Mets Minor League Daily – April 28, 2015

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Updated throughout the day and night

Minor News

If you have any link tips, suggest them to @Astromets31 on twitter and I’ll add them in.

            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            ICYMI, check out the hottest Mets prospects from the second full week of minor league baseball. I then took a closer look at the hot start from Jeff McNeil.

            51s everyman Alex Castellanos talked about the root of his inspiration – his late older brother Osmany. I didn’t know what to expect from Castellanos coming into 2015, but it’s hard not to root for this guy, especially after reading that.

            Ron Kantowski has changed his mind about the pace of game clock.

            The Portland Press Herald, which normally covers his brother Garin, talked to Gavin Cecchini about reaching expectations.

            It was announced that Michael Conforto could end up in AAA by the end of the year, so a promotion to Binghamton can’t be too far away.

Minor Games

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

Las Vegas 51s 11-8

Chad Bettis (2-1, 4.15 ERA) @ Tyler Pill (0-0, 9.90 ERA)

vs. Albuquerque (9-10) at 3:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 8-0, W 3-2 (Astromets Mind Game 1, Astromets Mind Game 2)

Game notes

Today: W 5-4, Pill (9.00 ERA) – 6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR, 87 Pitches (58 Strikes), 7 GO

Lineup

2B – Dilson Herrera – 2-5, R, 2B (8), RBI (11)

CF – Darrell Ceciliani – 2-5, R, 2B (4), 2 SO

3B – Alex Castellanos – 1-4, R, HR (7), 2 RBI (19), BB

C – Johnny Monell – 2-5, R, 2B (2)

1B – Brooks Conrad – 2-5, RBI (1), SO

LF – Brandon Allen – 0-5, 2 SO

RF – Travis Taijeron – 3-4

SS – Wilfredo Tovar – 2-4, 2B (4), 2 RBI (4), BB

P – Tyler Pill – 0-1, R, BB

Bullpen:

John Church (5.40 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 GO: 2 FO

Scott Rice (1.29 ERA) – 0.1 IP, SO
Cody Satterwhite (W, 1-0, 10.13 ERA) – 0.2 IP, SO, 1 FO

Binghamton Mets 9-8

Jake Kuebler & Co. Pitching after the suspended game ends @Mike Augliera (0-3, 5.65 ERA)

@Portland at 6:00 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: Suspended (Rain)

Game notes

Today: W 11-7 (Game from Monday)

Today: W 7-1, Kuebler (7.94 ERA) – 4 IP, H, BB, SO, 45 Pitches (26 Strikes), 9 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (3), SO

LF – Jared King – 1-4, R, RBI (11), 2 SO

RF – Brandon Nimmo – 1-4

1B – Aderlin Rodriguez – 2-4, R, 2B (2), 2 RBI (8), GIDP

3B – Dustin Lawley – 2-3, R, 2B (6), HR (3), 3 RBI (10), SF

DH – Eudy Pina – 1-4, R, 2 SO

2B – Jairo Perez – 2-4, 2B (1), RBI (2), SO

C – Alberto Coredero – 0-3

CF – Gilbert Gomez – 0-2, R, BB, 2 SO

Bullpen:

Beck Wheeler (W, 1-0, 4.82 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, R (0 ER), BB, 3 SO, HBP, 2 FO

Chase Huchingson (4.91 ERA) – 1.1 IP, BB, 2 SO, HBP, 1 GO: 1 FO

St. Lucie Mets 10-9

Miller Diaz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) @ Scott Lyman (2-1, 3.00 ERA)

@Jupiter (7-12) at 6:35 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 7-1 (St. Lucie, Jupiter)

Today: L 4-1, Diaz (L, 0-1, 1.80 ERA) – 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 2 HBP, 6 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

CF – Champ Stuart – 0-4

3B – Jeff McNeil – 2-4, SO

DH – Michael Conforto – 0-4, 3 SO

1B – Michael Oberste – 0-4, 2 S0

RF – Victor Cruzado – 0-3, BB, SO

LF – Maikis De La Cruz – 0-3, BB, SO

SS – Amed Rosario – 1-3, R, SO

2B – Yeixon Ruiz – 1-2, BB, SB (2)

C – Adrian Abreu – 0-3, SO, GIDP

Bullpen:

Ricky Knapp (4.91 ERA) – 3 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 9 GO

Kelly Secrest (0.96 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 SO

Savannah Sand Gnats 6-11

Matthew Grimes (0-0, 6.75 ERA) @ Scarlyn Reyes (0-2, 3.60 ERA)

vs. Delmarva (10-7) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: Off

Today: L 12-0 F/5 (Rain), Reyes (L, 0-3, 3.86 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R (1 ER), 3 BB, SO, HBP, 50 Pitches (25 Strikes), 1 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

SS – Luis Guillorme – 0-3

CF – John Mora – 0-2, SO

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 0-2, SB (4), SO

DH – Jon Leroux – 0-2, 2 SO

1B – Stefan Sabol – 0-2, 2 O

2B – Jean Rodriguez – 1-2

LF – Vicente Lupo – 0-1, BB, SO

3B – Pedro Perez – 0-2, 2 SO

C – Tyler Moore – 0-2, 2 SO

Bullpen:

Carlos Valdez (7.84 ERA) – 2 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, HBP, 3 SO, 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Jimmy Duff (3.38 ERA) – 1.1 IP, H, BB, SO, 2 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 1 S

Minors MVP of the Day – Dustin Lawley had a pair of extra base hits in the B-Mets game scheduled for tonight, continuing his hot streak of late.

Minors Cy of the Day – The B-Mets needed length from someone in their pen for game two of their suspended double-header, and Jake Kuebler stepped up with 4 excellent innings pitched.

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