Nashville 7, Las Vegas (24-19) 4 Box Score
After a successful eight-game road trip during which the Las Vegas 51s (24-19) went 6-2, they returned home to Cashman Field in first place in their division.
Ynoa took the loss, his first of the season and saw his ERA rise to 2.50 in 57.2 innings. A total of seven runs on 14 hits and six walks were given up by Vegas pitchers. The defense turned three double plays to limit the damage, but the offense fell short.
Brandon Nimmo went 4 for 5 with a single, two doubles and a triple, and scored two runs. During his current nine-game hitting streak he has slashed .421/.500/.763 with five doubles, four triples and six walks.
Vegas will continue the four game series with Nashville on Tuesday at 10:05 ET with Sean Gilmartin on the hill.
Our own Jennifer Nieves was at the game and you can read the full recap here.
Binghamton 2 (18-24), Richmond 1 Box Score
Knuckleballer Mickey Jannis twirled a gem against the San Francisco Giants Double-A Affiliate, the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The B-Mets team walked off on a L.J. Mazzilli infield single in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and two outs. It was their first walk-0ff win of the season and their first since September 7th of 2015.
Jannis threw seven scoreless innings allowing only three hits, and striking out a season-high eight strikeouts. The seven scoreless lowered his ERA to 5.36 on the year. Right-hander Beck Wheeler tossed a scoreless eighth, however, Akeel Morris made things interesting, giving up with a home run to Giants top prospect Christian Arroyo to tie the game while striking out two.
Left Fielder Victor Cruzado got the team on the board early with a home run in a 1 for 3 day that also included a walk and a strikeout. It was his fourth home run of the year, three away from his career high in a season. Third Baseman Matt Oberste has continued to hit with a 2 for 4 day with a double and a run scored, raising his average to .293. Dominic Smith added his own 2 for 4 day with a double, as did Mazzilli, who knocked home the winning run.
Binghamton Continues to host Richmond as Tyler Pill gets the ball for a 6:35 PM Start.
St. Lucie 2 (23-20), Daytona 1 Box Score
The Mets’ High-A Team won their second close game in a row with a 2 to 1 victory over the Reds Affiliate, the Daytona Tortugas. Right-hander Ricky Knapp continued to pitch well, lowering his ERA to 1.64, which places second in the Florida State League. Earlier in the day he was named the FSL Pitcher of the Week for April 16th-22nd.
Knapp continues his sparkling run with an eight-inning outing, he gave up an unearned run on three hits, walk, and struck out four. Knapp has been very contact-oriented striking out 26 batters in 49.1 innings this year.
Right-handed reliever Tim Peterson closed out the game with a hit and a walk, with two strikeouts in his lone inning picking up his second save of the year. Peterson has a sparkling 0.49 ERA down in High-A and has struck out 32 batters in 18.1 innings.
Becerra had a great day at the plate and has gotten over his slump, going 3 for 5 with two doubles. He is hitting .369 on the year, which tops the Florida State League. Second baseman Luis Guillorme went 2 for 4 with a sacrifice bunt, raising his season average to .245. He went 8 for 15 with two walks in the series.
Third baseman Jonathan Johnson was 2 for 4 with a triple, walk, and run scored but he did also committed two throwing errors. Designated hitter Jhoan Urena was 2 for 4 with two strikeouts. Catcher Tomas Nido hit a double, his twelfth in a 1 for 4 day with an RBI and a strikeout. The double places him third in the Florida State League. Shortstop Amed Rosario had an RBI Infield Hit and a walk in a 1 for 4 day.
The St. Lucie Mets host the Charlotte Stone Crabs at 6:30 with righty Scarlyn Reyes on the mound.
Columbia (22-22) 2, Augusta 1 Box Score
P.J. Conlon (7-0) became the first pitcher in the minor leagues to have seven consecutive wins and only Chris Sale (9) has more consecutive starts with a win in pro baseball. Conlon gave up a homerun in the fifth inning to Matt Winn which accounted for Augusta’s only run. It was also the first home run hit off of Conlon in his minor league career. He scattered six hits, struck out seven but actually saw his ERA rise to 1.06 for the season.
Jean Rodriguez (playing third base with David Thompson on DL) went 2 for 4 with a double and run scored. Jeffrey Diehl was 2 for 2 with a walk and his third double of the year. Luis Ortega made his Fireflies debut playing first base and went 1 for 3. Ivan Wilson was 1 for 4 and struck out three times.
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