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Edgy DC Aug 02 2007 10:27 PM

GCL Mets no-hit Cardinals for 14, lose in 17 Seven pitchers hold hosts hitless, but squibber ends up beating eighth hurler By Zack Hample / Special to MLB.com Starter Scott Moviel fanned three Cardinals and walked three in his three frames. (Jerry Hale/MLB.com) It was goose egg night at Roger Dean Stadium. The Gulf Coast League Mets no-hit the Eastern Division rival Cardinals for 14 innings before falling, 1-0, in the bottom of the 17th on Thursday. "I've played in long games and I've played in no-hitters, but never a no-hitter that lasted so long," said Mets coach Bobby Floyd, who broke into professional baseball in 1964. The Mets (7-11) used eight pitchers in the four-hour, 47-minute game which began July 7. Scott Moviel and Raul Batis each struck out three batters in three innings. Nathan Hedrick, Wendy Rosa, Luis Rojas and Ricky Sparks worked an inning apiece. Maikel Cleto then hurled two hitless frames before rain suspended play in the top of the 13th. "Everybody was aware of it," said Floyd, "especially having that three- or four-day break in between." When play resumed, the well-rested Cleto pitched two more hitless innings before giving up a leadoff single to Guillermo Toribio in the bottom of the 15th. Cleto walked the next batter before retiring the next three. He finished his six-inning performance by surrendering another hit in a scoreless 16th. Santiago Valdez (0-3) took over in the 17th and retired two batters before yielding the game-winning single to Hector Alvarez. "All of our pitchers threw well," Floyd said. "I think [the Cardinals] only hit one ball hard for a base hit. Even the last ball that drove in the winning run was a little squibber toward third base." The Cardinals (6-11) were also on top of their game, no-hitting the Mets through five innings en route to a six-hit masterpiece. "It became a real battle," Floyd said. "It was just enjoyable to see the intensity level pick up." Matt Spade (2-0) picked up the win after limiting the Mets to two hits over the final three innings. Starter Carlos Gonzalez struck out five batters in four perfect frames to lower his ERA to 1.15 Guillermo Toribio scored the winning run after drawing his third walk. Zack Hample is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs. Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E GCL Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 GCL Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 GCL Mets Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Carrera, E CF 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 .295 Tejada SS 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 Medrano LF 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 Lucas 3B 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 Guzman DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .257 Hubber tRF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .163 Welch 1B 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .324 Gonzalez 2B 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Centeno C 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moviel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Batis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hedrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sparks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING 2B: Carrera, E (4, Gonzalez, R). TB: Carrera, E 2; Tejada; Medrano; Guzman; Welch; Gonzalez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Centeno; Welch; Medrano 2; Gonzalez. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING CS: Medrano 2 (2, 2nd base by Spade/Castro, 2nd base by Cardenas/Castro). PO: Medrano (1st base by Cardenas). FIELDING E: Welch (1, pickoff). DP: 3 (Lucas-Gonzalez-Welch 2, Tejada-Gonzalez-Welch). Pickoffs: Hedrick (Lara at 2nd base). GCL Cardinals Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Toribio 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .359 Parejo CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 Lara DH 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 Morales 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 Ingram 1-PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Cabrera 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Martinez, J a-PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Alvarez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 Castro C 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Conde 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .136 Hiraldob-PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Rosario, R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Schonenberg RF-1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .067 Ruiz SS 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Buck LF-RF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267 Gonzalez, C P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez, R P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pichardo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ortiz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING TB: Toribio; Parejo; Alvarez; Ruiz. RBI: Alvarez (1). 2-out RBI: Alvarez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Parejo; Castro. GIDP: Castro; Lara 2. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Toribio (2, 2nd base by Moviel/Centeno), Lara (1, 3rd base by Hedrick/Centeno). PO: Lara (2nd base by Hedrick). FIELDING E: Cardenas (2, fielding), Ortiz (1, fielding). PB: Castro (1). Outfield assists: Buck (Carrera, E at home). Pickoffs: Cardenas (Medrano at 1st base). a-Struck out for Cabrera in the 15th. b-Grounded out for Conde in the 16th. 1-Ran for Morales in the 10th. GCL Mets Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Moviel 3.0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.90 Batis 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 Hedrick 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.50 Rosa 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.00 Rojas 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.13 Sparks 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.15 Cleto 6.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 2.31 Valdez (L, 0-3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 GCL Cardinals Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Gonzalez, C 4.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.15 Gonzalez, R 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 Cardenas 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7.84 Sanchez 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.80 Pichardo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Ortiz 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.00 Spade (W, 2-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1.42 WP: Rojas, Cleto, Cardenas, Ortiz. HBP: Tejada (by Ortiz). Ground outs-fly outs: Moviel 3-2, Batis 3-3, Hedrick 0-1, Rosa 0-0, Rojas 3-0, Sparks 0-1, Cleto 8-3, Valdez 2-0, Gonzalez, C 3-4, Gonzalez, R 5-2, Cardenas 2-3, Sanchez 2-2, Pichardo 0-1, Ortiz 2-0, Spade 2-2. Batters faced: Moviel 10, Batis 9, Hedrick 3, Rosa 3, Rojas 4, Sparks 4, Cleto 21, Valdez 4, Gonzalez, C 12, Gonzalez, R 11, Cardenas 11, Sanchez 8, Pichardo 2, Ortiz 9, Spade 10. Inherited runners-scored: Ortiz 1-0. Umpires: HP: Joey Amaral. 1B: Ian Fazio. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, Varies.

Nymr83 Aug 02 2007 10:39 PM

a little less impressive with all those walks. Was it A.J. Burnett who had a no-hitter with about 8 walks?