Author: Ryan Kolakowski

Mets Minors Recap: Alonso Slugs 30th Homer

Las Vegas (61-61) 9, Fresno (70-52) 6  Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, K, .251/.354/.560 Dominic Smith DH: 0-4, BB, .259/.336/.395 Patrick Kivlehan 3B: 3-4, 2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI, .300/.349/.512 Alonso has cooled off a smidge but still continued his very strong stretch of play with his 15th homer as a 51 last night, and his 30th of the season. Smith continues to just be inconsistent and...

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Morning Briefing: Wheeler Tries To Help Avoid Sweep in Baltimore

Good morning Mets fans. Last night, the Mets fell to the lowly Baltimore Orioles by the final score of 6-3. Starting pitcher Jason Vargas pitched into the sixth inning for the first time all season, giving up two runs and striking out one. Relievers Bobby Wahl and Paul Sewald gave up two earned runs each. Tonight, the Mets will wrap up their two-game series in Baltimore against the...

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Mets Minors Recap: Nido Homers, Extends Hitting Streak to 10 Games

Omaha (50-58) 7, Las Vegas (52-57) 4  Box Score Zach Borenstein LF: 2-4, HR, RBI, .266/.370/.521 Peter Alonso DH: 1-4, 2 K, .221/.327/.462 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4, 2 K, .255/.336/.380 Borenstein hit his team-leading 23rd home run, starting August off strong after posting a 1.009 OPS in July. It was a modest game for Alonso, who has been heating up and is batting .275 with an .890 OPS since the...

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Morning Briefing: Wheeler Tries To Secure Series Split As Rumors Swirl

Good Morning Mets fans! Zack Wheeler will take the hill today as the Mets wrap up their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game will begin at 1:35 p.m. on WPIX. Last night, the Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 despite Jacob deGrom allowing only three earned runs in seven innings of work. deGrom’s ERA jumped to 1.82 for the season while the offense once again failed to support...

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Mets Minors Recap: Gonzalez Starts Off Strong at Las Vegas

Las Vegas (42-47) 5, Fresno (51-37) 4  (F/7)   Box Score Jeff McNeil 2B: 0-2, RBI, 2 BB, K, .393/.453/.655 Peter Alonso 1B: 0-4, K, .176/.330/.378 Ty Kelly CF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, .272/.352/.453 McNeil’s 18-game hitting streak finally ended, but he walked twice, including once with the bases loaded, to extend his on-base streak to 25 games. In the first seven-inning game of this doubleheader,...

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