Rochester (70-68) 5, Syracuse (73-65) 3   Box Score

• Brandon Nimmo DH: 0-3, BB, K, .200/.364/.343
• Jed Lowrie 2B: 0-4, RBI, K, .182/.250/.364
• Danny Espinosa SS: 2-4, HR, RBI, K, .254/.336/.439

Nimmo and Lowrie both made progress on their rehab assignments, with Lowrie playing seven innings at second base. Nimmo is nearly ready and could be activated any day now, now that the rosters will be expanding. Lowrie is a bit further away, but for now is still looking on track to return sometime in September.

Espinosa homered, Colton Plaia doubled home a run, and Lowrie drove in a run of his own with a groundout, but the Mets fell short, 5-3.

• RHP Chris Flexen (L, 5-3, 4.46 ERA): 1.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Eric Hanhold (3-3, 4.47 ERA): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Tim Peterson (2-6, 2.83 ERA): 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 4 K
• RHP Nick Rumbelow (0-0, 2.84 ERA): 1.2 IP, 5 H, R, 0 BB, 2 K

It was a rough end to the season for Flexen, who posted an 8.10 ERA in five August outings (four starts), allowing a .373 average. He posted a 4.46 ERA with Syracuse overall this season, allowing a .297 average being used as both a starter and reliever. His strikeouts were up though, with 92 in 78.2 innings, as he gained some velocity out of the bullpen. In his fourth appearance since joining the organization, Rumbelow had his shakiest outing yet.

Binghamton (66-72) 4, Hartford (72-65) 1   Box Score

• Luis Carpio SS: 2-4, RBI, .255/.342/.340
• Jeremy Vasquez 1B: 2-3, BB, .273/.351/.303
• David Thompson 3B: 1-4, 2B, K, .232/.306/.357

Carpio has gone 3-for-hist-last-5 after going 1-for-14. Vasquez is 9-for-33 with four walks in 10 games since joining Binghamton, but with only one extra base hit. Thompson had a really bad August and has endured a tough season overall as he’s struggled to rebound from injury.

• RHP Zach Lee (W, 5-1, 2.09 ERA): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 6 K
• RHP Joshua Torres (2-2, 7.45 ERA): 2.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, 3 K

The former top prospect Lee’s season has been flipped around since joining Binghamton. He posted a 2.09 ERA with a .208 opponents batting average in eight starts with the Rumble Ponies after struggling to the tune of a 6.99 ERA and .345 opponents batting average with Syracuse. Torres, still working to regain full strength after missing time due to injury, has allowed at least one run in four consecutive appearances.

Augusta (75-61) 5, Columbia (52-82) 4   Box Score

• Shervyen Newton SS: 2-4, 2 K, .205/.276/.327
• Mark Vientos 3B: 0-4, 2 K, .257/.302/.415
• Chandler Avant LF: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, .206/.271/.280

Hits have been hard to come by for Newton, he finished off the month of August with two singles. Vientos ended the month with a dry spell, but was still solid through July and August. Avant hit his third career home run and second of the season in the ninth inning, a two-run shot, but the Fireflies’ comeback attempt fell short as they lost 5-4.

• RHP Jose Butto (L, 4-10, 3.62 ERA): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, K
• RHP Danny Hrbek (4-0, 3.12 ERA): 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• LHP Connor Wollersheim (0-0, 1.50 ERA): 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 4 K

Limiting Butto to two innings a start had been a recent theme for the righty, who allowed more than one run for the first time since July 25.

Brooklyn (41-32) 11, Staten Island (40-34) 2   Box Score

• Robinson Cano 2B: 2-4, RBI, .500/.500/.750
• Brett Baty 3B: 0-3, BB, K, .200/.500/.400
• Joe Genord 1B: 2-2, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, BB, .201/.270/.392

Cano played his first game with Brooklyn as he nears a relatively quick return to the Mets. He recorded two hits including a double, and played seven innings at second base. According to Josh Finkelstein of MMO, Cano said that he plans to return to the Mets lineup on Tuesday after playing one more game for the Cyclones on Monday.

The Cyclones blew out the Yankees, propelled by a seven-run seventh inning. Genord capped a rough month with a big day, smashing two extra base hits including his ninth home run of the year.

• RHP Matt Allan (0-0, 9.00 ERA): 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
• RHP Dan Goggin (2-1, 2.81 ERA): 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 4 K
• RHP Mitch Ragan (W, 3-2, 3.09 ERA): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• RHP Reyson Santos (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Josh Hejka (1-0, 2.45 ERA): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Mets’ prized third-round pick Allan made his Brooklyn debut, allowing a run in each inning he pitched while striking out three and walking one. Between GCL and Brooklyn, he now has a 2.61 ERA with 14 strikeouts and five walks in 10.1 innings. Santos also made his Brooklyn debut, picking up where he left off with Kingsport with a scoreless inning. He has allowed just a .198 opponents average while striking out 30 in 23 innings this year.

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Syracuse (67-61) 2, Lehigh Valley (60-67) 1 Box Score

• CF Brandon Nimmo: 0-for-3, K | .167/.412/.167
• 3B Arismendy Alcantara: 0-for-2, R, SB(13), 2 BB, K | .304/.367/.529
• RF Travis Taijeron: 1-for-2, RBI(67) | .235/.365/.520

Alcantara was unable to extend his hitting streak to six games but still had a huge impact as he scored the first run of the game with a steal of home in the first inning. Taijeron did not start the game as he entered as part of a double switch with Daniel Zamora in the bottom of the sixth inning. In his first at-bat of the game, Taijeron drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single thru the left side of the infield to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Brandon Nimmo started in center-field for the second straight game and played four innings in the field before being removed from the game.

• RHP Drew Gagnon: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB | 6-4, 2.11 ERA, 1.10 WHIP
• LHP Daniel Zamora: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, Win | 2-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
• RHP Tyler Bashlor: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, Save(6) | 3-2, 3.60 ERA, 1.23 WHIP

Gagnon flirted with danger all game but was able to wiggle out of RISP opportunities in almost every inning he pitched, including a bases loaded, one out jam in the fifth inning. Amazingly, he would end up allowing only one run, despite ten base-runners reaching.

Bowie (70-58) 7, Binghamton (61-66) 6 Box Score

• 2B Gavin Cecchini: 2-for-5, R, HR(3), 2 RBI(21), 2 K | .239/.290/.326
• 1B Patrick Mazeika: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR(15), RBI(64), 2 BB | .253/.317/.443
• SS Luis Carpio: 3-for-5, R, 2 2B, RBI(20) | .259/.347/.352

The Rumble Ponies had eight hits on the day but could not get runners into scoring position. Michael Paez entered the game in the top fifth inning as part of a double switch and had an immediate impact with a solo home run to lead off the bottom half of the inning.

• RHP Tommy Wilson: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 K, 3 BB | 4-5, 4.96 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
• RHP Stephen Villines: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB | 1-1, 1.09 ERA, 1.06 WHIP
• RHP Joshua Torres: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB, Blown Save, Loss | 2-1, 7.77 ERA, 1.73 WHIP

Wilson really struggled with his command yesterday issuing three walks on the day, seven hits (including four extra base hits), and two HBP resulting in a run scoring in every inning he pitched. Despite the short outing by Wilson, the Rumble Ponies bullpen would not be taxed as Villines saved the day with his longest performance of the season. His three shut-out innings allowed the team to take the lead and put him in a position to earn his second win of the season but Torres could not hold the lead. After a tossing a perfect eighth inning, Torres allowed the tying run to score in the ninth inning on a solo home run and a game winning run via a squeeze bunt in the tenth.

Clearwater (63-65) 2, St. Lucie (67-59) 0 Box Score

• DH Carlos Cortes: 1-for-3, BB | .259/.335/.399

The St. Lucie offense made plenty of contact in the game but couldn’t find the gaps in the defense as they were limited to only four base hits.

• LHP Thomas Szapucki: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, Loss | 1-3, 3.25 ERA, 1.33 WHIP

Szapucki was superb in what ended up being a milestone start for him despite the loss. By completing the sixth inning, Szapucki registered his first quality start since July 1st, 2017 which was his final “healthy” start before his Tommy John Surgery.

Columbia (50-74) 6, Hickory (75-48) 5 Box Score

• SS Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-3, 2 R, K | .273/.313/.365
• CF Gerson Molina: 1-for-4, RBI(23), 3 K | .219/.308/.340
• C Hayden Senger: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI(36), 2 K | .244/.335/.364

Two big rallies in the sixth and ninth innings helped the Fireflies come back from a 5-1 deficit to defeat the second best team in the South Atlantic League. Mauricio kicked off the first rally with a two out single to right field which was followed up by singles from both Jose Miguel Medina and Chambers (scoring Mauricio). Senger would deliver the big blow in the sixth with a two RBI double to score Chambers and Medina and bring the team within one run. Senger also led the rally in the ninth inning with a one out single and would later score the tying run on a wild pitch. Molina would drive in the go ahead run for the team with an RBI single of his own a few batters later.

• RHP Bryce Hutchinson: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB | 4-7, 3.73 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
• RHP Danny Hrbek: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, Win | 4-0, 2.97 ERA, 1.329 WHIP

Hutchinson had his first bad start since re-entering the Fireflies rotation full-time as he allowed five doubles and a home run resulting in five runs scoring. The offense would bail him out though making reliever Danny Hrbek the beneficiary of the comeback as he shut down the Hickory offense to earn his fourth win of the season.

(SS-A) New York/Pennsylvania League All-Star Game Box Score

• SS Wilmer Reyes: 0-for-1, R, BB, K
• 1B Joe Genord: 0-for-2
• RHP Garrison Bryant: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
• RHP Matt Cleveland: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, Win
• RHP Mitch Ragan: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Kingsport (30-31) 16, Greenville (23-36) 12 Box Score

• DH Francisco Alvarez: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI(11), 2 BB, 2 K | .291/.395/.400
• C Andres Regnault: 3-for-7, 2 R, 2B, 5 RBI(40), 2 K | .280/.311/.487
• 2B Gregory Guerrero: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR(6), 4 RBI(23), BB, 2 K | .233/.330/.395

The Mets overcame a 10-4 deficit with a huge eight run rally in the top of the seventh inning to give the team the lead and the win. As a group, the Kingsport offense collected twenty-two hits, drew seven walks, and was 11-for-26 with runners in scoring position.

• LHP Christofer Dominguez: 0.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 K, 1 BB | 3-3, 5.13 ERA, 1.36 WHIP
• RHP Jender De Jesus: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 K, 0 BB, Win | 4-1, 3.62 ERA, 1.43 WHIP

Dominguez had himself a start he’ll want to forget as he allowed five runs to score without recording a single out. De Jesus would come in to save the day though tossing four plus inning of one hit ball while striking out five along the way. With the win, Kingsport is now half a game out of a playoff spot in the Appalachian League.

GCL Mets (26-22) 13, GCL Marlins (26-19) 4 Box Score

• CF Kenedy Corona: 2-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI(18), K | .303/.394/.485
• LF Zach Ashford: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI(21), BB, K | .298/.414/.446
• 3B Nic Gaddis: 3-for-4, 3 R, RBI(9), BB | .230/.355/.377

The GCL offense was quiet for the first five innings of the game before exploding for ten runs in the sixth thru eighth innings to take the lead and the win. Corona has been red-hot once again with four multi-hit performances in the last five games including two home runs and seven RBIs.

• RHP Liam McCall: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB, Win | 3-0, 3.76 ERA, 1.25 WHIP

Starter Adrian Aybar allowed three runs in his three innings of work before giving way to McCall who was nails once again for the team earning his third victory of the season. Since his 0.2 IP, 4 ER performance on July 15th, McCall has held opponents to a .224 AVG/.573 OPS. With the win, the GCL Mets pull within 1.5 games of the Marlins for first place in the GCL East Standings.

DSL Brewers (35-34) 6, DSL Mets2 (31-37) 1 Box Score

• LF Moises Gonzalez: 2-for-4, R | .284/.363/.376

It was a quiet day for the DSL Mets2 offense as they could only muster one run on five hits. They had chances to score more runs but the team was a collective 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

• RHP Ronny Rincones: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB | 1-1, 2.44 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
• RHP Eiker Huizi: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, Loss | 5-4, 4.60 ERA, 1.60 WHIP

Rincones bounced back from his worst start of the season to toss three innings of shut-out ball in his fourth start for the DSL2 team.

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Columbus (23-16) 14, Syracuse (23-17) 3 Box Score

• C Rene Rivera: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR (3), 2 RBI(5), K | .282/.350/.451
• CF Gregor Blanco: 2-for-4, RBI (9), SB(7), K | .250/.331/.385
• 3B Dilson Herrera: 2-for-4, 2B, K | .268/.355/.536

It was a career best day for Rene Rivera offensively in this one as he tied his career high with four hits in a game. It was the first time he’s accomplished the feat since June 30, 2013 as a member of the Padres Triple-A team.

• RHP Zach Lee: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 K, 1 BB, Loss | 2-1, 5.87 ERA, 1.75 WHIP
• RHP Corey Taylor: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB | 2-0, 2.16 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
• LHP P.J. Conlon: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB | 1-0, 4.15 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
• RHP Stephen Villines: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB | 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.07 WHIP

The Columbus Clippers jumped all over Zach Lee right from the start of the game scoring five runs in the first inning on six singles and a sacrifice fly. After that, Lee was solid the next four innings allowing only two hits while striking out five, however, he would get into some trouble in the sixth inning after allowing a single and double to open the frame.

Taylor would enter the game at this point but he allowed both inherited runners to score and allowed an earned run of his own. With the game well out of hand, Conlon would attempt to save the bullpen and chew up some innings but he needed 56 pitches to get through two plus innings of work. He would need Villines to finish things off after back to back walks and an error by Dilson Herrera allowed a run to score and put runners on first and second.

Trenton (23-14) 6, Binghamton (21-15) 2 Box Score

• 1B Patrick Mazeika: 0-for-4, 3 K | .259/.333/.440
• CF Braxton Lee: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI (18), BB | .314/.390/.429
• C Ali Sanchez: 1-for-3, RBI (12), BB | .239/.295/.273

There was no offense in this game for the Rumble Ponies as they only managed two hits the entire night. This game also saw Patrick Mazeika’s 15 game hitting streak come to an end.

• RHP Chris Mazza:  5.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, Loss | 0-3, 3.89 ERA, 1.33 WHIP
• RHP Joe Zanghi:  1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 3 BB | 2-0, 0.47 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
• RHP Joshua Torres:  1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB | 1-0, 7.71 ERA, 1.80 WHIP

The Trenton Thunder jumped on Mazza immediately scoring two runs on four straight hits in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead. They would add two more runs in the bottom of the fourth on a bases loaded single but the rally would stop there as Patrick Mazeika caught the batter trying to advance to second base on the throw home. Zanghi would enter the game in the sixth inning and, while he struggled with his command, he was able to extend his scoreless innings streak to 10.2 IP.

St. Lucie (20-19) 2, Fort Myers (25-15) 1 Box Score

• 3B Luis Carpio: 2-for-4, R, 2 2B | .330/.396/.426
• 2B Carlos Cortes: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (18) | .248/.309/.400
• C Nick Meyer: 1-for-4, K | .260/.313/.325

Both teams struggled offensively with the score being stuck at 1-1 from the top of the 2nd inning until extra innings. In the top of the tenth, with Matt Winaker as the extra innings runner at second base, Carlos Cortes would line a double into right field to give St. Lucie the lead and the win.

• LHP Kevan Smith:  6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB | 3-2, 2.63 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
• RHP Marcel Renteria: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB | 0-1, 9.88 ERA, 2.12 WHIP
• RHP Joe Cavallaro: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB, Win | 1-1, 8.00 ERA, 1.89 WHIP

Smith allowed a solo home run to Minnesota Twins top prospect Royce Lewis in the bottom of the first but was nails after that tossing six solid innings of work. Cavallaro was a hero out of the pen tossing three no-hit innings including the bottom of the tenth with the automatic runner on second base to earn his first win of the season.

Rome (20-21) 11, Columbia (15-26) 3 Box Score

• C Juan Uriarte: 3-for-3, R, HR (2), 2 RBI(6) | .167/.193/.274
• CF Hansel Moreno: 0-for-3, R, BB, K | .190/.267/.388
• DH Wagner Lagrange: 1-for-4, K | .258/.317/.366

Juan Uriarte provided most of the offense for the Fireflies tonight with a two run home run in the top of the fifth inning to pull the team within one run at the time. Outside of Uriarte, only Brian Sharp and Lagrange registered hits on the night.

• RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, Loss | 0-6, 7.24 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
• RHP Alec Kisena: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 K, 1 BB | 0-1, 5.84 ERA, 1.70 WHIP
• RHP Jose Moreno: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB | 2-0, 2.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
• RHP Tylor Megill: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB | 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP

Woods-Richarson’s recent struggles continued last night as he allowed five earned runs to score for the fourth straight start in a row. He struggled with the command of his fastball for most of the game though it did reach 94 mph. Tylor Megill was a bright spot for the Fireflies bullpen as the recently promoted right hander struck out five of the nine batters he faced giving him eight in four innings pitched so far since his call-up on May 13th.

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Mexican Pacific League Playoffs (LMP)

Yaquis de Obregon 3 – 1 Venados de Mazatlan [Obregon Leads 2-0]
Naranjeros de Hermosillo 6 – 5 Caneros de Los Mochis [Series Tied 1-1]
Charros de Jalisco 7 – 5 Tomateros de Culiacan [Series Tied 1-1]

Venezuelan Winter League Playoffs (LVBP)

No Games Scheduled

Dominican Winter League Round Robin (LIDOM)

Toros del Este 5 – 1 Tigres del Licey
Estrellas Orientales 4 – 1 Leones del Escogido

• RHP Matt Pobereyko: 1.0 IP, Hold(2)

Pobereyko continues to show that he’s ready for the jump to (AAA) as he completed his fourth straight scoreless playoff appearance of the Round Robin stage. He was brought into the game in the bottom of the seventh inning and generated weak contact from all three players he faced. Wilkin Castillo led off the inning with a pop out to second base followed by ground outs up the middle by both Jimmy Paredes and Cesar Puello.

Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico League Round Robin (LBPRC)

Indios de Mayaguez 5 – 4 Cangrejeros de Santurce

• C Tomas Nido: 1-for-3
• RHP Joshua Torres: 1.0 IP, Save(1)

Nido’s defensive prowess was on full display today for the Indios de Mayaguez as he made excellent plays on a pair of inning ending double plays. In the top of the first inning with the bases loaded and only one out, Jan Hernandez hit a soft grounder back to the pitcher who toss it to Nido for the force out at home. Nido stretched to get the out, stepped up, and fired a rocket to first base to get the out at first base as well to end the inning.  After scoring two runs in the seventh inning, Nido would be needed again as the Cangrejeros would load the bases up again with only one out. A sacrifice fly attempt to center field by A.J. Gimenez would be foiled as Jay Gonzalez threw a strike from center field to Nido who applied a quick stretch tag to get the out at home as well.

Joshua Torres continued his recent stretch of strong performances as he converted his fourth save in four straight appearances giving him a league leading total of eleven for the season.

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Mexican Pacific League (LMP)

Yaquis de Obregon – Aguilas de Mexicali [Postponed due to Rain]
Naranjeros de Hermosillo 6 – 5 Tomateros de Culiacan
Venados de Mazatlan 5 – 3 Charros de Jalisco
Caneros de Los Mochis 4 – 2 Mayos de Navojoa

Venezuelan Winter League (LVBP)

Leones del Caracas 5 – 4 Cardenales de Lara
Navegantes del Magallanes 7 – 4 Caribes de Anzoategui
Tigres de Aragua 7 – 0 Bravos de Margarita
Tiburones de la Guaira 2 – 1 Aguilas de Zulia

Dominican Winter League (LIDOM)

Leones del Escogido 7 – 3 Estrellas Orientales
Toros del Este 3 – 2 Gigantes del Cibao
Tigres del Licey 7 – 4 Aguilas Cibaenas

• CF Juan Lagares: 1-for-3, R, 3B

After only getting four innings of work on Wednesday, Lagares was surprisingly back in the line-up for the third day in a row. In the bottom of the second inning, Lagares turned on a first pitch fastball sending it to deep center field for what looked like a home run. After replay review though, it was determined that the ball actually bounced off the top portion of the yellow line and bounced back into play thus limiting Lagares to a triple. He would eventually score two pitches later on an RBI single by Guillermo Heredia.

Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico League (LBPRC)

Cangrejeros de Santurce 4 – 1 Criollos de Caguas
Indios de Mayaguez 8 – 0 Gigantes de Carolina

• RHP Joshua Torres: 1.0 IP
  

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Mexican Pacific League (LMP)

Mayos de Navojoa 5 – 4 Yaquis de Obregon
Venados de Mazatlan 6 – 2 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
Tomateros de Culiacan 3 – 2 Aguilas de Mexicali
Charros de Jalisco 8 – 6 Caneros de Los Mochis

Venezuelan Winter League (LVBP)

Leones del Caracas 8 – 1 Tiburones de La Guaira
Tigres de Aragua 4 – 0 Aguilas de Zulia
Navegantes de Magallanes 6 – 1 Cardenales de Lara
Caribes de Anzoategui 7 – 2 Bravos de Margarita
Caribes de Anzoategui 9 – 2 Bravos de Margarita

Dominican Winter League (LIDOM)

Leones del Escogido 4 – 3 Gigantes del Cibao

• 1B Joey Terdoslavich: 0-for-3, BB

Tigres del Licey 10 – 7 Aguilas Cibaenas

• RHP Nabil Crismatt: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 8 K

Crismatt had his change-up dancing in this game but poor defensive play by the Tigres bit him once again. In the first inning, a throwing error allowed Victor Robles to reach base followed by single Guillermo Heredia. Crismatt would get the next batter to strike out but a passed ball allowed both runners to advance to second and third and to subsequently score on a two RBI single by Wilin Rosario.

From there, Crismatt was superb as he struck out six of the next nine batters he faced, getting the other three batters to ground out. Despite a 7-2 lead for the Tigres, Crismatt would not stick around long enough to qualify for the win as he got himself into trouble in the fifth inning with runners on first and second. With one out and Robles at the plate again, Crismatt fell behind in the count and threw a fastball in the outer half of the zone that Robles took the other way for an RBI single with the runner on first advancing to third base. He would get the second out but could not get the final one as Ronny Rodriguez would cut the lead down to 7-4 with an RBI single of his own to end Crismatt’s day.

Toros del Este 4 – 3 Estrellas Orientales

• RHP Jenrry Mejia: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 4 K
• RHP Tim Peterson: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 K, Blown Save(3), Win (1-1)

Making his first start since being re-activated from his shin injury, Jenrry Mejia was superb on the mound tossing four innings of work and only allowing one hit, a weak flare over the shortstop, to Junior Lake in the fourth inning. Mejia seems to be gaining some confidence down in the LIDOM as he was much “looser” with his delivery and with his demeanor on the mound. At one point, he was even spotted dancing a bit when he didn’t get a strike on a close call on the corner of the zone. Mejia used his slider quite a bit in this game and it was very effective generating three of the four strikeouts on the pitch.

With the Toros leading 2-0, Tim Peterson was called on to pitch the eighth inning. Unfortunately, for the first time in over a month, he was not sharp. He allowed line-drive singles up the middle to two of the first three batters he faced putting runners on first and second with one out for San Diego’s top prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. After falling behind him in the count 2-0, Peterson left a fastball out over the plate and Tatis crushed it over the left field wall for a three run home run to blow the save situation and give the Estrellas the 3-2 lead. Peterson would finish the inning and actually get himself the win thanks to a two run double by Abraham Almonte in the bottom half of the inning to give the Toros the lead back and the win.

Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico League (LBPRC)

Criollos de Caguas 2 – 0 Gigantes de Carolina
Gigantes de Carolina 6 – 4 Criollos de Caguas
Indios de Mayaguez 1 – 0 Cangrejeros de Santurce
Indios de Mayaguez 3 – 2 Cangrejeros de Santurce

• RHP Joshua Torres: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(2)

Torres nailed down his second save in as many opportunities, but, his grip on the job may be in trouble as he struggled once again to put batters away in the ninth. In addition, right hander Colby Blueberg nailed down a clean save in the first game of the doubleheader.

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