Mets Minor League Daily – August 4, 2015

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Minor News

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            Check out yesterday’s results here. I attempted to answer whether Matt Reynolds has taken a step backwards this year here.

            Bartt Davis of the Las Vegas Review-Journal says Brandon Nimmo found ways to work on his game in Wyoming.

            The Mets are sticking with the Sand Gnats franchise, but the franchise’s owners are moving the club to Columbia, SC next year, and they announced a name today: The Columbia Fireflies.

Minor Games

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

New York Mets 56-50

Jon Niese (5-9, 3.63 ERA) @ Brad Hand (1-2, 5.12 ERA)

@Miami (43-63) at 7:10 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 12-1

Game notes

Today: W 5-1, Niese (W, 6-9, 3.51 ERA) – 7 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 6 SO, HBP, 100 Pitches (64 Strikes), 10 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

RF – Curtis Granderson – 1-4, 2B (21), RBI (41), BB, 3 SO

LF – Yoenis Cespedes – 1-5

3B – Juan Uribe – 1-5, 2 SO

1B – Lucas Duda – 2-5, R, SO

C – Travis d’Arnaud – 1-4, R, BB

2B – Wilmer Flores – 1-4, R, 2B (17)

SS – Ruben Tejada – 2-4, RBI (20)

SP – Jon Niese – 1-3, SO PH – Eric Capbell – 1-1, R, RBI (19)

CF – Juan Lagares – 1-4, R, 3B (5), 2 RBI (28)

Bullpen:

Tyler Clippard (2.49 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 1 GO

Jeurys Familia (2.06 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, HBP, 1 GO

Las Vegas 51s 61-49

Chien-Ming Wang (1-2, 6.55 ERA) @ Darin Gorski (8-8, 5.02 ERA)

vs. Tacoma (53-57) at 10:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 7-2

Game notes

Today: W 5-2, Gorski (4.97 ERA) – 4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 SO, 100 Pitches (60 Strikes), 4 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

2B – Dilson Herrera – 2-4, R, 2B (19)

CF – Darrell Ceciliani – 2-4, SO

C – Johnny Monell – 1-4, R, RBI (43)

DH – Zach Lutz – 0-3, R, BB

LF – Brandon Allen – 2-4, 2 R, 3B (2), HR (12), 3 RBI (56)

1B – Brooks Conrad – 0-4

RF – Brandon Nimmo – 2-4, SB (3)

3B – Daniel Muno – 0-4, SO

SS – Wilfredo Tovar – 1-3, CS

Bullpen:

Chasen Bradford (W, 5-2, 3.83 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 2 BB, 2 SO, 3 GO: 2 FO, 3 IR – 0 S

Zach Thornton (H, 8, 3.54 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 GO

Dario Alvarez (H, 1, 0.00 ERA) – 0.1 IP, SO

Vic Black (S, 1, 7.56 ERA) – 1 IP, H, BB, 2 SO, 1 FO

Binghamton Mets 59-48

Sean Bierman @ Tyler Pill

vs. Bowie (61-46) at 6:35 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: Off

Game notes

Today: W 8-2, Pill (W, 1-0, 1.69) – 5.1 IP, 5 H, R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 99 Pitches (57 Strikes), 4 GO: 7 FO

Lineup

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 1-5, R, SO

2B – L.J. Mazzilli – 0-5, R, 2 SO

3B – Josh Rodriguez – 2-4, 2 R, HR (17), 4 RBI (66), SO

1B – Brock Peterson – 1-3, 2B (12), RBI (38), BB

DH – T.J. Rivera – 0-4, SO, GIDP

CF – Joe Benson – 1-3, BB

LF – Jonathan Galvez – 2-4, 2 R, HR (1), RBI (7), SO

C – Xorge Carrillo – 0-3, BB, SO

RF – Jared King – 2-3, 2 R, HR (4), 2 RBI (38), BB, SO

Bullpen:

Jeff Walters (1.59 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 H, R, SO, 1 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Beck Wheeler (4.14 ERA) – 2 IP, BB, 3 GO: 1 FO

Full post-game recap

St. Lucie Mets 53-52

Scarlyn Reyes @ Mat Batts (5-2, 1.78 ERA)

@Fort Myers (59-49) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: Off

Today: W 7-4, Reyes (9.00 ERA) – 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 SO, HBP, 7 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

CF – Yeixon Ruiz – 3-5, 2 R, 2B (5), RBI (5), SO

SS – Jeff McNeil – 1-4, R, 3B (6), RBI (32), SAC, SO

DH – Matt Oberste – 3-5, R, 2 RBI (47)

1B – Dominic Smith – 3-5, R, RBI (64), SF

RF – Victor Cruzado – 1-4, BB, 2 SO, GIDP, CS

LF – Stefan Sabol – 0-4, RBI (25), SF, 2 SO

2B – Phillip Evans – 1-4, RBI (22), SO

3B – Jhoan Urena – 2-4, R

C – Lednier Ricardo – 1-4, R, SO

Bullpen:

Robert Coles (W, 4-2, 2.45 ERA) – 2.2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 SO, 3 IR – 0 S

Mike Hepple (S, 2, 2.23 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, 2 GO: 1 FO

Savannah Sand Gnats 58-48

Corey Oswalt (7-4, 3.86 ERA) @ Zach Quintana (2-3, 2.33 ERA)

@Rome (45-61) at 7:00 PM

MiLB.tv coverage - Boxscore

Yesterday: W 7-4 (Astromets Mind)

Game notes

Today: W 20-3, Oswalt (W, 8-4, 3.68 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, BB, 8 SO, 80 Pitches (56 Strikes), 6 GO

Lineup

CF – Patrick Biondi – 5-7, 3 R, HR (2), 6 RBI (21), CS

SS – Luis Guillorme – 4-7, 3 R, RBI (44), SO

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 3-7, 3 R, 2 2B (22), 4 RBI (45), 2 SO

3B – Eudor Garcia – HBP (left game) PR/3B – Jonathan Johnson – 3-5, R, 2B (13), 2 RBI (26), HBP

LF – John Mora – 2-4, 2 R, RBI (54), 3 BB

1B – Michael Katz – 1-5, R, 2B (10), 2 RBI (27), SF, 3 SO

2B – Jean Rodriguez – 3-4, 2 R, 2B (9), 3 RBI (32), 2 BB

C – Tyler Moore – 2-6, 2 R, RBI (8)

DH – Vicente Lupo – 1-4, 3 R, 2B (15), 2 HBP, SO

Bullpen:

Ben Griset (3.19 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Christian Montgomery (13.50 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, BB, 2 SO, 47 Pitches (32 Strikes), 4 GO: 1 FO

Full post-game recap

Brooklyn Cyclones 23-19

Tyler Badamo (2-4, 3.08 ERA) @ Jake Cosart (2-2, 5.63 ERA)

@Lowell (22-21) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 7-6

Game notes

Today: L 5-1 iscorecast, Badamo (L, 2-5, 3.10) – 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 SO, 1 FO

Lineup

LF – Tucker Tharp – 0-4, BB, 2 SO

2B – Vinny Siena – 1-5, SO

RF – Michael Bernal – 2-4, R, 2B (12), BB, SO

1B – Jeffrey Diehl – 1-4, 2B (8), BB, 2 SO

3B – David Thompson – 1-2, RBI (16), HBP, SF, GIDP

C – Brandon Brosher – 0-2, 2 BB, SO

CF – Enmanuel Zabala – 1-4, 3 SO

DH – Zach Mathieu – 1-4, 2B (5), 2 SO

SS – Alfredo Reyes – 1-4, SB (5), SO

Bullpen:

Ruben Reyes (4.96 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, SO, 2 HBP, 2 GO: 1 FO

Ty Williams (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, R (0 ER), BB, 1 FO

Nicco Blank (3.32 ERA) – 2 IP, H, BB, 2 SO, 3 GO

Carlos Valdez (0.50 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Tyler Badamo leaves tonight's start in the 3rd inning with what looks like a groin/leg injury. Rotation getting hit hard by injuries.

— Stuart Johnson (@stujo11) August 5, 2015

Kingsport Mets 19-20

Marek Minarek @ Audry German

vs. Bristol (17-20) at 7:00 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: Off

Today: L 10-8 F/10 iscorecast, German (3.35 ERA) – 4.1 IP, 11 H, 7 R (4 ER), BB, 2 SO, 9 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

LF – Kevin Kaczmarski – 1-3, 2 R, RBI (16), 2 BB, 2 SB (10), SF, SO, GIDP

2B – Dale Burdick – 1-4, 2 R, HR (2), RBI (6), 2 BB, 3 SO

1B – Dash Winningham – 1-4, R, RBI (31), SF, HBP, 2 SO

DH – Patrick Mazeika – 4-5, R, 2 2B (18), 3 RBI (31), SO

SS – Milton Ramos – 0-4, SAC, 2 SO

CF – Ivan Wilson – 0-4, RBI (7), SB (3), SF, SO

3B – Luis Ortega – 2-4, R, HBP, SO

RF – Arnaldo Berrios – 0-4, BB, SO

C – Darryl Knight – 1-3, R, HR (4), RBI (6), BB, SAC

Bullpen:

Gabriel Feliz (10.13 ERA) – 3 IP, H, R (0 ER), 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 GO: 3 FO, 2 IR – 0 S

Joe Shaw (3.55 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 SO, 2 GO, 1 IR – 0 S

Chase Ingram (L, 0-2, 5.84 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 R (0 ER), BB, 2 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

GCL Mets 20-16

Tyler Watson @ Jake Kuebler

vs. GCL Nationals (16-20) at 12:00 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 8-4 F/7, L 2-1

Today: L 5-1, Kuebler (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 2 GO

Lineup

LF – Will Barring – 1-3, BB

CF – Luis Crisostomo – 0-3, BB, SO

C – Ali Sanchez – 0-4, SO

1B – Victor Moscote – 0-4, 2 SO

RF – Dionis Paulino – 0-3, BB, 2 SO

3B – Franklin Correa – 0-3, BB, SO

DH – Kenneth Bautista – 0-2, 2 BB

SS – Yeffry De Aza – 2-4, R, 2B (3)

2B – Cecilio Aybar – 1-3, 2B (3), RBI (3), SO, CS

Bullpen:

Adonis Uceta (3.89 ERA) – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, 6 SO, HBP, 5 GO: 3 FO

Jake Simon (1.13 ERA) – 1 IP, R, 2 BB, 3 GO

Jose Martinez (5.40 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 FO

Marbin Montijo (16.20 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, BB, 1 GO: 1 FO

Minors MVP of the Day – 5 hit games are not common, so Patrick Biondi definitely gets the award today, but hat tip to Guillorme and Mazeika, who both had 4 hits on the night.

Minors Cy of the Day – Oswalt was a strikeout machine over his 5 innings

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— Astronomy Now (@AstronomyNow) August 4, 2015