Mets Minor League Daily – May 25, 2015

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Updated throughout the day and night

Minor News

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            I reviewed the top players in the Mets farm system from last week here.

            Lynn Worthy says David Cooper’s comeback starts in Binghamton.

            

Minor Games

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

Las Vegas 51s 27-17

Josh Roenicke (2-0, 3.68 ERA) @ Duane Below (3-2, 2.51 ERA)

vs. Colorado Springs (16-26) at 10:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 2-0 (Oklahoma City)

Game notes

Today: W 9-2, Below (W, 4-2, 2.18 ERA) – 9 IP, 7 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 SO, 97 Pitches (72 Strikes), 15 GO: 6 FO

Lineup

SS – Matt Reynolds – 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B (16), CS

2B – T.J. Rivera – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (2), 2 RBI (4), HBP, SO

1B – Brooks Conrad – 2-4, 3 R, BB, SO

C – Johnny Monell – 2-3, 2B (3), 4 RBI (19), SO

CF – Alex Castellanos – 1-3, 2B (12), 2 RBI (31), 2 SO

LF – Brandon Allen – 2-3, R, HR (5), RBI (21), BB

RF – Travis Taijeron – 0-3, BB, 2 SO

3B – Wilfredo Tovar – 0-4, SO

P – Duane Below – 0-3, R, HBP, SO

Full recap

Binghamton Mets 24-19

Cody Anderson (2-2, 1.93 ERA) @ Rainy Lara (3-1, 3.41 ERA)

vs. Akron (19-24) at 1:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 4-2 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton)

Game notes

Today: L 6-1, Lara (L, 3-2, 3.57 ERA) – 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R (3 ER), 7 SO, HR, 92 Pitches (68 Strikes), 2 GO: 5 FO

Lineup

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 1-4, SO

LF – Jared King – 1-4, GIDP

DH – Jayce Boyd – 1-4

1B – David Cooper – 0-4, 2 SO

3B – Dustin Lawley – 0-3, R, BB

C – Xorge Carrillo – 1-4, 2B (5), 2 SO

2B – Jairo Perez – 2-4, RBI (5)

RF – Eudy Pina – 0-3, BB, GIDP

CF – Gilbert Gomez – 0-3, SO

Bullpen:

Vic Black (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Julian Hilario (13.50 ERA) – 1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, SO, HR

Dario Alvarez (5.40 ERA) – 1 IP, HBP, 2 GO: 1 FO

Full recap

St. Lucie Mets 21-23

Yesterday: W 7-4

Today: Off

Savannah Sand Gnats 19-24

Zach Jemiola (5-3, 2.66 ERA) @ Corey Oswalt

vs. Asheville (18-25) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 5-1 (Astromets Mind, Savannah)

Today: L 5-3, Oswalt (L, 3-1, 4.23 ERA) – 6.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R (2 ER), BB, 5 SO, 92 Pitches (64 Strikes), 5 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

2B – John Johnson – 1-4, R, HBP, 2 SO

SS – Luis Guillorme – 2-5

DH – Jean Rodriguez – 1-4, R

3B – Eudor Garcia – 2-4, R, 3B (1), 2 RBI (9)

1B – Stefan Sabol – 1-2, 2 BB, SB (5), CS

RF – John Mora – 0-3, RBI (22), SF

C – Tomas Nido – 1-4, SO

LF – Vicente Lupo – 2-4, 2B (7), 2 SO

CF – Patrick Biondi – 0-4, SO

Bullpen:

Alberto Baldonado (2.31 ERA) – 2.2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, SO, 3 GO: 3 FO

The Sand Gnats lost a back-and-forth affair in the opener of a 3-game set against Asheville on Memorial Day. Corey Oswalt treated Asheville like the Tourists they are, allowing 11 hits, although he stayed stingy by giving out 9 singles. Asheville jumped on him for a run on 3 straight singles to start the game, which was the start of a long night working from the stretch for Oswalt. His only clean inning was the 4^th, but he had limited the damage to two runs through 6 innings. Savannah had tied the game up in the bottom of the 3^rd, and then taken a 3-2 lead in the 5^th, but they struggled with RISP (3-12 for the game), and left 8 men on base. The top of the lineup got the 3^rd inning started with consecutive singles, and then advanced to 2B and 3B on a groundout. Eudor Garcia would line a single back up the middle to bring home Johnson, but the Gnats chose not to send Guillorme with only one out. Stefan Sabol followed with a strikeout, one of the worst possible outcomes, and then the threat ended on a pop out to 3B. Vicente Lupo doubled and reached 3B in the 4^th, but for the third time in two games, the Gnats couldn’t get him home on a double. After J.C. Rodriguez led off the 5^th with a single, Eudor drove him in with a triple pulled down the RF line, and then came around to score for the lead. Poor defensive execution did Oswalt and the Gnats in during the top of the 7^th, as they botched consecutive sac bunt play, with Oswalt throwing the second one away, which allowed a run to score.

Minors MVP of the Day – Matt Reynolds had a 3-hit, 2-double day, which hopefully signals the end of the slump he's been in the past two weeks.

Minors Cy of the Day – Duane Below pitched his second straight CG in the PCL. He once again needed less than 100 pitches. What is going on Duane Below?

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