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Syracuse Mets 8 (68-61), Lehigh Valley 2 Box Score
- LF-SS Sam Haggerty 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI, .310/.375/.517
- 2B Dilson Herrera 1 for 4, 2B, BB, K, .253/.332/.513
Dilson’s cooled off a bit as of late. Haggerty has hit well and played all over the field in eight games since being promoted to Syracuse.
- RHP Walker Lockett 6 IP, 7 H, ER, 7 K, 3.66 ERA
Nick Rumbelow, who was signed recently, pitched a couple of innings and gave up a run.
Syracuse Mets 3 (69-61), Lehigh Valley 1 Box Score
- RHP Chris Flexen 4 IP, 3 H, R, 4 K, 4.07 era
Flexen pitched well in an abbreviated start after being sent back down. He also had an RBI single in his only at-bat.
- SS Danny Espinosa 1-for-3, HR, .251/.335/.432
Espinosa hit his 19th home run of the season. The Mets are now tied for first place in division.
Portland Sea Dogs 3, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2 (63-69) Box Score
- SS Andres Gimenez 3 for 5, SB .245/.308/.381
Gimenez is hitting .385 in his last ten games.
- LHP Thomas Szapucki 4 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), BB, 2 HBP, 4 K
This was Szapucki’s first career start in Double-A.
Daytona Tortugas 11, St. Lucie Mets 8 (67-64) Box Score
- 2B Jed Lowrie 0 for 3, .200
- DH Carlos Cortes 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, BB, K, .257/.335/.400
Cortes hit a grand slam in the 7th inning.
- RHP Jaison Vilera 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 K, 3.81 ERA
The St. Lucie bullpen allowed ten unanswered runs to push the team’s losing streak to a team record tying 12 games.
Hickory Crawdads 4, Columbia Fireflies 2 (51-78) Box Score
- DH Ronny Mauricio 1 for 4, Run .268/.308/.357
- 3B Mark Vientos 1 for 3 .263/.309/.427
- SS Shervyen Newton 1 for 4, .207/.279/.334
Mauricio has gone into a slump lately, and is hitting .197/.235/.237 in August.
- RHP Jose Butto 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 3.52 era
Butto has been noted by Notesfromthesally’s John Calvagno for having a 90-93 mph fastball that can reach 96 at times.
Brooklyn Cyclones 2 (39-29), Lake Monsters 0 Box Score
- 3B Yoel Romero 2 for 4 .270/.340/.404
- SS Wilmer Reyes 2 for 3, RBI .318/.343/.443
- C Jose Mena 2 for 3, R .311/.354/.456
Reyes was recently highlighted by Baseball America for his defensive play, which gives us hope that he may be the incarnation of Wilmer Flores and Jose Reyes
- RHP Garrison Bryant 6.1 IP, 2 H, 9 K, 2.18 era
Bryant has been one of the New York-Penn League’s best pitchers this season despite having a fastball that barely cracks 90 mph. The Cyclones remain in a three-way tie for the division lead.
Kingsport Mets 15 (34-32), Cardinals 6 Box Score
- 3B Brett Baty 4 for 5, 3B, RBI, 3 R, BB .217/.328/.414
- C Francisco Alvarez 3 for 6, HR, 3 RBI .291/.388/.457
- SS Jaylen Palmer 2 for 5, 2 R, BB, 3 K, .266/.352/.425
- RF Scott Ota 3 for 4, HR, 3B, 5 RBI, .286/.369/.543
Baty is hitting .318 in his last ten games, and has been hitting leadoff in the bulk of them. Alvarez has hit three homers in his last two games. Kingsport bombarded the Cardinals’ affiliate with 20 hits.
- RHP Benito Garcia 3.2 IP, 3 H, 6 K, 6.45 ERA
Kingsport moved into the division lead with their big win on Monday night.
GCL Mets 3 (29-23), GCL Marlins 2 Box Score
- CF Blaine McIntosh 2 for 3, BB, Run, K, CS .235/.309/.235
- RF Kenedy Corona 1 for 3, Run, CS .318/.405/.493
- 3B Warren Saunders o for 1, SF, 2 BB .328/.406/.395
Saunders and Corona have been impressive for the G-Squad. The Mets are now tied for first place in their division.
- LHP Franklin Parra 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2.57 ERA
- RHP Noah Nunez 2.1 IP, H, 3 BB, 2 K, 3.25 ERA
Parra had been noted by some sources to be looking excellent in extended spring training. The 19-year-old was the 11th rounder in 2018.
