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The Mets announced Saturday that the team has added RHP Matthew Allan and C Francisco Alvarez to the Club Player Pool. Both players will report to the Brooklyn site and put the 60-man pool at capacity.

Allan and Alvarez, who both made their professional debuts in 2019, easily become the top prospects at the Alternate Site. They are currently ranked by MLB Pipeline as the organization’s fifth and second-best minor leaguers, respectively.

Allan, a first-round talent who slipped to the Mets in the third round of last year’s draft due to signability concerns, kicked off his career with 10.1 innings split between the GCL Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones, joining the latter for their playoff push.

The 6’3″ right-hander owns a potentially plus fastball and curveball with the breaker inducing one of the best spin rates in the organization. He generally sits in the low-to-mid 90s but has crept up to 97-98 mph in shorter stints.

Allan would have opened the 2020 minor league season with Low-A Columbia.

Alvarez, 18, spent his debut season in the GCL and with Kingsport. After receiving a near-$3 million bonus out of Venezuela, he hit .312/.407/.510 in 42 games.

As a catcher with only rookie-level experience, Alvarez’ career could go down a million different paths over the next three-to-four years. For now, he has a strong arm and good motions behind the plate and good raw power for his age.

Alvarez could have made the jump to Columbia this season but likely would have spent time in extended spring training before heading to Brooklyn.

Saturday’s additions are notable for a couple of reasons, including the fact that the Mets had seemed to be against adding their top prospects to the Pool.

And with the group now at its maximum, any further additions would require a removal, which can only be done by risking the outright loss of that player (waivers, trade, release).

“This team is built to win,” General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said at the beginning of Summer Camp. “Our intention is to have players in camp that we think are capable of helping us at the major league level this year.”

Adding Allan and Alvarez also makes them eligible to be traded immediately before the Aug. 31 deadline.

Non-60-man players can be traded but must be included as a player to be named later and cannot join his new organization until after the season.

With in-person scouting outlawed at each team’s Alternate Site for safety reasons, MLB is in the process of creating a video and data sharing system that teams can opt into. Getting updated metrics and film on two of their top prospects could allow the Mets to make a move if they are so inclined.

Whether they are traded or not, the hands-on instruction that Allan and Alvarez will receive in Brooklyn is not comparable to anything they could be doing at home.

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No 5. William Lugo

Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 18
Acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2018
2019 Stats: 176 PA, .158/.280/.219, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB, 4 CS, 21 BB, 46 K

Signed in 2018 out of the Dominican Republic, Lugo spent the 2019 season with the GCL Mets after the team aggressively decided to bring him to the states. Playing against competition around two years older than him, he was definitely overmatched, yet showed some promise in the fact that his walk total was much higher than many prospects accumulate in their first season. The fact that he was only 17 years old helps when justifying his name among this list.

The typical high risk, high reward prospect, Lugo projects to have a good eye at the plate and the makings of an average hitter with decent power. He does tend to have a long swing yet manages to put the barrel on the ball when making contact. While he is currently spending his time at shortstop, if he continues to fill out his larger frame, a move to a corner defensive position might be needed. When in the field, Lugo does possess quick hands and an average arm.

When trying to predict the future of a player so young with so little experience and an underwhelming season, you usually want to look at what is teachable and what isn’t. When it comes to things Lugo already possesses – his plate discipline, body type, and raw power potential –  one can see some nice building blocks that an organization can then work with to blossom into a more complete player.

No. 4 Wilmer Reyes

B/T: R/R Age: 22
Acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2016
2019 Stats: 244 PA, .323/.350/.441, 8 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 12 SB, 6 CS, 8 BB, 41 K

In 2019, Reyes went from a prospect with a familiar sounding name to a prospect worth keeping a close eye on, as he had what was arguably the best statistical season by any minor league player. Had he put up the numbers he did during an affiliate’s full season instead of Brooklyn’s short season, he would have made it hard for the organization to pick Mark Vientos  over him as minor league hitter of the year.

In leading the Cyclones to their first ever championship, Reyes was among the league leaders in multiple categories. His aggressive contact-first approach leads to very few walks, yet in 2019 his results showed an ability to find the holes in the defense while constantly getting the bat on the ball. He cut his strikeout percentage almost in half from 2018 (30.8% to 16.8%) and showed some power, hitting a career-high five home runs.

Reyes also won over a lot of evaluators with his defensive showing. Having a strong arm capable of making any throw from anywhere on the field tends to do that. His fluid hands and above-average agility only further push the narrative that Reyes will be able to stay at the shortstop position as he moves up the Mets’ system.

After his strong 2019 performance, one would expect the Mets to be aggressive with Reyes to see if he can produce the same level of success as he ascends up the minor leagues.

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No. 3 Shervyen Newton

B/T:  S/R   Age: 21
Acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2015
2019 Stats: 423 PA, .209/.283/.330, 2 3B, 15 2B, 9 HR, 32 RBI, 1 SB, 4 CS, 37 BB, 139 K

The exact opposite of the aforementioned Reyes, Newton had a disappointing 2019 season that started with a shoulder injury that caused him to miss around a month to begin the season. When he did return to the field, Newton produced an up and down season that saw plenty of rough patches mixed in with flashes of the potential many see in his game.

A prospect with raw power potential, Newton possesses the capability to blossom into a 20-plus home run player if he can manage to make more consistent contact. While most young players who are plagued with high strikeout numbers like Newton (32.9 strikeout percentage in 2019) lack the plate discipline to generate walks, Newton is the opposite, as he had 37 walks in 2019 resulting in him finishing second on the team.

This leads most to believe that his issue is more about getting the barrel to the ball than swinging at bad pitches. Whether his issue in 2019 was a result of his shoulder injury lingering around or a need to develop his quick bat speed into a more contact-oriented approach, the organic skills he possesses are still too great to turn evaluators off of him.

A jack of all trades on defense, Newton has played all over the infield. Being an above-average athlete provides him the range to make plays, and a powerful arm helps in that department as well. His best defensive attribute is his ability to read the ball off the bat, and that affords him the opportunity to always be in a good position to field the ball.

When baseball resumes, many will be keeping an eye on Newton. If he can turn the corner and get his offensive tools to translate to the batter’s box, he could become one of the more prolific hitters in the Mets’ system.

No. 2 Andres Gimenez

B/T: L/R Age: 21
Acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2015
2019 Stats: 479 PA, .250/.309/.387, 5 3B, 22 2B, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 28 SB, 16 CS, 24 BB, 102 K

After a 2018 season that saw Gimenez vault into the upper echelon of the Mets’ prospect rankings, his 2019 campaign was an up and down affair due to injury, change in approach, and competition above his age range.

Gimenez was hit on the hand in early June and ended up on the injured list. When he made his return later that month, it took a little time to get going, but by the end of the season he was back to being the player that received such strong accolades after the 2018 season. Following the Binghamton season, the Mets sent Gimenez to the Arizona Fall League, where he would lead the league in average and OPS.

The Mets and Gimenez decided to alter his approach and swing in 2019 in order to get more explosiveness and generate more power. While it did result in a career-high nine home runs, it definitely had an impact on his ability to make consistent contact, especially in the beginning of the campaign. As the AFL season went on, it seemed that Gimenez had figured out how to accomplish both things while in the box.

The down season in terms of stats is likely the culprit of Gimenez seeing his overall rankings slip in some of the top prospect lists. Having dropped from a consensus top fifty prospect to a player who struggled to make some lists is strange when you consider the hand injury and the fact that Gimenez was a 20-year-old playing four years below the league’s average age in a notoriously pitcher-friendly park in Binghamton.

While the hand injury certainly had an effect on his defense for a brief period of time in 2019, for the most part Gimenez continued to play the excellent defense he is known for. He continued this in the AFL, showing that any in-season miscues were more the result of the injury than him losing any ability in the field.

A smooth defender who makes plays with ease, Gimenez has the playmaking ability to stick at shortstop for the majority of his career. The bigger issue for Gimenez and his long-term future as a Mets shortstop is that ahead of him is Amed Rosario  in the majors and Ronny Mauricio  on his heels a few levels below. If Rosario continues to improve his game at the MLB level and Mauricio develops into the player many think he is capable of, it may force Gimenez off shortstop and into another position.

With Gimenez having been added to the 40-man roster this past offseason, it will be interesting to see if the 2020 season and the discussion of expanded rosters finds Gimenez getting his Flushing debut a little earlier than most would have predicted pre-pandemic. If that doesn’t happen, one can expect Gimenez to make his debut in 2021 with the Mets while in the midst of plenty of rumors.

No. 1 Ronny Mauricio

B/T: S/R Age: 19
Acquired:  Signed as international free agent in 2017-2018
2019 Stats: 504 PA, .268/.307/.357, 5 3B, 20 2B, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 6 SB, 10 CS, 23 BB, 99 K

When you are named the top prospect in a ranking of the Mets’ system, you are obviously going to be the No. 1 prospect at your position, and that’s where Mauricio finds himself.

After having an above-average season in 2019 for Columbia in the SAL, a pitcher-friendly league and home stadium, the 19-year-old finds himself in the same position as past top shortstop prospects Amed Rosario and Jose Reyes. Having such high praise put on a teenager is not something done very lightly, yet many analysts agree Mauricio is a player that is on the path to becoming a superstar.

The statistical analysis for Mauricio doesn’t tell the full story of how impressive a season the then 18-year-old put up in 2019. A little more than three years younger than the average player in the league, his numbers for the first five months of the season were an impressive .282/.323/.380 line, with 20 doubles, four triples, three home runs, and 27 RBI. After August, the youngster seemed to hit the full season wall as his production tapered off, as is seen with many players in their first year playing over 100 games.

At the plate, Mauricio displays above-average bat speed, with a long swing that allows him to keep his hands in the zone. The switch-hitter has been able to stay consistent with his swing from both sides of the plate. When it comes to generating power from his swing, it is mostly on the raw side currently, which will develop as he matures physically. He does need to work on his ability to keep the ball off the ground and get more lift out of his swing, which he did improve on in 2019.

A great athlete with unteachable instincts, Mauricio is capable of currently handling the shortstop position without any major flaws. Arm strength is also a tool in Mauricio’s bag, as some scouts feel it is the best among all shortstops in the organization. His continued development physically is the only issue he will have to encounter when trying to project his defensive future. If he were to add too much bulk and muscle, he may have to move off of shortstop and into a corner infield or outfield position.

When looking at Mauricio, it is hard not to fall in love with the idea of him being a future All-Star that will have a big impact in a Mets uniform. He has the natural ability and skill set that most teenage baseball players don’t possess. After such a promising first full season, the future looks very bright for the next top shortstop prospect.

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Kiensa Lehigh Valley (63-70) 5, Syracuse (71-63) 3 Box

• RHP Drew Gagnon (L, 6-4, 2.11 ERA): 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 K, 0 BB
• LHP Brooks Pounders (1-2, 7.36 ERA): 0.2 IP, H, 0 R, K
• LHP Donnie Hart (0-0, 7.50 ERA): 0.1 IP, K
• RHP Tim Peterson (2-6, 2.94 ERA): 2 IP, H, 0 R

The Mets took a quick 2-0 lead, but Gagnon quickly gave the lead back up by giving two runs in the second and three runs in the third. Gagnon allowed three home runs, making it the sixth time this season he’s had an outing allowing multiple home runs. Even with his ugly outing, Gagnon has been one of the best pitchers in the International League this season. This was only Pounders’ second appearance since being DFA’d on August 20th.

• CF Brandon Nimmo: 1-3, BB, R, 2 K | .250/.423/.350
• 3B Dilson Herrera: 1-3, RBI, BB | .253/.332/.513

The Mets struck out 11 times and tallied only five hits. Despite that paltry offensive production, they still managed to tally three runs on the board. Jason Krizan‘s hit .333/.417/.548 since his promotion to Syracuse.

Herrera’s hit a bit of a skid over the last week; he’s hitting only .195/.283/.244 over his last 11 games. Sam Haggerty could position himself as a late-season reserve with a strong few weeks in Syracuse.

Brandon Nimmo continued his rehab stint with his sixth game with the Syracuse Mets. He walked and scored a run in the first inning. The Mets could activate him from the IL as soon as this weekend per Mike Puma of The New York Post. 

Portland (58-74) 5, Binghamton (63-70) 3 Game 1 | F/7 Box 

• RHP Tony Dibrell (L, 0-8, 9.40 ERA): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
• RHP Joseph Shaw (1-4, 4.06 ERA): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, BB

Dibrell hasn’t found the transition to Double-A quite as easy as expected. After excelling at St.Lucie earlier this season, the 23-year-old right-hander hasn’t been able to enjoy the success in Double-A. He’s been lit up almost every start and currently owns the highest ERA in the Eastern League. Since his fastball currently sits in the high-80’s/low-90s, so he’ll need up to curtail the walks and increase his fastball velocity up a couple of ticks in order to advance to the next level of the minors.

• SS Andres Gimenez: 1-4, 2 RBIs | .245/.307/.380

Gimenez has himself a nice little hot streak, which is an especially encouraging sign taking into account his season-long struggles with the Rumble Ponies. Jeremy Vasquez has a .294/.368/.353 line in his first 17 at-bats with Binghamton. He’ll need to add a bit of power to succeed at the upper levels of the Majors.

Down 5-0 entering the seventh and final frame, the Ponies rallied to score three runs, but Austin Bossart grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to prevent any more runs from scoring.

Portland (59-74) 1, Binghamton (63-71) 0 Game 2 | F/7 Box 

• CF Quinn Brodey: 1-3, | .265/.321/.404

Binghamton couldn’t get anything going from an offensive standout with Brodey’s sixth-inning single representing their only hit of the game. A Jeremy Vasquez walk in the fifth was the only other baserunner that the Binghamton was able to tack on against a trio of the Sea Dogs’ pitchers.

• RHP Yeizo Campos(L, 0-2, 5.68 ERA): 2.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 K, BB
• LHP Blake Taylor (2-3, 2.17 ERA): 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, BB
• RHP Adonis Uceta (5-3, 1.46 ERA): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K

Campos made only his second start of the season, but was able to get through 2.2 innings with minimal damage. He was a strict pitch count and was removed after his 50th pitch of the night. Taylor, who’s been a revelation this season, didn’t allow a hit over the next 2.1 frames, tacking on three strikeouts as well. However, the only Rumble Pony reliever that’s been arguably better than him has been Uceta, who’s followed up an injury-plagued 2018 with a dominant 2019 campaign.

Columbia (52-78) 3, Hickory (79-50) 2 Box

• RHP Alec Kisena (5-2, 3.32 ERA): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 6 K, 2 BB
• RHP Justin Lasko (W, 4-2, 1.69 ERA): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, BB
• RHP Willy Tavares (6-11, 5.14 ERA): 1 IP, H, 0 R
• RHP Allan Winans (1-3, 2.95 ERA): 1 IP, 0 H, 2 K

The Mets might want to start stretching out Kiensa and deploying him as a starter for the 2020 campaign. As a starter for the Fireflies in 2019, he’s hurled 14 innings of three-run ball. He’s turned it up a notch in the second half, pitching to a 2.05 ERA over 30 innings. Yesterday, Kisena turned in his finest start of the season, striking out six over 6.2 innings, facing a lineup that included Josh Jung, the eighth pick of the 2019 draft. With a few more starts like that, he could emerge as another promising starting pitcher rising up the ranks of the Mets minor-league system.

• LF Walter Rasquin: 1-3, RBI, R | .170/.242/.242
• 1B Brian Sharp: 2-3, 2B, BB |  .208/.281/.347

The Fireflies scratched across three runs, which was enough to take down the Crawdads with Kisena’s strong start. Rasquin’s seventh-inning homer was the difference-maker. Sharp collected two hits, his second one being his 12th double of the season. He has some of biggest raw power among Mets farmhands, but has found it difficult to translate both that and his hit tool into games this season

Daytona Tortugas (65-67) 6, St.Lucie (67-65) 5  Box

• RHP Luc Rennie (L, 7-8, 3.83 ERA): 5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 5 K, BB
• RHP Carlos Hernandez (1-4, 4.33 ERA): 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K

Can someone confirm that the St.Lucie Mets losing 13 games in a row is not good? With their 6-5 defeat at the hands of Willians Astudillo‘s honorary team, the Mets have set a franchise record with their 13 consecutive loss. Rennie had a pretty solid outing, but was killed by his defense, which allowed three earned runs to score. Manny Rodriguez was the main culprit as his throwing error in the fifth led to three more runs to score in that inning.

• LF Zach Ashford: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R | .258/.361/.399
• DH Mitch Ghelfi: 2-4, R, | .245/.308/.299

The Mets offense wasted an above-average night. Zach Ashford had a four-hit night while Mitch Ghelfi and Manny Rodriguez also had multi-hit efforts. All of the Mets’ damage came during their five-run fifth. After Ashford singled in Hansel Moreno and Blake Tiberi to take the lead and Matt Winaker hit a sacrifice fly, Rodriguez hit a booming line into left field to extend the lead to 5-1. However, over the next two frames, Rennie would proceed to give the lead right back.

Ashford was given a promotion to St.Lucie to finish off the season and he’s started off strong, racking up five hits over his first three games.

Vermont (31-39) 3, Brooklyn (39-30) 2 F/10 Box

• RHP Frank Valentino(1-4, 3.59 ERA): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 8 K, 0 B

This one had to go to extras to determine a winner. But unfortunately, the Cyclones weren’t the victors in this contest. In the tenth inning, Matt Mullenbach uncorked a wild pitch that allowed the go-ahead run to score. That pitch ruined an impressive outing by Valentino, who limited the damage to two runs over 5.1 innings. He also struck out eight.

• 1B Wilmer Reyes: 2-4, RBI | .332/.346/.444
• C Gavin Garay: 3-4, RBI | .244/.289/.367

Much like their fellow affiliates, the Cyclones struggled with making contact last night. As a team, they struck out 13 times. However, they had solid offensive showings from both Garay and Reyes, who both contributed multiple-hits outings. Reyes has emerged as a player to keep an eye on with his increased defensive versatility and quality offensive production this season. That being said, he’ll need to work on his plate discipline as his current 2.8% walk percentage doesn’t cut it.

Johnson City (34-33) 9, Kingsport (34-33) 4 Box

Mets lost a crucial game last night. They were sitting a game ahead of the Bristol Pirates, the Elizabethtown Twins, and the Johnson City Cardinals, but after last night’s loss to the Cardinals and Elizabethtown’s win, they are tied with the Cardinals. Tomorrow’s game will decide the season.

It all comes down to the final regular season game…our @Kingsport_Mets will battle Johnson City for the West Division title on Wednesday night. One team will be crowned a champion. pic.twitter.com/OeoGwlBxhe

— Mark Davis (@kptbaseballfan) August 28, 2019

• LHP Cesar Loaiza (1-4, 5.71 ERA): 1.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

The Cardinals knocked out Loaiza before the second inning was over. It went down as a season-worst outing for Loaiza, who gave up more runs than outs recorded. Loaiza did get a little bit unlucky with his defense as Christopher Pujols committed a key error that led to two unearned runs in the first and a passed ball on a strikeout led to the three-run second.

• 3B Brett Baty: 1-3, R, RBI,R, BB | .217/.326/.459
• C Andres Regnault: 1-4, 2 RBI, R |.289/.326/.474

Brett Baty continued his hot stretch with a 1-for-3 that included a walk, RBI, and run. After struggling mightily with the GCL on the outset on his career, he’s slashing .318/.388/.591 over his last ten games. The Mets couldn’t really get much going offensively, striking out ten times throughout the game. Francisco Alvarez had a rare 0-for-4 showing.

GCL Nationals (25-23) 9, GCL Mets (29-24) 1 Box

• RHP Adrian Aybar (1-3, 4.61 ERA): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 K

Senger, the Mets’ 26th round selection in the 2019 draft, had the worst outing of his professional career, giving up four runs in only 0.1 of an inning. Ronnie Taylor has 21 strikeouts in his 14 innings, but that also comes with a troubling 5.79 BB/9 mark.

• C Matt O’Neill: 3-4 | .273/.407/.379

Half of the Mets’ hits came courtesy of the catcher O’Neill. Freddy Valdez recorded his first hit in the Gulf Coast League with an RBI single in the second inning. Federico Polanco has recorded eight stolen bases in only 14 games with the GCL Mets.

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Rochester (66-65), Syracuse (68-62) 2   Box Score

• Dilson Herrera DH: 0-4, 3 K, .255/.333/.520
• Travis Taijeron RF: 1-3, BB, .236/.365/.519
• Braxton Lee CF: 2-3, 2B, .244/.316/.349

Taijeron has had an uninspiring August after mashing a monster July. Lee has recorded multiple hits in each of the last three games he’s started. The Mets offense didn’t do much, scoring their lone runs in the sixth and seventh innings after the game was already out of reach.

• RHP Ervin Santana (L, 3-4, 5.66 ERA): 4.1 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 2 K
• RHP Nick Rumbelow (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Eric Hanhold (3-3, 4.95 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• LHP Donnie Hart (0-0, 7.50 ERA): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, ) K
• RHP Matt Blackham (2-0, 1.35 ERA): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, K

Santana’s last four starts have been rough, as he has given up 24 runs (22 earned) in 20.1 innings, raising his ERA from 3.99 to 5.66. His recent performances are not exactly helping his case to be used as a spot starter in case the Mets need him. Rumbelow’s first appearance for the Mets organization was successful, as he looks to rebound from an ugly season with Tacoma.

Binghamton (62-68) 4, New Hampshire (60-71) 2   Box Score

• Quinn Brodey CF: 1-4, 2B, K, .243/.305/.362
• Andres Gimenez SS: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, K, .239/.303/.376

Despite getting only five hits, Binghamton won in large part because of Gimenez’s two-run homer. It was just his second home run of the month, and eighth of the year. He has still gone back to struggling overall in the month of August after a very solid July.

• LHP David Peterson (3-6, 4.45 ERA): 5.1 IP, 6 H 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Ryder Ryan (W, 3-1, 3.19 ERA): 2.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Adonis Uceta (5-3, 1.52 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, K

Peterson bounced back solidly from a rough start in which he gave up seven runs in 2.2 innings. Ryan has been on a roll, and has actually been quietly dominant since June. Through 11 innings thus far in August, he owns a 0.82 ERA. Uceta has also been pitching great, lowering his ERA to 1.52 as he has thrown 14.2 consecutive scoreless innings.

Jupiter (52-75) 5, St. Lucie (67-62) 0   Box Score

• Jed Lowrie 2B: 1-2, .235/.278/.294
• Carlos Cortes DH: 2-4, 2B, .257/.333/.395

Lowrie played the field for the first time since May 11. He played second base, collecting a hit and playing four innings before being taken out for the fifth. St. Lucie was shut out as Cortes recorded the team’s only extra base hit.

• RHP Tylor Megill (L, 3-4, 4.04 ERA): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, BB, 7 K
• RHP Carlos Hernandez (1-4, 4.48 ERA): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• RHP Briam Campusano (1-1, 3.24 ERA): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, BB, K

Megill bounced back from a rare zero-strikeout performance, striking out seven in five solid innings. He has struck out an impressive 83 in 66.2 innings.

Rome (61-69) 4, Columbia (51-76) 3   Box Score

• Ronny Mauricio SS; 1-3, BB, K, .271/.311/.361
• Mark Vientos 3B: 1-3, K, .262/.309/.427
• Chandler Avant LF: 2-4, 3B, RBI, .207/.271/.274

While he had a solid afternoon on Saturday, Mauricio has still been slumping in the month of August with just a .206/.247/.250 batting line. Vientos has had a great August, batting .319/.373/.532, but he was pulled from the game for Shervyen Newton for apparently making an immature baserunning miscue.

• RHP Colin Holderman (3-2, 4.09 ERA): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, BB, K
• RHP Justin Lasko (L, 3-2, 1.72 ERA): 1.2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, K
• RHP Danny Hrbek (4-0, 2.88 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Lasko took the loss for allowing an inherited run to tie the game, and a run of his own doing to give the Braves the lead. He has still been really solid this year, posting a 1.59 ERA and .194 opponents batting average between Brooklyn and Columbia.

Connecticut (32-35) 6, Brooklyn (37-29) 5   Box Score

• Jose Peroza 3B: 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, K, .222/.307/.400
• Kennie Taylor RF: 1-4, 2B, .226/.273/.387

Peroza hit his fourth home run with Brooklyn, and his 10th of the year overall. While his bat has slowed since coming stateside, his power breakout this year has still been impressive to see.

• RHP Nathan Jones (0-1, 2.77 ERA): 3.0 IP, H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
• RHP Corey Gaconi (4-1, 3.62 ERA): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• RHP Nelson Leon (3-1, 2.70 ERA): 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Matt Mullenbach (L, 1-3, 2.42 ERA): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 0 K

Gaconi has rebounded from giving up a season-high five runs on August 14, having thrown six innings and allowed no runs with eight strikeouts and no walks over his last two appearances. Mullenbach has allowed a run in two of his last three outings after his ERA reached as low as 1.50.

Kingsport (32-32) 9, Bluefield (30-33) 2   Box Score

• Brett Baty 3B: 0-3, BB, K, .197/.310/.408
• Francisco Alvarez C: 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .288/.387/.441
• Cristopher Pujols 1B: 2-4, HR, K, .247/.307/.340

Baty, who’s. struggled in Kingsport overall but has been turning it on as of late, had his six-game hitting streak halted, although he increased his impressive walk rate. The strong 17-year-old catcher Alvarez had his second multi-homer game in his last three games. While he hasn’t lit up the league like he did in the GCL, Alvarez has still been really good for Kingsport. Pujols, Scott Ota, and Tanner Murphy all homered in the win, which was fueled by a seven-run sixth inning.

• RHP Andres German (W, 3-1, 3.55 ERA): 6.0 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 4 K
• LHP Nixon Silva (0-2, 4.82 ERA): 1.0 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Ramon Guzman (1-2, 5.06 ERA): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• RHP Reyson Santos (0-0, 2.70 ERA): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, K

German has thrived since transitioning to the rotation, allowing two earned runs or fewer in all six of his starts. He has also gone six innings in each of his last three starts. Santos walked two but worked out of it to record the final out. He has struck out 27 in 20 innings this year.

GCL Mets (27-23) 8, GCL Cardinals (20-31) 5   Box Score

• Kenedy Corona RF: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, .312/.400/.489
• Zach Ashford DH: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .295/.413/.457
• Matt O’Neill C: 2-4, HR, RBI, BB, K, .242/.424/.355

Ashford recorded a hit for the fifth straight game, and has an .870 OPS with the GCL Mets since struggling with the Cyclones. O’Neill hasn’t done much else besides get on base, but he hit his first professional home run on Saturday to lead the Mets to an 8-5 win.

• RHP Josh Wolf (0-1, 3.38 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Matthew Allan (W, 1-0, 1.08 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (3-2, 4.54 ERA): 3.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 0 ER, BB, 5 K
• RHP Jace Beck (0-0, 2.57 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

The Mets’ 2019 second and third round draft picks both impressed, and are both off to strong starts in their young professional careers. Wolf has struck out 12 and walked just one in 12 innings, while Allan has struck out 11 and allowed only one run in 8.1 innings, while limiting the opposition to a .167 average.

DSL Mets1 (34-30) 4, DSL Nationals (22-42) 2   Box Score

• Jan Cabrera LF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, .270/.365/.417
• Wilmis Castro 3B: 2-4, 3B, 2B, .249/.321/.328

Cabrera had hit a bit of a skid, with his two-hit performance breaking a string of four consecutive hitless games. Castro’s bat has been coming around a little bit, with a .758 OPS in August after posting a .684 OPS in June and a .559 OPS in July.

• RHP Williams Valencia (W, 2-4, 4.69 ERA): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Yeremi Abad (3-2, 9.89 ERA): 0.2 IP, H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Alvaro Figueroa (1-3, 5.24 ERA): 2.1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• RHP Jose Valerio (7-2, 3.38 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Valencia had his second straight start of five scoreless innings, and has only allowed one run in 15 innings over his last four appearances. He’s rebounded very nicely from a dreadful June, posting a 1.84 ERA in July and 1.77 in August.

DSL Mets2 (33-38) 5, DSL Tigers (28-43) 3   Box Score

• Jose Rivera 3B: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2 K, .299/.409/.532
• Wilker Velasquez DH: 2-4, 2B, RBI, .239/.292/.289

Rivera has been on fire, as he extended his hitting streak to 11 games. In the month of August, he’s batting .345/.448/.618.

• LHP Alan Ramirez (W, 2-4, 3.67 ERA): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
• RHP Martin Rodriguez (5-2, 5.49 ERA): 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• RHP Antonio Villalba (2-2, 2.22 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, K

Ramirez rebounded from two so-so starts with five scoreless innings. He has 69 strikeouts in 56.1 innings this year, with an impressive .195 opponents batting average.

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Syracuse (62-61) 7, Norfolk (51-71) 1 (F/7)   Box Score

• Rajai Davis CF: 2-4, 2B, .282/.330/.397
• Dilson Herrera 2B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, K, .263/.340/.548

The top five spots in the order went 8-for-15 as the Mets put up three-spots in the third and fifth innings. Herrera extended his hitting streak to eight games, five of which have been multi-hit games.

• RHP Harol Gonzalez (W, 3-0, 3.09 ERA): 6.0 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 2 K
• RHP Eric Hanhold (2-3, 4.89 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Gonzalez has allowed three runs or less in his last six starts. A demotion to Double-A has helped Hanhold, who has quietly been pitching well as of late. It still wound’t be impossible to see him back in a Met uniform at some point.

Syracuse (63-61) 4, Norfolk (51-72) 2 (F/7)   Box Score

• Arismendy Alcantara 3B: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, .300/.360/.514
• Travis Taijeron 1B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, .240/.369/.533

Syracuse rallied in the first inning, when they scored all four of their runs thanks to four doubles. Taijeron’s .902 OPS is the best on the team.

• RHP Chris Flexen (5-2, 4.30 ERA): 4.0 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Matt Blackham (W, 2-0, 1.64 ERA): 1.2 IP, 4 H, R, 0 BB, K
• LHP Daniel Zamora (1-1, 4.74 ERA): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• RHP Stephen Nogosek (3-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Flexen has started in his last two appearances, pitching three innings and four innings respectively despite his transition to a relief role. 12 of Zamora’s last 13 outings have been scoreless, as he gets his season back on track after a rough spell. Nogosek held his impressive 0.00 Syracuse ERA, as he has now not allowed an earned run in 25 innings over 18 games.

Hartford (64-58) 2, Binghamton (60-63) 1   Box Score

• Andres Gimenez SS: 2-5, .232/.300/.354
• Quinn Brodey RF: 2-4, 2B, .250/.316/.375

Gimenez broke an 0-f0r-14 stretch with a two-hit game. He has still hit just .130/.226/.152 in August in an inconsistent season. The Rumble Ponies scored their lone run on an RBI single by Michael Paez in the bottom of the ninth, but their comeback attempt fell short.

• RHP Mickey Jannis (L, 5-5, 3.49 ERA): 7.0 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 12 K
• RHP Joshua Torres (2-0, 8.06 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, R, BB, 0 K

Jannis had arguably his best outing of the season, striking out a season-high 12 batters. In his last two starts combined, he has struck out 22 in 13 innings while allowing only one earned run. He has been successful overall in Binghamton, with a 3.49 ERA, but has struggled to a 22.95 ERA in two starts for Syracuse.

Torres has been hit around in Binghamton as he returns from injury, although he has given up only one earned run in six innings for the Rumble Ponies since recording four successful appearances in the GCL.

Charlotte (76-48) 8, St. Lucie (67-56) 1   Box Score

• Wagner Lagrange LF: 1-4, .330/.398/.505
• Cody Bohanek 3B: 1-3, HR, RBI, .229/.347/.344

The Mets only got five hits as the offense was mostly silent. Lagrange collected one of those hits as he has thrived in his first 25 games since being promoted to St. Lucie. Bohanek had the biggest hit for them, hitting a solo homer in the fifth for the Mets’ only run of the game. Notably, catcher Nick Meyer stole three bases, and now has 12 on the season.

• RHP Tylor Megill (L, 3-3, 3.82 ERA): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
• RHP Carlos Hernandez (1-4, 4.76 ERA): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 0 K
• RHP Briam Campusano (1-1, 3.38 ERA): 1.0 IP, 1.0 IP, H, 2 R, ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Thomas McIlraith (4-3, 2.25 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Although Megill had a decent outing, his recent run of high-strikeout performances came to an end as he did not strike out a single batter in his five innings of work. McIlraith bounced back nicely from his first “poor” outing of the season for St. Lucie, when he gave up three runs in 2.2 innings.

Rome (57-67) 4, Columbia (49-72) 0   Box Score

• Ronny Mauricio SS: 0-3, BB, K, .273/.311/.366
• Jose Miguel Medina CF: 1-3, 2B, BB, K, ..227/.309/.354
• Shervyen Newton 3B: 0-4, K, .208/.275/.333

The Fireflies only recorded four hits, with Medina collecting the only extra base hit. Mauricio has gone into slump after a hot stretch, as he is now 0-for-hist-last-23.

• RHP Daison Acosta (L, 1-3, 2.70 ERA): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Jose Moreno (3-4, 2.52 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Willy Taveras (5-11, 5.32 ERA): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, K

Acosta completed his second straight start with allowing a run, and has only allowed one run in his last three starts. Moreno has also been on a roll, having now fired 11.2 innings without having allowed an earned run.

Brooklyn’s game was suspended in the 6th inning due to fog, and will resume tomorrow.   Box Score

Kingsport (28-29) 9, Pulaski (37-19) 8   Box Score

• Brett Baty 3B: 1-6, 2 K, .190/.311/.405
• Francisco Alvarez DH: 1-3, 2 BB, .306/.404/.429
• Scott Ota RF: 3-5, 2B, 2 K, .289/.379/.530

It was a wild game in Pulaski, with the Mets coming from behind thanks to a three-run homer by Anthony Dirocie in the 9th that gave them a 9-7 lead. Jaylen Palmer also hit a three-run homer, while Cole Kleszcz recorded three hits. Top catching prospect Alvarez has collected a hit in five straight games.

• RHP Benito Garcia (1-3, 6.18 ERA): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 3 K
• LHP Hector Rodriguez (2-2, 7.50 ERA): 2.2 IP, H, R, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Jender De Jesus (W, 3-1, 3.91 ERA): 1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Nick MacDonald (1-0, 2.87 ERA): 1.0 IP, 3 H, R, 0 BB, 2 K

After eight strong innings in the DSL, where he struck out eight and walked none in eight innings, it’s been a struggle for Garcia in Kingsport. Rodriguez has also been struggling, mainly due to a high walk total despite striking out 31 in 24 innings.

GCL Mets (23-22) 7, GCL Nationals (21-21) 4   Box Score

• Endy Rodriguez LF: 2-5, 3B, 2B, RBI, K, .294/.393/.451
• Matt O’Neill C: 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, .232/.369/.305

Facing the rehabbing Jeremy Hellickson for the first three innings, the Mets were helped out by four Nationals errors. Rodriguez broke a 1-for-14 stretch with a productive game.

• RHP Josh Wolf (0-1, 4.50 ERA): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (W, 3-2, 4.96 ERA): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 5 K
• RHP Jeffrey Colon (2-2, 5.01 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Mitchell Senger (1-0, 6.75 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Marcos Correa (0-1, 4.26 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 2 R, BB, K

Wolf made his fourth professional appearance, his third of which has been scoreless. Through his first six innings, he has an impressive 8-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

DSL Mets1 (31-28) 4, DSL Twins (21-38) 0   Box Score

• Bradley Encarnacion 2B: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, .206/.377/.252

The Mets somehow won despite being outhit 10-3, as they didn’t score any runs until a four-spot in the top of the 10th. Encarnacion’s two-run double was the big hit in the 10th that fueled the extra-innings victory.

• LHP Kevin Hernandez (3-0, 3.19 ERA): 6.0 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
• RHP Edward Sosa (0-2, 4.17 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• RHP Jose Valerio (W, 7-2, 3.82 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 3 K

Hernandez had his best start since moving to the rotation, going a personal-best six innings and issuing no walks, which has been an area of weakness for the righty.

DSL Mets2 (31-35) 3, DSL Rangers2 (29-37) 2   Box Score

• Franklin Linares RF: 2-4, K, .294/.376/.403
• Carlos Dominguez DH: 2-5, 2B, RBI, .272/.386/.476

Linares extended his hitting streak to 10 games, including three consecutive multi-hit games.

• RHP David Marcano (1-1, 3.00 ERA): 6.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 4 K
• RHP Antonio Villalba (1-2, 2.32 ERA): 3.0 IP, H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• LHP Mauricio Lezama (W, 2-1, 5.68 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K

Marcano had his best outing of the year so far, going a season-high six innings and allowing only one hit. Walks have been a problem for the right-hander, but he was able to limit the Rangers to just one walk in his performance Saturday.

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Syracuse (59-58) 4, Norfolk (46-70) 2  Box Score

• Rene Rivera C: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, .263/.319/.513
• Dilson Herrera 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, K, .246/.324/.521
• Ruben Tejada 3B: 1-for-4, R, 3 K, .339/.419/.488

The Mets offense scored a single run in four of the first five innings to build a lead which they would not surrender. One day after his second three home run game of the season, Rivera had two extra bases in Friday’s game, including his 23rd home run of the season. In August, he is hitting .423/.464/1.077 with five home runs. Herrera has cooled off recently and is hitting just .172/.172/.310 with eight strikeouts in seven July games.

• RHP Harol Gonzalez (W, 2-0, 3.63 ERA) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Stephen Nogosek (3-0, 0.00 ERA) 1.1 IP, BB, K
• LHP Daniel Zamora (S, 1-1, 4.43 ERA) 0.2 IP, 2 K

Gonzalez had a decent outing for Syracuse and has seemingly made a smooth adjustment to Triple-A so far. Nogosek still has not allowed an earned run in 22.0 innings with Syracuse. Zamora has a 27:6 K:BB ratio in 22.1 innings this season.

Hartford (58-56) 3, Binghamton (58-57) 1  Box Score

• Barrett Barnes LF: 2-for-4, 2B, K, .237/.358/.423
• Jason Krizan RF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, K, .253/.330/.433
• Quinn Brodey CF: 2-for-4, K, .231/.302/.344

Despite recording eleven hits in the game, Binghamton’s offense was limited to just a single run. The team’s lone run came on Krizan’s fifth-inning solo home run. Krizan is hitting .313/.368/.563 with five home runs and an 8:8 K:BB ratio in 26 games since the All-Star break.

• LHP David Peterson (3-4, 4.14 ERA) 5.0 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Ryder Ryan (2-1, 3.60 ERA) 2.0 IP, H, 3 BB, K
• RHP Joe Zanghi (L, 3-3, 2.52 ERA) 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 K

Peterson had his second start since returning from injury and was very good, limiting the opposition to just one hit and getting a large number of groundouts. He was on a bit of a pitch count, so he was pulled after five innings and just 63 pitches. Ryan has a 1.40 ERA over his last 10 appearances (19.0 innings pitched).

St. Lucie (65-51) 6, Daytona (56-59) 2  Box Score

• Blake Tiberi 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .251/.331/.341
• Jacob Zanon CF: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K, SB, .252/.314/.368
• Cody Bohanek SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 K, .231/.350/.328

The Mets had a solid offensive game, which featured six runs on eleven total hits. Tiberi and Bohanek both smacked their third home runs of the season, with Bohanek’s getting the Mets on the board in the third inning. Tiberi’s two-run shot got the scoring started in what would end up being a four-run fifth inning.

• RHP Joe Cavallaro (W, 6-3, 3.74 ERA) 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 3 K
• RHP Carlos Hernandez (1-4, 4.70 ERA) 1.0 IP, H, 2 K
• RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta (3-3, 3.48 ERA) 1.0 IP

Cavallaro continued his success pitching out of the St. Lucie bullpen and now has a 2.82 ERA over his last ten appearances. He has allowed two runs or less in each of his last five starts. Hernandez has a 2.15 ERA over 16 appearances following the FSL All-Star break.

Columbia (46-67) 11, Greenville (49-67) 7  Box Score

• Ronny Mauricio SS: 3-for-5, R, HR, 4 RBI, .288/.325/.387
• Mark Vientos 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 K, .265/.313/.437
• Shervyen Newton 2B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, .217/.283/.341

The young trio of Mauricio, Vientos, and Newton led the Fireflies to a dominant eleven run offensive performance. Mauricio and Vientos, in particular, have been heating up this month, with the pair hitting .355/.344/.452 and .407/.467/.741, respectively, so far in August. Brian Sharp also homered in Friday’s game.

• RHP Christian James (3-8, 4.58 ERA) 3.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
• RHP Danny Hrbek (W, 3-0, 3.67 ERA) 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
• RHP Allan Winans (1-2, 2.57 ERA) 1.0 IP, 2 K

James has been solid at limiting runs at times this season, but his mediocre strikeout and walk numbers (28:24 K:BB ratio over his last 10 appearances) make it difficult to consistently shut down the opposition. Hrbek has 37 strikeouts in 27 innings in his first season with the Mets organization.

Brooklyn (30-22) 12, Connecticut (25-28) 1  Box Score

• Jake Mangum CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, K, .261/.350/.319
• Kennie Taylor RF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, .310/.333/.517
• Jose Mena C: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, .281/.324/.406

The Cyclones had a huge offensive game that was fueled by an outstanding 10-for-19 performance with runners in scoring position. Every player in the starting lineup had at least one hit in Friday’s game. Taylor has impressed in a limited sample with Brooklyn, with four of his nine hits going for extra bases. He was just a home run short of the cycle on Friday night.

• RHP Nate Jones (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 2.0 IP, 2 K,
• RHP Corey Gaconi (W, 3-1, 3.00 ERA) 4.0 IP, 3 H, BB, K

Jones made his return to the Cyclones rotation after suffering an injury during his Opening Night start for the Cyclones back in June. He would pitch two perfect innings in his second start of the season. Gaconi has walked just two batters in 24.0 innings pitched with Brooklyn.

Kingsport (24-26) 8, Bristol (23-26) 6  Box Score

• Brett Baty 3B: 2-for-4, R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, .188/.310/.406
• Francisco Alvarez C: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K, .309/.391/.420
• Jaylen Palmer SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B, K, .270/.342/.454

12 of Baty’s 18 hits with Kingsport have gone for extra bases as he continues to flash the impressive power that he was advertised to have. Alvarez has faced his first bit of adversity in professional baseball as he has gone hitless in each of his last three games. Palmer is hitting .389/.425/.639 through nine August games.

• RHP Jender De Jesus (W, 2-1, 4.35 ERA) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K

Five Kingsport pitchers combined to walk eight batters while only striking out six for the night. De Jesus has had four straight scoreless appearances.

GCL Mets (21-16) 10, GCL Cardinals (17-22) 2  Box Score

• Cesar Berbesi SS: 1-for-4, 2B, R, BB, K, .154/.267/.231
• William Lugo 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, K, .159/.276/.204
• Warren Saunders 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, RBI, .306/.354/.375

After dominating the Dominican Summer League, Berbesi earned mid-season stateside promotion and had his first extra-base hit in this game. Despite gaining some attention for his raw power in extended spring training, Lugo’s double was just his fifth extra-base hit of the season. The Mets offense was helped by six Cardinals errors in the game.

• RHP Jordan Humphreys (0-0, 4.50 ERA) 1.0 IP, K
• RHP Jordany Ventura (W, 2-1, 4.97 ERA) 5.0 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Mets pitchers combined to hold the Cardinals’ offense to just a single hit in the game. Humphreys made his second rehab appearance and his first since June 30.

DSL Cardinals Blue (34-17) 6, DSL Mets1 (27-25) 0  Box Score

• Freddy Valdez RF: 1-for-5, K, .268/.362/.411

Going just 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position doesn’t usually result in a productive offensive performance and it did not in Friday’s game, as the Mets were shut out.

• RHP Luis Silverio (L, 0-2, 10.95 ERA) 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, K

All five Mets pitchers struggled with their command in this one as the team combined to walk 11 batters while only striking out four.

DSL D-Backs2 (37-22) 5, DSL Mets2 (27-32) 0  Box Score

• Dyron Campos CF: 2-for-4, K, .300/.363/.381

Both DSL teams were shut out on Friday, although the Mets2 only had three at-bats with runners in scoring position as opposed to the 16 at-bats of the Mets1. Campos extended his hitting streak to 5 games.

• RHP Ronny Rincones (L. 1-1, 1.77 ERA) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Rincones, who is still just 17 years old, has a 46:17 K:BB ratio in 45.2 innings pitched this season.

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Good morning Mets fans!

Friday, the Mets defeated the Pirates 6-3. In possibly his last start as a Met, Zack Wheeler went 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and collected seven strikeouts. Wilson Ramos, Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and Todd Frazier all hit home runs to supply the offense.

Today, the Mets face the Pirates in the second game of their three-game series. Steven Matz will start against Trevor Williams. The game will be at 7:10 p.m. EST and can be seen on WPIX.

Latest Mets News

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets are “definitely” trading flame thrower Noah Syndergaard.

Prospect Cameron Planck has announced his retirement.

Anthony DiComo of MLB.Com takes a look at the Mercury Mets jerseys the Mets wore twenty years ago this weekend.

Mets third-round pick Matthew Allan is expected to make his debut with the GCL Mets, on Sunday, New York’s rookie minor-league affiliate.

Pete Alonso received his one-million-dollar check for winning the Home Run Derby, and donated ten percent of it as well.

Latest MLB News

The Cubs made a trade with the Giants for pitcher Derek Holland.

After suffering an unthinkable tragedy, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America shares how the Angels are rallying around each other to honor their late friend and teammate Tyler Skaggs. 

Kyle Glaser of Baseball America analyzes impact trades have on prospects making it to Major League Baseball.

David Luhnow of the Wall Street Journal writes about the influence Venezuela has had on Peru in regards to the sport of baseball.

Latest NL East News

Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is dealing with a left heel injury, causing him to miss the team’s series opener against the Phillies.

The Marlins made a change to their rotation, moving Trevor Richards to the bullpen.

Latest on MMO

Tim Ryder shares his thoughts on the tough decisions looming the Mets as the trade deadline approaches.

In the midst of Noah Syndergaard trade rumors, Ryan Finkelstein analyzed the potential teams that could land the flamethrower.

In the newest episode of the Greener Grass Mets, Charles St. Clair and Jayson Love share their thoughts on potential landing spots for some Mets players before the trade deadline.

This Date in Mets History

2017: The Mets traded their first baseman of seven years, Lucas Duda, to the Rays for reliever Drew Smith. 

Birthdays: Tom Goodwin (51)

Let’s go Mets!!

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Syracuse (50-49) 11, Toledo (44-55) 5   Box Score

• Danny Espinosa SS: 2-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .260/.345/.452
• Dilson Herrera 3B: 2-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K, .256/.344/.559
• Aaron Altherr LF: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, .245/.375/.453

The Mets hit five home runs in their offensive outburst, with Rene Rivera also homering and raising his OPS to .806. Herrera’s two homers gave him 21 on the season, tied for the highest among all Mets minor leaguers this season.

• RHP Corey Oswalt (W, 6-2, 3.69 ERA): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
• RHP Chris Flexen (4-2, 3.75 ERA): 1.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, K
• LHP Daniel Zamora (1-1, 5.60 ERA): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Oswalt, who has quietly had a solid season for Syracuse, had one of his better starts of the season on Saturday. While he gave up four runs, they were all unearned, and he struck out eight while walking none. Flexen pitched an inning as he continues to transition to his new bullpen role. Zamora is finally busting out of his slump, with four straight scoreless appearances.

Binghamton (49-46) 8, Akron (43-56) 2   Box Score

• Jason Krizan LF: 3-5, HR, RBI, .261/.344/.442
• Patrick Mazeika 1B: 2-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K, .256/.324/.462
• Luis Carpio SS: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, K, .248/.345/.349

The Rumble Ponies got a power surge in the fifth, blasting four home runs in the inning. Quinn Brodey also homered for Binghamton in the 14-hit attack. Five different Ponies collected multiple hits.

• LHP Kevin Smith (W, 1-0, 3.18 ERA): 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 4 BB, K
• RHP Ryder Ryan (2-1, 4.67 ERA): 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Matt Blackham (5-2, 2.72 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K

Smith, who impressed in St. Lucie with a 3.05 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 85.2 innings, had an okay Double-A debut, He allowed just three hits and two runs in 5.2 innings, although he did walk four and only strike out one. It will be interesting if he can keep his strikeout numbers up in the higher levels going forward. Blackham had another good outing, continuing his very good first full season in Binghamton.

Clearwater (51-46) 3, St. Lucie (52-46) 0   Box Score

• Matt Winaker RF: 2-3, .185/.278/.267
• Edgardo Fermin 1B: 1-3, 2B, .264/.293/.347

After an awful first three months, Winaker is starting to figure it out with a .318 average and .789 OPS in July. Overall he has still struggled in St. Lucie after posting an .803 OPS last year in Columbia.

• RHP Tylor Megill (L, 0-1, 5.40 ERA): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Carlos Hernandez (1-3, 5.07 ERA): 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta (3-2, 2.42 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Megill impressed in Columbia, posting a 2.61 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 31 innings, so this was his first start in High-A St. Lucie. It was a respectable but unspectacular debut, giving him something to build off of going forward. Hernandez threw three perfect innings; he’s been better lately with a 2.84 ERA in July.

Columbia (38-58) 6, Greenville (46-54) 3   Box Score

• Ronny Mauricio SS: 3-5, 2B, RBI, .280/.318/.382
• Shervyen Newton 2B: 0-5, 2 K, .219/.280/.342
• Mark Vientos 3B: 1-4, 2 RBI, .266/.312/.424

Mauricio recorded his second straight multi-hit game, although he has cooled down a little bit overall in the second half. After a brief hot stretch, fellow top infield prospect Newton has gone 0-for-hist-last-9. Vientos is the hottest of the trio right now, with a .972 OPS in July.

• RHP Daison Acosta (1-1, 2.51 ERA): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 4 BB, 5 K
• RHP Conner O’Neil(W, 1-0): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• RHP Danny Hrbek (1-0, 3.52 ERA): 1.2 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 4 K
• RHP Allan Winans (0-2, 3.12 ERA): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Coming off his best start this year, Acosta was more wild in Saturday’s start, but he still found a way to limit the damage. He has a 1.65 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 32.2 innings this year.

Brooklyn (20-14) 6, Connecticut (16-19) 1   Box Score

• Chandler Avant 2B: 2-6, 2B, RBI, 2 K, .300/.300/.400
• Wilmer Reyes SS: 2-6, HR, 3 RBI, K, .322/.333/.500

Avant is already 24 and has struggled at every level. Avant and Reyes both contributed to a four-run fifth inning, along with two bases loaded walks.

• RHP Matt Cleveland (W, 2-2, 3.97 ERA): 5.0 IP, 5 H, R, 0 ER, 2 BB, K
• LHP Andrew Edwards (0-1, 1.72 ERA): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• RHP Josh Hejka (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
• RHP Hunter Parsons (0-1, 18.00 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Cleveland recorded his second straight start with no earned runs allowed. Parsons’s second professional appearance went a lot better than his first, as for starters, he actually got an out this time.

Bristol (15-16) 3, Kingsport (14-17) 1   Box Score

• Wilfred Astudillo C: 1-3, HR, RBI, .259/.322/.389
• Brett Baty 3B: 0-3, K, .122/.217/.317

Astudillo, brother of the Twins’ Willians Astudillo, got back on track with a home run after two hitless games. Baty’s early struggles in Kingsport continued, as through 41 at-bats he has the lowest average on the team.

• RHP Michael Otanez (L, 2-2, 3.31 ERA): 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, ER, BB, 6 K
• RHP Brendan Hardy (0-1, 4.05 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Otanez has been a pleasant surprise after his struggles in the GCL last year. Particularly, his strikeout numbers have been impressive, with 44 in 32.2 innings. Seven innings was the longest start of his season.

GCL Cardinals (11-12) 3, GCL Mets (12-8) 0   Box Score

• Zach Ashford LF: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, .286/.394/.858
• Anderson Bohorquez 1B: 2-3, .314/.375/.400

After struggling in Brooklyn to start his pro career, Mets sixth-round pick Ashford has gotten off to a solid start in the GCL, as he hopes to make his way back up quickly. Bohorquez has also fared better in the GCL after he was underwhelming in his first seven games for Kingsport.

• RHP Josh Wolf (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Joander Suarez (0-0, 2.29 ERA): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 6 K
• RHP Robert Colina (2-2, 3.24 ERA): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Wolf, the Mets’ 2019 second-round pick, made his professional debut on Saturday. He threw one inning, allowing a double to his first batter but striking out two of the next three and escaping unscathed. Suarez was key in middle relief, providing scoreless frames. However Colina allowed three runs in the seventh, the only runs scored in the game as the Mets took the loss.

DSL Brewers (23-19) 6, DSL Mets2 (18-24) 5   Box Score

• Dyron Campos CF: 3-5, .341/.407/.439

The Mets2 were helped out by four wild pitches, a balk, and a hit by pitch, along with three hits by Campos. They rallied in the ninth, bringing in a fifth run on a sacrifice fly by Jan Carlos Osorio, but it fell short.

• RHP Ricardo Rodriguez (L, 2-2, 6.10 ERA): 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, BB, 4 K
• RHP Edward Sosa (0-2, 5.96 ERA): 2.0 IP, H, R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K
• LHP Daniel Juarez (0-1, 4.97 ERA): 2.1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Five errors hurt the pitching staff as three of the six runs were unearned. Juarez has been solid in seven games (five starts) outside of one blowup inflating his ERA.

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Good morning, Mets Fans!!

Today, Noah Syndergaard(6-4, 4.68 ERA) will look to turn his inconsistent season around as he’ll take on rookie Zac Gallen (0-1, 4.50 ERA). The game can be viewed on WPIX and 880 WCBS at 6:10 p.m.

The Mets kicked off the second half of the season by losing to the last-place Marlins. Todd Frazier contributed his 12th home run of the season, but little else went right for the 40-51 Mets. Jason Vargas had his worst start of the season, allowing six earned runs.

Brodie Van Wagenen addressed the media prior to yesterday’s game. He confirmed the team would trade away short-term pieces at the trade deadline while poking a little bit of fun at himself, saying “They came and got us”. He also reaffirmed that Mickey Callaway will remain as skipper for the remainder of the season and added that Jed Lowrie is currently sidelined with a new injury, this time a right calf strain.

Latest Mets News

The Mets released Matt Kemp and Arquimedes Caminero from Triple-A Syracuse.

Todd Frazier donated $50,000 to Toms River Field of Dreams. Fun Fact: Todd Frazier is from Toms Rivers. Bet you never knew that.

P.J. Conlon‘s rehab assignment has made the stop at Coney Island.

The Mets recalled Chris Mazza from Triple-A Syracuse and DFA’d Wilmer Font.

Former Met Kirk Nieuwenhuis announced that he has retired from professional baseball. Nieuwenhuis slashed .235/.309/.395 over four seasons with the Metropolitans.

The New York Post learned Dwight Gooden was arrested for cocaine possession in June. This marks the fourth time the former Mets star has been caught with the illegal substance.

The deadline to sign drafted amateur players came to close yesterday at 5 p.m EST. The Mets fared pretty well, inking 22 out of their 30 draftees to deals and finishing $23,830 dollars underneath the second tax penalty bracket. Check out the official MetsMinors.Net draft tracker here!

Latest MLB News

On an emotional night where the Angels honored their late teammate Tyler Skaggs, Taylor Cole and Felix Pena combined for nine hitless innings against the Seattle Mariners. In the first Angels home game since Skaggs’ passing, Cole and Pena, wearing No.45 in honor of Skaggs, combined for the 11th no-hitter in Angels history.

No words. #45 pic.twitter.com/MmytNT6cW4

— Eric Kay (@EKay2121) July 13, 2019

Nicholas Castellanos believed that he and the Tigers would agree to a contract extension in Spring Training, the outfielder told Chris McCosky of the Detriot News. 

Angels’ shortstop Zack Cozart will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery per GM Billy Eppler.

Five Thirty-Eight analyzed why MLB’s All-Stars shouldn’t be elected to the All-Star game.

The Astros have activated side-armer Joe Smith off the IL and moved star shortstop Carlos Correa to the 60-day IL.

Latest News in the NL East 

Pat Neshek‘s Phillies tenure may have come to a close as the to-be-free-agent reliever announced that his season could be ending prematurely due to a hamstring injury.

The Braves activated Anthony Swarzak off the IL.

Latest on MMO

Tim Ryder graded the Mets’ front office on their first half. Spoiler Alert: It’s not pretty.

Ryder also graded the Mets’ outfielders on their first-half performance.

Michael Mayer published MMO’s midseason update of their top-30 prospect list.

Jacob Resnick looked at the impact that Endy Chavez is having on some of the newest Mets’ farmhands.

Jayson Love‘s new podcast recapped what went wrong during the Mets’ first-half.

On this Date in Mets History

Birthdays: Mike Fitzgerald(60), Jack Aker (80)

Let’s Go Mets!

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Francisco Alvarez – Photo by Ed Delany, MMO

Syracuse (41-43) 7, Rochester (40-42) 6 Box Score

• CF Rajai Davis: 4-for-5, 2 Runs, .275/.333/.403
• 3B Ruben Tejada: 2-for-4, 2 Runs, RBI, BB, 2 K, .348/.429/.518
• LF Tim Tebow: 2-for-4, 2 Runs, HR, RBI, 2 K, .156/.233/.231

Ruben Tejada just keeps on raking. The Mets will keep finding him playing time especially now that Dilson Hererra has opted out. In all seriousness, the .518 slugging in weird to see. The Mets might have accidentally remained in the PCL. Tebow has had a tough season so last night was good to see.

• RHP Ervin Santana (1-2, 4.59 ERA): 4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Casey Coleman (1-7,, 5.85 ERA): 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, K
• RHP Ryley Gilliam (5-0, 5.65 ERA): 1 IP, H, BB, K
• RHP Tim Peterson (2-4, 2.15 ERA): 2 IP, BB, K

Santana continues to fashion as more of an innings eater in Syracuse. He’s been better than some of their other starters is not standing out. Gilliam has seen his walks go up in Syracuse but he is bound to figure it out. He had the stuff and makeup to start his professional career in Binghamton.

Erie (43-37) 5, Binghamton (40-40) 4 Box Score

• 2B Gavin Cecchini: 1-for-4, Run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .222/.313/.296
• SS Andres Gimenez: 0-for-4, RBI, 2 K, .230/.303/.337

Cecchini has been continuing his rehab. He should be able to find a spot in Syracuse if and when the Mets feel he is ready. It has really been a struggle for Gimenez though. He’s had his share of injuries this season and just has not found his swing yet. Perhaps some time off in the All-Star break is just what he needs.

• RHP Andrew Church (0-3, 6.86 ERA): 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 7 K
• LHP Blake Taylor (2-2, 2.36 ERA): 2.1 IP, 3 K
• RHP Adnois Uceta (3-2, 2.02 ERA): 1 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), BB, 2 K

Taylor was one of the pieces in the Ike Davis deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He’s actually been quite solid as a reliever. In his last 10 outings, he has gone 17 innings and has had 26 strikeouts to just three walks. In Binghamton, he has had 17 strikeouts to just two walks over 11 innings. It remains to be seen how his stuff has played up but it is a nice development nonetheless.

Charlotte (45-35) 9, St. Lucie (41-40) 3 Box Score

• LF Jacob Zanon: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, K, .256/.317/.384
• 1B Jeremy Vasquez: 2-for-4, RBI, .283/.364/.396

Zanon remains one of the most athletic guys on the field but his low contact and low power is a bad combination. Vasquez continues to show off a good eye at the plate but his lack of power at first base hinders him going forward.

• RHP Luc Rennie (5-5, 5.73 ERA): 3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• LHP Jake Simon (0-0, 2.87 ERA): 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
• RHP Marcel Renteria (0-2, 6.00 ERA): 1 IP, 2 H, BB, K
• RHP Joe Cavallaro (2-3, 4.88 ERA): 1 IP, H, K

Rennie has not been as good as last year, granted he is pitching in higher levels now. Simon has been in and out of the bullpen and rotation across multiple levels. Renteria has great stuff but is still working on harnessing it.

Greenville (38-45) 10, Columbia (30-49) 4 Box Score

• SS Ronny Mauricio: 2-for-5, Run, K, .284/.320/.373
• 3B Mark Vientos: 2-for-5, 2 Runs, RBI, .251/.301/.392
• LF Wagner Lagrange: 2-for-4, Run, HR, RBI, BB, .268/.310/.396

Vientos has been hitting .316 over his last 10 games. He is starting to get into a groove in this hitters valley of doom. Mauricio continues to keep pace with everyone. He’s making contact but is still trying to find the power stroke.

• RHP Christian James (2-7, 4.44 ERA): 2 IP, 4 H, 6 R (2 ER), 2 BB, K
• RHP Christian Tripp (0-0, 15.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, K
• RHP Danny Hrbek (1-0, 2.70 ERA): 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 K
• RHP Billy Oxford (0-2, 4.06 ERA): 2 IP, H, 2 K
• RHP Allan Winans (0-1, 3.44 ERA): 2 IP, 2 H, 3 K

James continues to struggle in a place where he should be thriving. The stuff just does not match the results. The stuff has also taken a step back from where it was. A lot of these other pitchers were college relievers whom the Mets added in the 2018 draft.

Brooklyn (10-7) 7, Hudson Valley (8-10) 4 Box Score

• CF Jake Mangum: 2-for-5, Run, RBI, .300/.300/.300
• 1B Joe Genord: 2-for-5, Run, HR, 5 RBI, K, .314/.373/.627

Mangum has had a solid first two games in Brooklyn. The speedy centerfielder should be able to thrive in Brooklyn and earn himself a late-season promotion to a higher level. He has a role as a pinch runner at the very least to any of the contending teams in the organization. Genord is putting up some video game numbers currently. The college slugger hit his fourth homer of the season, a three-run shot.

• RHP Daison Acosta (1-0, 0.98 ERA): 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K
• LHP Josh Walker (0-1, 7.50 ERA): 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Dan Goggin (0-0, 4.74 ERA): 1 IP

Acosta has been very good in this early part of the season. The righty has 25 strikeouts to just six walks in 18.1 innings this season. The lanky righty is still just 20 and has the frame to grow and add more velocity too. He’s definitely caught my eye early on.

Kingsport (7-7) 4, Bristol (6-8) 3 Box Score

• 3B Jaylen Palmer: 2-for-4, Run, .260/.367/.480
• DH Scott Ota: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, K, .256/.400/.487

Palmer was an athletic infielder the Mets drafted late in 2018. They went over to sign him and he also bulked up in the offseason. He’s a pretty interesting prospect going forward. Ota hit for a ton of power in college but his bat speed might not produce the same results. He did hit a walk-off single in the game though.

• RHP Ramon Guzman (1-0, 0.00 ERA): 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K
• LHP Jefferson Escorcha (1-0, 3.12 ERA): 2.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 K
• LHP Hector Rodriguez (1-0, 5.63 ERA): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K
• RHP Jared Biddy (1-0, 0.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, K

Guzman has posted 18 strikeouts as compared to just four walks over the course of 13.2 innings this season. The improvement of strikeouts is something to keep an eye on. Escorcha has jumped straight from the DSL so his progress might take some more time.

GCL Marlins (5-1) 10, GCL Mets (4-3) 2 Box Score

• DH Francisco Alvarez: 2-for-4, Run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .409/.519/.818

Genuinely have no idea why he is in the GCL. He is well ahead of Mauricio at this time last year and that is saying something. He broke the Mets record for the IFA bonus and it is pretty easy to see why. He will likely be in the top-10 of our midseason prospect list.

• RHP Robert Colina (1-2, 4.22 ERA): 2.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, K
• LHP Mitchell Senger (0-0, 16.20 ERA): 0.1 IP
• RHP Joshua Cornielly (2-2, 6.35 ERA): 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 K
• RHP Marcos Correa (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.1 IP, H, K
• RHP Adrian Aybar (0-0, 9.00 ERA): 1 IP, 3 H, ER, K

DSL Brewers2 (14-12) 3, DSL Mets2 (12-15) 1 Box Score

Omar De Los Santos: 1-for-3, .269/.382/.452

De Los Santos has been hot for the last few games. He’s an older signee but still has an athletic build.

• RHP Ricardo Rodriguez: 4 IP, 6 H, BB, 3 K

DSL Mets1 (15-9) 6, DSL Nats1 (5-19) 4 Box Score

RF Freddy Valdez: 0-for-4, 2 K, .272/.358/.446

Valdez is the main attraction here. The big right fielder has light tower power so he should be fun to watch more, hopefully as soon as next year in the GCL or Kingsport.

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