Author: Former Writer

Jordany Valdespin Against Left-Handed Pitching

Jordany Valdespin was initially slated not to start against LHP Chris Sale on Tuesday according to Terry Collins and as reported by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. That’s irrelevant now that Sale was moved up to pitch on Monday and will not pitch against the Mets after all. Michael Baron of MetsBlog pointed out that against left-handed pitching, Valdespin is hitting just .182 with a .545...

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Plawecki Is A God Among Men In 9-2 Savannah Victory

Savannah 9, Hickory 2 Kevin Plawecki is an absolute monster and Rainy Lara pitched an excellent game. Should I go on? Lara started the game for the Sand Gnats with the organizational ERA lead – and spoiler alert, he kept that title by the end of the game. He allowed merely an unearned run over seven spectacular innings, where he allowed just four hits and struck out six. Eudy Pina botched...

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Aderlin Rodriguez Goes Yard, Drives In Four In 10-5 St. Lucie Win

  St. Lucie 10, Fort Myers 5 Aderlin Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs as the Mets defeated the host Fort Myers Miracle 10-5 on Saturday at Hammond Stadium. The Mets avoided the sweep and were able to salvage the final game of a three-game series. The Mets trailed 3-0 entering the second inning as Miracle third baseman Miguel Sano hit a three-run homer to right off Mets...

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Ceciliani’s Big Day Leads Binghamton to 8-2 Victory

Binghamton 8, Harrisburg 2 The Binghamton Mets broke a tie game with a three-run fourth inning and four pitchers retired the final 19 Harrisburg Senators hitters in an 8-2 win on Saturday night at Metro Bank Park. Binghamton’s victory, their first in May, snapped their season-long three-game losing streak. Darrell Ceciliani led the offensive charge with a three-hit performance. He drove in...

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Flores Drives Home Three In Las Vegas Defeat, 11-7

Sacramento 11, Las Vegas 7 The Las Vegas 51s were defeated Saturday 11-7 at the Sacramento RiverCats, losing for the second straight day to open a four-game Pacific Coast League series. D.J. Mitchell took the mound for Las Vegas on Saturday night and was plagued by a pair of errors in the first frame, which led to seven runs crossing the plate against him in the first inning, but only three were...

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