Mets Minors Recap: Herrera Homers In Return

Salt Lake Bees 12 (Angels, 40-44), Las Vegas 51s 5 (45-40) Box Score

Dilson Herrera 2B 2 for 3, HR, 2B, 4 RBI .278
Gavin Cecchini SS 0 for 5, .328

Herrera played 7 innings in his return from a hamstring injury, that kept him out of the lineup for the last 6 games. He has dealt with back and hamstring injuries often this year, unfortunately.

Rafael Montero RHP 3 IP, 9 H, 10 ER, 3 BB, 3 K 7.20 ERA
Paul Sewald RHP 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K 4.41 ERA

Montero has been disappointing and ineffective this year in Triple-A, despite reportedly regaining his velocity. Sewald gave up two homers in the 9th inning. Robert Gsellman will start on Saturday after battling a quad injury.

Binghamton Mets 11 (37-48), Hartford Yard Goats 5 (Colorado, 46-38) Box Score

Amed Rosario SS 2 for 4, 3B, SF, K .400/.443/.564
L.J. Mazzilli 2B 2 for 5, 3B, BB .269/.347/.372
Xorge Carrillo C 3 for 5, HR, 5 RBI, K .274/.344/.377
Dominic Smith PH 0-1 .280/.341/.441

Rosario hit his 10th triple of the season. Carrillo hit a grand slam to put Binghamton ahead in the third inning. Mazzilli has been hitting better since starting out at .232 in April, with a .299/.368/.429 since then. Smith had the day off, but pinch-hit for Pill in the 7th.

Tyler Pill RHP 6 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 K 4.01 ERA
Kevin McGowan RHP IP, H 2.70 ERA

McGowan has done excellent in relief with an 1.98 ERA in 13.2 innings.

St. Lucie Mets 4 (42-38), Fort Myers Miracle 3 (Minnesota, 43-39) Box Score

Vinny Siena 2B 1 for 4, 2B, RBI, K .163/.308/.186
David Thompson 3B 0 for 2, BB
Wuilmer Becerra DH 2 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI .323/.354/.408

Thompson made his debut at St. Lucie and made two good plays in the field.

Scarlyn Reyes RHP 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, K, Win (6-8) 6.46 ERA
Paul Paez LHP IP, 2 K 0.76 ERA

Reyes has been horribly inconsistent this year, but is a talented arm that throws in the mid-90’s. Twice drafted Paez has looked excellent in relief for St. Lucie.

Columbia Fireflies 4 (41-43), Charleston Riverdogs (Yankees, 47-35) Box Score

Jeffrey Diehl DH 2 for 3, 2B, RBI, K .237
Eudor Garcia 3B 1 for 3, K

Garcia recorded his first A-ball hit of the season.

Bryce Beeler RHP 7 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 6 K 0.79 ERA

Beeler has allowed only one run in 13.1 innings for the Fireflies after pitching seven hitless for the Cyclones out of the bullpen. Alex Palsha recorded his 14th save with a scoreless ninth.

Batavia Muckdogs 15 (Marlins, 5-15) Brooklyn Cyclones 2 (9-11) Box Score

Ali Sanchez DH 1 for 4 .306/.342/.389
Blake Tiberi 3B 1 for 2, 2BB .195/.306/.244

Sanchez is 6 for 13 since returning from a thumb injury which sidelined him for eight games. 4th Rounder SS/2B Michael Paez will join the team after he officially signs. He has agreed to sign for a slot bonus of $446,500. 2nd Rounder Pete Alonso is expected to join the team soon. Here’s a good article on 3rd Rounder Tiberi.