St. Lucie Mets @ Dunedin Blue Jays
May 22, 2015
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W: Whalen (2-2, 2.38
ERA); L: Labourt (1-3, 3.68 ERA); S: Smoker (1, 0.00 ERA)
The Highlights:
Pitchers
Robert Whalen – 5.2
IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3 SO, HBP, 10 GO: 3 FO
Robert Coles (H, 1,
3.50 ERA) – 0.1 IP, H, 1 IR – 0 S
Bobby Parnell (H, 1,
10.80 ERA) – 1 IP, BB, SO, 15 Pitches (8 Strikes), 1 GO: 1 FO
Josh Smoker – 2 IP,
2 SO
Batters
Champ Stuart – 1-4, R, BB, 3 SO
Michael Conforto – 1-3, 2B (10), BB
Matt Oberste – 1-3, BB, SO
Dominic Smith – 1-2, SO
Maikis De La Cruz – 2-4, 2B (6)
Amed Rosario – 2-3, R, BB, SO
Yeixon Ruiz – 1-4, SO
Recap
The
St. Lucie Mets got another great start from top-prospect Robert Whalen, and
Bobby Parnell added his first scoreless inning in over a month, as they evened
the series in Dunedin. Whalen has been very consistent so far in his
introduction to the FSL, with extreme groundball tendencies (58% groundball
rate on batted balls), and continued to have success that way Friday night.
After Parnell made it through a scoreless inning Indy league import Josh Smoker
came in for the final two innings to pick up his first save with St. Lucie,
consistently hitting 95-96 MPH with his fastball.
Michael
Conforto has slowed down his homerun pace in May, but the PSL Mets announcer
has called several doubles off the wall over the past few weeks, possibly
knocked down by wind coming in from RF at Tradition Field. The wind was blowing
out to RF last night in Dunedin (10 MPH out to RF at first pitch), but Conforto
could still only hit the ball off the
wall for a double in the 1st inning, because he hit his double off
of the LF wall. I cannot wait for the silly numbers he puts up with Las Vegas,
assuming he spends much time there.
The
Mets scored two runs in the top of the 3rd without picking up hit,
thanks to three walks and two wild pitches.
Whalen
would walk the first Dunedin batter of the game, and didn’t work a 1-2-3 inning
until the 5th, but he never allowed more than one base runner to
reach in an inning. He allowed a leadoff double to Dickie Joe Thon in the 3rd,
and then retired the next three batters on groundouts, with DJT coming home to
score to make it a 2-1 game. He would leave after allowing a two out single in
the 6th.
The
Mets added an insurance run in the top of the 7th inning on three
singles and a wild pitch. Amed Rosario led off with a single lined up the
middle, and then went to 3B on a single from Yeixon Ruiz. Rosario would come
home on a groundout from Adrian Abreu, giving the Mets a 3-1 lead. Champ Stuart
followed with a single, which put runners on the corners for Phil Evns, but he
would ground into an inning ending double play.
Parnell
worked around a one out walk in the 7th, you can check out full
details below. He and Vic Black left for Binghamton after the game to join up
with the B-Mets. Have patience with Parnell, because he may still have some set
backs before returning to the Mets.
The
series between these two continues Saturday night at 6:30 PM, with Kevin
McGowan scheduled to pitch for St. Lucie. The Mets top-3B prospect Jhoan Urena
had to leave the game in the middle of his first AB, right after popping a foul
ball down the RF line.
Parnell Coverage
7th inning
1)
Dawel Lugo flied out to RF (9/F)
a.
No call
2)
Derrick Loveless walked (BB)
a.
91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
b.
91 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-1
c.
90 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, outside
d.
91 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1, outside
e.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 4, inside
3)
Jorge Saez hit a groundout to 2B (43/G)
a.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, inside
b.
Breaking ball – swinging strike 1-1
*Loveless stole 2B on the pitch, ball was in the dirt and went to the back stop
*Loveless stole 2B on the pitch, ball was in the dirt and went to the back stop
c.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low
d.
Breaking ball
4)
Dickie Joe Thon struck out swinging (K/Sw)
a.
No call – called strike 0-1, inside corner
b.
Breaking ball – ball 1-1, bounced
c.
Changeup – called strike 1-2 “Good fade on it”
d.
No call – foul 1-2
e.
No call – swinging strike 3
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