Mets Minor League Daily – April 29, 2015

All your Mets minors needs in one place

Updated throughout the day and night

Minor News

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            ICYMI, check out this Mets Prospect Highlight on Jeff McNeil.

            Adam Rubin posted his weekly Farm Report, with comments from stud OF prospect Michael Conforto. ICYMI, Conforto could end up promoted to AA at some point during May.

            Quinn Barry looked at how good Dilson Herrera is.

            I will be updating this post with any news on the injury to Brandon Nimmo suffered during tonight’s B-Mets game.
 

Minor Games

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

Las Vegas 51s 12-8

Yesterday: W 6-5 (Astromets Mind, Albuquerque)

Today: Off

Binghamton Mets 10-8

Rainy Lara (2-0, 2.04) @ Mike McCarthy (2-1, 4.80 ERA)

@Portland (7-12) at 6:00 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 11-7 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton, Portland) W 7-1 (Astromets Mind)

Game notes

Today: W 8-3, Lara (2.91 ERA) – 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 85 Pitches (55 Strikes), 6 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

LF – Jared King – 2-4, R, BB, CS

CF – Brandon Nimmo – 2-4, R, 2B (4), 3B (1), BB

3B – Josh Rodriguez – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (3), HR (3), 4 RBI (10), BB, 2 SO

1B – Aderlin Rodriguez – 1-5, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (10)

DH – Dustin Lawley – 0-4, 2 SO

C – Xorge Carrillo – 1-4, 2B (2), 2 SO

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 1-4, R, SO

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

RF – Eudy Pina – 1-4, R, SB (2), GIDP

Bullpen:

Adam Kolarek (W, 1-0, 9.90 ERA) – 3 IP, H, 2 SO, HBP, 6 GO: 1 FO

Dario Alvarez (4.70 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Jon Velasquez (3.68 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 1 GO

St. Lucie Mets 10-10

Yesterday: L 4-1 (St. Lucie, Jupiter)

Today: Off

Savannah Sand Gnats 6-12

Sebastian Vader (1-0, 0.69 ERA) @ Corey Oswalt (2-0, 5.51 ERA)

vs. Delmarva (11-7) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 12-0 F/5 (Rain) (Savannah)

Today: W 7-5, Oswalt (4.84 ERA) – 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), BB, 4 SO, 87 Pitches (61 Strikes), 8 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

SS – Luis Guillorme – 2-4, R, RBI (8), BB

CF – John Mora – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (3), 2 RBI (11), BB, SO, GIDP

RF – Wuilmer Becerra – 1-4, BB, SO

1B – Stefan Sabol – 0-4, RBI (9), 2 SO, GIDP

2B – J.C. Rodriguez – 3-4, R, RBI (9)

C – Tomas Nido – 1-4, SO

LF – Patrick Biondi – 1-2, R, 2 BB

DH – Vicente Lupo – 0-3, RBI (3), BB, SO

3B – Jonathan Johnson – 0-3, 2 R, BB, GIDP

Bullpen:

Josh Smoker (W, 1-0, 9.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, R, BB, 2 SO, 8 GO: 2 FO

Cameron Griffin (H, 3, 5.13 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 2 GO

Shane Bay (S, 2, 3.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, R, BB, SO, 2 GO

Minors MVP of the Day – Giving the nod to Brandon Nimmo, who had a double, a triple, a nice basket catch in deep CF.

Minors Cy of the Day – Adam Kolarek came in and did a great job of shutting down the Portland bats for 3 innings - who was that guy, and where has he been since 2012?

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