Las Vegas 51s 6 (52-51), Fresno Grizzlies 3 (Astros, 55-47) Box Score

• Brandon Nimmo LF 1 for 4, RBI, K .336
• Travis Taijeron RF 1 for 4, HR, 2 K .298
• Gavin Cecchini SS 2 for 3, 2B, BB .316

Taijeron has hit 15 home runs this year, but has struck out 120 times in 340 plate appearances. Mets Triple-A squad may have the opportunity to switch to Rochester (Writer’s note…Please please please) in 2017.

• Josh Zeid RHP 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• Jeff Walters RHP IP, H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K 7.29 ERA

Zeid made a spot start in Vegas and did an excellent job in seven innings. Walters has been disappointingly ineffective in 2016.

Reading Fightins 11 (Phillies, 70-34) Binghamton Mets 3 (48-54) Box Score

• Champ Stuart CF 1 for 4, BB, 2 K .254/.309/.333
• Phillip Evans SS 2 for 4, 2B, BB, K .309/.343/.447
• Matt Oberste 1B 1 for 5, K .290/.342/.428

Dominic Smith was pulled after the third inning after not running out a ground ball. Evans has slugged .545 in July. Amed Rosario continues to miss time with a sore lower body. Jayce Boyd had two hits that extended his hitting streak to 11 games.

• Mickey Jannis 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, K 5.16 ERA
• Logan Taylor 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 4 K 3.97 ERA

Taylor has allowed nine earned runs in eleven innings in July. Jannis has been very inconsistent as a starter in 2016.

Bradenton Marauders 4 (Pirates, 53-47), St. Lucie Mets 0 (53-46) Box Score

• Kevin Kaczmarski RF 2 for 4 .396/.484/.547
• David Thompson 3B 1 for 4, 2K .291/.333/.405
• Tomas Nido C 1 for 4 .316/.351/.456

Nido leads the Florida State League in batting average currently. Kaczmarski has been on fire since being promoted to St. Lucie. The team couldn’t score despite drawing five walks off the starter. Wuilmer Becerra had surgery for a partially torn labrum, missing the rest of the year.

• Andrew Barbosa LHP 3 IP 2 H, 2 K
• Alex Palsha RHP 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 2 K 5.14 ERA

Barbosa now has 7.1 scoreless rehab innings for St. Lucie. This was the first hiccup for Palsha since joining St. Lucie on 7/14.

Bluefield Blue Jays 6 (16-16), Kingsport Mets 4 (13-16) Box Score

• Ricardo Cespedes CF 1 for 5, K .280/.321/.290
• Walter Rasquin DH 1 for 5 .319/.385/.419
• Reed Gamache 2B 3 for 5, 2B, 2 K .263/.425/.316

Jose Maria allowed three passed balls as Kingsport’s catcher defense has proven to be subpar this year. Rasquin has slowed down significantly, and is 3 for his last 17.

• Adonis Uceta RHP 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 1 ER, BB, 8 K 6.15 ERA
• Trent Johnson RHP 2 IP, 4 K 9.15 ERA

Uceta has been squared up quite a bit despite having great stuff. Johnson has strung two scoreless outings in a row after giving up six runs and not recording a hit.

DSL Mets1 4 (26-18), DSL Yankees1 3 (22-22) Box Score

• Gregory Guerrero SS 1 for 6, 3 K .268
• Andres Gimenez 2B 1 for 4, 2 BB, K, CS .347
• Raul Beracierta CF 2 for 3 .362
• Edinson Valdez RF 2 for 6 .319

The team walked off in the 13th inning after Valdez is singled in by Guillermo Granadillo.

DSL Red Sox2 2 (30-15), DSL Mets2 1 (15-30) Box Score

• Pedro Nolasco RF 1 for 3, 2B, K .187

The team was one-hit for the second day in a row.

• Nelmerson Angela LHP 6 IP, BB, 4 K 2.41 ERA

Angela is the less heralded Dutch player signed prior to the season.