Ynoa and Sewald Combine for a Second Straight BMets Shutout of Akron

Binghamton Mets @ Akron Rubber Ducks

April 11, 2015

Gabriel Ynoa @ Shawn Marimando

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		2	5	0
Akron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	2

W: Ynoa (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Haley (0-1, 9.00 ERA); S: Sewald (1, 0.00 ERA)

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The Highlights:

Pitchers

Gabriel Ynoa – 7 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 83 Pitches (58 Strikes), 9 GO: 4 FO

Paul Sewald – 2 IP, BB, 2 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Batters

Aderlin Rodriguez – 1-4, 2 SO

Gavin Cecchini – 2-2, R, RBI (1), 2 BB

Albert Cordero – 1-4, RBI (1), GIDP

Eudy Pina – 1-4, 2 SO

Recap:

            The B-Mets won their second consecutive shutout victory over Akron Saturday afternoon behind a very efficient Gabriel Ynoa, who might have had a shutout if not for the pitch limits. After scoring 13 runs in the final 3.1 IP Thursday night, Akron has now gone scoreless for 18 straight innings, and only managed 7 hits during that time. This game was another scoreless pitcher’s duel through the first five innings, as neither side could capitalize on their scoring opportunities. Akron made a pitching change for the top of the 6^th and the Mets quickly took advantage of the ‘lesser’ pitching. After getting hit by a pitch with one out, Dustin Lawley would steal 2B and then score on Gavin Cecchini’s second hit of the night, a two-out RBI for Cheech. The Mets would add an insurance run in the 9^th, but reliever Paul Sewald had little trouble cruising through the last two innings to get his first AA save – he went 11/11 with St. Lucie in 2014. Bingo turns to Luis Cessa in the finale Sunday afternoon with a chance to win the 4-game series.

Mets Minor League Daily – April 12, 2015

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            Adam Rubin revealed that Noah Syndergaard had been experiencing a little forearm stiffness during camp.

            The PicayuneLeader profiled Las Vegas reliever Chasen Bradford.

            There is an important court date upcoming before the B-Mets home opener, as a judge will decide whether the current B-Mets owner can negotiate the sale of the team with any other party.

            Lynn Worthy says that even after a championship season, the future of the B-Mets franchise is in doubt.

            Vic Black and Bobby Parnell should be starting their rehab in the minors soon.

            MiLB talked to Michael Conforto after his big homerun Saturday night.

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Bowman's Blip in the Third Too Much for 51s to Overcome

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

April 10, 2015

Matthew Bowman @ Dan Straily

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		4	7	0
Fresno	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	X		8	12	1

W: Straily (1-0, 5.40 ERA); L: Bowman (0-1, 13.50 ERA)

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The Highlights:

Pitchers

Bowman – 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, BB, 8 SO, 2 HR, 85 Pitches (61 Strikes), 1 GO: 2 FO

Hansel Robles (0.00 ERA) – 1.1 IP, H, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Jack Leathersich (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 SO

Cody Satterwhite (9.00 eRA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, SO, 1 FO

Batters

Brandon Allen – 2-5, 3B (1), RBI (1), SO

Eric Campbell – 3-4, R, 2B (1), RBI (1)

Alex Castellanos – 1-3, 2B (1), RBI (1), BB, SO

Wilfredo Tovar – 1-1, R

Recap:

            One of the benefits of losing for so long is that the Astros have built up a considerable farm system, and the top of the Fresno lineup reflects some of their depth. It was that top of the lineup that did the damage against Bowman Friday night, going 7-11 with a double and two homers for the first 7 runs of the game. Bowman owned the rest of the Grizzlies lineup, holding them to 1-10 with only a double allowed against 8 strikeouts, but gave up too much to the top of the lineup for the 51s bats to overcome. The offense showed some life tonight, but only 3 starters came through with hits, and the Tovar run in the 9^th was basically a gift from the Fresno center fielder. The 51s were known for their powerhouse lineup in 2014, and so far the 2015 version has looked like a shell of that team. A positive from the game was the 51s bullpen, which was sharp over 3.1 IP Friday night, as Robles, Leathersich and Satterwhite made their season debut – it was the 51s debut for Robles and Satterwhite. Lefty Darin Gorski gets the nod for the 51s Saturday night at 10, and he’ll look to finally put Las Vegas in the win column for 2015.

Highlights from the Offense

Lara and the B-Mets Pen 2-hits Akron in a 1-0 Nailbiter

Binghamton Mets @ Akron Rubber Ducks

April 10, 2015

Rainy Lara @ Cody Anderson

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	4	0
Akron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	1

W: Lara (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Anderson (0-1, 1.42 ERA); Alvarez (S, 1, 0.00 ERA)

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The Highlights:

Pitchers

Rainy Lara – 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 SO, 77 Pitches (53 Strikes), 6 GO: 2 FO

Dario Alvarez (H, 1, 0.00 ERA) – 1.1 IP, HBP, SO, 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Jon Velasquez – 1 IP, 2 GO

Batters

T.J. Rivera – 1-4

Jayce Boyd – 1-4, 2 SO

Aderlin Rodriguez – 1-4, GIDP

Eudy Pina – 1-3, SO

Recap:

            B-Mets pitchers Rainy Lara, Dario Alvarez and Jon Velasquez combined for the 22^nd 2-hitter in franchise history Friday night, and Binghamton came away with their first win of the season in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel. Starter Rainy Lara was cruising throughout, and faced only two over the minimum before he ran into his pitch limit with two outs in the 7^th. With about 8 pitches to spare, he probably could’ve finished the inning, but I have no problem with manager Pedro Lopez taking him out before things got worse. Of course, if this were June, Lara certainly would’ve stayed in there to try and finish the 7^th, if not start the 8^th (and maybe even the 9^th). The Mets bats couldn’t get much going against Akron starter Cody Anderson either, as they managed only a single through the first 5 innings. However, the Mets would break the scoreless tie in the 6^th thanks to their speed. B-Mets catcher Xorge Carrillo would get hit by a pitch to leadoff the inning, and then he stole 2B with Gavin Cecchini at the plate – the play resulted in a collision, but Carrillo would stay in the game. Cheech couldn’t advance him, but Pina would reach on a flare single to CF that moved Carrillo to 3B – it was just out of the reach of Akron’s SS. With two on and one out, Anderson got the grounder he was looking for, but Akron could only get one out as the lone run of the game crossed the plate. The B-Mets threatened big-time with one out in the 7^th, after Aderlin Rodriguez picked up his first AA hit to load the bases, but the next two batters would strike out swinging. Aside from a Dario Alvarez HBP, the pen kept it clean after Lara was removed, and Velasquez picked up his first save of season, which matches his total from 2014. Check out the gif highlights from this game below.
            The B-Mets turn to Luis Cessa to keep the strong pitching going Saturday afternoon at 2 PM. Cessa had one spot start with Bingo in 2014, which did not go well, but it was before he started breaking out with St. Lucie.

Mets Minor League Daily – April 11, 2015

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            More news is coming out about the potential buyer of the B-Mets franchise: he would keep the team in Binghamton.

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Matz Mostly Great in AAA Debut, but Bats Still in Hibernation

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

April 9, 2015

Steven Matz @ Brad Peacock

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	2	0
Fresno	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	X		2	7	0

W: Buchanan (1-0, 2.25 ERA); L: Church (0-1, 27.00 ERA)

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The Highlights:

Pitchers

Steven Matz (1.69 ERA) – 5.1 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 4 SO, 84 Pitches (50 Strikes), 5 GO: 2 FO

Zack Thornton (0.00 ERA) – 0.2 IP, H, SO, 1 GO, 1 IR – 1 S

John Church – 0.1 IP, 2 H, R, SO

Chasen Bradford (0.00 ERA) – 1.2 IP, H, 1 GO: 2 FO, 2 IR – 1 S

Batters

Eric Campbell – 1-3, R, BB, SO

Johnny Monell – 1-3

Recap:

            Although he was often pitching with a runner on base, Steven Matz rarely looked in trouble over 5.1 very strong innings during his AAA debut with the Las Vegas 51s. There were no velocity reports from the Fresno announcers (and Russ Langer’s Tune In feed was down), but Matz had all 3 pitches working nicely Thursday night. If the 51s bats had been awake at all, the 51s could have walked away with an easy win, but Grizzlies veteran starter Brad Peacock was more than able to match Matz’s performance on this night. Peacock didn’t allow a hit during his 4.2 IP Thursday night, although he did allow 5 walks, which was the 51s primary source of base runners for the night. Although the new pitch clock was in full effect for this game, neither starter appeared to need any extra motivation to work quick from the get go, as this game was moving at a very quick pace early. After matching zeros through the first 5 innings of the game, Wally left Matz out there for the 6^th with 11 pitches until he reached his set limit of 85. Matz made the first batter of the 6^th look silly, but would walk the next batter on four pitches and leave the game with a runner on 1B. Thornton came in and allowed a single to the first batter he faced, putting runners on the corners with one out. He’d get the grounder to Reynolds that he needed, but the ball was hit too weakly to turn a double play, so a run scored (charged to Matz), and Fresno took their first lead. The 51s finally got their first two hits back-to-back starting the 7^th, but would have to trade a double play groundout for the tying run, which put an end to any rally that might have started. John Church, who was promoted to Las Vegas when Erik Goeddel was promoted to the Mets, started the bottom of the 7^th on the mound for Las Vegas. The Grizzlies would get back-to-back singles leading off the 7^th against Church, before Santana struck out for the first out of the inning. Wally would go to Chasen Bradford with runners on the corners, but his first pitch was lined into left center field for an RBI double to give Fresno their second lead. Bradford would finish his outing very nicely, but the Las Vegas bats couldn’t get anything else going against the Grizzlies bullpen. The Las Vegas 51s will look to get their first win of 2015 behind Matthew Bowman Friday night at 10pm, but they will likely need more from their offense than they got tonight. Bowman was one of the biggest surprises of 2014, now he needs to prove it wasn’t a fluke – I don’t think it was a fluke for the record, he seems like a potential mid-to-back end starter at the highest level.