Las Vegas (20-27) 4, Sacramento (22-25) 3  Box Score

• Cody Asche 3B: 1-4, HR, RBI, K, .257/.333/.600
• Kevin Plawecki C: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, K, .333/.333/1.333
• Dominic Smith 1B: 3-4, 2B, .290/.392/.428
• Christian Colon 2B: 2-4, 2 K, .250/.280/.375

Plawecki had a successful first game of his rehab stint as he hit a home run in his second at-bat and caught five innings, coming out in the bottom of the sixth for Johnny Monell. This was a scheduled  mid-game replacement to help ease Plawecki back into shape.  Smith had a great night at the plate, collecting three hits, one of which was a double. Asche homered in the first and has hit for a lot of power since joining the Mets organization. Kelly put the 51s ahead 4-1 in the sixth with an RBI single, which proved to be enough for the win.

• RHP Corey Oswalt (W, 3-3, 6.18 ERA): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 0 BB, 6 K
• LHP Matt Purke (1-0, 6.27 ERA): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Hansel Robles (0-0, 4.50 ERA): 1.0 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 2 K
• RHP Tim Peterson (0-1, 2.36 ERA): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Oswalt got his up-and-down season back on track, allowing only three hits and one earned run in six solid innings. His command, which had been a bit of an issue lately, was much better, as he didn’t allow a walk. Purke fired a scoreless inning and has slowly been figuring things out, but he’s still walked way too many batters this season and hasn’t quite gotten into a groove yet. Robles gave up a run but overall has been fine in his minor league work this year, while Peterson just continued to dominate, allowing no base runners en route to his sixth save.

Richmond (23-19) 3, Binghamton (22-22) 1 (7 Innings) Box Score

• RHP Nabil Crismatt (5-2, 3.06 ERA): 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
• LHP David Roseboom (0-0, 1.80 ERA): 2 IP, H, 2 K

Nabil Crismatt struggled with his command to start the game, allowing four walks in the first four innings, but he managed to keep Richmond off the board. He continued to cruise into the fifth, recording the first two outs of the inning before hitting a snag. With a 1-0 lead, Crismatt allowed five consecutive two-out hits to Richmond batters, and the Flying Squirrels took a 3-1 lead that they would not relinquish.

David Roseboom pitched two scoreless innings to close out the shortened game. Since being demoted from Las Vegas, Roseboom has a 1.80 ERA in 10 appearances. He has not allowed in a run in his last nine innings of work and has 13 strikeouts in that span.

• Jeff McNeil, 2B: 0-for-1, 2 BB, ..326/.408/.710
• Jhoan Urena, RF: 0-for-2, BB, .281/.322/.452
• Joey Wong, SS: 1-for-1, R, RBI, 2 BB

Joey Wong made his debut for the Rumble Ponies after signing a minor league contract with the Mets. The 30-year-old shortstop instantly provide success at the plate by getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He provided the lone run of the game with a solo home run in the third inning.

Jeff McNeil continued his success at the plate, reaching base twice with two walks.

Richmond 23-19) 4, Binghamton (22-22) 1 (7 Innings) Box Score

• RHP Marcos Molina (1-4, 6.14 ERA): 5 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, BB, 3 K
• LHP Daniel Zamora (0-1, 4.11 ERA): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K

Molina took the hill for the Rumble Ponies in the second game of the doubleheader. With two outs in the top of the first inning, Molina allowed a double and a run-scoring single to fall into an early 1-0 hole. That score held until the fifth inning. Molina once again worked through the first two batters to start the fifth inning, but then allowed two singles and a three-run home run.

Zamora entered the game in the sixth inning, getting the first two outs before allowing a walk. A fielding error by third baseman Matt Oberste put runners on the corners, but Zamora induced a groundout to get out of the jam. Zamora pitched a clean seventh, lowering his ERA to 4.11 on the season. He has not allowed a run in his last 5 outings.

• Peter Alonso, 1B: 1-for-3, HR, R, RBI, .338/.466/.636
• Champ Stuart, CF: 1-for-3, 2 K, .107/.296/.196

The offense continued to struggle in game two of the doubleheader. Collectively, the Rumble Ponies offense tallied four hits and one walk while racking up nine strikeouts in only seven innings of action. First baseman Peter Alonso contributed the lone run-scoring swing of the night when he slugged a solo home run to center field. Alonso, a second-round pick from Florida in 2016, now has 12 home runs on the season. While he has cooled off from his scorching April, he is still slashing .338/.466/.636, and his 1.101 OPS is fourth-best in the Eastern League.

St. Lucie Mets (18-22) 8, Clearwater Threshers (18-26) 3 Box Score

• RHP Michael Gibbons (0-2, 4.24 ERA): 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 B, 3 K
• RHP Matt Blackham (3-0, 1.93 ERA): 2.1 IP, H, 2 K
• RHP Ryder Ryan (1-0, 1.77 ERA): IP, K

Michael Gibbons made his fourth start of the season with St. Lucie, and he cruised through the first three innings while the offense staked him out to a 3-0 lead. In the fourth inning, Gibbons allowed a leadoff single and then hit the next batter. He then allowed a run-scoring single before recording an out. After a strikeout and a forceout, Gibbons surrendered a walk and a two-run infield single.

The bullpen pitched a gem, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings in relief of Gibbons. Ryder Ryan, the 2016 30th round pick who came to the Mets organization in the Jay Bruce trade last season, continued his dominant year at St. Lucie. He has not allowed a run in his last five appearances.

• Kevin Kaczmarski, LF: 3-for-3, BB, 2 R, .364/.500/.364
• Michael Paez, 3B: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, .241/.315/.348
• Dash Winningham, 1B: 3-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, R, .235/.303/.345

St. Lucie jumped out to an early lead as Andres Gimenez, Desmond Lindsay, and Kevin Kaczmarski all recorded hits in the first inning. Lindsay doubled home Gimenez and later scored on a Luis Carpio sacrifice fly. Kaczmarski, in his eighth game with St. Lucie, recorded three hits to lift his batting line to .364/.500/.364, but he has yet to record an extra base hit this season.

In the sixth inning, Kaczmarski and Carpio each recorded one-out singles, setting up Michael Paez to slug a three-run home run. The home run was only his third of the year, and the 2016 fourth-round pick has a meager .663 OPS on the season.

Columbia (24-21) 6, West Virginia (24-19) 5 Box Score

• RHP Tony Dibrell (1-2, 4.23 ERA): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
• LHP Aaron Ford (2-0, 1.98 ERA): 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, K
• RHP Trey Cobb (2-1, 2.65 ERA): IP, H, 2 K

Tony Dibrell took the mound for Columbia to make his eighth start of the season. The 22-year-old struggled allowing a one-out home run in the first inning and a two-run shot in the second inning to give West Virginia a 3-0 lead. Dibrell struggled with his command on the night, walking five, one of which was intentional.

Trey Cobb earned the save, his sixth of the season, with a strong showing in the ninth inning. After allowing a leadoff single, the 2017 eighth-round pick forced a groundout to get the lead runner at second base. He then struck out the final two batters to close out the game.

• Blake Tiberi, 2B: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, .282/.406/.366
• Jeremy Vasquez, 1B: 1-for-3, BB, 2 RBI, .308/.425/.473
• Wuilmer Becerra, RF: 2-for-4, R, K, .250/.250/.250

The Columbia offense struggled for most of the game, and the Fireflies found themselves in a 5-2 deficit entering the bottom of the seventh inning. Wuilmer Becerra started the seventh-inning rally with a one-out single, and he came around to score two batters later on a hit by Rigoberto Terrazas. With two outs in the inning, the Fireflies strung together three consecutive singles to take a 6-5 lead.

First baseman Jeremy Vasquez continues to impress in Columbia. The unheralded prospect from Nova Southeastern University reached base twice and drove in two runs, and he is now slashing .308/.425/.473 for the Fireflies. His .898 OPS leads Columbia and ranks seventh in the South Atlantic League.

Las Vegas portion of recap done by Mojo Hill.