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Manatees take the suspended game 4-2. Tremendous job by Stephen Peterson in the spot long relief of Cy Sneed. Taylor Brennan's two run double in the 6th gave the Manatees the lead and a long 2 run homer by Garrett Cooper gave them a 3 run cushion. Trevor Seidenberger and Preston Gainey worked in the last 3 innings. I will have the full link report later.

Apparently, the Brewers wanted Casey Meissner from the Mets for Parra. Now has been traded for Tyler Clippard. Got this during the Manatees' broadcast.

Taylor Brennan now has more RBIs on the year than Clint Coulter. Both have played every game this year.

Dustin Houle singles in his first Manatee at bat. Still only 21 years old.

FSL in a nutshell: http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/9/2/139045992/cuts/07_27_Postponed_f75m88fo_5pfqc51l.jpg Port Charlotte today.

Stephen Peterson and Zach Hirsch will get the nods for the Manatees today. This, of course, assumes they get the two games in. Nowcast | as of 1:43 PM EDT on July 27, 2015 A weak area of low pressure situated offshore of Tampa Bay will combine with abundant moisture and surface heating to produce scattered showers and a few lightning storms. Activity will move toward the northeast at around 20 mph. Briefly heavy rain along with wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph will be possible in the heavier showers. Rain amounts of a quarter to half an inch will be possible through dusk. Additional details...including graphics are available online at: http://www.Srh.NOAA.Gov/mlb/blog.Php

Suspended Game Box Score Wasted start by Cy Sneed. Game Log

Manatees' game now suspended for today. They will try to finish the game tomorrow.

Manatees have gone to a rain delay in the bottom of the 2nd. Cy Sneed gave up one single, no walks, 3 strikeouts through 2 innings. Score 0-0.

It appears that Cy Sneed will get the start today instead of Mark Williams for the Manatees. Dustin Houle will get the start behind the plate.

To quote Joantgel: Joantgel Segovia ‏@JoantgelS_16 22 Oct 2013 Trabajo Duro ..! Needs to update his twitter though. 2013?

Manatees Overcome 4-0 Deficit, Earn Split in Doubleheader Brennan’s Two-Run Homer Caps Comeback Viera, Fla. – The Brevard County Manatees (13-14, 42-54 overall) scored the final six runs of the game in a 6-4 victory over the St. Lucie Mets (14-14, 49-49 overall) in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader at Space Coast Stadium. Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the first, Omar Garcia walked to lead things off. With Chris McFarland batting, Garcia stole second. After St. Lucie starter Miller Diaz retired two batters, Garcia stole third with Garrett Cooper at the plate. Diaz then uncorked a wild pitch that scored Garcia and put the Manatees on the board. Cooper drew a walk and Taylor Brennan followed up with a single to center. After Diaz hit Michael Ratterree, the bases were loaded for Jose Pena. Pena grounded a ball up the middle that hit the second base bag and deflected into center field. Both Cooper and Brennan scored to cut the deficit to just one. Diaz ran into trouble again in the fifth inning. With the Mets still leading 4-3, Cooper singled on a liner to left field with no outs. Brennan stepped up and smacked a two-run homer over the left-center field wall. Brennan’s third home run of the season gave Brevard County a 5-4 advantage. Ratterree then singled to left field and advanced to second on a ground out by Pena. Ratterree advanced to third on Diaz’s second wild pitch of the night. With two outs, Angel Ortega blooped a single down the right field line and scored Ratterree to complete the scoring. Tristan Archer (2-4, 4.62 ERA) was brilliant in relief for the Manatees. He tossed five shutout innings and allowed just three hits to earn the win. He did not walk a batter and fanned six. Diaz (5-8, 3.95 ERA) was hit with the loss. He gave up six runs on eight hits in 4.2 frames. Brevard County starter Brandon Woodruff lasted just two innings. He surrendered four runs on six hits. The Manatees will start a four-game series with the Palm Beach Cardinals at Space Coast Stadium tomorrow night. RHP Cy Sneed (2-1, 2.88 ERA) will get the start for Brevard County. LHP Corey Littrell (5-6, 3.01 ERA) will head to the hill for Palm Beach. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Game 2 Box Score Tristan Archer, as noted in the story, pitched magnificently in this game. He had been slated to start one of these games had they got in the doubleheader on Friday. Brandon Woodruff had not pitched since June 24th so about a month between appearances for him. Taylor Brennan, after doubling in game 1, had 2 hits including the go ahead home run. Jose Pena had two hits. Game 2 Game Log

Rain Can’t Slow Mets Offense in Game One Win Taylor’s Five Shutout Innings Buoy 10-Hit Effort Viera, Fla. – In a game that spanned three days, the St. Lucie Mets (14-13, 49-48 overall) needed little time to warm up on Saturday as they used an early outburst to win their suspended game over the Brevard County Manatees (12-14, 51-54 overall), 5-1 at Space Coast Stadium. In the portion of the game that was played in Port St. Lucie on Thursday, the Manatees took a quick lead when Omar Garcia reached on an infield single, stole second and third base and then came home to score on a sacrifice fly by Clint Coulter. Yeixon Ruiz reached on an infield single in the bottom half of the inning against Manatees starting pitcher Wei-Chung Wang before the rains ensured no further baseball would be played that day. After the rain in Viera prevented a doubleheader from being played on Friday and then delayed Saturday’s start by two hour and 25 minutes, the Mets took a lead they would not relinquish against Jorge Ortega, who was working in relief. With the game re-starting on an 0-2 count, Jeff McNeil slapped the first offering from Ortega into centerfield to advance Ruiz. They would then successfully executed a double steal to put two in scoring position for Maikis De La Cruz, who brought home Ruiz on a groundout. After a Dominic Smith flyout, Matt Oberste doubled to right, plating McNeill to put St. Lucie on top. Stefan Sabol followed with a base hit to left, bringing home Oberste to cap the inning. The Mets padded the lead in the bottom of the third, ignited by a leadoff double by De La Cruz. After a Smith flyout, Oberste’s single to center would bring home De La Cruz to increase the Met lead to three. St. Lucie put the game on ice in the bottom of the fifth, which was led off by a De La Cruz single. He would advance to third when Steven Halcomb misplayed a Smith grounder at second. That set up runners at the corners for Oberste, who delivered once again with a single to left but Smith would be thrown out at third by Michael Ratterree after Smith tried to advance when he overran the ball in left. After being held scoreless for 21 straight innings coming into the doubleheader, the Mets logged 10 hits with three each for Oberste and Ruiz. Logan Taylor earned the win by throwing five shutout innings, giving up just one hit in the process. Game 1 Box Score The Manatees did almost nothing well in this game. Jorge Ortega had not pitched in almost a week and it showed. He was not sharp and threw far more pitches than normal for him although he only issued one walk. Game 1 Game Log

Nicol Valderray made the All-Star game in the DSL. I notice he was 4-4 today with 3 doubles (against the Cubs-get used to it Nicol).

Milb is not updating the Manatees game at the moment. Jorge Ortega allowed a 3-spot in the first although one runner was inherited. Manatees trail 3-1 after one in the resumption of the suspended game.

Manatees are supposed to start at 7:30 ET now.

The stormy stuff that was north of Viera is now there. Looks like there may be quite a delay if they ever get in any play. This is getting old. The interesting thing is that on Weather Underground, if you select the Wundermap and zoom in far enough they have Space Coast Stadium on the map so you can tell exactly where the cells are in relation to the stadium.

At the moment, storms are both north and south of Viera but looks clear there. Hopefully, it stays that way for a few hours. Now there is a delayed start!

Also: Obispo, Reeves, Hudgens were released. Good luck to them.

That does seem odd. Dustin Houle has only 23 A level at bats while Leal now has far more than that.

Friday's Manatees/Mets Doubleheader Cancelled Brevard County Manatees 07/24/2015 6:36 PM ET VIERA, Fla. - The scheduled doubleheader on Friday, July 24 between the Brevard County Manatees and the St. Lucie Mets at Space Coast Stadium has been cancelled due to unplayable field conditions. The scheduled games on Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 have been cancelled and will not be made up. The Manatees and Mets will resume Wednesday's suspended game at 5:05 p.m. tomorrow. A seven-inning game will follow thirty minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. Fans who had tickets to Friday's games can hold on to their tickets and exchange them at the Space Coast Stadium Box Office for a ticket of equal or lesser value to any future 2015 Brevard County Manatees home game, based on availability. For more information on the Brevard County Manatees, call (321) 633-9200 or go online to ManateesBaseball.com. Also, don't forget to like the Manatees on Facebook and follow the Manatees both on Twitter and Instagram.

H-Crew comes back from 8-2 deficit to win. Jake Gatewood left the game after being hit by a pitch. Steve Karkenny finished the game at 3rd base and Jose Cuas at shortstop. The winning run scores on a dropped 3rd strike with 2 outs in the 9th.

Manatees rained out. Brevard County Box Score The game only went 1/2 inning. Manatees getting one run. Wei-Chung Wang gave up and infield single and was up two strikes on the second hitter when the game was called. No information on when the games will be made up. Game Log

Get a grip people! Bulldog mistaken for lion?????

Manatees have gone to a rain delay. They lead 1-0 in the bottom of the first. Omar Garcia singled, stole second and third and came in on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Clint Coulter. They will try very hard to get at least one game in because it may require double headers on back to back days if both games are rained out here.