Las Vegas (9-10) vs. Tacoma (11-9) 10:05 PM ET
- Brandon Nimmo DH
- Matt Reynolds 3B
- Roger Bernadina CF
- Travis Taijeron RF
- T.J. Rivera 2B
- Marc Krauss 1B
- Gavin Cecchini SS
- Nevin Ashley C
- Ty Kelly LF
Starting Pitcher: Rafael Montero (0-0, 3.00)
Game Notes: Nimmo broke out last night with three hits and three RBI….51s won their third straight game on Thursday with Sean Gilmartin getting the win….T.J. Rivera is hitting .365/.393/.558 to start the season, his AVG is 8th in PCL….Former Met hero Mike Baxter had one of the only two hits Tacoma had off Gilmartin….51s are in third place and four games back of first.
Binghamton (9-9) at New Hampshire (7-11) 6:35 PM ET
- Derrik Gibson 3B
- Kyle Johnson CF
- Niuman Romero SS
- Dominic Smith DH
- Matt Oberste 1B
- Victor Cruzado LF
- L.J. Mazzilli 2B
- Colton Plaia C
- Jared King RF
Starting Pitcher: Rainy Lara (1-2, 4.41)
Game Notes: B-Mets have won four straight including a three-game sweep of the Portland Sea Dogs….Dominic Smith is hitting .359 with nine RBI over his last ten games….Infielder Phillip Evans has gone 1 for 11 with five strikeouts since being promoted form St. Lucie….Binghamton pitching staff has allowed only 134 hits this season, the fewest in the Eastern League.
St. Lucie (13-8) vs Palm Beach (12-9) 6:30 PM ET
- John Mora RF
- Luis Guillorme 2B
- Amed Rosario SS
- Michael Katz 1B
- Kevin Taylor LF
- Tomas Nido C
- Wuilmer Becerra DH
- Jhoan Urena 3B
- Raphael Ramirez CF
Starting Pitcher: Ricky Knapp (3-0, 1.65)
Game Notes: Wuilmer Becerra reached base four times on Thursday with two hits and two walks, he is hitting .385 over his last ten….Amed Rosario was #1 on Baseball America’s Hot Sheet for April 22-28….St. Lucie is currently in first place in the South division by one game….Reliever Tim Peterson allowed his first earned run of the season on Thursday, has 0.90 ERA.
Columbia (12-9) vs Kannapolis (8-13) 7:05 PM ET
- Jean Rodriguez 3B
- Vinny Siena 2B
- David Thompson DH
- Jeffrey Diehl 1B
- Joe Tuschak RF
- Milton Ramos SS
- Ivan Wilson CF
- Jose Garcia C
- Vicente Lupo LF
Starting Pitcher: Kevin Canelon (0-1, 4.20)
Game Notes: No one in baseball has more RBI than David Thompson (25), who passed Robinson Cano and Bryce Harper with two more on Thursday….Vinny Siena had a double and triple, he has reached base in all 21 Fireflies games to start the season….Columbia has the fewest stolen bases in the South Atlatnic League and have been successful just 9 of 17 tries…Outfielder Tucker Tharp sustained multiple facial fractures after being hit by a pitch in last night’s game…The MMN Team wishes him a speedy recovery
Scary injury for Tharp who had been playing very well on both sides since getting a chance at regular playing time.
Hopefully we see a repeat of last night for Nimmo.
Dom smith with a two-run homer to left field, his second of the year!
Smith didn’t hit his 2nd homer of 2015 until June 8th.
St. Lucie down 3-0 already in the 2nd. Second straight night a St. Lucie starter is getting crushed.
St. Lucie finally gets there first hit in the 5th inning but still trail 3-0. Wuilmer Becerra with a single.
B-Mets have a 3-0 lead in the 4th. Rainy Lara had yet to allow a hit. Romero has two hits.
Fireflies up 1-0 on a RBI single by Milton Ramos.
Wuilmer Becerra with two more hits tonight and drives in the first St.Lucie run. They trail 3-1 in the 7th.
Fireflies up 6-1, Vicente Lupo has three RBI and a triple.
Rainy Lara has been masterful, allowing only one hit, a solo hr, in seven innings for Binghamton.
Michael Fulmer about to make his MLB debut with a 3-0 lead.
Amed Rosario doubles in the 8th but is stranded, St. Lucie down 3-1.
Nimmo in the lead off spot again tonight for Vegas.
B-Mets win 4-1 behind great pitching from Lara and Smith’s second homer of the season.
Dom with a HR tonight…we were just discussing hit power, or lack of, earlier today.
Good to see him go to LF with it…the kid is strong.
Thompson knocks in two more runs, giving him 27. Building his lead over the rest of baseball.
11 RBI during his 8 game hitting streak too.
Fireflies win 9-2, Diehl hit his third HR and Canelon gets his first win of the season.
Nimmo with a hit and a walk and Cecch with 2 RBIs
8-3 Vegas on top in bottom 2.Nimmo 1-1 with a walk. TJ Rivera 2 RBI