Zakarin: Last Night’s Minor League Action
Last night was Minor League Baseball’s Opening Day, and the Mets’ four full-season affiliates were in action.
Here is a recap of how each team began the season, and how their 
top prospects performed:
New Orleans (AAA): 5-2 win over Nashville
LHP Adam Bostick pitched five effective innings, allowing just one earned run on six hits and a walk, striking out seven. RHP Willie Collazo pitched 3.2 innings of strong relief, giving up his only run in the ninth. He was relieved by Carlos Muniz, who slammed the door for his first save.
SS Anderson Hernandez, hitting lead off, was 2-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI, while 2B Argenis Reyes – impressive during spring training – was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Binghamton (AA): 2-0 win over Trenton
LHP Jon Niese tossed five shutout innings against the Trenton Thunder – the Yankees’ Eastern League affiliate. Niese walked one and struck out five. Eddie Kunz pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.
At the plate, the B-Mets were held to just four hits. OF Fernando Martinez went 1-for-4 from the lead off spot, while DH Mike Carp hit a solo homer. 2B Emmanuel Garcia had the
B-Mets other RBI, on a ground out.
St. Lucie (A+): 8-3 loss to Vero Beach
Orlando Hernandez, in a rehab start, went five innings for the St. Lucie Mets, allowing two earned runs on three hits and a walk, striking out six. Brandon Nall took the loss in relief.
Lucas Duda, a seventh-round pick out of USC last year, was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. Ruben Tejada,
an 18-year-old shortstop, was 1-for-5.
Savannah (A-): 2-0 win over Columbus
LHP Mike Antonini tossed six hitless innings against the Columbus Catfish, striking out four. Francisco Pena was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
