Syracuse (43-47) 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (52-38) 2 Box Score
- C Rene Rivera 2-for-4, R, .269/.319/.466
- 1B Travis Taijeron 1-for-4, HR (17th), 2 RBI, .226/.357/.526
Everyone in the Syracuse lineup reached base at least once. Rivera is hitting .359 over his last nine games with five home runs.
- RHP Drew Gagnon (2.17 ERA) 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K
- RHP Stephen Nogosek (0.00) IP, 0 H, 0 R
- RHP Jacob Rhame (5.63) IP, 0 H, 0 R
- RHP Tim Peterson (2.10) IP, H, 0 R, BB, 2 K, Save
Binghamton (44-42) 3, Portland (36-51) 2, F/8 Box Score
- 2B Gavin Cecchini 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R, .233/.233/.367
- SS Andres Gimenez 1-for-3, .240/.307/.355
Gimenez is heating up, he’s hitting .375 with six RBI over his last nine games.
- LHP David Peterson (4.18) 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 5 K
- RHP Eric Hanhold (0.96) 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, Win
Binghamton and Portland started their second game of the doubleheader but it was suspended. Peterson has a 3.28 ERA with 31 strikeouts in his last 5 starts spanning 30.2 innings.
St. Lucie (48-42) 7, Jupiter (30-55) 4, F/10 Box Score
- 1B Jeremy Vasquez 3-for-5, 2 2B (20), 4 RBI, .278/.356/.392
- 2B Carlos Cortes 1-for-2, 3 BB, 2 R, .250/.332/.393
Jacob Zanon hit a solo homer and Hansel Moreno was on base three times. The Mets are 16-8 in the second half and three games out of first place.
- RHP Dedniel Nunez (4.53) 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- RHP Joe Cavallaro (3.86) 2 IP, H, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP Marcel Renteria (5.14) 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Nunez, 23, has 93 strikeouts in 80 innings this season between St. Lucie and Columbia. Renteria has one of the better fastball/slider combos of a Mets minor league reliever, but he struggles mightily with both command and control.
Columbia (35-52) 5, Augusta (47-42) 2 Box Score
- 2B Walter Rasquin 2-for-4, HR (1st), 2 R, .187/.253/.269
- SS Ronny Mauricio 1-for-4, R, .276/.313/.371
- 3B Mark Vientos 0-for-4, R, RBI, .256/.309/.396
Rasquin has gone 8-for-19 with three stolen bases since coming off the injured list. After a disastrous first half (24-42), the Fireflies are just one game out of first place in the second half standings with a 11-10 record.
- RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (4.63) 5 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 6 K
- RHP Briam Campusano (3.86) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Woods-Richardson now has a 2.20 ERA over his last seven starts and has two straight starts of going five innings while allowing only two hits and one run. His 2.68 FIP ranks 7th in the South Atlantic League and his 22.6 K-BB% is tied for fifth, he’s 18 years old.
Kingsport (10-12) 8, Princeton (10-12) 6 Box Score
- C Francisco Alvarez 2-for-2, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R, HR, .263/.462/.474
- 3B Brett Baty 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, .143/.280/.333
- LF Jhoander Saez 2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B, .310/.345//.405
Alvarez and Baty hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning for their first in Appalachian League action. Both of them are among the Mets top 10 prospects.
- RHP Junior Santos (5.25) 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
- LHP Jefferson Escorcha (1.80) 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
The 17-year-old Santos had his best start of the 2019 season. The 6’8” right-hander has been fast tracked through the best system having pitching only five innings in the GCL last year before starting this year with Kingsport.
GCL Mets (7-6) 6, GCL Astros (6-9) 2 Box Score
- DH Jose Peroza 2-for-4, 2 HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 R, .265/.306/.706
Third baseman Nic Gaddis hit his first pro homer with a solo shot in the ninth inning, he was the Mets 16th round pick this year.
- RHP Jordany Ventura (6.23) 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 5 K
- LHP Brailin Gonzalez (1.80) 3 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
DSL Yankees (15-16) 9, DSL Mets1 (17-14) 6 Box Score
- 3B Luis Castillo 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, .299/.402/.356
- 2B Federico Polanco 1-for-4, BB, RBI, R, .352/.417/.502
- RF Freddy Valdez 1-for-5, 2B, .273/.355/.430
The Mets went an astonishingly bad 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position.
- RHP Luis Moreno (4.12) 4.1 IP, H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 8 K
DSL Mets2 (16-19) 4, DSL Cubs2 (22-13) 3 Box Score
- CF Dyron Campos 2-for-5, R, 2B, .313/.391/.410
The Mets won despite going 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Everyone in the lineup reached base at least once.
- RHP Erickson Ortega (1.25) 3.2 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K