Mets Minor League Daily – April 16, 2015

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            Robert Gsellman talked about adding a slider to his repertoire this season.

Mets Affiliates Games

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

New York Mets 4-5

Matt Harvey (0-2, 4.63 ERA) @ Josh Tomlin

@Cleveland (4-4) at 4:10 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 6-5

Game notes

Today: L 7-5, Harvey (L, 0-3, 5.71 ERA) – 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 86 Pitches (59 Strikes), 6 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

RF – Curtis Granderson – 2-5, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), RBI (1), SO

3B – David Wright – 1-4, R, BB, 2 SO

LF – Michael Conforto – 1-4, 2B (3), SO

DH – Yoenis Cespedes – 1-4, R, HR (3), 3 RBI (8), 2 SO

1B – Lucas Duda – 0-4, SO

2B – Neil Walker – 1-4, R, HR (3), RBI (8)

SS – Asdrubal Cabrera – 1-3, BB

C – Travis d’Arnaud – 1-2, HBP C – Kevin Plawecki – BB

CF – Alejandro De Aza – 0-4, SO

Bullpen:

Rafael Montero (13.50 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, K, 1 GO, 3 IR – 0 S

Jim Henderson (2.08 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 1 GO: 1 FO

Las Vegas 51s 3-4

Gabriel Ynoa (0-0, 3.60 ERA) @ Asher Qojciechowski (1-0, 10.80 ERA)

@Fresno (4-3) at 10:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 2-1 (Astromets Mind)

Game notes

Today: W 7-5 F/11, Ynoa (2.38 ERA) – 6.1 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 2 K, 93 Pitches (55 Strikes), 7 GO: 6 FO

Lineup

CF – Brandon Nimmo – 2-7, SO, CS, GIDP

2B – Dilson Herrera – 2-5, 2 R, 2B (2), BB, 2 SB (2), SO

DH – Matt Reynolds – 1-5, R, BB, SB (2), SO

RF – Roger Bernadina – 2-3, 3 R, 3 BB, 2 SB (3), SO

3B – T.J. Rivera – 1-5, RBI (7), SAC, 2 SO

1B – Marc Krauss – 0-3, R, 3 BB, SO

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 0-4, 2 BB, 2 SO

C – Rene Rivera – 1-4, 2 RBI (2), 2 BB, SO

LF – Ty Kelly – 1-4, RBI (4), 2 BB, 2 SO

Bullpen:

Zach Thornton (8.31 ERA) – 1.1 IP, H, BB, 2 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Josh Smoker (9.00 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, BB, 2 K, 1 IR – 0 S

Paul Sewald (BS, 1, W, 1-0, 1.69 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, BB, 3 K, 1 GO: 1 FO, 2 IR – 2 S

Jeff Walters (S, 1, 3.38 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 K, 1 FO

Table 1 – Ynoa pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	Total
Total	10	15	19	13	8	19	9	93
Strikes	7	10	11	7	6	9	5	55
Swinging*	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	6

*6.5% Swinging strike rate

First pitch strike to 16/25 batters faced (64%)

Full post-game recap

Paul Sewald

Binghamton Mets 4-2

Tyler Pill (0-1, 7.20 ERA) @ Brennan Smith

@Erie (3-5) at 1:35 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 7-3 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton, Erie)

Game notes

Today: L 9-5, Pill (L, 0-2, 8.38 ERA) – 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 5 K, HR, 93 Pitches (60 Strikes), 7 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

2B – L.J. Mazzilli – 0-4, SO

SS – Derrik Gibson – 1-3, 2 R, 2 SO

3B – Niuman Romero – 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SO

1B – Dominic Smith – 2-4, 2B (3), 3B (1), 3 RBI (5)

DH – Matt Oberste – 0-4, RBI (3), SO

LF – Victor Cruzado – 1-4

RF – Maikis De La Cruz – 1-4, R, 2B (3), 2 SO

C – Colton Plaia – 2-4, SO

CF – Kyle Johnson – 0-3, SO PH – Jared King – 0-1, SO

Bullpen:

Luis Mateo (4.15 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 3 H, R, BB, K, 4 GO, 1 IR – 0 S

Akeel Morris (10.13 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 GO: 1 FO

David Roseboom (5.40 ERA) – 0.1 IP, K, 2 IR – 0 S

Full post-game recap

St. Lucie Mets 6-3

Ricky Knapp (1-0, 0.00 ERA) @ Bubba Derby (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

@Brevard County (2-7) at 6:35 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 4-0 (St. Lucie)

Today: W 3-2, Knapp (W, 2-0, 1.74 ERA) – 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 4 K, HR, 83 Pitches (49 Strikes), 5 GO

Lineup

CF – Champ Stuart – 1-3, R, HR (1), RBI (3), BB, SAC

2B – Luis Guillorme – 1-5, R, SO

SS – Amed Rosario – 2-4, R, 2B (1), 3B (2), CS

1B – Michael Katz – 0-2, RBI (5), BB, SF, 2 SO

LF – John Mora – 0-3, BB

C – Tomas Nido – 2-4, RBI (3)

DH – Phillip Evans – 0-3, BB, SO

3B – Jhoan Urena – 0-4, 2 SO

RF – Patrick Biondi – 2-4, SB (1), SO, CS

Bullpen:

Tim Peterson (H, 1, 0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, BB, 4 K, 1 GO

Alberto Baldonado (H, 3, 1.93 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 K

Corey Taylor (S, 2, 0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, K, 1 GO

Table 3 – Knapp pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	10	23	16	12	13	83
Strikes	6	14	10	10	9	49
Swinging*	0	4	1	3	2	10

*12% Swinging strike rate

First pitch strike to 10/20 batters faced (50%)

Columbia Fireflies 5-4

Daniel Gonzalez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) @ Kevin Canelon (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

vs. Greenville (5-4) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 8-3 (Greenville)

Today: L 5-3, Canelon (5.00 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K, HR, 2 HBP, 4 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

RF – Kevin Kaczmarski – 0-4

SS – Jean Rodriguez – 1-4, RBI (3), 2 SO

2B – Vinny Siena – 1-4, R, SO

3B – David Thompson – 1-4, RBI (10)

DH – Dash Winningham – 0-4, SO

1B – Jeffrey Diehl – 0-3, BB, 2 SO, GIDP

LF – Joe Tuschak – 1-2, R, HR (1), RBI (5), BB

CF – Ivan Wilson – 0-2, R, BB, SO, GIDP

C – Tyler Moore – 0-2, BB

Bullpen:

Tyler Bashlor (1.80 ERA) – 2 IP, H, R, 2 BB, HR, HBP, 2 GO: 2 FO

Nicco Blank (3.00 ERA) – 2 IP, H, R, HR, 2 GO: 1 FO

Joe Tuschak's homerun was the first every by a Fireflies player at Spirit Communications Park

Minors MVP of the Day – Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario both had great days, with both picking up a double and triple, but Smith gets the edge due to the higher RBI total.

Minors Cy of the Day – Gabriel Ynoa was working quickly and generally ahead in the count Saturday against Fresno, and he turned in a very strong performance.

Shot another image of the giant #sunspot today, this time through the telescope of Stephens Memorial Observatory. pic.twitter.com/JnJ1AWE8gU

— James Guilford (@PhotonStopper) April 15, 2016