Steven Matz got his 2nd AAA start and it did not go as well as the first as he walked five hitters and gave up five hits which lead to three runs for Sacramento. Matz got his first AAA loss in the 3-2 game and struggled to locate his fastball but didn’t get any help from the homeplate ump who had a small inconsistent strike zone. Matz did strike out five batters and had good movement on his curveball. Jack Leathersich pitched one inning and struck out all three batters he faced and has yet to allow a walk. Hansel Robles pitched two scoreless innings of relief to remain unscored upon in AAA.The 51’s bats were quiet on the night as Darrell Ceciliani was the lone bright spot hitting his 2nd homerun of the season. Eric Campbell was 1-1 before being taken out of the game to jump on a flight for New York to replace the Captain when he is put on the DL. Danny Muno was 1-4 while playing 3rd base while Matt Reynolds played 2B and was 0-3 with a walk and Dilson Herrera got a pinch hit opportunity and struck out. The most sensible way to replace the Captain(assuming its more than just 15 days) is to move Murphy over to 3rd(his best defensive spot) and bring up either Herrera or Reynolds to play 2B. Box Score
Binghamton split their double header with Dario Alvarez coughing up the 2nd game allowing two runs to lose 2-1 and the Mets winning 7-6 in the first. Seth Lugo was brilliant in his AA debut only giving up three hits in 6 scoreless innings while striking out six batters along the way. Alvarez got the first two outs before allowing a HR to tie it and two singles, a wild pitch, and a error by Dustin Lawley lead to the game winning run. Brandon Nimmo had a strong night going 3-6 with his 2nd homer of the year while hitting 2nd and playing CF in both games. Box score
The B’Mets bats were alive in the first game backing up John Gant who struggled in his AA debut only lasting 3.2 innings giving up five runs on ten baserunners. Aderlin Rodriguez started the game off with a bang hitting a grand slam in the top of the 1st for his first Binghamton homer. Gavin Cecchini continued his good start going 2-3 with a HR, 2B, and 3 RBI’s raising his line to .333/.429/.667 in the early going. T.J. “Hitman” Rivera was 4-7 with two runs scored during the double header and is now 9-20 on the young season. Chase Huchingson pitched 2.1 in relief to pick up the win and Jon Velasquez pitched a scoreless inning for his 2nd save. Box score
Bobby Parnell started the game for St. Lucie on his first rehab assignment throwing a scoreless inning striking out one. Vic Black followed him allowing the only run of the game on a homerun, he also walked and struck out two. Miller Diaz got the “start” coming in after the two guys rehabbing and was fantastic pitching five scoreless innings giving up only two hits striking out six batters. The Mets could only muster two hits with Michael Conforto (1-3, 2B, BB) and Victor Cruzado (1-3) collecting both. The 1-0 loss drops the Mets the 3-3 after winning the first three games of the season. Box score
The Savannah Sand Gnats dropped their game to Rome 2-0 which was called after the Gnats batted in the top of the 8th due to rain. Scarlyn Reyes started for Savannah lasting 4 innings giving up two runs on five hits and striking out two hitters. Alberto Baldonado pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in relief striking out four hitters, he now has four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts on the season. Vicente Lupo and Jon Leroux were the only hitters to get on base twice each collecting a hit and walk. Tomas Nido, Wuilmer Becerra(did steal his 2nd bag), and Luis Guillorme were all held without a hit as the Gnats dropped to 2-4 on the season. Box score
