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MMN Recap: Nido, Borenstein Stay Hot

By Ryan Kolakowski

August 2, 2018 No comments

Tomas Nido/Photo by Ed Delany

Omaha (50-58) 7, Las Vegas (52-57) 4  Box Score

Borenstein hit his team-leading 23rd home run, starting August off strong after posting a 1.009 OPS in July. It was a modest game for Alonso, who has been heating up and is batting .275 with an .890 OPS since the All-Star break. He has a hit in ten of his last twelve games, batting .333 in that stretch. Smith is now just 2 for his last 17.

  • RHP Chris Flexen (L, 6-7, 4.40 ERA): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
  • LHP Kyle Regnault (3-1, 5.44 ERA): 1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
  • RHP Gerson Bautista (1-1, 5.14 ERA): 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 0 BB, K

Flexen, who had a 1.73 ERA in four starts in July, took a step back in this one. He allowed three in the first and somewhat settled down after that, but gave up a run-scoring triple in the fifth as he threw 94 pitches in only five innings. Regnault has been very mediocre all season but got four outs only allowing one baserunner and no runs. Bautista was decent in July but overall is still allowing way too many baserunners to be successful in the long-term.

Binghamton (50-59) 2, Hartford (51-55) 0 Box Score

Scott Copeland got the start for the Rumble Ponies, and he turned in one of his strongest outings of the year. Over the first seven innings, Copeland allowed only five hits and one walk, giving him a chance to start the eighth inning. With a 2-0 lead, Copeland allowed a leadoff double to Ryan Metzler. Copeland then struck out the next batter, Omar Carrizales, but a wild pitch allowed Carrizales to reach base. Copeland was then pulled from the game with runners on first and third.

David Roseboom entered the game in relief of Copeland and promptly struck out the two batters he faced. After a dreadful start to the season with Triple-A Las Vegas, Roseboom has dominated to the tune of a 1.93 ERA with Binghamton. Corey Taylor came in for a four-out save, but he ran into trouble in the ninth inning. With two outs, Taylor surrendered three consecutive singles to load the bases. He then induced a groundout to end the game and preserve the Binghamton victory.

  • Tomas Nido (.290/.318/.454), C: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, HR
  • Josh Allen (.248/.320/.366), RF: 3-for-3, RBI, 2B

The Binghamton offense struggled at the plate, but catcher Tomas Nido continued his hot stretch with the bat. Nido singled in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. A ground out and a wild pitch moved Nido over to third, and right fielder Josh Allen drove him in with a two-out single.

Nido came up again with two outs in the fourth inning, and he struck a solo home run to give Binghamton the 2-0 lead that would hold for the rest of the game.

Bradenton (49-52) 7, St. Lucie (41-63) 5 Box Score

David Peterson took the hill for St. Lucie, and his struggles continued for the Mets. Peterson lasted only 3.2 innings, and his night came to an early end after allowing seven runs and 11 hits. Since being promoted to St. Lucie, Peterson has a 7.03 ERA, a stark difference from the 1.82 ERA he posted in Columbia.

Right-hander Thomas McIlraith came on in relief of Peterson and tossed 3.1 scoreless innings to keep the Mets close. The 24-year-old McIlraith lowered his ERA to 4.17 on the year.

The St. Lucie offense jumped on top of Bradenton pitcher Gavin Wallace in the top of the third inning. Left fielder Dale Burdick led off the inning with a double, and shortstop Luis Carpio swatted a two-run home run two batters later. Carpio, a 21-year-old from Caracas, Venezuela, now has 10 home runs on the season.

After a Gene Cone pop out, third baseman Michael Paez lined a single into center field. With two outs, first baseman Jeremy Vasquez swung at the first pitch of his at-bat and clubbed a two-run home run. The home run was Vasquez’s first since his promotion to St. Lucie. The Mets drove in another run in the seventh inning, but their rally fell short as they fell 7-5.

Columbia (50-55) 3, West Virginia  (54-50) 1 Box Score

  • RHP Zac Grotz (1-4, 5.89 ERA): 6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 5 K
  • RHP Conner O’Neil (5-0, 3.03 ERA): 3 IP, 0 R, 5 K

Zac Grotz started the game for the Fireflies, and he was met with a leadoff single by Oneil Cruz. He induced flyouts from the next two batters, but then allowed a run-scoring single to give West Virginia a 1-0 lead. After the first inning, Grotz settled down to pitch five scoreless innings and keep Columbia in the game.

Connor O’Neil came on in relief of Grotz in the seventh inning and tossed three perfect frames while striking out five. O’Neil, a seventh-round pick by the Mets in 2017, lowered his ERA to 3.03 on the season.

The Columbia offense came out of the gates sluggish, failing to collect a hit in the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth, the Fireflies put men on first and second with one out but failed to drive in the baserunners.

Columbia finally broke out in the sixth inning. Trailing 1-0, center fielder Hansel Moreno hit a leadoff double, and he later scored on a Matt Winaker groundout.

Brooklyn (24-21) 3, Tri-City (25-19) 2 Box Score

  • LHP Joshua Walker (1-1, 2.35 ERA): 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 K
  • RHP Ryley Gilliam (0-0, 0.00 ERA): IP, 2 BB, 2 K
  • RHP Yeudy Colon (3-0, 0.48 ERA): IP, 2 H

Joshua Walker got the start for Brooklyn and ran into trouble early. Before he recorded an out, Walker surrendered a leadoff double and a home run that put the ValleyCats up 2-0. Following the home run, Walker worked around a fielding error and a single to get out of the inning. He then settled down to toss five innings without allowing another run.

Right-hander Ryley Gilliam came on in relief of Walker. Gilliam, a fifth-round pick by the Mets in the 2018 draft, turned in another scoreless inning of work. Gilliam has yet to allow a run in seven appearances with Brooklyn this season.

The Brooklyn offense struggled all night as the Cyclones sought to avoid being swept at the hands of the ValleyCats. Todd Frazier continued his rehab assignment with Brooklyn, collecting one hit in four at-bats while striking out twice.

All of the offensive output for Brooklyn came on one swing of the bat. With two runners on and no out, center fielder Anthony Dirocie launched a three-run home run to give the Cyclones a 3-2 lead.

GCL Cardinals (25-10) 4, GCL Mets (19-17) 2 (Final/8) Box Score

After spending the entire 2017 season in Columbia, Max Kuhns continued his rehab assignment in Kingsport. Kuhns, who broke out with a 2.10 ERA in 25.2 innings last season, tossed a scoreless inning as he attempts to work his way back up the Mets’ system after having Tommy John surgery.

Right-hander Bryce Hutchinson came on in relief of Kuhns, and he allowed two unearned runs in the fourth inning. The 12th round pick in the 2017 draft lowered his ERA to 2.45 on the season. Reliever Jorge Cespedes pitched the final three innings of the game, surrendering two more runs in the top of the sixth.

  • Ronny Mauricio (.336/.351/.529), SS: 1-for-2, R, BB, CS
  • Cristopher Pujols (.222/.298/.333), 3B: 1-for-2, R, RBI, 2B, K

The GCL Mets collected only four hits on the day, and no batter had multiple hits. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the fourth, the Mets plated a run to cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning. The Mets would go on to score another run in the bottom of the seventh inning, but they were unable to mount a significant rally.

Shortstop Ronny Mauricio had a strange day for the GCL Mets. He reached base twice and scored a run, but also was caught stealing second base and committed an error at shortstop.

DSL Mets1 (30-21) 5, DSL Cardinals Blue (34-17) 1 (Final/6) Box Score

Adrian Aybar got the start for DSL Mets1, and the right-hander allowed only one run in three innings of work. Aybar held the Cardinals scoreless in the first two innings of the day before allowing the lone run to score in the third. Left-hander Nixon Silva came on in relief of Aybar and tossed three perfect innings with three strikeouts. Silva cut his ERA to 0.54 in 33.1 innings of work this season.

The DSL Mets1 were held scoreless for the first two innings of the day. After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the third inning, the Mets responded with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning. In the fourth inning, the Mets plated three runs to give them the lead they would not relinquish.

DSL Cubs2 (17-33) 2, DSL Mets2 (24-27) 1 (Final/10) Box Score

Three pitchers combined to shut out the DSL Cubs2 for the first nine innings of the day. Unfortunately, the DSL Mets2 were unable to scratch across a run of their own, so the scoreless affair went to extra innings. After tossing the ninth inning, right-hander Antonio Villalba stayed on to pitch the bottom of the tenth. Staked to a 1-0 lead, Villalba allowed the tying run to score. He was pulled with the go-ahead run on base.

Reliever Juan Martinez was brought in with two outs to keep the game tied, but he allowed a walk-off hit to the only batter he faced. Villalba was charged with the loss.

The DSL Mets2 offense struggled mightily at the dish, failing to score a run in the first nine innings of the game. In the top of the tenth, shortstop Eliam Arias gave the Mets their only run of the game, driving in Jan Cabrera to take a 1-0 lead.

The Mets collected six hits in ten innings while also drawing only one walk. Only one Met, center fielder Eduardo Salazar, collected more than one hit on the day.

Las Vegas portion of recap done by Mojo Hill.

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