Mets Minor League Daily – April 20, 2016

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Check out yesterday’s results here.

Adam Rubin's Farm Report always has good information - he focuses on the red-hot catcher for St. Lucie, Tomas Nido.

Mets Affiliates Games

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

New York Mets 7-6

@Phillies (6-9) at 7:05 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 11-1

Game notes

Today: L 5-4 F/11, Colon (2.89 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, BB, 4 K, HR, 90 Pitches (63 Strikes), 7 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

RF – Curtis Granderson – 2-4, BB, 2B (3), HBP, K

3B – David Wright – 0-6, 4 K

LF – Michael Conforto – 0-5, BB, 3 K

CF – Yoenis Cespedes – 2-6, R, HR (5), RBI (13), K, GIDP

1B – Lucas Duda – 3-5, 2 R, 2B (3), HR (3), RBI (10), K

2B – Neil Walker – 4-5, R

SS – Asdrubal Cabrera – 1-5, 2B (4), RBI (3), 3 K

C – Travis d’Arnaud – 2-5, 2 2B (3), K

SP – Bartolo Colon – 0-3, 3 K

PH – Alejandro De Aza – 0-1

PH – Wilmer Flores – 0-1

Bullpen:

Jerry Blevins (H, 1, 4.15 ERA) – 0.1 IP, H, R, K

Addison Reed (BS, 1, 3.86 ERA) – 0.2 IP, H, BB, K, 1 GO

Antonio Bastardo (2.35 ERA) – 2 IP, H, 2 K, 3 GO

Jim Henderson (1.42 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 K, 1 FO

Hansel Robles (L, 0-1, 2.45 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 2 FO

Las Vegas 51s 5-6

Duane Below @ Matt Lujan (0-1, 3.00 ERA)

@Sacramento (3-10) at 10:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 12-1 (Astromets Mind, Sacramento)

Game notes

Today: W 9-3, Below (4.50 ERA) – 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K, HR, 90 Pitches (59 Strikes), 10 GO: 2 FO

Lineup

2B – Dilson Herrera – 2-6, 2B (4), 2 RBI (5)

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 0-4, BB, K, CS

3B – Matt Reynolds – 3-5, 2 R, HR (2), RBI (4), SB (3)

RF – Travis Taijeron – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K

CF – Roger Bernadina – 0-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (5), K

1B – T.J. Rivera –1-2, 2B (4), RBI (8), SAC, HBP

PR/1B – Marc Krauss – R, SF, RBI (4)

C – Rene Rivera – 2-5, R, 2B (1), 3 RBI (5)

LF – Ty Kelly – 3-4, R, 2B (3), RBI (5), BB, K

SP – Duane Below – 1-3, BB, 2 K

PH – Nevin Ashley – 0-1, GIDP

Bullpen:

Chase Bradford (1.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 H, 2 K, 1 GO: 2 FO

Dario Alvarez (9.53 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 K, 1 GO

Table 1 – Pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	Total
Total	23	14	7	11	12	23	90
Strikes	16	7	6	7	7	16	59
Swinging*	4	3	0	0	1	2	10

*11.1% Swinging strike rate

First pitch strike to 17/27 batters faced (63%)

Full post-game recap

Pre-game notes: Per Russ Langer, Duane Below is expected to the team and makes his 2016 debut in Sacramento Wednesday night. No word on when he last threw or the exact details of his absence, but he will be a welcome addition to the rotation if he can match his 2015 PCL output. Dilson Herrera has a 4-game hitting streak since joining field action, and he has multiple hits in 3 of those games. The archive still wasn't up by noon the next day, so the recap for Tuesday's game is running late - I have it written, but want to post it with the highlights.

Matt Reynolds big day

Binghamton Mets 5-5

Robert Gsellman (1-0, 1.46 ERA) @ Michael Peoples

@Akron (9-3) at 6:35 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 7-2 (Astromets Mind, Binghamton, Akron)

Game notes

Today: L 3-2 F/10, Gsellman (1.45 ERA) – 6.1 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 7 K, 101 Pitches (60 Strikes), 8 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

2B – L.J. Mazzilli – 1-5, 2 K

SS – Derrik Gibson – 0-5, K

3B – Niuman Romero – 2-3, R, BB

1B – Dominic Smith – 0-3, R, BB, K

DH – Matt Oberste – 0-4, 2 K

LF – Victor Cruzado – 0-3, BB

RF – Stefan Sabol – 0-2, RBI (3), BB, SF, 2 K

C – Colton Plaia – 0-4, 3 K

CF – Maikis De La Cruz – 1-3, RBI (5), BB

Bullpen:

Beck Wheeler (H, 2, 2.57 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, 2 K, 2 GO, 3 IR – 0 S

Akeel Morris (BS, 1, 7.71 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, 3 K

Mike Hepple (L, 1-1, 1.42 ERA) – 0.1 IP, H, R, BB, 1 FO

Table 2 – Gsellman pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	Total
Total	17	12	8	14	11	13	26	101
Strikes	11	7	6	9	7	6	14	60
Swinging*	2	2	1	1	4	1	3	14

*13.9% Swinging strike rate

First pitch strike to 15/24 batters faced (63%)

Full post-game recap

Pre-game notes: The B-Mets were held hitless into the 6^th yesterday, and only managed the 2 hits during that frame. Gsellman has allowed just 7 hits and 3 walks over his first 12.1 IP over the year, and he has 9 K so far. Jeff McNeil has been out with an abdominal strain – wonder if this is related to all that extra weight he added this offseason.

Robert Gsellman

Akeel Morris

St. Lucie Mets 8-5

Greg Harris (1-1, 1.80 ERA) @ Chris Flexen (0-2, 4.26 ERA)

vs. Charlotte (7-6) at 6:30 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 4-3 (Astromets Mind, St. Lucie)

Today: L 4-0, Flexen (4.82 ERA) – 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 92 Pitches (65 Strikes), 10 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

CF – Champ Stuart – 0-3, BB, K

2B – Luis Guillorme – 1-4, GIDP

SS – Amed Rosario – 0-4, K

1B – Michael Katz – 1-4, CS

LF – John Mora – 0-4, 2 K

C – Tomas Nido – 0-3

DH – Wuilmer Becerra – 1-3

3B – Jhoan Urena – 1-2, BB

RF – Patrick Biondi – 1-3

Bullpen:

Paul Paez (0.00 ERA) – 1.1 IP, H, 3 GO

Tim Peterson (0.00 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, K, 2 GO: 2 FO

Table 3 – Flexen pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	Total
Total	10	11	33	12	10	16	92
Strikes	8	10	22	6	7	12	65
Swinging*	1	0	2	5	1	1	10

*10.9% Swinging strike rate

First pitch strike to 19/29 batters faced (66%)

Pre-game notes: Jacob deGrom tossed a simulated game down in St. Lucie yesterday – details in my recap. Josh Edgin continued his rehab with a perfect 1^st inning. Amed Rosario hit his league leading 4^th triple of the year, but had a rough day in the field yesterday. Chris Flexen has 11 K: 3 BB in his first 12.2 IP, and he’s held opponents to a .234 average so far. St. Lucie has only scored one run while Flexen has been on the mound so far this year.

Chris Flexen on the mound gets the game started for the @stluciemets vs the @StoneCrabs pic.twitter.com/2zY3GTHAwY
— Ed Delany (@ed880) April 20, 2016

Columbia Fireflies 6-7

Simon De la Rosa (0-1, 24.00 ERA) @ P.J. Conlon (1-0, 1.69 ERA)

vs. Charleston (10-3) at 11:05 AM

Boxscore

Yesterday: L 7-0 (Columbia, Charleston)

Game notes

Today: W 7-0, Conlon (1.08 ERA) – 6 IP, 5 H, 6 K, 93 Pitches (68 Strikes), 4 GO: 3 FO

Lineup

LF – Kevin Kaczmarski – 1-5, 2 R, 3B (2), K

SS – Jean Rodriguez – 0-4, RBI (7), SF

2B – Vinny Siena – 0-2, R, 2 BB

3B – David Thompson – 1-3, 3 R, HBP, K

DH – Joe Tuschak – 1-4, R, 2B (3), RBI (8), 2 K

1B – Dash Winningham – 2-2, 2B (2), 3 RBI (7), 2 BB

RF – Jeffrey Diehl – 2-4, RBI (2), 2 K

C – Natanael Ramos – 1-3, 2B (1), RBI (1), BB, GIDP

CF – Ivan Wilson – 0-3, BB, K, GIDP

Bullpen:

Tyler Bashlor (1.29 ERA) – 2 IP, BB, 3 K, 2 GO: 1 FO

Johnny Magliozzi (5.40 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 GO: 1 FO

Table 4 – Conlon pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	Total
Total	15	10	18	11	10	29	93
Strikes	11	6	13	9	8	21	68
Swinging*	1	1	2	3	1	3	11

*11.8% Swinging strike rate

First pitch strike to 13/22 batters faced (59%)

Pre-game notes: First morning game at Spirit Communications Park. P.J. Conlon picked up 5 strikeouts last time out after 0 in his first outing, and has only issued 1 walk through 10.2 IP. The Fireflies won 13-1 in the series opener, but then lost 7-0 last night, so let’s see if these two teams can keep things interesting Wednesday morning.

Minors MVP of the Day – Matt Reynolds had 3 hits including a bomb for Las Vegas, which is almost always enough for the 'award'.

Minors Cy of the Day – Tough choice between Gsellman and Conlon, but Conlon kept Charleston off the board, so he gets the nod.

LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb #POTD Levisticum #IYL2015 #LBTB https://t.co/KDZp0NCO8l pic.twitter.com/1cu9FJTWLU
— Chandra Observatory (@chandraxray) April 19, 2016

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