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Mets Minors Recap: Smith Continues his Power Surge

By John Sasso

July 3, 2016 No comments

Mark LoMoglio/MiLB.com

Mark LoMoglio/MiLB.com

 

Tacoma 9, Las Vegas 51s (42-39) 2 Box Score

The Vegas team could only manage five base hits in the 9-2 loss. The 51s are currently 5.5 games back in the division

Ty Kelly had two of the five base hits as the 51s also struck out nine times

The team inexplicably followed southpaw with southpaw with southpaw even though eight of the nine Rainer batters in the lineup hit from the right side.

Binghamton Mets 9, New Hampshire 2 Box Score

In game one of the double header Ricky Knapp made and won his AA debut. A game time of less then two hours, Knapp made quick work of the New Hampshire team.

  • Jose Reyes 3B: 1 for 3, R, 2B, BB .217/.240/.261
  • Dom Smith DH: 4 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R .281/.341/..445
  • Amed Rosario SS: 1 for 2, 2 R, 2 BB,  .421/.488/.579

Dom Smith and Matt Oberste combined for four HR and eight RBI.  Smith is hitting .421 since Rosario joined the team. Smith now has a career high ten home runs on the season and six in his last ten games. 

  • Ricky Knapp RHP: 7 IP, CG, 4 K, Win (1-0, 2.57)

Going the distance in game one of the double header, Knapp proved he belongs in Binghamton after his dominating first half in St. Lucie.

New Hampshire 12, Binghamton (35-46) 5 Game 2 Box Score

The B-Mets couldn’t take both games f the double header as the Fisher Cats jumped to an early lead that they didn’t relinquish.

  • Jose Reyes DH: 1 for 2
  • Dom Smith 1B: 0 for 2, BB
  • Amed Rosario 0 for 3, RBI

Kyle Johnson homered and drove in two.

  • Tyler Herron RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 ER, 5 K, Loss (0-1, 19.64)

Herron making his 2016 debut struggled from the onset, also had an error that led to two unearned runs.

Palm Beach 4, St. Lucie (39-37) 2 Box Score

The loss dropped the St. Lucie team to 4-5 in the second half, three games out of first place.

The St. Lucie bats were quiet, as Nido had three of the team’s seven base hits. Champ Stuart did steal base number 24 on the season

Griset making his first start of the season, has not allowed a run since May 15th and lowered his ERA to 0.86 on the season. Jimmy Duff took the loss after he was tagged for four runs in his 1.2 innings of work.

West Virginia Power 7, Columbia Fireflies (39-41) 6 Box Score

The Fireflies pulled ahead 6-5 in the top of the ninth only to fall in the home half of the inning. They are currently 3-7 and in last place in the Low A second half standings.

Vicente Lupo homered and has seven RBI since his return from Brooklyn. Kevin Kaczmarski was 3 for 5, and a HR short of the cycle.

Connecticut Tigers 5, Brooklyn Cyclones (6-10) 4 Box Score

The Cyclones dropped their fourth straight and combined with the Renegades victory are now tied for last in the McNamara division. 

 

 

 

 

The Cyclones jumped all over first round pick Kyle Funkhouser for all four runs. Including Brandon Brosher driving in his team leading ninth run.

 

 

 
Llanes was staked to a 4-0 lead by the bottom of the first, and proceeded toallow the Tigers to tie it up in the top of the second.

Greeneville Astros (4-6) 6, Kingsport Mets (2-8) 2 Box Score

The Kingsport bats continue to struggle as mustered only two singles.

Left fielder, Ian Strom went 1 for 4, the 2016  22nd round draft pick currently has a five game hitting streak.

Adonis Uceta RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 4K, Loss (0-2, 9.64)

Adonis Uceta struggled once again in his second start, he has given up ten runs in 9.1 innings in the young season.

DSL Yankees1 7, DSL Mets1 4 (2 innings)  Box Score

The game was suspended after two innings due to rain, though CF Guillermo Grandillo did hit a grand slam.

DSL Red Sox2 3, DSL Mets2 2 Box Score

The DSL Mets2 (7-18) fell to the Red Sox2 team, as a throwing error by second baseman Rafael Valdez in the eighth led to the go ahead run..

Both runs were driven in by Yoel Romero, who broke out of his season long slump going 2 for 4 with a triple. Andres Gimenez, flew out to center pinch hitting in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.

Kerwin Nieves LHP: 3 IP, H, 4 K, R (0ER), Loss (0-1, 1.13)

Kerwin Nieves combined with Jhoander Chourio for 5.1 innings of one hit baseball in a tough loss as the Mets offense could not muster enough to overcome the sloppy defense.

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Written by John Sasso

Grew up rooting for Mookie before Darryl was a Met, in a Yankees and Phillies neighborhood in NJ. Globe-trotted for a decade before settling in, to raise my Jr Mets fans in the middle of Nationals and Phillies territory . You can usually find me along the third baseline of organizational road games. Follow me on Twitter @JSasso4

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