Las Vegas 51s 10 (45-39), Salt Lake Bees 4 (Angels, 39-44) Box Score
- Gavin Cecchini SS 2 for 5, RBI, 2 K .335
- Michael Conforto LF 1 for 5, K, .289
- T.J. Rivera 3B 1 for 4 .351
- Kevin Plawecki C 2 for 4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI .300
Cecchini had his 27th error of the year. Conforto continues to only pull the ball instead of using an all-fields approach.
- Darin Gorski LHP 7 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K 3.79 ERA
- Josh Smoker LHP 2 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3 K 5.50 ERA
Gorski has been solid since returning to the Mets on a minor league deal. This is Smoker’s fourth time pitching multiple innings.
This is a great article from Betsy Helfand on the Mets’ Effect on Foreign Players, and the effort to learn English for players coming from other countries.
Hartford Yard Goats 11 (Colorado, 46-37) Binghamton Mets 3 (36-48) Box Score
- Phillip Evans 2B 2 for 5, HR, 3 K .307/.331/.431
- Amed Rosario SS 1 for 5, CS, E .392/.446/.529
- Dominic Smith 1B 1 for 3, 2 BB .281/.342/.442
- Jayce Boyd LF 2 for 4, BB, K .228/.298/.276
Smith is on a ten-game on base streak. Rosario has recorded a hit in 13 out of 14 games since being promoted to Double-A.
- Jim Henderson RHP IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, K 27.00 ERA
- Luis Mateo RHP IP, H, 2K, 2.37 ERA
Henderson has been abysmal in Double-A.
Fort Myers Miracle 14 (Minnesota, 43-38), St. Lucie 0 (41-38) Box Score
- John Mora RF 2 for 4, .262/.339/.344
- Kevin Taylor 1B-2B 2 for 3 .314/.396/.473
- Luis Guillorme SS 1 for 2 .258/.329/.306
Taylor was named Florida State League Player of the Week after a 13 for 31 and two homers and two duubles, driving in 11 runs.
- Chris Flexen RHP 4.1 IP 12 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 3 K, Loss (5-8) 3.91 ERA
- Domingo Tapia RHP 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB 4.50 ERA
This is easily Flexen’s worst start of the season. Tapia has been 92-94 in relief starts after being 96-98 pre-Tommy John Surgery.
Columbia Fireflies 4 (40-43), Charleston Riverdogs 3 (Yankees, 47-34) Box Score
- Dash Winningham 1B 1 for 4, RBI .246/.300/.383
- Eudor Garcia 3B 0 for 4
- Milton Ramos SS 1 for 2 .224/.290/.280
It’s Garcia’s full season debut after being suspended for 80 games for PED’s in the offseason. (Writer’s note) Go get em’ kid.
- Kevin Canelon LHP 8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 K, Win (5-6), 3.18
- Tyler Bashlor RHP IP, Save, 1.43 ERA
Bashlor has dominated the South Atlantic League.
Brooklyn Cyclones 5 (9-10), Batavia Muckdogs (Miami, 4-15) Box Score
- Nick Sergakis 2B 2 for 3, 2B, RBI, BB, K .250/.361/.317
- Blake Tiberi 3B 1 for 3, RBI .179/.267/.231
Cyclones should be receiving Pete Alonso this week, and Michael Paez next week.
- Nabil Crismatt RHP 4 IP, 2 H, ER, BB 3.27 ERA
- Joel Huertas LHP 4 IP, 2 H, 4K, Win (1-2), 8.20 ERA
Crismatt made his starting debut with one run in four innings. Huertas had his best outing of the year. Justin Dunn appeared the night before and struck out two in two innings and sat 95-97. Merandy Gonzalez was in the 93-96 mile per hour range according to Brooklyn Beat Writer Stuart Johnson.
Greeneville Astros 10 (5-8), Kingsport Mets 3 (4-9) Box Score
- Angel Manzanarez 2 for 5, SB, CS, 2 K .147
- Ricardo Cespedes 2 for 5, RBI, K .271
Cespedes has hit well since starting the season 0-9.
- Jordan Humphreys RHP 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 K 3.94
Humphreys’ fastball was reportedly in the 91-94 range tonight.
GCL Mets 3 (6-4), GCL Cardinals 2 (5-6) Box Score
- Reed Gamache 2B 2 for 4, 3B, BB, K .500/.522/.667
- Wagner Lagrange CF 3 for 3, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB .472/.558/.583
- Kenneth Bautista RF 2 for 5, RBI, K .185/.250/.259
- Juan Uriarte C 1 for 3, BB .148/.200/.185
Lagrange is on fire, recording hits in eight of nine games. He was the DSL Sterling Award Winner last year.
- Sixto Torres LHP 5 IP, H, 6 K 2.00 ERA
- Christian James RHP 1.2 IP, K 0.00 ERA
- Dariel Rivera RHP IP, H, K 0.00 ERA
Torres had his second start since 6/29, and the best start of his career.
DSL Mets1 5 (12-14), DSL Pirates 2 (9-18) Box Score
- Gregory Guerrero SS 1 for 4, RBI .309/.391/.340
Guerrero has been hitting .359 in his last 10 games.
- Ramon Laguere RHP 5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 2 K 2.20 ERA
DSL Mets2 8 (8-19), DSL Astros Orange 2 (14-12) Box Score
- Andres Gimenez SS 1 for 5, K .344
- Raul Beracierta CF 0 for 5, .333
- Edinson Valdez RF 2 for 4, 2B, RBI, BB .330/.406/.386