Photo courtesy of Al Rabon
Las Vegas (13-11) at El Paso (10-14) 8:35 PM ET
- Dilson Herrera 2B
- Brandon Nimmo CF
- T.J. Rivera 1B
- Johnny Monell C
- Travis Taijeron RF
- Matt Reynolds 3B
- Gavin Cecchini SS
- Ty Kelly LF
- Rafael Montero SP
Starting Pitcher: Rafael Montero (1-0, 3.86)
Game Notes: The 51s put up their highest scoring total of the season in a 15-6 win on Tuesday afternoon…Both teams punched out 17 hits…Dilson Herrera had himself a day, going 4-6 with four runs, a triple, and his first professional two-homer game…Montero makes his third start since being optioned back to Las Vegas on April 23…Has allowed one home run in his last 53.1 minor league innings, dating back to July 31, 2014…Travis Taijeron‘s batting average is now over .300 after his hitting streak reached ten games yesterday…Was hitting .244 before the streak began…Seth Lugo will make his second start back from the disabled list on Thursday.
Binghamton (12-10) at Portland (8-17) 6:00 PM ET
- Kyle Johnson CF
- Maikis De La Cruz RF
- Niuman Romero SS
- Dominic Smith 1B
- Matt Oberste DH
- Victor Cruzado
- L.J. Mazzilli 2B
- Colton Plaia C
- Phillip Evans 3B
Starting Pitcher: Tyler Pill (1-2, 4.18)
Game Notes: The B-Mets scored 13 runs on Tuesday, as four players recorded three-hit games…Dominic Smith went 3-6 with his third home run of the season, and Niuman Romero knocked in five runs…Pill turned in a gem his last time out, tossing eight scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, picking up his first win of the season in the process…Smith’s four RBI on Tuesday tied his single-game career high…Romero’s fourth inning homer was his first since 7/28/2014…Binghamton’s bullpen has not allowed a run over their last 14.1 innings, spanning six ballgames…Rainy Lara gets the ball tomorrow at the 11 AM start time.
St. Lucie (14-12) at Bradenton (12-14) 6:30 PM ET
- Champ Stuart, CF
- Luis Guillorme, 2B
- Amed Rosario, SS
- Kevin Taylor, DH
- Wuilmer Becerra, RF
- Michael Katz, 1B
- John Mora, LF
- Lednier Ricardo, C
- Jhoan Urena, 3B
Starting Pitcher: Corey Oswalt (1-1, 5.89)
Game Notes: Chris Flexen‘s rough start continued on Tuesday, as he was tagged for four runs and eight hits over 5.1 innings in a 5-1 loss…Wuilmer Becerra went 2-4 with St. Lucie’s lone RBI, raising his season average to a league-leading .400…He has 18 hits during his current nine game hitting streak…Oswalt was tagged for seven runs and ten hits in four innings his last time out…Kevin Taylor has taken full advantage of his limited opportunities this year…The former Indy baller is hitting .319 in 14 games, including four multi-hit efforts…Kevin McGowan has 20 strikeouts in seven appearances, second most in the Florida State League among primary relievers…The Mets will begin a three game series in Fort Myers on Thursday.
Columbia (13-12) at Greensboro (8-17) 7:05 PM ET
- Jean Rodriguez, DH
- Vinny Siena, 2B
- David Thompson, 3B
- Dash Winningham, 1B
- Joe Tuschak, RF
- Milton Ramos, SS
- Tyler Moore, C
- Ivan Wilson, CF
- Vicente Lupo, LF
Starting Pitcher: P.J. Conlon (3-0, 1.14)
Game Notes: The Fireflies had Tuesday off after losing their last three games…David Thompson maintains his league lead in RBI, while Vinny Siena is currently second in on-base percentage…Conlon turned in his longest professional outing on Wednesday, allowing one run over seven innings…He will go up against a Greensboro lineup that is hitting a league worst .207 with six home runs in 25 games…Jean Rodriguez will look to extend his hitting streak to nine games tonight…Thomas McIlriath gets the ball on Thursday.
St. Lucie got postponed unfortunately, that is the funnest team to follow.
Kyle Johnson singles to start the game for Bingo, got thrown out trying to steal though. Dom Smith will led off the 2nd.
Smith started tonight in the top 20 for SLG in Eastern League, not bad for a 20-year old.
Bingo game scoreless headed to the bottom of the 2nd. Smith flew out in his first at bat.
Kyle Johnson came in the Cowgill trade right?
David Thompson with a three-run bomb…now has 30 RBI.
Yes, lost most of last year to an injury.
He really needs to be moved up to PSL.
After slow starts, Nimmo, Smith, and Cecchini have heated up the last week to 10 days.
I hope they can keep it going.
Stud.
Conlon gives up two runs in the first, Fireflies lead down to 3-2.
Smith leads off the 6th with a walk, been on twice tonight.
Yet Cecchini is back in the 7 hole tonight.
To bad Urena wasn’t pushing his way up to.
Scores on a hit by Victor Cruzado to tie the game at 3 in the 6th inning.
Thompson and Winningham each have two hits tonight.
Wally being Wally!
Maybe he should skip to Binghamton
B-Mets now up 5-3 in the 7th. Maikis De La Cruz with a run scoring single.
6-3
Can Thompson play the hot corner in the majors … Or is arm strength going to be an issue? We’ve some nice position players coming up.
I think that is tough to tell, he looked good when I saw him earlier this year. Big test for me will be how it holds up over long season. If the arm isn’t an issue than the rest of his skills are fine at 3B and he will stick there.
b-mets in a rain delay in the 7th up 6-3 over Portland.
Dilson Herrera grounds out in his first at bat tonight. What a bum.
I think he could age/experience wise but also would strikeout a ton.
RBI single by Ivan Wilson gives Fireflies a 4-2 lead in the 6th.
51s are facing the rehabbing Brandon Morrow.
Conlon hasn’t allowed a run since the first inning, Fireflies still up 4-2 in the 7th.
Two former Mets released, Cory Mazzoni by the Padres and Scott Rice by the D’Backs.
Cecchini singles in his first at bat, now hitting .308. Dude is raking right now.
Vegas takes 1-0 lead on single by Ty Kelly, bases still loaded in the 2nd inning.
Two-run single by Rafael Montero11111
Nimmo follows with a RBI single and Vegas up 4-0.
TJ Rivera RBI single gives them a 5-0 lead. He extends his hitting streak to 10 games.
I think he’s wasting his time in A ball. He’s a college kid he could probably handle the jump more than most. There is nowhere for him to play in A+ unless they play him at 1b.
Nice to see Nimmo getting it going. Has his average up to 280. Cechini is killing the ball as well. I hope these guys keep developing. On the other side, I would be shocked if montero is not cut from the 40 man by the off season
I really like Champ Stuart , I feel as though he’s under the radar good .
He has certainly cut down on his strikeouts this year which is nice to see. That being said he is doing that repeating the FSL, so it should be better. He has 80 grade speed and is a good defender but he still needs to be more selective at the plate or he won’t make it past AA.
Ya I think Montero is getting close to the end of the road. Mets still have plenty of other options in AAA/AA if they need a pitcher.
They do, he has been passed up by Verret, Gilmartin and probably Gnoa