Las Vegas 51s (57-58) 10, Fresno Grizzlies 8 Box Score
- Gavin Cecchini SS – 4 for 5, 2B, RBI, 2 R, .324/.396/.447
- T.J. Rivera 3B – 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, .348/.390/.512
Cecchini is now 11 for last 18 with three doubles and five runs scored. Rivera leads the PCL in average and is tied for third with his 79 RBI. Here is video of his go-ahead double.
- Luis Mateo RHP – 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.00 ERA
- Josh Smoker LHP – Struck out the side in the 9th, 3rd save, 4.10 ERA
Smoker now has a ridiculous 76 strikeouts in 52.2 innings and hasn’t allowed a run in his last 13 innings.
Hartford Yard Goats 8, Binghamton Mets (52-60) 6 Box Score
- Amed Rosario SS – 1 for 5, RBI, R, .358/.405/.514
- Dominic Smith 1B – 1 for 5, .293/.350/.448
- Matt Oberste 3B – 3 for 4, RBI, 2 R, .285/.335/.411
Victor Cruzado gave the Mets an early first inning 4-0 lead with a three-run homer, his 7th blast of the year.
- Rainy Lara RHP – 5 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, L (6-9, 4.62)
- Paul Paez LHP – IP, 0 R, BB, K, 0.00 ERA
St. Lucie Mets (58-50) 4, Bradenton Marauders 3 Box Score
- David Thompson 3B – 1 for 3, BB, RBI, R, .264/.325/.373
- Tomas Nido C – 1 for 4, 2 RBI, .316/.349/.465
Leadoff man Jonathan Johnson doubled, tripled and scored from second on a sac fly.
- Zack Wheeler RHP – IP, 0 H, BB, R, 0 ER
- Jim Henderson RHP – IP, H, 0 R, K
Wheeler threw 17 pitches with 11 of them coming for strike, topped out at 96 MPH but had his rehab start shortened because of a rain delay. Henderson threw 19 pitches with 14 of them being strikes and topped out at 93 MPH but reportedly had good late life on his fastball.
Rome Braves 2, Columbia Fireflies (51-61) 0 Box Score
- Enmanuel Zabala CF – 1 for 3, BB, .291/.331/.351
Fireflies only had four hits on the night and they were all singles.
- Nabil Crismatt RHP – 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
This was the 21-year old from Colombia full season debut.
Tri-City ValleyCats 4, Brooklyn Cyclones (24-24) 1 Box Score
- Blake Tiberi 3B – 1 for 3, RBI, .218/.294/.264
- Gene Cone RF – 1 for 2, BB, SB, R, .223/.324/.289
Peter Alonso was held hitless after going 5 for 12 in his previous three games.
- Thomas Szapucki LHP – 5.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 11 K, L (1-2, 1.02)
Szapucki didn’t allow a hit until sixth inning and had his fourth double digit strikeout game in just eight starts this year.
Burlington Royals 12, Kingsport Mets (15-28) 5 Box Score
- Anthony Dimino C – 2 for 4, SB, RBI, .342/.459/.430
- Yeffry De Aza SS – 2 for 4, 3B, RBI, .194/.224/.280
The Mets went just 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.
- Jake Simon LHP – 6.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, L (1-4, 4.36)
DSL Mets1 (32-22) 7, DSL Indians 6 Box Score
- Andres Gimenez SS – 1 for 4, BB, 2 R, .347/.466/.538
- Guillermo Granadillo CF – 2 for 4, BB, 3 RBI, SB, .293/.357/.387
Hanser Ortiz hit his second home run of the season.
- Nelson Leon RHP – Perfect 9th win two K’s, second save, 3.14 ERA
DSL Mets2 (17-37) 4, DSL Phillies2 1 Box Score
Andres Regnault C – 0 for 3, 2 RBI, R, .169/.304/.208
The Mets won despite being outhit 4-2 thanks the four errors by the Phillies.
- Miguel Gutierrez LHP – 7 IP, H, 0 R, 6 K, W (2-3, 6.09)
Szapucki gave up 2 runs? TRAID
Thanks for the update. St. Lucie catcher Tomas Nido is someone to keep an eye on… Caught stealing 41%, OPS .814
Cecchini is on fire. Just quick question. Would he be avg at 2B defense?
He is above average at SS despite the high error totals. He’ll be more than fine at 2b
4 BBs in 5 innings? Take it easy kid.
The walks were somewhat spread out until the end, but looking at his pitch count in relation to balls and strikes, his command isn’t there yet. He’s had too much success in the lower levels, I feel Low A will give him the challenge, where he is forced to work on that command.
He should play above average at second.