Will Musto of Sheabaseball.com did the Friday night honors.

Stars of the Day:
AAA: Michael Tucker/Jose Offerman
AA: Ambiorix Concepcion/Corey Ragsdale
A+: Caleb Stewart
A: *Waner Mateo
SSA: Dustin Martin
R (GCL): Daniel Stegall
R (APP): Emmanuel Garcia

Norfolk Tides (AAA - International League)
@ Ottawa 6, Norfolk 4

No Tide had more than one hit as the team spread its six hits out Friday night, while Lastings Milledge, Chris Basak and Joe Hietpas went a combined 0-8, although Milledge did walk twice. Ruben Gotay, in his first game in the Mets system since being acquired for Jeff Keppinger, went 1-4 with two strikeouts. Norfolk's big inning came in the sixth when Michael Tucker hit a two-run homer and Jose Offerman a one-run triple - were Edgardo Alfonzo not thrown out at the plate, it would have been a two-run triple - to give the Tides a 4-3 lead.

Norfolk pitcher Anderson Garcia blew the lead in the bottom of the seventh. He allowed three hits and three runs to score while only getting two of the five batters he faced out. Juan Perez, brought in to relieve Garcia with two outs in the seventh, gave up a two-run double to the first batter he faced but forced his second batter to ground out to Edgardo Alfonzo at third base to end the inning.

Binghamton Mets (AA - Eastern League)
Binghamton 8, @ Portland 7

Although the offense was rolling, nobody on the Mets pitched well, with every pitcher giving up at least a run. Thankfully, they recieved just enough run support to squeek out a win.

Ambiorix Concepcion was once again hot at the plate, but this time along with Corey Ragsdale. Both players went 3-3 and had a hand in all eight of Binghamton's runs; they had five combined runs scored and three combined RBIs. Carlos Gomez, who went 1-4, continued his hitting streak by hitting a home run. Gomez and Bobby Malek led off the inning by hitting back-to-back homers.

Of the four B-Mets pitches who played Friday night, only Ryan Cullen did not give up an earned run - the runners that scored while he was on the mound were inherited. He earned a hold for his efforts in the seventh and eighth innings. Matt Lindstrom, who gave up a run in the ninth, pitched 1.2 innings and recieved the save.

St. Lucie Mets (A+ - Florida State League)
Lakeland 8, @ St. Lucie 5 (10 innings)

Jose Coronado went the dreaded 0-6 at the plate for the Mets, also earning himself a Golden Sombrero with four strikeouts. Like Jacob Eigsti of the Brooklyn Cyclones, however, who earned his Golden Sombrero in Brooklyn's twenty-six inning game on Thursday, Coronado's Sombrero is tainted because he earned it in an extra inning ballgame. Caleb Stewart went 2-5 with three RBI.

St. Lucie starting pitcher Michael Swindell only lasted two innings. He gave up four earned runs.

Hagerstown Suns (A - South Atlantic League)
Hagerstown 0, @ Lexington 0 (Suspended due to rain)

Game suspended due to rain after Lexington pitcher Brian Bogusevic sent the Suns down in order in the first inning. Waner Mateo struck out the only batter he faced.

Brooklyn Cyclones (SSA - NY/Penn League)
Brooklyn 9, @ Jamestown 7

Dustin Martin went 4-4 with a double and Jason Jacobs hit his first home run of the season.

Tobi Stoner, the winning pitcher, went 6.0 innings and gave up five runs, three earned, while walking three and striking three batters out.

GCL Mets (R - Gulf Coast League)
GCL Mets 2, @ GCL Nationals 1(11 innings)

No Met had more than one hit, although seven Mets did have a hit. Daniel Stegall and Nicholas Giarraputo each had an RBI; Stegall had the game winning RBI in the eleventh.

None of the Mets three pitchers went more than four innings.

Kingsport Mets (R - Appalachian League)
@ Burlington 6, Kingsport 5

Emmanuel Garcia went 2-3 from the leadoff slot from the Mets as part of Kingsports twelve hit barrage. The Indians, however, out-hit them with thirteen hits. Brahiam Maldonado was ejected in the eighth by home plate umpire Matt Abbot.

Julio Polanco, Kingsport's starter, gave up five earned runs in four innings pitched.