Las Vegas (59-45) 14, Sacramento 2 Dillon Gee moved to 5-1 after pitching a complete game giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts. Threw just 99 pitches (69 strikes) and produced eleven ground ball outs, lowered his ERA to 5.44 in Vegas. Brandon Nimmo had a successful AAA debut going 1-2 with two walks, scored a run, and picked up his first RBI on a sac fly, he batted...
Fresno 12, Las Vegas (56-42) 4 Rough night for 51’s pitching with four pitchers combining to allow 19 baserunners while Scott Rice was the only Las Vegas arm to pitch a scoreless inning. Darin Gorski went 5 innings giving up seven runs on eight hits but did manage to strikeout eight. Chase Bradford and Zack Thornton each gave up one run, John Church gave up three on two homeruns. Jayce...
Las Vegas (56-41) 4, Fresno 0 Matthew Bowman made an absolutely amazing start when you consider all the circumstances, pitching at Cashman Field against Fresno who had scored 13 runs off him in their previous two meetings this year. Bowman went the distance pitching a complete game shutout allowing only two hits and three walks while striking out six. Bowman threw 114 pitches with 76 for...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas 9, Round Rock 3 Binghamton 4, New Britain 1 Charlotte 8, St.Lucie 5 Staten Island 2, Brooklyn 1 Johnson City 5, Kingsport 3 Minor League Notes Kevin Plawecki went 2-for-4 for Las Vegas, and is now hitting over .400 in his last 10 games, and has registered a multi-hit game six times during that time frame, and raised his batting average over 30 points....
No, I didn’t fall into a hole on my way back from the B-Mets series in New Britain last weekend. Although driving all those miles just to see them drop a three game series to a second division club, was a tad deflating. Friday night – a 4-0 loss with not much happening for the Mets. Saturday night – a heart-breaking 3-2 loss where the winning run scored for New Britain on a...
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” That’s a Chasen Bradford tweet I found as I searched to find something about the B-Mets’ relief pitcher. I was curious to know whether Bradford was talking about the cards he was dealt, a 35th round draft pick by the Mets in 2011, or just life’s cards folks are dealt in general. Whatever cards...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas defeated Iowa 9-4. Binghamton beat New Britain, 8-3. St. Lucie dropped Dunedin, 5-3. Savannah lost to Charleston, 4-2. Prospect Pipeline Zack Wheeler was back in action after missing a start due to inflammation of the AC Joint in his throwing shoulder. Wheeler looked a tad rusty from the get-go. He didn’t have great command over his pitches, and in fact,...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas got swept in a doubleheader with Iowa, 2-1 and 6-5 Binghamton dropped to New Britain, 9-3. St. Lucie dropped Dunedin, 5-3. Savannah dropped to Charleston, 2-0. Prospect Pipeline Zack Wheeler gets back on the hill this afternoon against the Iowa Cubs. The Mets top prospect is back on-track to pitch every five days beginning today for the Las Vegas 51s....
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas was washed out in Iowa. Binghamton dropped New Britain, 6-3. St. Lucie lost to Dunedin, 4-3. Savannah dropped to Charleston, 5-2. Prospect Pipeline Thanks to everyone who visited MetsMinors.net yesterday and made our launch a successful one. If you are interested in the Mets’ prospects, then MMN is for you. Check us out today! Rafael...
Louisville 5, Buffalo 4 By Sean Kenny After a great outing by Colin McHugh, the Bisons bullpen blew the lead in the eighth, and lost the game in the ninth by the score of 5-4. Colin McHugh had a phenomenal outing today, going six and two-third innings, allowing five hits, no runs, one walk and five strikeouts. Colin was throwing strikes, and throwing strikes will always leave a pitcher in a...
Following 2012, the Binghamton Mets will be but a distant memory, says the Ottawa Citizen. The Double-A club is being purchased by Beacon Sports Capital Partners and will move to Ottawa after calling Binghamton home since 1992. This however, does not mean the Mets would have a minor league baseball in Canada. With their contract expiring with Binghamton after 2012, the squad would likely join...
