Mets Minor League Daily – May 19, 2015

All your Mets minors needs in one place

Updated throughout the day and night

Minor News

If you have any link tips, suggest them to @Astromets31 on twitter and I’ll add them in.

            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            ICYMI, Astromets Mind looked at the top performances from the Mets minor league farm system last week.

            For those with a BP sub, Jeff Moore did a prospect reevaluation of Dominic Smith.

Minor Games

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

Las Vegas 51s 25-14

Duane Below (2-2, 3.47 ERA) @ Forrest Snow (1-3, 3.29 ERA)

@Tacoma (17-22) at 2:35 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 5-4 (Astromets Mind)

Game notes

Today: W 2-0, Below (3-2, 2.51 ERA) – 9 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 SO, 98 Pitches (67 Strikes), 12 GO: 9 FO

Lineup

3B – Daniel Muno – 1-3, BB

2B – T.J. Rivera – 1-4, R

SS – Matt Reynolds – 1-4, 2B (14)

DH – Brooks Conrad – 0-4

LF – Alex Castellanos – 1-4, 2B (11), RBI (26), 2 SO

1B – Brandon Allen – 0-2, SO

RF – Travis Taijeron – 2-3, R, HR (7), RBI (20), SO

CF – Cory Vaughn – 0-3, SO, GIDP

C – Dan Rohlfing – 1-3, 2B (4)

Full recap

Binghamton Mets 21-16

Rainy Lara (3-1, 2.51 ERA) @ Paolo Espino (0-3, 4.22 ERA)

@Harrisburg (15-21) at 6:30 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: Off

Game notes

Today: W 7-6, Lara (3.41 ERA) – 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, SO, HR, 54 Pitches (39 Strikes), 1 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 2-5, 2 R, 2B (8), HR (3), 2 RBI (17), GIDP

CF – Jared King – 1-4, BB, SO

2B – Josh Rodriguez – 1-3 R, RBI (25), SF, SO

LF – Jayce Boyd – 2-4, R, 2B (14), SO, GIDP

1B – David Cooper – 1-3, 2 RBI (3), BB

3B – Dustin Lawley – 0-4, SO, GIDP

C – Xorge Carrillo – 1-3, R, HR (3), BB

RF – Eudy Pina – 1-4, R, 2B (3), 2 SO

PH – Aderlin Rodriguez – 1-1, R, 2B (4), RBI (18)

Bullpen:

Matt Koch (3.86 ERA) – 3 IP, H, 2 SO, 3 GO: 3 FO

Chase Huchingson (W, 2-2, 7.11 ERA) – 1 IP, H, R, BB, HR, 2 GO: 1 FO

Beck Wheeler (H, 1, 8.00 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 1 FO

Adam Kolarek (H, 3, 4.50 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 GO

Paul Sewald (S, 6, 1.74 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), BB, SO, 2 GO: 1 FO


Full recap

St. Lucie Mets17-21

Miller Diaz (1-2, 3.00 ERA) @ Trey Nielsen (3-3, 3.52 ERA)

@Palm Beach (19-19) at 6:35 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 4-1 (St. Lucie, Palm Beach)

Today: L 3-0, Diaz (L, 1-3, 3.06 ERA) – 5.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, 5 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

CF – Champ Stuart – 0-5, 3 SO

2B – Jeff McNeil – 0-5, SO

LF – Michael Conforto – 2-4, SO

DH – Matt Oberste – 1-4

1B – Dominic Smith – 1-4, 2B (6)

RF – Maikis De La Cruz – 0-3, BB, 3 SO

SS – Amed Rosario – 1-4

3B – Jhoan Urena – 1-3, BB, SO

C – Jeff Glenn – 1-3, 2B (1), BB, SO

Bullpen:

Kyle Regnault (2.89 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, 4 SO, 1 IR – 0 S

Robert Coles (3.57 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Miller Diaz worked his way in and out of trouble against Palm Beach, until he couldn’t get out of the 6^th, and the Cardinals surged ahead 2-0. Diaz had allowed multiple base runners in 4 of the first 5 innings, but kept making the big pitch when he needed it, until the 6^th. After the first two batters reached on a walk and single, they were sac bunted over to 2B and 3B, and then scored on a Carson Kelly single. Kyle Regnault would bailed Diaz out of the inning with back-to-back strikeouts, preventing further damage, but one run would’ve been enough against the Mets Tuesday night. St. Lucie had a few chances, but most of them came about with two outs in the inning. They did have one golden opportunity to take the lead in the 4^th, as they loaded the bases with nobody out, but then Glenn struck out, followed by groundouts from Stuart and McNeil. Looking at the bright side, Dominic Smith had his fifth double since 5/12, Michael Conforto added a pair of hits, and Kyle Regnault continues to look like a great Indy-league pickup - throws low 90's heat from the left side with a curve.

Savannah Sand Gnats 14-22

Matt Gage (2-1, 3.82 ERA) @ Corey Oswalt (3-0, 4.98 ERA)

vs. Augusta (17-19) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 4-3 (Savannah)

Today: W 4-0, Oswalt (4.46 ERA) – 4 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

SS – Luis Guillorme – 0-4, R, SB (4)

2B – Jean Rodriguez – 1-3, RBI (16), BB, SO, CS

LF – John Mora – 1-4, R, SO

1B – Stefan Sabol – 0-4, SO

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 2-4, 2 SO

3B – Eudor Garcia – 3-4, R, 2B (5), RBI (4)

C – Tomas Nido – 1-4, R, SO

DH – Vicente Lupo – 0-1, 2 BB, SO

CF – Patrick Biondi – 1-3, SO, GIDP, CS

Bullpen:

Paul Paez (W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) – 3 IP, H, BB, 2 SO, 1 GO: 2 FO

Alberto Baldonado (S, 2, 2.25 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 SO, 3 GO

Corey Oswalt was having one of his best SAL outings against Augusta Tuesday night, but then the rains came with two outs in the bottom of the 4^th, and these two teams would have to wait 2 hours and 25 minutes to resume play. Even though there were two new pitchers out there when play resumed, the pitchers duel would continue until the 7^th, when Savannah broke through and took a 3-run lead. Eudor Garcia led off with his 5^th double of the year on a line drive to RF. He’d advance to 3B on a single from Tomas Nido, and then a Lupo walk would load the bases. Garcia came home on a groundout from Biondi that followed, but Augusta was able to turn two on the play. Savannah would pick up their second run of the inning when Luis Guillorme reached on a throwing error to keep the inning going. Guillorme then stole 2B and came home to score on a J.C. Rodriguez RBI single. Eudor would pick up his third hit of the game in the 8^th to knock in John Mora from 2B – Mora had led off with a single.

Minors MVP of the Day – Gavin Cecchini picked up two extra base hits, including his third homerun of the year, so he edges Eudor Garcia for the daily award, but great stuff from Eudor too!

Minors Cy of the Day – Duane Below did something that people have nicknamed 'The Maddux' (CG SO with less than 100 pitches), when that happens, you win Cy of the Day.

OSIRIS discovers balancing rock on Comet 67P, http://t.co/J9RPXXffO6 pic.twitter.com/woMeEp7VVF

— Astronomy Magazine (@AstronomyMag) May 18, 2015