Rochester Red Wings 9, Syracuse Mets 7 (40-43) Box Score
- 3B Arismendy Alcantara 2 for 5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K .318/.397/.570
- 2B Ruben Tejada 2 for 4, RBI, 2 R, BB, K .333/.422/.500
Danny Espinosa and Rene Rivera also collected multiple hit games, and Rymer Liriano homered as well in this game.
- RHP Corey Oswalt 4.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 K 4.42 ERA
Louis Coleman, Tyler Bashlor, Daniel Zamora, Paul Sewald combined for 6 runs.
Erie Seawolves 5, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 (40-39) Box Score
- 2B Gavin Cecchini 0 for 3, 2 BB, K .133/.263/.133
- 3B David Thompson 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K .282/.358/.465
- SS Andres Gimenez 2 for 3, BB, R, SB, CS .234/.308/.343
Gimenez has already stolen 16 bases this year, but he needs to get back on track hitting-wise.
- RHP Harol Gonzalez 7 IP, 5 h, 3 er, 3 k 3.45 era
Harol has done very well at the higher levels, and while his stuff isn’t exactly what people would look for, nor his size, he has been pretty effective over the years. Villines allowed the walk-off run in the bottom of the ninth.
St. Lucie Mets 6 (41-39), Charlotte Stone Crabs 2 Box Score
- RF Matt Winaker 1 for 3, 3B, 3 RBI .149
- C Mitch Ghelfi 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, K .252
Winaker and Ghelfi led the team’s tiebreaker in the ninth with a two run triple and then a double.
- LHP Kevin Smith 6 ip, 3 h, er, bb, 9 K 3.39 era
Smith has been very good so far in his pro career as a polished back-end rotation type.
Columbia Fireflies 6 (30-48) Greenville Drive 0 Box Score
- SS Ronny Mauricio 1 for 5, RBI, R, K .284/.320/.373
- DH Mark Vientos 1 for 1, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB .251/.302/.392
- 3B Shervyen Newton 0 for 4, K .180/.264/.263
Newton is struggling at Low-A, but there’s still a lot of potential to him. Mauricio may not be hitting for much power, but a few outlets have given him a 60 hit 60 power profile.
- RHP Jose Butto 6.2 ip, 5 h, 3 bb, 5 k 3.84 ERA
Butto had one of his best starts of the year. Alec Kisena struck out four in 2.1 innings, and closed out the game.
Hudson Valley 3, Brooklyn Cyclones 2 (9-7) Box Score
- CF Jake Mangum 1 for 5, K, R
- 2B Luke Ritter 1 for 3, BB, RBI .261/.352/.478
This is Mangum’s Mets debut, and he recorded his first hit on an infield grounder. Sam Haggerty is rehabbing with the Cyclones.
- RHP Jaison Vilera 6 ip, 3 h, 3 er, 3 bb, k 4.32 era
Vilera took a tough luck loss, while pitching a quality start.
Here it is, after collecting roughly a million hits with Mississippi State, here's @jakemangum15 first hit as a professional. The first of many. #AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/jcjIcbFyos
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 1, 2019
Bristol Pirates 6, Kingsport Mets 4 (6-7) Box ScoreF11
- 3B Jaylen Palmer 0 for 5, 3 K .239/.357/.435
- CF Tanner Murphy 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, K .246/.313/.379
- 1B Cristopher Pujols 2 for 5, 2B, RBI, K .286/.333/.400
Despite Palmer’s strikeout numbers, the young infielder has some intriguing power and patience. He’s someone to watch moving forward. Murphy hit his first pro homer.
- LHP Cesar Loaiza 5 ip, 5 h, er, 5 k 3.29 era
The Kingsport team pitched like the franchise, with the bullpen not able to hold the lead. The bullpen gave up two runs in the sixth, and then another in the ninth, and then allowed two runs in the 11th.
GCL Mets 9 (4-2), GCL Astros 1 Box Score
- 3B Brett Baty 1 for 5, Grand Slam, K .350/.480/.650
- C Francisco Alvarez 1 for 3, RBI, R, BB, K .389/.522/.722
- SS William Lugo 1 for 5, 2K .190/.250/.190
Baty hit an opposite field grand slam for his first professional homer. Alvarez was lifted after four plate appearances. Lugo’s having a hard time making contact so far, with nine strikeouts in 21 at bats. LT Struble walked three times out of the leadoff spot.
- RHP Joander Suarez 3.1 IP, H, 4 BB, 4 K 3.86 ERA
- RHP Noah Nunez 2.2 IP, 2 H, 5 K 8.31 ERA
Nunez had a nice outing, as did Ronnie Taylor Jr, both intriguing young arms.
#Mets first-round pick Brett Baty went oppo 🌮 for his first professional home run this morning: pic.twitter.com/BO7FNmWiXy
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) July 1, 2019
DSL Yankees 9, DSL Mets1 5 (12-11) Box Score
- RF Freddy Valdez 3 for 5, 2 2B .284/.371/.466
- LF Jan Cabrera 1 for 2, HR, BB .293/.408/.488
Valdez and Cabrera make up two intriguing batters for DSL Mets1
- LHP Alan Ramirez 4 IP, 4 H, ER, BB 2.35 ERA
Ramirez is having a decent time in the DSL but he needs to strike out more batters.
DSL Cardinals Red 8, DSL Mets1 3 (12-14) Box Score
- CF Omar de Los Santos 4 for 4, HR, 2B, 2 R .268/.377/.444
de los Santos was a triple shy of the cycle, bummer. The rest of the team matched him with four hits.
- RHP David Marcano 3 IP, H, ER, BB, 2 K 2.25 ERA
It’s nice to see Marcano pitching well, he was a late top signing in the 2017-2018 bonus period.