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Las Vegas (11-10) vs. Tacoma (11-11) 3:05 PM ET
- Matt Reynolds 2B
- Gavin Cecchini SS
- T.J. Rivera 1B
- Travis Taijeron RF
- Johnny Monell DH
- Ty Kelly LF
- Brandon Nimmo CF
- Nevin Ashley C
- Daniel Muno 3B
Starting Pitcher – Duane Below (1-0, 5.25)
Game Notes – Las Vegas is looking for their sixth straight win after beating Tacoma 7-4 on Saturday night….Dilson Herrera hasn’t played since April 26th because of a sore shoulder….Brandon Nimmo is 6 for 10 with five RBI and two walks over his last three games.
Binghamton (11-9) at New Hampshire (7-13) 1:35 PM ET
- L.J. Mazzilli 2B
- Maikis De La Cruz CF
- Niuman Romero 3B
- Dominic Smith 1B
- Matt Oberste DH
- Victor Cruzado LF
- Xorge Carrillo C
- Jared King RF
- Phillip Evans SS
Starting Pitcher – Robert Gsellman (1-0, 2.19)
Game Notes – Matt Oberste‘s first Double-A home run, a three-run shot in the eighth inning, lifted Binghamton to victory on Saturday…Luis Mateo was credited with the win for the first time since April 9, 2014 with St. Lucie…Gsellman makes his fifth start of the season, and will look to bounce back from a season high three runs allowed on Monday…Struck out a season high seven batters on Opening Day against New Hampshire…With yesterday’s win, the B-Mets have now won their last six ballgames, giving them a six game winning streak and a six game losing streak through their first 20 contests…Andrew Barbosa faces Portland in the series opener on Monday.
St. Lucie (13-10) vs Palm Beach (14-9) 1:00 PM ET
- Champ Stuart, CF
- Luis Guillorme, SS
- Michael Katz, 1B
- Kevin Taylor, LF
- Wuilmer Becerra, DH
- John Mora, RF
- Lednier Ricardo, C
- Jhoan Urena, 3B
- Jonathan Johnson, 2B
Starting Pitcher – Casey Delgado (3-0, 1.71)
Game Notes – Palm Beach and St. Lucie both scored once in the first inning on Saturday, but that was it until Scarlyn Reyes allowed an RBI double in the sixth, as the Mets lost 2-1…Kevin Taylor knocked in the only St. Lucie run, giving him four RBI on the season…Delgado gets the ball looking to start May the way he ended April, allowing one run over 7.2 innings a week ago…Amed Rosario has the day off, which allows Luis Guillorme to make his second start of the season at shortstop…Rosario finished April with three home runs and five triples, both tops in the Mets minor leagues…Champ Stuart led with eight stolen bases…Josh Prevost gets the start on Monday.
Columbia (13-10) vs Kannapolis (9-14) 2:05 PM ET
- J.C. Rodriguez, SS
- Vinny Siena, 2B
- David Thompson, 3B
- Jeffrey Diehl, RF
- Dash Winningham, 1B
- Milton Ramos, DH
- Ivan Wilson, CF
- Jose Garcia, C
- Enmanuel Zabala, LF
Starting Pitcher – Joe Shaw (2-1, 2.81)
Game Notes – Tyler Badamo labored through seven innings on Saturday, and took the loss while giving up five runs (three earned)…Ivan Wilson hit his third home run of the season, matching his total from 2015…Shaw took the loss in his first rough outing last time out…He had allowed two runs in 12 innings in first two starts…David Thompson finished April hitting .301 with 27 RBI, which is the highest total in Minor League Baseball…Vinny Siena‘s .362 average was second to only Ty Kelly of Las Vegas.
Brandon Brosher sent back down to Brooklyn and catcher Lednier Ricardo has been added back to the St.Lucie Mets roster.
Delgado allows one run in the first for St.Lucie. No Rosario in the lineup getting his first day off.
Becerra singled in the 2nd inning, average up to .356.
Rough first inning for Gsellman, has allowed three runs and thrown 32 pitches already.
Two-run single by Kevin Taylor gives St.Lucie a 2-0 lead, headed to the 4th inning.
B-Mets get on the board from back-to-back doubles by Xorge Carrillo and Jared King.
Delgado has settled in for St.Lucie and only allowed on hit since the first. Mets winning 2-1 in the 5th.
Have to think he gets bumped up to Binghamton soon, has been outstanding this year.
Kevin Taylor with a solo homer gives St. Lucie a 3-1 lead in the 6th inning. He is 3 for 3 with 3 rbi today.
St. Lucie now with a 5-1 lead thanks to RBI singles from Jhoan Urena and Jonathan Johnson.
Enmanuel Zabala doubles in his first Fireflies at bat, followed by a double from JC Rodriguez. Fireflies up 2-1 headed to the 4th.
Solo homer by TJ Rivera in the first for Vegas.
Vegas down 8-1 in the 8th, Below and pen getting roughed up.
Fireflies lose 5-4 in 7 inning rain shortened game. Enmanuel Zabala with two doubles and two runs scored.
Vegas gets crushed 12-1, Cecchini reaches base twice.
That sucks for Brosher. He’s only gotten 4 at bats this year at St. Lucie, but after hitting .188 last year at Brooklyn, it’s hard to justify a promotion to either Columbia or St. Lucie.