Salt Lake Bees (33-26) 2, Las Vegas 51s (23-36) 1 Box Score

• Amed Rosario SS: 0 for 3, Run, K
• Dominic Smith 1B: 3 for 4
• Kevin Plawecki C: 1 for 4, RBI, 2 K

Former future Met, Doug Fister, made his first towards his return to the big leagues against the 51s. Dominic Smith three of the seven Las Vegas hits but nothing else really happened for the 51s. Rosario has cooled off his last 10 games, hitting .279 in that span. He did score the only 51s run on the night thanks to a RBI Single for Kevin Plawecki.

Rosario also made this fantastic play at shortstop –

• RHP Rafael Montero (0-1, 1.57 ERA): 7 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K
• RHP Hansel Robles (0-0, 8.44 ERA): 1 IP
• RHP Chasen Bradford (1-1, 4.10 ERA): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K

The early 1-0 51s lead almost held up. Rafael Montero went 7 scoreless and has a 0.87 WHIP in the PCL. By his comparison, his WHIP in the bigs is 2.54. That’s baseball Suzyn. Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless eighth. 

Columbia Fireflies (30-25) 5, Lexington Legends (29-29) 3 Box Score

• Andres Gimenez SS: 0 for 4, RBI, K
• Michael Paez 2B: 1 for 4, Run, 2 RBI
• Desmond Lindsay CF: 2 for 4, 2 RBI

Desmond Lindsay appears to be trending in the right direction. He is now hitting .290 in his last 10 games with 3 HRs. His OBP is now .326 on the season. The Fireflies were trailing 3-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth. Andres Gimenez drove in the first run with a RBI ground-out and Michael Paez tied the game in the next AB. Desmond Lindsay hit the go-ahead 2-run single two give the Fireflies a 5-3 lead they would hold onto.

• RHP Gabriel Llanes (3-3, 3.05 ERA): 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 K
• RHP Adam Atkins (1-0, 3.00 ERA): 1 IP, 2 K
• RHP Max Kuhns (1-0, 2.28 ERA): 1 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Llanes was solid over 7 innings but left trailing in the game. Atkins recorded the win, his first since being demoted to the SAL. Kuhns picked up his fourth save. He now has 35 Ks in 23.2 innings and has a 0.95 WHIP on the season.

DSL Phillies White (2-1) 3, DSL Mets2 1 Box Score

• Jhoander Saez CF-SS: 2 for 4, RBI, BB
• Yoel Romero 2B: 2 for 5, K
• Shervyen Newton 3B: 1 for 3, BB, K

The DSL Mets2 were able to record 10 hits and drew 6 walks despite only one run to show for it. The top of the order did a lot of damage, getting 5 of the 10 hits while also drawing two walks. Newton is off to the best start among the DSL regulars in his second go-around in the league.

• LHP Ivan Santana (0-0, 3.00 ERA): 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K
• RHP Miguel Mata (0-0, 1.80 ERA): 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 K

Santana had a field day against his opponents in 2016. Despite that, he’s repeating the DSL again presumably to be stretched out as a starter more. Mata did great for the bullpen and was able to save them from a lot of work in this one. It is his second straight year in the DSL.

DSL Twins (2-1) 6, DSL Mets1 (1-2) 2 Box Score

• Julio Rene LF: 1 for 3, Run, BB, 2 K
• Gilberto Espinoza RF: 0 for 3, Run, 2 K
• Jean Carlos-Soto PH-DH: 1 for 2, 2 RBI

The DSL Mets were held scoreless until the ninth inning when Soto had a 2-run single with two outs. Espinoza went 0-for-3 to drop his batting average to a meager .545. It is his second stint in the Dominican Summer League.

• LHP Christofer Dominguez (0-0, 6.75 ERA): 2.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Juan Martinez (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.1 IP, H, K
• RHP Nelson Leon (0-0, 6.00 ERA): 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• LHP Michael Martinez (0-0, 4.50 ERA): 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Dominguez is a 17 year old in his first go around in the DSL. Leon on the other hand is in his third go-around in the league. Juan Martinez had the best day of the bunch and it’s his second stint in the DSL. Last year he had a 1.88 WHIP in the league, certainly an improvement.

The Rumble Ponies and St. Lucie Mets were both rained out yesterday.