Mets Minor League Daily – June 19, 2015

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Minor News

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            Check out yesterday’s results here, the initial Cyclone roster here, and the updated Gavin Cecchini error page here.

            Jacob Resnick looked at Tyler Badamo, who makes the start in the opener for Brooklyn tonight.

            Michael Conforto and Steven Matz made this week’s BA Prospect Hot Sheet.

Minor Games

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

Las Vegas 51s 38-30

Matthew Bowman (3-8, 6.34 ERA) @ Mike Hauschild (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

@Fresno (41-26) at 10:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 11-4 (Astromets Mind, Fresno)

Game notes

Today: W 11-5, Bowman (W, 4-8, 6.19 ERA) – 7.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 97 Pitches (59 Strikes), 11 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

2B – Daniel Muno – 4-5, 3 R, RBI (13)

DH – Matt Reynolds – 1-5, R, SO

C – Johnny Monell – 3-5, 2 R, 2B (11), HR (5), 4 RBI (34)

LF – Alex Castellanos – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (22)

CF – Kirk Nieuwenhuis – 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR (3), 6 RBI (8)

3B – T.J. Rivera – 0-5, 3 SO

1B – Brandon Allen – 2-5, SO

RF – Travis Taijeron – 1-5, R, 2B (7), 3 SO

SS – Wilfredo Tovar – 0-4

Bullpen:

Chase Huchingson (0.00 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, R (0 ER), 2 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO, 2 IR – 2 S

Full post-game

Binghamton Mets 35-30

Robert Gsellman (1-2, 5.06 ERA) @ John Anderson (1-3, 5.25 ERA)

@New Hampshire (35-30) at 7:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 7-1 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton, Portland)

Game notes

Today: L 3-2, Gsellman (L, 1-3, 4.70 ERA) – 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 97 Pitches (57 Strikes), 9 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 0-4

2B – L.J. Mazzilli – 0-3, BB, SO

LF – Michael Conforto – 2-4, R, 3B (2), SO

1B – Brock Peterson – 1-4, R, RBI (15)

CF – Brandon Nimmo – 1-4

C – Xorge Carrillo – 0-3, GIDP

3B – Dustin Lawley – 1-2, RBI (18), BB, SB (8), CS

DH – Jared King – 0-3, SO

RF – Eudy Pina – 1-3, SB (8)

Bullpen:

Dario Alvarez (4.43 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 SO, 1 GO

Full post-game

St. Lucie Mets 34-33

Yesterday: L 9-8 (St. Lucie, Clearwater)

Today: Off

Savannah Sand Gnats 36-31

Corey Oswalt (3-3, 4.60 ERA) @ Matt Gage (3-3, 4.99 ERA)

@Augusta (33-33) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 3-2

Game notes

Today: W 6-4, Oswalt (W, 4-3, 4.30 ERA) – 6.1 IP, 6 H, R, 2 BB, 2 SO, HR, 9 GO: 6 FO

Lineup

2B – Jonathan Johnson – 0-4, BB, SO

SS – Luis Guillorme – 3-4, R, 2 RBI (30), BB, SB (7)

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 2-5, 2 SO

Eudor Garcia – 3-5, R, HR (4), 2 RBI (23), SO

C – Tomas Nido – 0-4, R, BB, 2 SO

CF – John Mora – 1-5, 2 SO

DH – Jean Rodriguez – 1-4, 2 R, BB, SO

LF – Vicente Lupo – 1-4, 2B (9), 2 RBI (14), BB, SB (1), 3 SO

1B – Adrian Abreu – 2-4, R, 2B (1), BB, SO

Bullpen:

Edioglis Villasmil (H, 1, 20.25 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, BB, SO, 2 GO, 3 IR – 0 S

Alberto Baldonado (1.65 ERA) – 0 IP, 3 H, 1 IR – 1 S

David Roseboom (S, 7, 1.19 ERA) – BB, 2 GO, 3 IR – 0 S

Post-game recap: The Gnats come into this weekend in control of their destiny with respect to the first half division title, which clinches a spot in the postseason. They’re tied with Greenville, and have a 7-0 record against the Drive this year, so even if they finish tied, Savannah should have the advantage. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second when Lupo double home Nido (walk) and JC (single) – it was only Nido’s seventh walk of the season. They’d extend the lead to 5-0 with a run in each of the next 3 innings. In the 3^rd, Guillorme led off with an infield single, and then came around to score on consecutive singles fro Becerra and Eudor. Abreu stroked a two out double into RF in the 4^th inning, and then Guillorme singled him in two batters later. Eudor led off the 5^th with a blast to RF, and got some positive reviews for his hitting from a BP contributor (among other things) in attendance – he’s doubled his 2014 HR total in 50 fewer PA, although his K and BB rates have gone the wrong direction so far. Meanwhile, Oswalt worked around a leadoff error from Guillorme in the 1^st – despite the error, he got a positive review too – and then didn’t allow more than one base runner in an inning until the 7^th. Andrew Cain struck for the first Augusta run leading off the 5^th when he launched a blast to LF. Oswalt retired the first batter, but the next three would reach on a double, E5, and a single to RF, so Villasmil was brought into a bases loaded situation. He’d respond by inducing an inning ending double play, but then couldn’t replicate that success in the 8^th. He’d allow a run on two hits in the frame before being replaced by Baldonado with a runner on 1B (who would score). Baldonado allowed 3 straight singles to load the bases, so manager Jose Leger went to the BOOM, as it was already known that the Drive had won. For the second straight inning a Sand Gnats pitcher came into a bases loaded situation, and for a second straight inning that pitcher worked out of it. Roseboom allowed a walk in the 9^th, but kept things scoreless, as he has now done in 21 of 23 appearances this year.

Brooklyn Cyclones

Tyler Badamo @ Derek Callahan

@Staten Island at 7:00 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: Today is the season opener

Game notes

Today: W 3-2, Badamo (3.00 ERA) – 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, HR, 83 Pitches (50 Strikes), 8 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

LF – Enmanuel Zabala – 1-4, R, 2 BB, 2 SO

2B – Vinny Sienna – 1-4, BB, SAC

1B – Michael Katz – 0-4, R, 2 B, 2 SO

RF – Michael Bernal – 1-5, RBI (1), BB, 3 SO

DH – Zach Mathieu -1-5, 2B (1), 2 SO

3B – Pedro Perez – 1-5, R, 2B (1), SO

C – Jose Garcia – 1-4, BB, SO

CF – Tucker Tharp – 2-5, 2B (1), RBI (1), SB (1), 2 SO

SS – Alfredo Reyes – 0-5, 3 SO

Bullpen:

Carlos Valdez (0.00 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 3 GO: 1 FO

Alex Palsha (0.00 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, 2 SO, 3 GO

Gaither Bumgardner (W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, H, BB, 2 SO, 3 FO

Full recap

Minors MVP of the Day – As if you had any doubts, Kirk Nieuwenhuis can crush PCL pitching. He got hot for the Mets down the stretch in 2014 after spending some time with the 51s mid-season, so perhaps the same magic can be caught this year.

Minors Cy of the Day – Tyler Badamo was very good in the opener for Brooklyn, retiring 12 straight between the two hits he allowed.

Chandra Flashback of the Day – Phoenix Cluster Sets Record Pace at Forming Stars http://t.co/Q9sBQONk0E #astronomy pic.twitter.com/tBa6ZXArjR

— Chandra Observatory (@chandraxray) June 16, 2015