- Wilmer Flores had himself a whale of a ball-game last night when he recorded five hits, including a pair of doubles, and an RBI. He raised his average to .320 on the season and kept his hold on the league RBI lead with 64 as of last night. He put this all together on the eve of the day he was elected to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game, which you can read about here. Flores is batting .395 over his last ten games as he continues to make a bid to join the MLB team. It’s hard for me to deny how ready he is after five hits in a single game…
- Defensive star Juan Centeno had three hits, including a pair of doubles, in the victory yesterday.
- Gabriel Ynoa lost his first game since April yesterday when he allowed four runs over nearly seven innings of work. It wasn’t all his fault, as Julian Hilario served up a grand slam with two inherited runners on base. Sticking to Ynoa, however, he hasn’t allowed more than three runs in a ball-game since May 7th outside of last night. Six of his seven starts were quality outings — and the one exception was a start that lasted five shutout innings. Ynoa may not be the best prospect in the system — but he’s certainly my favorite to keep tabs on.
- The B-Mets were only able to play one game yesterday after a postponement based on the Curve playing too many games in a short span of time. Erik Goeddel had begun the game two nights ago by striking out three batters in the first inning, but it was Darin Gorski who took the mound for the continuation and vultured the win. Daniel Muno quietly had a very nice game, with three hits including a double, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Jeff Walters saved his 21st game for Binghamton.
- Both Matthew Oberste and L.J. Mazzilli had a pair of hits in Brooklyn’s loss yesterday. John Gant was the losing pitcher, but he did strike out nine in five innings.
- Champ Stuart stole another base, his second, as he is starting to settle into his speed demon status. On the flip side, Tyler Bashlor struggled in relief again, and allowed two more runs.
- Don’t look now, but Jeffrey Diehl is turning it up a notch. After a so-so showing in Kingsport at 18 years of age, his second stint with the K-Mets is providing much more success, with a .319 average so far and two home runs — which is the same amount he had all of last year.
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