Las Vegas 51s
The 51s used a 6-1 week against Reno and Sacramento to build up their first place lead to two games over the River Cats. Wally Backman has done a great job keeping his club focused while transactions change the roster on almost a daily basis. The addition of Jordany Valdespin hasn’t hurt, either.
Binghamton Mets
The B-Mets played .500 baseball this week with a 4-4 record. Mother Nature forced them to play two doubleheaders over the weekend, splitting them both with Trenton on Friday and Sunday. They have a day off today, as they head to Altoona to finish out their month of June with a comfortable 11.5 game lead.
St. Lucie Mets
The weather also made it a tough week of games for St. Lucie; they experienced three postponements, leading to two doubleheaders, as well. In the games they did play, they put together a 3-3 record. Lakeland almost no-hit St. Lucie yesterday, and their current two-game losing streak has found them in a first-place tie with the Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Savannah Sand Gnats
A 4-2 week by the first-half champions has found the Sand Gnats even through 32 games following the second half with a16-16 record. They currently sit five games behind the first-place Lexington Legends. They’re heading to Asheville looking to get over .500 against the last-place Tourists.
Brooklyn Cyclones
The ‘Clones started their week with two straight losses to Batavia and Lowell, but are currently on a four-game winning streak. While they were busy winning, they also contributed to the six-game skid the Staten Island Yankees are on, and have exited the basement of the McNamara division. Brooklyn is only three games off the first-place Hudson Valley Renegades.
Kingsport Mets
The K-Mets are the hottest team in the Appy League, winning nine of their last 10 games, including six in a row. That winning streak led Kingsport to sweep both Elizabethton at home and Bristol on the road. They started the season in the basement after a tough start, but are now only two games out of first.
GCL Mets
The GCL Mets are still far down in the standings, occupying the basement, but had a little improvement with a 3-4 week. It will be a long trek making up 16.5 games to catch the Nationals in first place, but getting close to .500 would be cool.
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I thought win and losses in rookie ball, gcl and kingsport, where besides the point? Its more about the players themselves improving.
You’re absolutely right. It looks like the players in Kingsport are really coming together, too.