo Cain flies out to left fielder Victor Mendez.


• Mat Gamel flies out to center fielder Endy Chavez.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Endy's got his legs back as a bunt single puts him in the middle of a three-run rally supporting his once-and-future Flushing teammate Pedro.

St. Lucie Bottom 1st

• Emmanuel Garcia walks.


• Endy Chavez singles on a bunt ground ball to catcher Nestor Corredor. Emmanuel Garcia to 2nd.


• With Ambiorix Concepcion batting, Emmanuel Garcia caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Nestor Corredor to third baseman Ryan Barba, Endy Chavez to 2nd.


• Ambiorix Concepcion walks.


• Nick Evans flies out to left fielder Cole Gillespie.


• Dan Murphy singles on a ground ball to center fielder Darren Ford. Endy Chavez scores. Ambiorix Concepcion to 3rd.


• With Sean McCraw batting, wild pitch by Rafael Lluberes, Dan Murphy to 2nd.


• Sean McCraw singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lorenzo Cain. Ambiorix Concepcion scores. Dan Murphy scores.
  
• Victor Mendez flies out to right fielder Lorenzo Cain.

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 0

Brevard County Top 2nd

• Michael Bell pops out to shortstop Emmanuel Garcia in foul territory.


• Chris Errecart singles on a fly ball to center fielder Endy Chavez.


• Cole Gillespie flies out to right fielder Ambiorix Concepcion.


• Yohannis Perez lines out to first baseman Nick Evans.

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 0

St. Lucie Bottom 2nd

• Joshua Petersen strikes out swinging.


• Jonathan Malo flies out to center fielder Darren Ford.


• Emmanuel Garcia strikes out swinging.

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 0

[Guest Edgy DC]

And then Pedro gets his strikeout pitch in gear.

Brevard County Top 3rd

• Ryan Barba strikes out swinging.


• Nestor Corredor pops out to first baseman Nick Evans in foul territory.


• Darren Ford walks.


• With Lorenzo Cain batting, Darren Ford steals (34) 2nd base.


• Lorenzo Cain strikes out swinging.

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 0

[TransMonk]

Endy 2 for 2, Pedro looking good. through 3.

[Guest Edgy DC]

ND with another infield hit.

St. Lucie Bottom 3rd

• Endy Chavez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Bell.


• Ambiorix Concepcion flies out to right fielder Lorenzo Cain.


• Nick Evans strikes out swinging.


• Dan Murphy flies out to right fielder Lorenzo Cain.

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 0

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Get that piece of crap Dan Murphy off my team NOW!!!!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

And the lead expands, as the Endy Machine cools off. Pedro is embarrassing these children.

Brevard County Top 4th

• Mat Gamel grounds out, second baseman Jonathan Malo to first baseman Nick Evans.


• Michael Bell strikes out swinging.


• Chris Errecart grounds out, second baseman Jonathan Malo to first baseman Nick Evans.

St. Lucie 3, Brevard County 0

St. Lucie Bottom 4th

• Sean McCraw strikes out swinging.


• Victor Mendez singles on a line drive to center fielder Darren Ford.


• Joshua Petersen singles on a fly ball to right fielder Lorenzo Cain. Victor Mendez to 2nd.


• Jonathan Malo pops out to third baseman Ryan Barba on the infield fly rule.


• Emmanuel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Darren Ford. Victor Mendez scores. Joshua Petersen to 2nd.


• Endy Chavez flies out to left fielder Cole Gillespie.

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 0

[Guest Edgy DC]

Keep Murpy on the team. Get Emmanuel Garcia off. A Manny Meltdown gets the Manatees back into the game.

Brevard County Top 5th

• Cole Gillespie singles on a fly ball to center fielder Endy Chavez.


• Yohannis Perez reaches on fielding error by shortstop Emmanuel Garcia. Cole Gillespie to 2nd.


• Ryan Barba reaches on fielding error by shortstop Emmanuel Garcia. Cole Gillespie scores. Yohannis Perez to 2nd.


• Nestor Corredor out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Dan Murphy to first baseman Nick Evans. Yohannis Perez to 3rd. Ryan Barba to 2nd.


• With Darren Ford batting, wild pitch by Pedro Martinez, Yohannis Perez scores. Ryan Barba to 3rd.


• Darren Ford grounds out, third baseman Dan Murphy to first baseman Nick Evans.


• Lorenzo Cain strikes out swinging.

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 2

[Guest Edgy DC]

Through five:

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Martinez	5.0	2	2	0	1	4	0	5.63

[Guest Edgy DC]

St. Lucie comes up empty in the bottom of the inning. There's a lot of electronic drama around whether or not Pedro comes out for the sixth.

St. Lucie Bottom 5th

• Ambiorix Concepcion grounds out, shortstop Yohannis Perez to first baseman Chris Errecart.


• Nick Evans singles on a fly ball to left fielder Cole Gillespie.


• Dan Murphy flies out to left fielder Cole Gillespie.


• Sean McCraw grounds into a force out, third baseman Ryan Barba to second baseman Michael Bell. Nick Evans out at 2nd.

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 2

[TransMonk]

Edgy DC wrote: Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Martinez 5.0 2 2 0 1 4 0 5.63

That's all folks. His line looks better. Wouldn't mind hearing about him pitching against some higher talent.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm at the point where I'd mind not hearing about it.

Joe Hietpas pitches a scoreless sixth.

[bmfc1]

Thanks for the reports, Edgy!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Your final is 4-3. Hietpas gave them two scoreless, but they rallied for a run against Jose De La Torre in the ninth.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Martinez allows 2 unearned runs in 5 innings in third rehab start

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -Pedro Martinez allowed two unearned runs over five innings Monday in his most impressive outing since he began throwing after offseason shoulder surgery.

With Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson and bullpen coach Guy Conti in attendance, the right-hander struck out four and walked one in a rehab start with Class-A St. Lucie.

"I got groundballs when I wanted and those are the things that I want to see,'' Martinez said. "Regardless of what happens, if they go through or whatever, I just want to get those ground balls.''

Back-to-back errors and a wild pitch in the fifth inning led to both of Brevard County's runs off Martinez, who threw 72 pitches. He lowered the number of pitches he expected to throw after waking up Monday with a sore neck, though he said it did not bother him during the start.

"I was very pleased with the way my sinker was working and also the curveball. It was very steady,'' Martinez said. "I can't recall one of those breaking balls being bad and getting those cheap outs with the sinker and getting those groundballs when I wanted.''

It's unclear where the three-time Cy Young Award will pitch next.

Martinez gave up five runs and six hits in three innings in his first rehab start on Aug. 8. He was charged with three runs in four innings with the Mets' Rookie-level Gulf Coast League team last Tuesday.

Peterson said before the game that the two were there for moral support more than to critique the performance. Martinez largely will decide whether he needs to face hitters of a higher caliber before playing in New York.

"That would be a determination that probably Pedro would make over anyone else,'' Peterson said.

"It's all predicated on what he feels about how he's doing.''

Martinez said he just has to be calm and let things happen.

Mets outfielder Endy Chavez also went 3-for-4 and scored a run in St. Lucie's 4-3 win. Chavez is working his way back from a strained left hamstring.

[metirish]

What kinda giddy up is Pedro getting on his fast ball?,will Brooklyn be his next stop for a few starts?

[Guest Rotblatt]

metirish wrote: What kinda giddy up is Pedro getting on his fast ball?,will Brooklyn be his next stop for a few starts?

According to the Times, he hit 89 a few times last night. They didn't mention the range in which he was generally working, but in his last start, it was (according to one of the other rags) around 84, topping out at around 87-88. So it's improving, sounds like. Peterson also said something along the lines of "his velocity should increase a bit."

If he's got his fastball popping into the mid-80's, with the ability to dial it up to 90 when he needs to, I bet he'll be in good shape. Not so much that velocity is that important to him, but that in the past, it seemed like a pretty good indicator of how healthy he is.

[TransMonk]

Per SNY.tv:

Martinez walked one and struck out four as his fastball topped out at 89 mph, an improvement from his last outing six days ago.