Mets Minor League Daily – August 30, 2014

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Minor Games

Scheduled starters and start times, game notes, and results as they come in

Las Vegas 51s 80-62

Yesterday: L 9-6 (Astromets Mind)

Today: Off

Binghamton Mets 83-56

Rainy Lara (6-4, 4.25 ERA) @ Jack Snodgrass (11-6, 3.66 ERA)

@Richmond (76-63) at 6:05 PM ET

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 2-1 (Richmond)

Game notes

Today: L 7-6, Lara (4.31 ERA) – 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 SO, 96 Pitches (63 Strikes), 4 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

CF – Brandon Nimmo – 1-5, R, SO

2B – T.J. Rivera – 1-4, R, HBP, SO

3B – Brian Burgamy – 2-4, R, BB, SO

1B – Jayce Boyd – 0-3

RF – Travis Taijeron – 3-4, 2 R, 2B (30), 2 RBI (64), BB

LF – Dustin Lawley – 2-5, RBI (69), SO

C – Juan Centeno – 1-4, SO, 2 GIDP

SS – Wilfredo Tovar – 1-4

PH/CF – Darrell Ceciliani – 1-1, R, RBI (54), HBP

Bullpen:

Hansel Robles (4.35 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 SO, 2 GO

Dario Alvarez (H, 2, 0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Randy Fontanez (BS, 1)(L, 0-1, 4.83 ERA) – 0.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (2 ER), BB, 1 GO

St. Lucie Mets 75-61

Corey Littrell (0-2, 4.39 ERA) @ Kevin McGowan (3-5, 5.30 ERA)

vs. Palm Beach (75-62) at 6:30 PM ET

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 3-1 (St. Lucie, Palm Beach)

Playoffs: Their very slim chances of getting in could be gone by the end of the day.

Today: L 11-5 F/12, McGowan (5.06 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 6 SO, 6 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

LF – Maikis De La Cruz – 3-5, R, BB, SO

2B – L.J. Mazzilli – 2-6, 2 R, 2B (19), RBI (32), SO, GIDP

1B – Jairo Perez – 3-6, R, RBI (50), SO, GIDP

DH – Jared King – 2-6, 2B (10), 2 RBI (27), 2 SO, GIDP

C – Cam Maron – 1-5, GIDP

3B – Phillip Evans – 2-4, R, BB, SO

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 1-5, 2 SO

RF – Eudy Pina – 0-3, SO

CF – Gilbert Gomez – 1-5, 2 SO, CS

Bullpen:

Julian Hilario (BS, 1, 5.79 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, SO, HR, HBP, 3 GO: 1 FO

Ryan Fraser (3.43 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, 5 GO, 2 IR – 0 S

T.J. Chism (L, 0-4, 4.07 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, 2 R, BB, 3 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Robert Coles (4.62 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 3 SO, HBP, 1 GO, 2 IR – 2 S

Savannah Sand Gnats 84-49

Logan Taylor (1-3, 2.89 ERA) @ Steve Janas (2-6, 4.71 ERA)

@Rome (54-83) at 7:00 PM ET

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 6-5 (Astromets Mind)

Today: L 4-3, Taylor (2.77 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 SO, HBP, 8 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

2B – Yeixon Ruiz – 0-4

CF – Champ Stuart – 0-4, SO

1B – Dominic Smith – 0-2, R, 2 BB

DH – Matt Oberste – 0-4

RF – Victor Cruzado – 0-3, R, BB, SO

3B – Jorge Rivero – 2-4, SO

LF – Patrick Biondi – 0-4, SO

C – Jeff Glenn – 0-4, 4 SO

SS – Luis Guillorme – 1-3, R, BB

Bullpen:

John Mincone (L, 2-3, 4.61 ERA) – 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, 2 SO, 4 GO: 2 FO

Brooklyn Cyclones 40-33

Marcos Molina (7-2, 1.56 ERA) @ Robert Kahana (0-3, 4.60 ERA)

vs. Tri-City (45-28) at 7:00 PM ET

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 3-2 (Brooklyn, Tri-City)

Game notes

Playoffs: They hold a small 1 game lead in the NYPL Wild Card race, and Connecticut has an elimination number of 3 and the head-to-head advantage in wins.

Today: L 3-2, Molina (L, 7-3, 1.77 ERA) – 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, BB, 10 SO, 2 HR, 2 HBP, 7 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

DH – John Mora – 1-4, R

SS – Amed Rosario – 3-4, 2 2B (11)

LF – Michael Conforto – 1-4, R, HR (3), RBI (19), SO, GIDP

3B – Jhoan Urena – 1-3, 2B (19), BB

C – Adrian Abreu – 0-4, 2 SO

1B – Pedro Perez – 0-4, SO

RF – Michael Bernal – 0-3, BB, 2 SO

CF – Tucker Tharp – 0-4, SO

2B – Anthony Chavez – 0-2

Bullpen:

Mike Hepple (1.93 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 1 GO: 2 FO

Kingsport Mets 34-34

Yesterday: W 5-2

Today: Season over. They finished 3^rd in their division, sticking around in the race until the final week.

GCL Mets 33-27

Season Over. They finished 2^nd in their division, sticking around in the race until the final week.

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