Mets Minor League Daily – May 9, 2015

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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.

            Lynn Worthy says Michael Conforto will be coming to Binghamton soon.

            Renaldo Dorsett says Champ Stuart is returning to the form that had him off to a hot start this year.

            John DeMarzo wrote a piece about T.J. Rivera, who has just kept hitting since returning from a hamstring injury that knocked him out a few weeks.

Minor Games

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

Las Vegas 51s 20-9

Duane Below (2-1, 1.42 ERA) @ Daniel McCutchen (0-1, 3.65 ERA)

@El Paso (18-11) at 9:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 10-6

Game notes

Today: W 11-4, Below (1.56 ERA) – 4.2 IP, 6 H, R, BB, 4 SO, 87 Pitches (59 Strikes), 7 GO

Lineup

2B – Daniel Muno – 2-5

CF – Darrell Ceciliani – 2-5, 2 R, 2B (6), HR (5), RBI (14), SO

SS – Matt Reynolds – 0-4, R, BB, 2 SO

RF – Eric Campbell – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SO

3B – Alex Castellanos – 2-5, 3 R, RBI (25)

1B – Brooks Conrad – 1-4, 2 R, HR (1), 5 RBI (10), BB, SO

LF – Brandon Allen – 3-4, R, 2B (6), HR (3), 3 RBI (16), SO

C – Nelfi Zapata – 0-4, 2 SO

P – Duane Below – 1-3, 2 SO

Bullpen:

John Church (W, 2-1, 4.08 ERA) – 2.1 IP, H, R, BB, 3 SO, 4 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Jack Leathersich (1.80 ERA) – 1 IP, H, BB, 3 SO
Chase Bradford (1.20 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 GO

Binghamton Mets 17-11

Michael Fulmer (0-0, 5.40 ERA) @ Cody Anderson (2-2, 1.44 ERA)

@Akron (12-16) at 6:35 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 4-3 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton)

Game notes

Today: W 5-4, Fulmer (W, 1-0, 3.60 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, R, 2 BB, 4 SO, HBP, 95 Pitches (60 Strikes), 3 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

LF – Jared King – 1-5, 2B (7)

CF – Brandon Nimmo – 1-5, R

2B – T.J. Rivera – 0-4, SO

DH – Jayce Boyd – 1-4, R

SS – Josh Rodriguez – 0-2, R, 2 BB, SO

3B – Dustin Lawley – 1-4, R, 2B (10), 2 RBI (13), SO

C – Xorge Carrillo – 2-3, R, BB

1B – Aderlin Rodriguez – 2-4, 3B (1), 2 RBI (13), SO

RF – Eudy Pina – 1-4, 2 SO

Bullpen:

Adam Kolarek (6.46 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 SO, 3 GO

Matt Koch (4.23 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 2 GO

Paul Sewald (1.62 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, BB, 1 GO
Jon Velasquez (S, 7, 3.12 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 FO, 2 IR – 0 S

St. Lucie Mets 13-16

Kevin McGowan (1-2, 6.20 ERA) @ Jacob Faria (4-1, 2.03 ERA)

@Charlotte (19-10) at 6:30 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 4-1 (St. Lucie)

Today: L 5-2, McGowan (6.58 ERA) – 5.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 3 SO, 7 GO: 5 FO

Lineup

CF – Yeixon Ruiz – 4-4, R, 2B (1)

2B – Jeff McNeil – 0-3, RBI (10), SAC

LF – Michael Conforto – 0-3, RBI (22), SF, SO

DH – Matt Oberste – 0-4, 2 SO

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

1B – Dominic Smith – 1-4, SO

SS – Amed Rosario – 0-4, SO

3B – Jhoan Urena – 0-2, BB, SO

C – Adrian Abreu – 1-3, R, SO

Bullpen:

Jake Kuebler (0.00 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 1 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 0 S
Akeel Morris (2.51 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 SO, 1 GO

Savannah Sand Gnats 11-16

Josh Prevost (0-4, 6.38 ERA) @ Brett Martin (2-0, 2.33 ERA)

@Hickory (19-8) at 6:00 PM

Boxscore

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

Today: L 5-4 F/17, Prevost (5.40 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, R, 3 SO, HBP, 9 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

CF – Patrick Biondi – 1-7, 4 SO

SS – Jean Rodriguez – 3-7, 2 2B (4), RBI (14), SB (3), 2 SO

DH – Stefan Sabol – 1-6, BB, SB (3), SO

1B – Jon Leroux – 1-7, RBI (16), BB, 3 SO

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 2-8, R, 3 SO

3B – Eudor Garcia – 0-7, 5 SO

C – Tomas Nido – 3-7, R, 2 SO

2B – Jonathan Johnson – 2-7, RBI (3), 2 SO

LF – Vicente Lupo – 1-3, RBI (7)

Bullpen:

Alberto Baldonado (2.76 ERA) – 2 IP, H, 2 R, BB, 2 SO, HR, 2 GO: 1 FO

Josh Smoker (7.94 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Darwin Frias (2.25 ERA) – 3 IP, H, BB, 4 SO, 1 GO: 3 FO

David Roseboom (0.51 ERA) – 2.2 IP, BB, 2 SO, 5 GO: 2 FO

Jimmy Duff (2.16 ERA) – 1.1 IP, SO, 2 GO: 1 FO
Jon Leroux (L, 0-1, 27.00 ERA) – 0.1 IP, K, HR

Minors MVP of the Day – 4-hit games aren't common, and Yeixon Ruiz had twice as many hit as the rest of the St. Lucie lineup. Great job filling in for Champ Stuart, both in the field and at the top of the order.

Minors Cy of the Day – Some good starts tonight, but Josh Prevost lasted the longest, and issued no walks. He hasn't had a high K-rate with Savannah (18.5% is slightly below average), but another start without a walk lowers his BB-rate to 4.6%, which is well above average. Combine that with his well above average groundball rate (60+% of balls in play go for groundballs), thanks to a very nice sinker, and you have a good recipe for success.

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