PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Niese, Z's dominate Tucson

Published on July 30, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Jonathan Niese went seven innings in his Triple-A debut, and the New Orleans Zephyrs topped the Tucson Sidewinders 7-1 on Wednesday night.

Niese, a 21-year-old ranked among the top prospects in the New York Mets organization, held Tucson to three hits over seven innings and allowed just one run in his first game since being called up from Double-A Binghamton.

The southpaw had tossed a seven-inning shutout in his last start for the B-Mets, and made an impression with the Zephyrs by notching seven strikeouts while throwing 96 pitches, 65 for strikes.

The Zephyrs gave him an early lead in the second, as they strung together four singles to score a run, capped by an RBI single by Abraham Nunez.

They tacked on another run the following inning on an RBI groundout by Chris Aguila.

Clinging to a 2-1 lead in the sixth, Anderson Hernandez delivered a two-run triple, and the Zephyrs broke the game open with a three-run seventh, keyed by a two-RBI double by Raul Casanova.

Valentino Pascucci scored three times for New Orleans.

The Zephyrs continue their series with the Sidewinders on Thursday at 7 p.m., with RHP Ruddy Lugo facing RHP Max Scherzer.

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