Mets Minor League Daily – August 29, 2015

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            ICYMI, Gavin Cecchini was named the EL rookie of the year, and former Mets prospect Michael Fulmer was named the EL pitcher of the year.

Mets Affiliates Games

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

New York Mets 71-57

Joe Kelly (7-6, 5.18 ERA) @ Jacob deGrom (12-6, 2.29 ERA)

vs. Boston (59-69) at 4:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 6-4 F/10

Game notes

Today: L 3-1, deGrom (L 12-7, 2.32 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 10 SO, 109 Pitches (74 Strikes), 7 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

RF – Curtis Granderson 2-4, 2B (28), SO, GIDP

CF – Yoenis Cespedes – 0-3, BB

1B – Daniel Murphy – 0-4, SO

C – Travis d’Arnaud – 0-3, BB

2B – Kelly Johnson – 1-4, R, SO

3B – Juan Uribe – 2-4, 2B (13), RBI (36)

LF – Michael Conforto – 0-2, BB

SS – Wilmer Flores – 0-3, GIDP

SP – Jacob deGrom – 0-2

Bullpen:

Hansel Robles (3.80 ERA) – 1 IP, H, R, 2 SO, HR,

Eric O’Flaherty (7.62 ERA) – 1 IP, H, BB, 2 SO, 1 GO

Bartolo Colon (4.65 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 SO, 1 GO

Las Vegas 51s 74-60

Matthew Bowman (7-15, 5.40 ERA) @ Chi Chi Gonzalez

@Round Rock (72-62) at 7:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 4-1 (Astromets Mind, Round Rock)

Game notes

Today: L 4-1, Bowman (L, 7-16, 5.43 ERA) – 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 BB, HR, 96 Pitches (60 Strikes), 11 GO: 6 FO

Lineup

CF – Eric Young – 1-2, 2 BB, SB (3), CS

2B – Dilson Herrera – 1-3, SAC, SO

3B – Eric Campbell – 1-4, 2 SO

DH – Kirk Nieuwenhuis – 2-3, R, BB

C – Johnny Monell – 0-4, SO

1B – Brooks Conrad – 0-3, HBP, SO

LF – Travis Taijeron – 0-4, GIDP

SS – Matt Reynolds – 0-3

RF – Brandon Nimmo – 2-3, SO, 2 CS

Bullpen:

Zack Thornton (3.61 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 1 GO

John Church (4.09 ERA) – 0.2 IP, H, SO, 1 GO

Dario Alvarez (0.90 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 IR – 0 S

Full post-game recap

Binghamton Mets 72-59

Conner Greene (2-0, 4.50 ERA) @ Rainy Lara (7-5, 3.60 ERA)

vs. New Hampshire (63-66) at 7:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 1-0 F/11 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton, New Hampshire)

Game notes

Today: W 8-5, Lara (3.53 ERA) – 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 7 SO, HR, 97 Pitches (69 Strikes), 3 GO: 7 FO

Lineup

2B – L.J. Mazzilli – 2-4, R, 3B (2), BB

SS – T.J. Rivera – 2-5, R, SO

3B – Josh Rodriguez – 1-3, 2 R, 2B (24), 2 BB, SO

1B – Brock Peterson – 3-5, R, 2B (17), 3 RBI (48)

DH – Vince Belnome – 1-5, RBI (12), 2 SO, GIDP

CF – Joe Benson – 0-4, RBI (20), 2 SO

LF – Jonathan Galvez – 2-4, R, SB (2), SO

C – Xorge Carrillo – 2-4

RF – Jared King – 1-3, 2B (14), RBI (46), SF, SO

Bullpen:

Josh Smoker (H, 6, 2.37 ERA) – 1 IP, H, R, Bb, SO, 1 GO

Jon Velasquez (S, 18, 1.77 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 SO, 1 GO

Full post-game recap

St. Lucie Mets 65-65

Luke Weaver (8-5, 1.66 ERA) @ Logan Taylor (7-8, 3.87 ERA)

vs. Palm Beach (73-57) at 6:30 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 5-2 (St. Lucie)

Today: W 3-2, Taylor (3.86 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 SO, 6 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

RF – Victor Cruzado – 2-5, R, 2B (18), SO PR – Champ Stuart – R

SS – Jeff McNeil – 1-4, RBI (39), SAC

DH – Matt Oberste – 2-4, 3B (6), RBI (59), BB

1B – Dominic Smith – 2-3, RBI (79), BB

LF – Stefan Sabol – 0-4, SO

3B – Phillip Evans – 0-3, BB

2B – Yeixon Ruiz – 2-3, 2B (7), SAC, SO

CF – Maikis De La Cruz – 0-3, SAC, SO

C – Colton Plaia – 1-3, R, BB

Bullpen:

Mike Hepple (2.28 ERA) – 2 IP, H, BB, SO, 1 GO: 2 FO

Kyle Regnault (W, 4-4, 1.98 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

@stluciemets RBI single to RF by @JeffMcNeil805 to put St Lucie up 1-0 over the @GoPBCardinals pic.twitter.com/aYfe1Zwbls

— Ed Delany (@ed880) August 30, 2015

@stluciemets @MattOberste The game winner! pic.twitter.com/f8lMK8lJUj

— Ed Delany (@ed880) August 30, 2015

Savannah Sand Gnats 78-49

Michael Sanots (0-1, 3.03 ERA) @ Martires Arias (6-5, 2.55 ERA)

vs. Augusta (62-66) at 6:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 6-4 (Savannah, Asheville)

Game notes

Today: W 2-0, Arias (W, 7-5, 2.43 ERA) – 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 SO, 1 GO: 6 FO

Lineup

CF – Patrick Biondi – 0-3, SO

2B – Jonathan Johnson – 0-2, BB

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 2-3, RBI (58)

3B – Eudor Garcia – 0-3

DH – Michael Katz – 0-3, 2 SO

SS – Jean Rodriguez – 1-2, R, 2B (15), SO

1B – Tyler Moore – 0-2

LF – Vicente Lupo – 1-2, SB (4), SO

C – Natanael Ramos – 1-2, R, SO, CS

Brooklyn Cyclones 30-35

Travis Seabrooke (3-6, 4.66 ERA) @ Tyler Badamo (3-6, 3.36 ERA)

vs. Aberdeen (34-32) at 6:00 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 5-2 (Aberdeen)

Game notes

Today: W 10-2, Badamo (W, 4-6, 3.21 ERA) – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 SO, 73 Pitches (46 Strikes – 11 Swinging), 11 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

SS – Alfredo Reyes – 1-5, SO

2B – Vinny Siena – 3-4, R, CS 2B – Will Fulmer – 0-1, SO

DH – David Thompson – 0-3, RBI (21), SF, GIDP PH/DH – Enmanuel Zabala – 0-1, SO

RF – Jeffrey Diehl – 2-3, 2 R, BB

1B – Zach Mathieu – 3-4, 2 R, 2B (14), HR (3)

CF – Desmond Lindsay – 0-3, R, BB, SO

C – Brandon Brosher – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (7), 2 RBI (17), SO

LF – Pedro Perez – 2-3, R, 2B (2), RBI (10), HBP, SO

3B – Branden Kaupe – 2-4, R, RBI (6), SO

Bullpen:

Nicco Blank (S, 1, 2.60 ERA) – 3 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 GO: 1 FO

Table 1 – Badamo pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Total	17	6	12	13	8	17	73
Strikes	9	5	9	10	6	7	46
Swinging*	1	0	4	4	1	1	11

*15.1% Swinging strike rate

Kingsport Mets 37-27

Merandy Gonzalez (1-2, 2.79 ERA) @ Miles Nordgren (1-2, 2.35 ERA)

@Kingsport (37-27) at 6:00 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 9-6 F/10 Clinched a playoff spot!

Today: W 5-2, Gonzalez (W, 2-2, 2.82 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, 91 Pitches (55 Strikes), 6 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

RF – Jose Figuera – 0-4, BB, SO, GIDP

2B – Dale Burdick – 2-5, R, 3B (1), SO

1B – Luis Ortega – 1-4, R, RBI (22), BB, 2 SO

C – Darryl Knight – 1-4, R, 2B (3), HBP

3B – Gregory Valencia – 2-5, R, 2B (4), 2 RBI (10), SO

CF – Ivan Wilson – 0-3, R, BB, 2 SO

DH – Ali Sanchez – 0-4, SO

LF – Arnaldo Berrios – 1-3, 2B (8), 2 RBI (27), BB

SS – Leon Canelon – 2-4, 2B (4)

Bullpen:

Harol Gonzalez (4.96 ERA) – 3 IP, H, 4 SO, 2 GO: 2 FO

Table 2 – Merandy pitch stats by inning, per iscorecast

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Total	17	15	10	31	9	9	91
Strikes	10	11	3	18	6	7	55
Swinging*	1	5	0	3	1	1	11

*12.1% Swinging strike rate

GCL Mets 27-32

@GCL Nationals (24-34) at 9:00 AM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 5-2

Today: Cancelled (Wet Grounds)

Minors MVP of the Day – Zach Mathieu.

Minors Cy of the Day – Tyler Badamo.

NASA picks next New Horizons destination http://t.co/d8kj8Rhaan pic.twitter.com/PJTpzx1SLz

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) August 29, 2015